Bansberia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Saptagram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Saptagram Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Saptagram Saptagram (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°58′12″N88°24′0″E / 22.97000°N 88.40000°E / 22.97000; 88.40000 Coordinates: 22°58′12″N88°24′0″E / 22.97000°N 88.40000°E / 22.97000; 88.40000
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Year established	1977
Year abolished	2011
Lok Sabha constituency	Hooghly

Saptagram(Vidhan Sabha constituency) was an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was part of Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency).

Overview

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission Bansh Baria(Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to exist from 2011 and a new constituency Saptagram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) came into being. ^[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1977	Bansberia	Prabir Sengupta	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [2]
1982		Prabir Sengupta	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [3]
1987		Prabir Sengupta	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [4]
1991		Prabir Sengpta	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [5]
1996		Robin Mukherjee	Indian National Congress [6]
2001		Asutosh Mukhopadhyay	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7]
2006		Asutosh Mukhopadhyay	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [8]

Election results

1977-2006

In 2006 ^[8] and 2001 ^[7] state assembly elections Asutosh Mukhopadhyay of CPI(M) won the 187 Bansberia assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Suma Mukherjee and Tapan Dasgupta, both of Trinamool Congress in respective years. Robin Mukherjee of Congress defeated Prabir Sengupta of CPI(M) in 1996. ^[6] Prabir Sengupta of CPI(M) defeated Robin Mukherjee of Congress in 1991 ^[5] and 1987, ^[4] Shibani Maitra of Congress in 1982 ^[3] and Sanat Majumdar of Janata Party in 1977. ^{[2] [9]}

References

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
2. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
3. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
4. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
5. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
6. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
7. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
8. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
9. "187 - Bansberia Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 December 2010.