Satgachhia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Satgachhia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

Satgachhia
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Satgachhia
Location in West Bengal
Satgachhia
Location in India
Coordinates: 22.4058°N 88.1816°E / 22.4058; 88.1816
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.145
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyDiamond Harbour
Electorate (year)214,972 (2011)

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Satgachhia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following:[1]

  • Bishnupur II community development block
  • Chakmanik, Burul, Gaza Poali, Kamra, Naskarpara, Rania and Satgachhia gram panchayats of Budge Budge II community development block

Satgachhia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1977SatgachhiaJyoti BasuCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[2]
1982Jyoti BasuCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[3]
1987Jyoti BasuCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
1991Jyoti BasuCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1996Jyoti BasuCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
2001Sonali GuhaAll India Trinamool Congress[7]
2006Sonali GuhaAll India Trinamool Congress[8]
2011Sonali GuhaAll India Trinamool Congress[9]
2016Sonali GuhaAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Satgachhia[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sonali Guha 93,902 49.59 -3.16
CPI (M) Barun Kumar Naskar 75,792 40.03 -2.91
BJP Subrata Samanta 7,517 3.97
Independent Tirthankar Ghosh 1,930
CPI(ML)L Dilip Pal 1,658
Independent Gofran Molla 1,619
Independent Asit Baran Kumar 1,070
Turnout 189,347 88.08
AITC hold Swing -0.25
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 26 19
Indian National Congress 0 2
SUCI(C) 1 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 15
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 2

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)

 Summary of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2011 result
Party Seats contested Seats won Seat change Vote share Swing
Trinamool Congress 226 184 154 38.93%
Indian National Congress 66[11] 42 21 9.09%
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 213 40 136 30.08%
All India Forward Bloc 34 11 12 4.80%
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) 23 7 13 2.96%
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 3 3 3 0.72%
Communist Party of India 14 2 6 1.84
Samajwadi Party 5 1 1 0.74%
Socialist Unity Centre of India (C) 30 1 1 0.44%
Democratic Socialist Party 2 1 1 0.35%
Independents 2 4 3.13%
Bharatiya Janata Party 289 0 4.06%
 
Trinamool and allies 227 192
Left Front 62 168
Total294
Turnout:
Source: Election Commission of India

    Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

    In 2006[8] and 2001,[7] Sonali Guha of AITC won the Satgachhia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) defeating her nearest rivals Kabita Kayal and Gokul Bairagi, both of CPI(M), respectively. Jyoti Basu of CPI(M) defeated Chittaranjan Bag of INC in 1996,[6] Amar Bhattacharya of INC in 1991,[5] Sardar Amjad Ali of INC in 1987,[4] Dinabandhu Bairagi of INC in 1982[3] and Jumman Ali Molla of INC in 1977.[2][12] The seat did not exist prior to that.

    References
    1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
    2. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    3. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    4. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    5. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    6. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    7. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    8. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    9. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    10. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Satgachhia. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
    11. group="template reference">http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2021281.ece
    12. "117 - Satgachia Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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