Bandwan Assembly constituency

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Bandwan
Constituency No. 238 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Bandwan Assembly constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Purulia
Lok Sabha constituency Jhargram
Established1962
Total electors223,641
Reservation ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year 2021

Bandwan is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

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Overview

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

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
1962 Kandru Majhi Lok Sewak Sangh
1967
1969 Budheswar Majhi Indian National Congress
1971 Sital Chandra Hembram
1972
1977 Sudhangsu Sekhar Majhi Communist Party of India
1982
1987 Lakshi Ram Kisku
1991
1996
2001 Upendra Nath Hansda
2006
2011 Susanta Besra
2016 Rajib Lochan Saren All India Trinamool Congress
2021

Election results

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Bandwan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC
BJP
LF
INC
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Rajib Lochan Saren 113,337 47.02 −0.83
BJP Parcy Murmu94,50639.21+33.62
CPI(M) Susanta Kumar Besra22,2049.21−29.32
IndependentSib Sankar Singh5,0672.10
NOTA None of the above 2,9541.23−0.56
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Rajib Lochan Saren104,32347.85
CPI(M) Susanta Kumar Besra84,01638.53−9.75
BJP Labsen Baskey14,3716.59+2.75
JMM Kamalakanta Baskey5,2012.39−3.59
NOTA None of the above 3,9061.79
IndependentBharat Singh1,7490.80
AMB Manohar Tudu1,0920.50
AJSU Jalim Chandra Saren9700.44
IndependentPrakash Mandi8540.39
SUCI(C) Sukumar Tudu7850.36
AKBJHP Sadhuram Saren7690.35
Turnout 218,03685.17+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 [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Susanta Kumar Besra87,18348.38−6.72
INC Sital Chandra Hembram65,16336.16
    JMM Chunaram Hembram10,7695.98
    BJP Manika Murmu6,9123.84
    IndependentJagran Murmu4,217
    JDP Biswanath Baskey2,338
    AJSU Fatik Kumar Hembram2,051
    JVM(P) Jalim Chandra Soren1,559
    Turnout 180,19280.57
    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 Bandwan (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. [5]

    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 Bandwan seat was not there. [6]

    References

    1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
    2. ↑ "Bandwan". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
    3. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bandwan. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
    4. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Bandwan. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
    5. ↑ "233 - Bandwan (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
    6. ↑ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
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