Sainthia Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Sainthia is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Sainthia | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 289 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Sainthia Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Birbhum |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 190,037 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 289, Sainthia Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Sainthia municipality, Banagram, Deriapur, Fulur, Horisara, Hatora and Mathpalsa gram panchayats of Sainthia CD Block, Angar Garia, Bhutura, Charicha, Mohammad Bazar, Deucha and Puranagram gram panchayats of Mohammad Bazar CD Block, and Suri II CD Block.[1]
Sainthia Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 42 Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | |||||
| BJP | |||||
| LF | |||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
In the 2021 elections, Nilabati Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Piya Saha of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Nilabati Saha | 110,572 | 49.84 | −2.33 | |
| BJP | Piya Saha | 95,329 | 42.97 | +30.84 | |
| CPI(M) | Mausumi Konai | 10,369 | 4.67 | −28.01 | |
| BSP | Tarapada Badyakar | 2,098 | 0.95 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Naba Kumar Das | 1,756 | 0.79 | +0.02 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,742 | 0.79 | −0.52 | |
| Turnout | 221,866 | 90.02 | +3.11 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 elections, Nilabati Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Dhiren Bagdi of CPI (M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Nilabati Saha | 103,376 | 52.17 | +7.88 | |
| CPI(M) | Dhiren Bagdi | 64,765 | 32.68 | −14.23 | |
| BJP | Piya Saha | 24,029 | 12.13 | +6.81 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,599 | 1.31 | ||
| Independent | Paban Kumar Bagdi | 1,860 | 0.94 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Naba Kumar Das | 1,534 | 0.77 | ||
| Turnout | 198,163 | 86.91 | −0.05 | ||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 elections, Dhiren Bagdi of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival, Parikshit Bala of Trinamool Congress.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote percentage that year, for the now-defunct Mahammad Bazar constituency in 2006.