Sagar is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in South 24 Parganas district

South 24 Parganas district

South 24 Parganas district is an important district of West Bengal State with its district headquarters in Alipore. It has the urban fringe of Calcutta on one side and the remote riverine villages in the Sundarbans....

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

.

Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a Commission established by Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is to redraw the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a recent...

, No. 132 Sagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Sagar

Sagar (community development block)

Sagar is an administrative division in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sagar police station serves this block...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

, Frazerganj

Bakkhali

Bakkhali is seaside resort in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. It is located on one of the many deltaic islands spread across southern Bengal. Most of the islands are part of the Sunderbans, barring a few at the fringes. Some of these are joined together with bridges over narrow...

, Haripur, Mausini, Namkhana and Shibrampur gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

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s of Namkhana community development block.

Sagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 20. Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Mathurapur is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Mathurapur in West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Assembly segments:...

 (SC).

2011

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

The West Bengal state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in five phases. The election took place in the following manner — for 45 assembly constituency s occurred on April 17, 2006; 66 ACs on April 22, 77 ACs on April 27, 57 ACs...

, Milan Parua of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won the Sagar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Bankim Chandra Hazra of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition...

. Bankim Chandra Hazra of Trinamool Congress defeated Prabahanjan Mondal of CPI(M) in 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Prabhanjan Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Haripada Sen of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1996, Anil Baran Maitry of Congress in 1991, Byomkes Maity of Congress in 1987, Haripada Sen of Congress in 1982 and Gobardhan Dingal of Janata Party

Janata Party

The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...

 in 1977.

1951-1972

Prabhanjan Kumar Mandal of CPI(M) won in 1972 and 1971. Govardhan Dengal of Bangla Congress

Bangla Congress

The Bangla Congress was a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress in the 1960s and later co-governed with the Communist Party of India in two United Front governments, the first lasting from March 15, 1967 to...

 won in 1969. T. Mishra of Congress won in 1967. The constituency was not there in 1962 and 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951

West Bengal state assembly election, 1952

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1952.-Alliances:On the political left, two alliances had emered the United Socialist Organisation of India and the People's United Socialist Front The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952,...

 Haripada Baguli of KMPP

Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party

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won the Saugar seat.