Sonamukhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Coordinates: 23°18′00″N 87°25′00″E / 23.30000°N 87.41667°ECoordinates: 23°18′00″N 87°25′00″E / 23.30000°N 87.41667°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Constituency No. | 258 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 37. Bishnupur |
| Electorate (year) | 180,316 (2011) |
Sonamukhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 258 Sonamukhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Sonamukhi municipality; Sonamukhi community development block; and Belut Rasulpur, Beersingha, Hamirpur, Narayanpur and Patrasayar gram panchayats of Patrasayer community development block.
Sonamukhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 37 Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 2 (See for details)
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Niresh Bagdi of CPI(M) won the Sonamukhi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dipali Saha of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sukhendu Khan of CPI(M) defeated Dipali Saha of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Haradhan Bauri of CPI(M) defeated Pulakesh Saha of Congress in 1996 and Sastidhar Bagdi of Congress in 1991. Sukhendu Khan of CPI(M) defeated Kallol Saha of Congress in 1987, Sasthi Bauri of Congress in 1982 and Kanai Saha of Janata Party in 1977.
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