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| Sonamukhi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 258 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Sonamukhi Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| LS constituency | Bishnupur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 180,316 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Sonamukhi is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview[edit]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 258 Sonamukhi Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Sonamukhi municipality; Sonamukhi community development block; and Belut Rasulpur, Beersingha, Hamirpur, Narayanpur and Patrasayar gram panchayats of Patrasayer community development block.[1]
Sonamukhi Assembly constituency is part of No. 37 Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Members[2] | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dipali Saha | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Ajit Ray | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2021 | Dibakar Gharami | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results[edit]
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Ajit Ray | 86,125 | 46.05 | +0.67 | |
| AITC | Dipali Saha | 77,406 | 41.39 | -8.41 | |
| BJP | Debjani Roy | 15,118 | 8.08 | +3.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,811 | 2.57 | +2.57 | |
| Turnout | 1,87,035 | 88.99 | -2.55 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2011[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dipali Saha | 82,199 | 49.80 | +11.34# | |
| CPI(M) | Monoranjan Chongre | 74,910 | 45.38 | -11.01 | |
| BJP | Madhab Bagdi | 7,961 | 4.62 | ||
| Turnout | 165,070 | 91.54 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 22.35# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006[edit]
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Niresh Bagdi of CPI(M) won the Sonamukhi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dipali Saha of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sukhendu Khan of CPI(M) defeated Dipali Saha of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Haradhan Bauri of CPI(M) defeated Pulakesh Saha of Congress in 1996 and Sastidhar Bagdi of Congress in 1991. Sukhendu Khan of CPI(M) defeated Kallol Saha of Congress in 1987, Sasthi Bauri of Congress in 1982 and Kanai Saha of Janata Party in 1977.[8]
1952-1972[edit]
Gurupada Khan of Congress won in 1972. Sukhendu Khan of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. K.Saha of Congress won in 1967. The Sonamukhi seat was not there in 1962 and 1957. In independent India's first election in 1952, the Sonamukhi dual seat was won by Shishuram Mandal and Bhabataran Chakrabarty, both of Congress.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Sonamukhi Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Sonamukhi Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Sonamukhi". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sonamukhi. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Sonamukhi. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sonamukhi. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Sonamukhi. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "256 - Sonamukhi (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.