BAGNAN
Assembly seat no. 180 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
NIRUPAMA CHATTERJEE
CPM
Elections held
14
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 14
Margin, 2001
2,937
2.29% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCSABUJ DUTTA
- Votes
- 58,920
- Vote share
- 45.90%
- Behind by
- 2,937
Electors
1,72,885
Total votes polled
1,28,378
Valid votes
1,28,378
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
74.3%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,28,378 valid votes
NIRUPAMA CHATTERJEECPMwon
61,857
48.2%
SABUJ DUTTAAITC
58,920
45.9%
SUSANTA BHATTACHARYABJP
5,692
4.4%
CHANDI CHARAN MAITYIND
1,226
0.9%
GOUTAM MANDALIND
683
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arunava Sen | AITC | 1,05,060 | 48.10% | Pramanshu Rana | 11,316 |
| 2021 | Arunava Sen (Raja) | AITC | 1,06,042 | 53.04% | Anupam Mallik | 30,120 |
| 2016 | ARUNAVA SEN(RAJA) | AITC | 97,834 | 54.10% | MINA MUKHERJEE GHOSH | 30,197 |
| 2011 | ARUNAVA SEN (RAJA) | AITC | 82,730 | 53.55% | AKKEL ALI KHAN | 19,270 |
| 2006 | AKKEL ALI KHAN | CPM | 63,327 | 45.13% | ARUP ROY | 18,361 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BAGNAN assembly constituency in 2026?
Arunava Sen (AITC) won BAGNAN in 2026, by a margin of 11,316 votes.
Which party has won BAGNAN the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BAGNAN gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BAGNAN the most times?
NIRUPAMA CHATTERJEE, with 2 wins between 1977 and 2001.
