# Sabang Assembly constituency

Sabang Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 226 Sabang Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Sabang community development block and Jalchak I, Jalchak II and Maligram gram panchayats of Pingla community development block.
Sabang Assembly constituency is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1951 | Sabang | Gopal Chandra Das Adhikary | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | | Gopal Chandra Das Adhikary | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | | Aditya Kumar Bakura | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | | Gouranga Samanta | Biplobi Bangla Congress |
| 1982 | | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | | Makhan Lal Bangal | Independent |
| 2001 | | Tushar Kanti Laya | Biplobi Bangla Congress |
| 2006 | | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | Indian National Congress |
| 2011 | | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | Indian National Congress |
| Bye-election 2017 | Sabang | Geeta Rani Bhunia | Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sabang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | 112,098 | 47.46 | −3.75 |
| | BJP | Amulya Maity | 102,234 | 43.28 | +25.20 |
| | INC | Chiranjib Bhowmik | 17,443 | 7.38 | −1.33 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,534 | 0.65 | −0.09 |
| | SUCI(C) | Harekrishna Maiti | 1,482 | 0.63 | −0.37 |
| | AMB | Debashis Barman | 1,410 | 0.60 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,864 | 4.18 | −26.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 236,201 | 89.21 | −4.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 264,783 | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2017

By Election, 2017: Sabang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Geeta Rani Bhunia | 106,185 | 51.21 | +14.61 |
| | BBC | Rita Mandal (Jana) | 41,989 | 20.25 | N/A |
| | BJP | Antara Bhattacharya | 37,483 | 18.08 | +15.48 |
| | INC | Ranjib Bhowmik | 18,063 | 8.71 | −50.99 |
| | SUCI(C) | Dinesh Maikap | 2,079 | 1.00 | −0.20 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,535 | 0.74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64,196 | 30.96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,07,334 | 84.44 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,45,546 | | |
| | AITC gain from INC | AITC gain from INC | Swing | +32.80 | |

### 2016

In the 2016 election, Manas Ranjan Bhunia of Congress defeated his nearest rival Nirmal Ghosh of Trinamool Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Sabang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Manas Bhunia | 127,987 | 59.70 | +8.45 |
| | AITC | Nirmal Ghosh | 77,820 | 36.60 | |
| | BJP | Kashinath Basu | 5,610 | 2.60 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Dinesh Maikap | 2,486 | 1.20 | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,489 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49,167 | 23.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,12,903 | 89.1 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +8.45 | |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Manas Ranjan Bhunia of Congress defeated his nearest rival Ram Pada Sahoo of CPI(M).
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sabang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | 98,755 | 51.25 | −1.95# |
| | BBC | Rama Pada Sahoo | 85,571 | 44.41 | −0.57 |
| | BJP | Sabyasachi Sau | 2,507 | 1.3 | |
| | SUCI | Narayan Chandra Adhikari | 2,437 | 1.26 | |
| | BSP | Narayan Chandra Samat | 2,171 | 1.13 | |
| | Independent | Ram Krishna Sarkar | 1,235 | 0.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,676 | 93.94 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -1.38 | |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Manas Ranjan Bhunia of Congress won the Sabang assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Tushar Kanti Laya of CPI(M). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Tushar Kanti Laya of CPI(M) defeated Manas Ranjan Bhunia of Congress in 2001 by 397 votes. A re-election was ordered by the Calcutta High Court, and Manas Ranjan Bunia won it. Makhan Lal Bangal, Independent, defeated Manas Bhunia of Congress in 1996. Manas Bhunia of Congress defeated Gouranga Samanta of CPI(M) in 1991, Hare Krishna Samanta of CPI(M) in 1987 and Hemanta Kumar Jana, Independent, in 1982. Gouranga Samanta of Biplobi Bangla Congress defeated Surya Kanta Mahapatra of Janata Party in 1977.

### 1951-1962

While Sabang constituency existed from 1951 to 1962, it did not exist from 1967 to 1972. Aditya Kumar Bakura of Congress won in 1962. Gopal Chandra Das Adhikary of Congress won in 1957 and 1952.