Sankrail Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 174 Sankrail Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Andul, Banpur I, Banpur II, Dakshin Sankrail, Dhulagari, Kandua, Manikpur, Mashila, Nalpur, Raghudebbati, Sankrail, Sarenga gram panchayats of Sankrail community development block and Kolora I, Kolora II, Mahiyari I, Mahiyari II gram panchayats of Domjur community development block.[1]
Sankrail Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Kanai Lal Bhattacharya | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Kripa Sindhu Shaw | |||
| 1957 | Shyamaprasanna Bhattacharyya | Communist Party of India | |
| Apurba Lal Mazumdar | All India Forward Bloc | ||
| 1962 | Dulal Chandra Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | N. N. Bhuniya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Haran Hazra | Communist Party of India | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Sital Kumar Sardar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Priya Paul | ||
| 2026 | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Priya Paul | 105,412 | 45.99 |  4.38
| |
| BJP | Barnali Dhali | 88,672 | 38.69 |  6.52
| |
| CPI(M) | Samir Malick | 29,178 | 12.73 | 2.64
| |
| INC | Bechu Ram Malik | 2,221 | 0.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,769 | 0.77 | 0.06
| |
| Majority | 16,740 | 7.3 | 10.9
| ||
| Turnout | 229,210 | 95.37 | 15.2
| ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Priya Paul | 111,888 | 50.37 | 5.6
| |
| BJP | Prabhakar Pandit | 71,461 | 32.17 | 17.7
| |
| CPI(M) | Samir Malick | 34,144 | 15.37 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,850 | 0.83 | ||
| Majority | 40,427 | 18.2 | |||
| Turnout | 222,127 | 80.17 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sital Kumar Sardar | 86,212 | 45.20 | 6.01
| |
| CPI(M) | Samir Malick | 71,455 | 37.50 | 3.32
| |
| BJP | Probhakar Pandit | 28,006 | 14.70 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sital Kumar Sardar | 88,029 | 51.21 | 0.51
| |
| CPI(M) | Anirban Hazra | 70,172 | 40.82 | 3.86
| |
| BJP | Jhan Prakash Ray | 8,184 | |||
| Independent | Srikanta Mondal | 1,735 | |||
| BSP | Soma Sardar | 1,388 | |||
| Independent | Bhishma Bag | 772 | |||
| Indian Unity Centre | Upendra Nath Dolui | 658 | |||
| Independent | Sankar Das | 603 | |||
| Independent | Balai Pandit | 356 | |||
| Turnout | 171,897 | 81.44 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | 3.35# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2006
In the 2006,[5] 2001[6] 1996[7] state assembly elections, Sital Kumar Sardar of Trinamool Congress / Congress won the 169 Sankrail (SC) assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals Anirban Hazara of CPI(M).Bikash Mondal of CPI(M) in 2001 and Basudeb Dhali of CPI(M) in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Haran Hazra of CPI(M) defeated Nityananda Bhuniya of Congress/ Janata Party in 1991,[8] 1987,[9] 1982[10] and 1977.[11][12]
1972
Haran Hazra of CPI(M) won in 1972,[13] 1971[14] and 1969.[15] N.N.Bhuniya of Congress won in 1967.[16] Dulal Chandra Mondal of CPI won in 1962.[17] In 1957 and 1951 Sankrail had joint seats. Shyama Prasanna Bhattacharya of CPI and Apurbalal Mazumdar of Forward Bloc (Marxist) won in 1957.[18] Kanai Lal Bhattacharya and Kripa Sindhu Shaw, both of Forward Bloc (Ruiker), won in 1951.[19]
References
- ^ a b “Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006” (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ “West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report”. Election Commission of India.
- ^ “West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report”. Election Commission of India.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “169 – Sankrail (SC) Assembly Constituency”. Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
