Coordinates: 23°57′N 87°40′E / 23.950°N 87.667°E / 23.950; 87.667

Sainthia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Sainthia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sainthia is located in West Bengal
Sainthia
Sainthia
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 23°57′N 87°40′E / 23.950°N 87.667°E / 23.950; 87.667
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBirbhum
Constituency No.289
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency42. Birbhum
Electorate (year)190,037 (2011)

Sainthia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Mahammad Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to be an assembly constituency from 2011. Sainthia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a newly constituted constituency.

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 289, Sainthia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Sainthia municipality, Banagram, Deriapur, Fulur, Horisara, Hatora and Mathpalsa gram panchayats of Sainthia CD Block, Angar Garia, Bhutura, Charicha, Mohammad Bazar, Deucha and Puranagram gram panchayats of Mohammad Bazar CD Block, and Suri II CD Block.[1]

Sainthia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 42 Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Election results[]

2021[]

In the 2021 elections, Nilabati Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Piya Saha of BJP.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Sainthia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Nilabati Saha 110,572 49.84 -2.33
BJP Piya Saha 95,329 42.97 +30.84
CPI(M) Mausumi Konai 10,369 4.67 -28.01
BSP Tarapada Badyakar 2,098 0.95
SUCI(C) Naba Kumar Das 1,756 0.79 +0.02
NOTA None of the above 1,742 0.79 -0.52
Turnout 221,866 90.02 +3.11
AITC hold Swing

2016[]

In the 2016 elections, Nilabati Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Dhiren Bagdi of CPI (M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Sainthia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Nilabati Saha 103,376 52.17 +7.88
CPI(M) Dhiren Bagdi 64,765 32.68 -14.23
BJP Piya Saha 24,029 12.13 +6.81
NOTA None of the above 2,599 1.31
Independent Paban Kumar Bagdi 1,860 0.94
SUCI(C) Naba Kumar Das 1,534 0.77
Turnout 198,163 86.91 -0.05
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2011[]

In the 2011 elections, Dhiren Bagdi of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival, Parikshit Bala of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sainthia [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Dhiren Bagdi 77,512 46.91 -6.83#
AITC Parikhit Bala 73,194 44.29 +1.13#
BJP Shibnath Saha 8,786 5.32
Independent Madan Chandra Dhuli 5,761 3.49
Turnout 165,253 86.96
CPI(M) hold Swing -7.46#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote percentage that year, for the now-defunct Mahammad Bazar constituency in 2006.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Sainthia". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sainthia. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Sainthia. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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