BAGHMUNDI
Assembly seat no. 240 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2026
Rahidas Mahato
BJP
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2026
40,817
17.74% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCSushanta Mahato
- Votes
- 71,846
- Vote share
- 31.22%
- Behind by
- 40,817
Electors
2,50,978
Total votes polled
2,30,137
Valid votes
2,30,137
NOTA votes
2,437
1.06% of votes polled
Turnout
91.7%
Full result, 2026
11 candidates · 2,30,137 valid votes
Rahidas MahatoBJPwon
1,12,663
49.0%
Sushanta MahatoAITC
71,846
31.2%
Nepal Chandra MahatoINC
31,686
13.8%
Parimal KumarAIFB
4,782
2.1%
Manoj Kumar MahatoJLKM
1,757
0.8%
Mihir Chandra MahatoIND
1,315
0.6%
Paritosh Singh BabuSUCI
1,127
0.5%
Tushar MahatoIND
990
0.4%
Suman Kumar SinghaIND
691
0.3%
Ujjwal ParamanikIND
433
0.2%
Pashupati MahatoAMB
410
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rahidas Mahato | BJP | 1,12,663 | 48.95% | Sushanta Mahato | 40,817 |
| 2021 | Sushanta Mahato | AITC | 75,905 | 36.79% | Ashutosh Mahato | 13,969 |
| 2016 | NEPAL MAHATA | INC | 88,707 | 47.16% | SAMIR MAHATO | 8,587 |
| 2011 | NEPAL MAHATA | INC | 77,458 | 49.48% | MANGAL MAHATO | 17,644 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
