Sandeshkhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Coordinates: 22°22′00″N 88°54′00″E / 22.36667°N 88.90000°ECoordinates: 22°22′00″N 88°54′00″E / 22.36667°N 88.90000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Constituency No | 123 |
| Type | Reserved for ST |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Basirhat |
| Electorate (year) | 172,352 (2011) |
Sandeshkhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes from 2011. Earlier the seat was reserved for scheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, 123 Sandeshkhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) is composed of the following: Bayermari I, Bayermari II, Hathgachhi, Nazat I, Nazat II, Sarberia, Agarhati, Sohara Radhanagar and Kalinagar gram panchayats of Sandeshkhali I community development block, and Beramajur I, Beramajur II, Durgamandap, Jeliakhali, Korakati, Manipur and Sandeshkhali gram panchayats of Sandeshkhali II community development block.
Sandeshkhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) is part of 18. Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 2 (See for details)
In the 2006 assembly elections, Abani Roy of CPI(M) won the 98 Sandeshkhali (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Gita Mondal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kanti Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Ranjit Kumar Das of Trinamool Congress/Congress in 2001 and 1996. Dhiren Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Krishna Pada Patra of Congress in 1991. Kumud Ranjan Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Ranjit Kumar Das of Congress in 1987 and 1977, and Ananata Kumar Bera of Congress in 1982.
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