# Satgachhia Assembly constituency

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

## Overview

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

| Election Year | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1977 | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Sonali Guha | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2006 | Sonali Guha | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2011 | Sonali Guha | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Sonali Guha | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Mohan Chandra Naskar | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election Results
### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Satgachhia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Mohan Chandra Naskar | 118,635 | 50.00 |
| | BJP | Chandan Pal | 95,317 | 40.00 |
| | CPI(M) | Goutam Pal | 16,220 | 7.00 |
| | | Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the above) | ~5,200 | 2.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,318 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### 2016

Legislative Assembly Election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Sonali Guha | 100,171 | 47.98% |
| | CPI(M) | Paramita Ghosh | 82,899 | 39.7% |
| | BJP | Saptarshi Basu | 18,857 | 9.03% |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,902 | 1.39% |
| | CPI(ML)L | Dilip Pal | 1,469 | 0.7% |
| | BSP | Satyendranath Ghosh | 1582 | 0.76% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,272 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,08,797 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### 2011

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Satgachhia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Sonali Guha | 93,902 | 49.59 | −3.16 |
| | CPI(M) | Barun Kumar Naskar | 75,792 | 40.03 | −2.91 |
| | BJP | Subrata Samanta | 7,517 | 3.97 | |
| | Independent | Tirthankar Ghosh | 1,930 | | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Dilip Pal | 1,658 | | |
| | Independent | Gofran Molla | 1,619 | | |
| | Independent | Asit Baran Kumar | 1,070 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 189,347 | 88.08 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | -0.25 | |

### 2006

Legislative Assembly Election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | AITC | Sonali Guha | 64,322 |
| | CPI(M) | Kabita Kayal | 57,526 |
| | INC | Mujibar Rahaman Kayal | 6,353 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,796 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,33,967 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing |

### 2001

Legislative Assembly Election, 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Sonali Guha | 56,325 | 46.65% |
| | CPI(M) | Gokul Bairagi | 50,314 | 41.68% |
| | BJP | Sibaji Das Gupta | 4,552 | 3.77% |
| | NCP | Samsul Alam Saikh (kalam) | 4,513 | 3.74% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,011 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,20,729 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |

### 1996

Legislative Assembly Election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Jyoti Basu | 58,597 | 48.69% |
| | INC | Bag Chitta Ranjan | 47,487 | 39.46% |
| | BJP | Muzaffar Khan | 10,686 | 8.88% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,110 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,347 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### 1991

Legislative Assembly Election, 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Jyoti Basu | 54,798 | 54.07% |
| | INC | Amar Bhattacharya | 34,603 | 34.14% |
| | BJP | Bimal Maitra | 8,598 | 8.48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,195 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,347 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### 1987

Legislative Assembly Election, 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Jyoti Basu | 51,135 | 57.12% |
| | INC | Sardar Amjad Ali | 35,331 | 39.47% |
| | Independent | Rana Santosh | 2,667 | 2.98% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,804 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,347 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### 1982

Legislative Assembly Election, 1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Jyoti Basu | 50,618 | 68.26% |
| | INC | Dinabandhu Bairagi | 23,532 | 31.74% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,086 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74150 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### 1977

Legislative Assembly Election, 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Jyoti Basu | 54,538 | 79.86% | |
| | INC | Jumman Ali Mollah | 7,092 | 12.44% | |
| | JP | Asok Kumar Ghosal | 3,817 | 6.69% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,446 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57025 | | |
| | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) |

### 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.