Ranibandh Assembly constituency

Ranibandh
Constituency No. 249 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Ranibandh Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Lok Sabha constituency	Bankura
Established	1962
Total electors	200,735
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Jyotsna Mandi
Party	All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year	2021

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

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 249 Ranibandh Assembly constituency (ST) is composed of the following: Ranibandh, Hirbandh and Khatra community development blocks. ^[1]

Ranibandh Assembly constituency is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name	Party
1962	Jaleswar Hansda		Communist Party of India
1967	B. Hembran		Indian National Congress
1969	Suchand Saren		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971
1972	Amala Saren		Indian National Congress
1977	Suchand Soren		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982	Jaleswar Saren		Independent politician
1987	Rampada Mandi		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991	Arati Hembram
1996	Deblina Hembram
2001	Makar Tudu
2006	Deblina Hembram
2011
2016	Jyotsna Mandi		All India Trinamool Congress
2021

Election results

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Ranibandh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC
	BJP
	LF
	INC
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

2021

West Bengal assembly elections,2021: Ranibandh constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Jyotsna Mandi	90,928	43.00
	BJP	Khudiram Tudu	86,989	41.00
	CPI(M)	Deblina Hembram	20,057	10.00
	Independent	Biswanath Sardar	4,807	2.00
		NOTA (None of the above) + Rest of the candidates	~8,400	4.00
Majority			3,939
Turnout
	AITC hold		Swing

2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Ranibandh ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Jyotsna Mandi	92,181	47.48	7.26
	CPI(M)	Deblina Hembram	68,868	35.48	8.77
	BJP	Khudiram Tudu	18,720	9.64	5.86
Turnout			194,129	83.90	0.87
	AITC gain from CPI(M)		Swing

2011

2011 West Bengal state assembly election: Ranibandh ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Deblina Hembram	75,338	44.25	−1.10
	AITC	Falguni Hembram	68,529	40.22
	JHAP	Aditya Kisku	10,950	6.43
	BJP	Lakshmikanta Sardar	6,447	3.78
	Independent	Biswanath Tudu	5,407
	CPI(ML)L	Sudhir Kumar Murmu	2,580
	JVM(P)	Krishnapada Mandi	107
Turnout			170,373	84.87
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	#

.# Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Deblina Hembram of CPI(M) won the Ranibandh assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Aditya Kisku of Jharkhand Party (Naren). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Makar Tudu of CPI(M) defeated Gopinath Saren of JMM in 2001. Deblina Hembram of CPI(M) defeated Anil Hansda of Congress in 1996. Arati Hembram of CPI(M) defeated Sudarsan Baskey of Congress in 1991. Rampada Mandi of CPI(M) defeated Chandra Mohan Murmu of Congress in 1987, Jaleswar Saren, Independent, in 1982. Suchand Soren of CPI(M) defeated Jadunath Murmu of Janata Party in 1977. ^[7]

1962-1972

Amala Saren of Congress won in 1972. Suchand Saren of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. B. Hembran of Congress in 1967. Jaleswar Hansda of CPI won in 1962. Prior to that the Ranibandh seat did not exist. ^[8]

References

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
2. "West Bangal General Legislative Election 2016". West Bangal General Legislative Election 2016. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Ranibandh. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
4. "Ranibandh". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
5. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Ranibandh. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
6. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Ranibandh. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
7. "246 - Ranibandh (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
8. "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.