Sagar | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 21°40′10″N 88°06′39″E / 21.66944°N 88.11083°ECoordinates: 21°40′10″N 88°06′39″E / 21.66944°N 88.11083°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | South 24 Parganas |
Constituency No | 132 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | Mathurapur (SC) |
Electorate (year) | 203,590 (2011) |
Sagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 132 Sagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Sagar community development block, Frazerganj, Haripur, Mausini, Namkhana and Shibrampur gram panchayats of Namkhana community development block.
Sagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 20. Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
Bankim Hazra of Trinamool Congress won this seat defeating his nearest rival Milan Parua of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See for details)
In the 2006 state assembly elections,Milan Parua of CPI(M) won the Sagar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Bankim Chandra Hazra of Trinamool Congress. Bankim Chandra Hazra of Trinamool Congress defeated Prabahanjan Mondal of CPI(M) in 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Prabhanjan Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Haripada Sen of Congress in 1996,Anil Baran Maitry of Congress in 1991,Byomkes Maity of Congress in 1987, Haripada Sen of Congress in 1982 and Gobardhan Dingal of Janata Party in 1977.