Satgachhia Assembly constituency

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

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Satgachhia Assembly constituency

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

Overview

Satgachhia Assembly constituency

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Satgachhia Assembly constituency is composed of the following:

• Bishnupur II community development block • Burul, Chakmanik, Gaja Poyali, Kamrabad, Naskarpur, Rania and Satgachhia gram panchayats of Budge Budge II community development block

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Satgachhia Assembly constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1977</td><td>Jyoti Basu</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Sonali Guha</td><td></td><td>Trinamool Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Mohan Chandra Naskar</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>Somashree Betal</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Agniswar Naskar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Gautam Paul</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>Mohan Chandra Naskar</td><td>118,635</td><td>50.37</td><td>2.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Chandan Pal</td><td>95,317</td><td>40.47</td><td>31.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Goutam Pal</td><td>16,220</td><td>6.89</td><td>32.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SUCI(C)</td><td>Sheikh Rabiyal</td><td>1,625</td><td>0.69</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Sanjay Kumar Sah</td><td>1,379</td><td>0.59</td><td>0.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>1,377</td><td>0.58</td><td>0.81</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>23,318</td><td>9.9</td><td>1.62</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>2,35,546</td><td>87.18</td><td>1.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AITC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>Sonali Guha</td><td>100,171</td><td>47.98</td><td>3.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Paramita Ghosh</td><td>82,899</td><td>39.70</td><td>1.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Saptarshi Basu</td><td>18,857</td><td>9.03</td><td>4.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>2,902</td><td>1.39</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>17,272</td><td>8.28</td><td>1.59</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,88,183</td><td>88.62</td><td>2.98</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AITC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>Sonali Guha</td><td>93,902</td><td>51.18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Barun Kumar Naskar</td><td>75,792</td><td>41.31</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Subrata Samanta</td><td>7,517</td><td>4.10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Tirthankar Ghosh</td><td>1,930</td><td>1.05</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(ML)L</td><td>Dilip Pal</td><td>1,658</td><td>0.90</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Gofran Molla</td><td>1,619</td><td>0.88</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Asit Baran Kumar</td><td>1,070</td><td>0.58</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>18,110</td><td>9.87</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,83,488</td><td>85.34</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AITC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>Sonali Guha</td><td>64,322</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Kabita Kayal</td><td>57,526</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Mujibar Rahaman Kayal</td><td>6,353</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>6,796</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,33,967</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AITC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>Sonali Guha</td><td>56,325</td><td>46.65%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Gokul Bairagi</td><td>50,314</td><td>41.68%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Sibaji Das Gupta</td><td>4,552</td><td>3.77%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NCP</td><td>Samsul Alam Saikh (kalam)</td><td>4,513</td><td>3.74%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>6,011</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,20,729</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AITC gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1996

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Jyoti Basu</td><td>58,597</td><td>48.69%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Bag Chitta Ranjan</td><td>47,487</td><td>39.46%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Muzaffar Khan</td><td>10,686</td><td>8.88%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>11,110</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>120,347</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Jyoti Basu</td><td>54,798</td><td>54.07%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Amar Bhattacharya</td><td>34,603</td><td>34.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Bimal Maitra</td><td>8,598</td><td>8.48%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>20,195</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>101,347</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1987

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Jyoti Basu</td><td>51,135</td><td>57.12%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Sardar Amjad Ali</td><td>35,331</td><td>39.47%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rana Santosh</td><td>2,667</td><td>2.98%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>15,804</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>101,347</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1982

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Jyoti Basu</td><td>50,618</td><td>68.26%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Dinabandhu Bairagi</td><td>23,532</td><td>31.74%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>27,086</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>74150</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Jyoti Basu</td><td>54,538</td><td>79.86%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Jumman Ali Mollah</td><td>7,092</td><td>12.44%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>Asok Kumar Ghosal</td><td>3,817</td><td>6.69%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>38,446</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>57025</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006 and 2001, Sonali Guha of AITC won the Satgachhia Assembly 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, Amar Bhattacharya of INC in 1991, Sardar Amjad Ali of INC in 1987, Dinabandhu Bairagi of INC in 1982 and Jumman Ali Molla of INC in 1977. The seat did not exist prior to that.