Sankrail | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 22°33′54″N 88°13′26″E / 22.56500°N 88.22389°ECoordinates: 22°33′54″N 88°13′26″E / 22.56500°N 88.22389°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Howrah |
Constituency No | 174 |
Type | Reserved for SC |
Lok Sabha constituency | 25. Howrah |
Electorate (year) | 211,076 (2011) |
Sankrail (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 174 Sankrail (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Andul, Banpur I, Banpur II, Dakshin Sankrail, Dhulagari, Kandua, Manikpur, Mashila, Nalpur, Raghudebbati, Sankrail, Sarenga gram panchayats of Sankrail community development block and Kolora I, Kolora II, Mahiyari I, Mahiyari II gram panchayats of Domjur community development bloc.
Sankrail (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
In the 2006, 2001 1996 state assembly elections, Sital Kumar Sardar of Trinamool Congress / Congress won the 169 Sankrail (SC) assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals Anirban Hazara of CPI(M) in 2006, Bikash Mondal of CPI(M) in 1996, and Basudeb Dhali of CPI(M) in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Haran Hazra of CPI(M) defeated Nityananda Bhuniya of Congress/ Janata Party in 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977.