Sainthia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Sainthia | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
![]() ![]() Sainthia Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 23°57′N 87°40′E / 23.950°N 87.667°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Birbhum |
Constituency No. | 289 |
Type | Reserved for SC |
Lok Sabha constituency | 42. 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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sainthia". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sainthia. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Sainthia. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
- Politics of Birbhum district