Sainthia Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Sainthia
| type= SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Sainthia.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Sainthia Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = West Bengal
| district = Birbhum
| loksabha_cons = Birbhum
| constituency_no = 289
| established = 2011
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = Nilabati Saha
| party = All India Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| electors = 190,037
}}
Sainthia is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
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.{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 |access-date=2010-09-26 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 }}
Sainthia Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 42 Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency).
Election results
=2021=
In the 2021 elections, Nilabati Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Piya Saha of BJP.
{{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sainthia}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Nilabati Saha
|votes = 110,572
|percentage = 49.84
|change = -2.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Piya Saha
|votes = 95,329
|percentage = 42.97
|change = +30.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Mausumi Konai
|votes = 10,369
|percentage = 4.67
|change = -28.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Tarapada Badyakar
|votes = 2,098
|percentage = 0.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Naba Kumar Das
|votes = 1,756
|percentage = 0.79
|change = +0.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,742
|percentage = 0.79
|change = -0.52
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 221,866
|percentage = 90.02
|change = +3.11
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
In the 2016 elections, Nilabati Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Dhiren Bagdi of CPI (M).
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Sainthia}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Nilabati Saha
|votes = 103,376
|percentage = 52.17
|change = +7.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Dhiren Bagdi
|votes = 64,765
|percentage = 32.68
|change = -14.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Piya Saha
|votes = 24,029
|percentage = 12.13
|change = +6.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,599
|percentage = 1.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Paban Kumar Bagdi
|votes = 1,860
|percentage = 0.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Naba Kumar Das
|votes = 1,534
|percentage = 0.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 198,163
|percentage = 86.91
|change = -0.05
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
In the 2011 elections, Dhiren Bagdi of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival, Parikshit Bala of Trinamool Congress.
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sainthia{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25289.htm|title = Sainthia|work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results| publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-28 }}{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=289| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526072842/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=289| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 26 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Sainthia| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-04-20 }}{{cite web |url = http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_2nd_phase.pdf |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Sainthia |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-04-20 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030419/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_2nd_phase.pdf |archive-date = 2011-09-12 }} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Dhiren Bagdi
|votes = 77,512
|percentage = 46.91
|change = -6.83#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Parikhit Bala
|votes = 73,194
|percentage = 44.29
|change = +1.13#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Shibnath Saha
|votes = 8,786
|percentage = 5.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Madan Chandra Dhuli
|votes = 5,761
|percentage = 3.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 165,253
|percentage = 86.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = -7.46#
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# 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.
References
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