Sandeshkhali is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, 123 Sandeshkhali Assembly constituency (ST) is composed of the following: Sandeshkhali I community development block, and Beramajur I, Beramajur II, Durgamandap, Jeliakhali, Korakati, Manipur and Sandeshkhali gram panchayats of Sandeshkhali II community development block.[1]

Sandeshkhali Assembly constituency (ST) is part of 18. Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
1951 Jyotish Chandra Roy Sardar Indian National Congress
1951 Hemanta Kumar Ghoshal Communist Party of India
1957 Haran Chandra Mondal Independent politician
1962 Ananta Kumar Baidya Indian National Congress
1967 Debendra Nath Sinha
1969 Sarat Sarder Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971
1972 Debendra Nath Sinha Indian National Congress
1977 Kumud Ranjan Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987
1991 Dhiren Mondal
1996 Kanti Biswas
2001
2006 Abani Roy
2011 Nirapada Sardar
2016 Sukumar Mahata Trinamool Congress
2021
2026 Sanat Sardar Bhartiya Janata Party

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2026
 
 49.58%
2021
 
 54.64%
2016
 
 51.49%
2011
 
 43.21%
2006
 
 53.97%
2001
 
 54.53%

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sandeshkhali[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sanat Sardar 107,189 49.58 +14.22
AITC Jharna Sardar 89,679 41.48 −13.16
CPI(M) Rabindra Nath Mahato 12,921 5.98
NOTA None of the above 2,192 1.01 −0.18
Majority 17,510 8.1 −11.18
Turnout 216,180 96.8 +10.56
BJP gain from AITC Swing

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sandeshkhali[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sukumar Mahata 112,450 54.64
BJP Bhaskar Sardar 72,765 35.36 +22.65
ISF Barun Mahato 14,387 6.99
Independent Harish Chandra Sardar 1,961 0.95
NOTA None of the above 2,456 1.19
Majority 39,685 19.28
Turnout 205,787 86.24
AITC hold Swing

2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Sandeshkhali (ST) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sukumar Mahata 96,566 51.49 +11.02
CPI(M) Nirapada Sardar 58,366 31.13 −12.08
BJP Sukumar Sardar 23,841 12.71 +1.44
NOTA None of the above 2,952 1.57
AMB Manib Sardar 1,890 1.01
BSP Ramkrishna Munda (Sardar) 1,686 0.90
SUCI(C) Krishna Pada Munda 1,218 0.65
Independent Harish Chandra Sardar 1,010 0.54
Turnout 187,519 87.14 −2.58
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing


2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sandeshkhali (ST) constituency[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Nirapada Sardar 66,815 43.21 −10.76
AITC Padma Mahato 62,583 40.47 +0.44#
BJP Sukumar Sardar 17,425 11.27
Independent Harish Chandra Sardar 2,745
JMM Anita Sardar 1,979
Independent Madhusudan Mahata 1,267
People’s Democratic Conference of India Swapan Kumar Sardar 1,253
Independent Nirendra Nath Sardar 566
Turnout 154,633 89.72
CPI(M) hold Swing -11.20#

2006

2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sandeshkhali[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Abani Roy 69,859 53.97 Winner
AITC Gita Mondal 49,867 38.52
INC Subrata Sana 9,719 7.51
Majority 19,992 15.45
Turnout 1,29,445
CPI(M) hold Swing

2001

2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sandeshkhali[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Kanti Biswas 65,214 54.53 Winner
AITC Ranjit Kumar Das 38,110 31.87
BJP Manmatha Bachher 16,263 13.60
Majority 27,104 22.66
Turnout 1,19,587 79.59
CPI(M) hold Swing


1972

Debendra Nath Sinha of Congress won in 1972.[8] Sarat Sarder of CPI(M) won in 1971[9] and 1969.[10] Debendra Nath Sinha of Congress won in 1967.[11] Ananta Kumar Baidya of Congress won in 1962.[12] Haran Chandra Mondal, Independent, won in 1957.[13] In independent India's first election in 1951, Jyotish Chandra Roy Sardar of Congress and Hemanta Kumar Ghoshal of CPI won the Haroa Sandeshkhali joint seat.[14]


References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
  4. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
  5. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "West Bengal 2006 - West Bengal - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "West Bengal 2001 - West Bengal - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
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