Bankura Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Bankura Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Bankura | |
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| Constituency No. 252 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Bankura Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bankura |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,60,886 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 252 Bankura Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bankura municipality; Bankura I community development block; and Junbedia, Mankanali and Purandarpur gram panchayats of Bankura II community development block.[1]
Bankura Assembly constituency is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Rakhahari Chatterjee | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | |
| 1957 | Shishuram Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Anath Bandhu Roy | ||
| 1962 | Aboni Bhattacharya | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1967 | S. Mitra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Bireshwar Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1971 | Kashinath Misra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Partha De | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | Kashinath Misra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Partha De | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Kashinath Misra | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Partha De | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2011 | Kashinath Misra | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2012^ | Minati Misra | ||
| 2016 | Shampa Daripa | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | Niladri Sekhar Dana | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 | |||
- ^ by-election
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Niladri Sekhar Dana | 136,992 | 57.24 |  13.45 | |
| AITC | Anup Mandal | 82,815 | 34.6 |  8.52 | |
| CPI(M) | Avoyananda Mukhopadhyay | 9,702 | 4.05 | ||
| INC | Arup Banerjee | 2,213 | 0.92 | 5.39 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,533 | 1.48 | 0.59 | |
| Majority | 54,177 | 22.64 | 21.97 | ||
| Turnout | 239,331 | 91.5 | 10.71 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Niladri Sekhar Dana | 95,466 | 43.79 | 33.09 | |
| AITC | Sayantika Banerjee | 93,998 | 43.12 | ||
| INC | Radharani Banerjee | 13,764 | 6.31 | 37.19 | |
| Independent | Swadesh Mandal | 3,303 | 1.52 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,507 | 2.07 | ||
| Majority | 1,468 | 0.67 | |||
| Turnout | 217,986 | 80.79 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shampa Daripa | 83,486 | 43.50 | ||
| AITC | Minati Mishra | 82,457 | 42.90 | ||
| BJP | Subhas Sarkar | 20,571 | 10.70 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Swapan Nag | 2,138 | 1.10 | ||
| BSP | Lal Mohan Malla | 1,999 | 1.00 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,607 | 2.34 | ||
| Majority | 1,029 | 0.52 | |||
| Turnout | 1,96,657 | 80.44 | |||
| INC gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.
2012
In 2012, a by-election was necessitated by the death of sitting Trinamool Congress MLA Kashinath Misra . Minati Misra of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Nilanjan Dasgupta of CPI(M) by 15,138 votes.[7]
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Kashinath Misra | 93,835 | 53.93 | +9.62# | |
| CPI(M) | Pratip Mukherjee | 63,745 | 37.03 | −8.65 | |
| BJP | Anil Ghosh | 5,732 | 3.33 | ||
| Independent | Swapan Kumar Mondal | 3,112 | |||
| BSP | Anil Pal | 1,877 | |||
| Independent | Bijoy Chandra Mondal | 1,789 | |||
| JVM(P) | Jabbar Sekh | 1,783 | |||
| Independent | Bhakta Ranjan Nayak | 1,281 | |||
| Turnout | 172,154 | 80.36 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 17.87# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Partha De of CPI(M) won the Bankura assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Kashinath Mishra of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kashinath Mishra of Trinamool Congress defeated Partha De of CPI(M) in 2001. Partha De of CPI(M) defeated Asis Chakraborty of Congress in 1996, and Kashinath Mishra of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Kashinath Mishra of Congress defeated Partha De of CPI(M) in 1982. Partha De of CPI(M) defeated Anandi Kundu of Janata Party in 1977.[11]
1972
Kashinath Mishra of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Bireshwar Ghosh of CPI won in 1969. S.Mitra of Congress won in 1967. Aboni Bhattacharya of CPI won in 1962. Bankura had a dual seat in 1957. It was won by Shishuram Mandal and Anath Bandhu Roy, both of Congress. Rakhahari Chatterjee of Hindu Mahasabha won in independent India's first election in 1952.[12]