# Sagardighi Assembly constituency

Sagardighi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 60 Sagardighi Assembly constituency covers Sagardighi community development block.
Sagadighi Assembly constituency is part of No. 9 Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Name | Party | Ref. |
| 1951 | Shyamapada Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1951 | Kuber Chand Halder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Shyamapada Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Kuber Chand Halder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ambika Chanran Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Ambika Chanran Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Kuber Chand Halder | Bangla Congress | |
| 1971 | Atul Chandra Sarkar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Nrisinha Kumar Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Hazari Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | Hazari Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1987 | Paresh Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1991 | Paresh Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1996 | Paresh Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2001 | Paresh Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2006 | Parikhit Let | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2011 | Subrata Saha | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Subrata Saha | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Subrata Saha | Trinamool Congress | |
| ^2023 | Bayron Biswas | Trinamool Congress | Switched from INC to TMC |
^ denotes by election.

## Election results
### 2023 by-election

By-poll was necessitated due to the death of sitting MLA Subrata Saha of Trinamool Congress. Shortly after the election, the winning Indian National Congress candidate Bayron Biswas defected to Trinamool Congress.
2023 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Sagardighi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Bayron Biswas | 87,667 | 47.35 | +27.90 |
| | AITC | Debasish Bandopadhyay | 64,681 | 34.94 | −16.01 |
| | BJP | Dilip Saha | 25,815 | 13.94 | −10.14 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,337 | 0.72 | −0.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,986 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,85,142 | 73.49 | |
| | INC gain from AITC | INC gain from AITC | Swing | | |

### 2021

West Bengal assembly elections,2021: Sagardighi constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Subrata Saha | 95,189 | 50.95 |
| | BJP | Mafuja Khatun | 44,983 | 24.08 |
| | INC | Sk M. Hasanuzzaman | 36,344 | 19.45 |
| | AIMIM | Nure Mahaboob Alam | 3,450 | 1.85 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1.705 | 0.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50,206 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,86,816 | 78.86 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### 2016

In the 2016 election, Subrata Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Aminul Islam of Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Sagardighi constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Subrata Saha | 44,817 | 26.23 | −11.79 |
| | INC | Aminul Islam | 39,603 | 23.18 | |
| | CPI(M) | Rajab Ali Mallick | 39,385 | 23.05 | −11.80 |
| | Independent | Samsul Hoda | 31,920 | 18.68 | |
| | BJP | Debsharan Ghosh | 7,358 | 4.31 | +1.38 |
| | SDPI | Badrul Sekh | 2,725 | 1.59 | −2.72 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,969 | 1.15 | |
| | Independent | Kanika Chakroborty (Das) | 1,672 | 0.98 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Mirza Lutful Hoque | 1,416 | 0.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,865 | 82.92 | −2.67 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |
Samsul Hoda, contesting as an Independent candidate, was a rebel Trinamool Congress candidate.

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Subrata Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ismail Sekh of CPI(M).
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sagardighi constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Subrata Saha | 54,708 | 38.02 | −8.01# |
| | CPI(M) | Ismail Sekh | 50,134 | 34.85 | −13.77 |
| | Independent | Aminul Islam | 22,402 | 15.57 | |
| | SDPI | Badrul Sekh | 6,198 | 4.31 | |
| | BJP | Shekharendu Das | 4,220 | 2.93 | |
| | Independent | Daud Mondal | 2,934 | | |
| | Independent | Naru Gopal Saha | 2,037 | | |
| | BSP | Dhananjoy Bandopadhyay | 1,243 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,876 | 85.59 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +5.56# | |
Aminul Islam, a rebel Congress candidate contesting as an independent, was suspended from the party, but Adhir Chowdhury, the Baharampur MP continued to extend support to him.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Parikshit Let of CPI(M) won the Sagardighi (SC) assembly seat defeating Rajesh Kumar Bhakat of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Paresh Nath Das of CPI(M) defeated Rajesh Kumar Bhakat representing Trinamool Congress in 2001, Nrisinha Kumar Mandal of Congress in 1996, 1991 and 1987. Hazari Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Nrisinha Kumar Mandal of Congress in 1982 and Atul Chandra Sarkar of Congress in 1977.

### 1951–1972

Nrisinha Kumar Mandal of Congress won in 1972. Atul Chandra Sarkar of Congress won in 1971. Kuber Chand Haldar of Bangla Congress won in 1969. Ambika Charan Das of Congress won in 1967 and 1962. In 1957 Sagadigighi constituency was not there. Jangipur was a joint seat in 1957. It was won by Shyama Pada Bhattacharjee and Kuber Chand Haldar both of Congress. In independent India's first election in 1951 Sagardighi was a joint seat. It was won by Shyama Pada Bhattacharjee and Kuber Chand Haldar both of Congress.