Sandeshkhali Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Sandeshkhali is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.
| Sandeshkhali | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 123 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Sandeshkhali Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Basirhat |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 172,352 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, 123 Sandeshkhali Assembly constituency (ST) is composed of the following: Sandeshkhali I community development block, and Beramajur I, Beramajur II, Durgamandap, Jeliakhali, Korakati, Manipur and Sandeshkhali gram panchayats of Sandeshkhali II community development block.[1]
Sandeshkhali Assembly constituency (ST) is part of 18. Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Jyotish Chandra Roy Sardar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1951 | Hemanta Kumar Ghoshal | Communist Party of India | |
| 1957 | Haran Chandra Mondal | Independent politician | |
| 1962 | Ananta Kumar Baidya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Debendra Nath Sinha | ||
| 1969 | Sarat Sarder | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Debendra Nath Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Kumud Ranjan Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Dhiren Mondal | ||
| 1996 | Kanti Biswas | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Abani Roy | ||
| 2011 | Nirapada Sardar | ||
| 2016 | Sukumar Mahata | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Sanat Sardar | Bhartiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanat Sardar | 107,189 | 49.58 | +14.22 | |
| AITC | Jharna Sardar | 89,679 | 41.48 | −13.16 | |
| CPI(M) | Rabindra Nath Mahato | 12,921 | 5.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,192 | 1.01 | −0.18 | |
| Majority | 17,510 | 8.1 | −11.18 | ||
| Turnout | 216,180 | 96.8 | +10.56 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sukumar Mahata | 112,450 | 54.64 | ||
| BJP | Bhaskar Sardar | 72,765 | 35.36 | +22.65 | |
| ISF | Barun Mahato | 14,387 | 6.99 | ||
| Independent | Harish Chandra Sardar | 1,961 | 0.95 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,456 | 1.19 | ||
| Majority | 39,685 | 19.28 | |||
| Turnout | 205,787 | 86.24 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sukumar Mahata | 96,566 | 51.49 | +11.02 | |
| CPI(M) | Nirapada Sardar | 58,366 | 31.13 | −12.08 | |
| BJP | Sukumar Sardar | 23,841 | 12.71 | +1.44 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,952 | 1.57 | ||
| AMB | Manib Sardar | 1,890 | 1.01 | ||
| BSP | Ramkrishna Munda (Sardar) | 1,686 | 0.90 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Krishna Pada Munda | 1,218 | 0.65 | ||
| Independent | Harish Chandra Sardar | 1,010 | 0.54 | ||
| Turnout | 187,519 | 87.14 | −2.58 | ||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Nirapada Sardar | 66,815 | 43.21 | −10.76 | |
| AITC | Padma Mahato | 62,583 | 40.47 | +0.44# | |
| BJP | Sukumar Sardar | 17,425 | 11.27 | ||
| Independent | Harish Chandra Sardar | 2,745 | |||
| JMM | Anita Sardar | 1,979 | |||
| Independent | Madhusudan Mahata | 1,267 | |||
| People’s Democratic Conference of India | Swapan Kumar Sardar | 1,253 | |||
| Independent | Nirendra Nath Sardar | 566 | |||
| Turnout | 154,633 | 89.72 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -11.20# | |||
2006
2001
1972
Debendra Nath Sinha of Congress won in 1972.[8] Sarat Sarder of CPI(M) won in 1971[9] and 1969.[10] Debendra Nath Sinha of Congress won in 1967.[11] Ananta Kumar Baidya of Congress won in 1962.[12] Haran Chandra Mondal, Independent, won in 1957.[13] In independent India's first election in 1951, Jyotish Chandra Roy Sardar of Congress and Hemanta Kumar Ghoshal of CPI won the Haroa Sandeshkhali joint seat.[14]