Bandwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bandwan
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Coordinates: 22°47′0″N86°30′0″E / 22.78333°N 86.50000°E / 22.78333; 86.50000 Coordinates: 22°47′0″N86°30′0″E / 22.78333°N 86.50000°E / 22.78333; 86.50000
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Constituency No.	238
Type	Reserved for ST
Lok Sabha constituency	33. Jhargram (ST)
Electorate (year)	223,641 (2011)

Bandwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (also spelt Banduan) is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes. Rajib Lochan Saren (AITC) is the current MLA from the constituency.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 238 Bandwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) is composed of the following: Bandwan, Barabazar and Manbazar II community development blocks. ^[1]

Bandwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) is part of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST). ^[1]

The West Bengal political scenario has changed dramatically over the years. In the early years after independence it was a scene of fluctuating fortunes between the Congress and the Left wing parties, till the latter captured power in the late seventies. The United News of India in a candid analysis says, “The green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assembly elections… Moreover, as the Left still remained cornered in state politics, their neutralised voters are increasingly migrating to the BJP for a viable alternative.” ^[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1951	Barabazar Cum Chandil	Bhim Chandra Mahato and Atul Chandra Singh Bhuiya	Lok Sewak Sangh [3] [4]
1957		Seat not clear	[5]
1962	Bandwan	Kandru Majhi	Lok Sewak Sangh [6]
1967		Kandru Majhi	Independent (Lok Sewak Sangh) [7]
1969		Budheswar Majhi	Indian National Congress [8]
1971		Sital Chandra Hembram	Indian National Congress [9]
1972		Sital Chandra Hembram	Indian National Congress [10]
1977		Sudhangsu Sekhar Majhi	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
1982		Sudhangsu Sekhar Majhi	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
1987		Lakshi Ram Kisku	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
1991		Lakshi Ram Kisku	Communist Part of India (Marxist) [14]
1996		Lakshi Ram Kisku	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
2001		Upendra Nath Hansda	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [16]
2006		Upendra Nath Hansda	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [17]
2011		Susanta Besra	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [18]
2016		Rajib Lochan Saren	All India Trinamool Congress [19] [20]
2021		Rajib Lochan Saren	All India Trinamool Congress [21] [22]

Election results

2021

Rajib Lochan Saren of AITC won the election in 2021 defeating the runner up candidate Parcy Murmu of BJP.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Bandwan (ST) constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Rajib Lochan Saren	113,337	47.02	-0.83
	BJP	Parcy Murmu	94,506	39.21	+33.62
	CPI (M)	Susanta Kumar Besra	22,204	9.21	-29.32
	Independent	Sib Sankar Singh	5,067	2.10
	NOTA	None of the above	2,954	1.23	-0.56
Turnout			241,055
	AITC hold		Swing

2016

Rajib Lochan Saren (AITC) won the election in 2016 defeating the runner up candidate Susanta Besra(CPM ).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Bandwan (ST) constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Rajib Lochan Saren	104,323	47.85
	CPI (M)	Susanta Kumar Besra	84,016	38.53	-9.75
	BJP	Labsen Baskey	14,371	6.59	+2.75
	JMM	Kamalakanta Baskey	5,201	2.39	-3.59
	NOTA	None of the above	3,906	1.79
	Independent	Bharat Singh	1,749	0.80
	AMB	Manohar Tudu	1,092	0.50
	AJSU	Jalim Chandra Saren	970	0.44
	Independent	Prakash Mandi	854	0.39
	SUCI(C)	Sukumar Tudu	785	0.36
	AKBJHP	Sadhuram Saren	769	0.35
Turnout			218,036	85.17	+4.60
	AITC gain from CPI (M)		Swing

2011

In the 2011 elections, Susanta Besra of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Sital Chandra Hembram of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Bandwan ^{[23] [24] [25]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI (M)	Susanta Kumar Besra	87,183	48.38	-6.72
	INC	Sital Chandra Hembram	65,163	36.16	#
	JMM	Chunaram Hembram	10,769	5.98
	BJP	Manika Murmu	6,912	3.84
	Independent	Jagran Murmu	4,217
	JDP	Biswanath Baskey	2,338
	AJSU	Fatik Kumar Hembram	2,051
	JVM(P)	Jalim Chandra Soren	1,559
Turnout			180,192	80.57
	CPI (M) hold		Swing	#

.# Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Upendra Nath Hansda of CPI(M) won the Banduan (ST) assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals Kamala Kanta Mandi of BJP and Birsing Murmu of JMM respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Lakhiram Kisku of CPI(M) defeated Sital Chandra Hembram of Congress in 1996, Birsing Murmu of JMM in 1991 and Ramprasad Hansda of Congress in 1987. Sudhansu Sekhar Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Panchanan Soren, Independent, in 1982, and Budheswar Majhi of Congress in 1977. ^[26]

1962-1972

Sital Chandra Hembram of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Budheswar Majhi of Congress won in 1969. Kandru Majhi, Independent/ Lok Sewak Sangh, won in 1967 and 1962. Prior to that the Banduan seat was not there. ^[27]

1951 Barabazar cum Chandil constituency

In independent India's first election in 1951, there was a constituency entitled Barabazar cum Chandil. The area now covered by Purulia district was then part of Bihar. Bhim Chandra Mahato and Atul Chandra Singh Bhuiya, both of Lok Sewak Sangh, won the joint seat. ^[27]

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