BAGNAN
Assembly seat no. 180 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
ARUNAVA SEN(RAJA)
AITC
Elections held
14
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 14
Margin, 2016
30,197
16.70% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMMINA MUKHERJEE GHOSH
- Votes
- 67,637
- Vote share
- 37.40%
- Behind by
- 30,197
Electors
2,10,509
Total votes polled
1,80,838
Valid votes
1,80,838
NOTA votes
2,222
1.23% of votes polled
Turnout
85.9%
Full result, 2016
9 candidates · 1,80,838 valid votes
ARUNAVA SEN(RAJA)AITCwon
97,834
54.1%
MINA MUKHERJEE GHOSHCPM
67,637
37.4%
SAMIRAN ROYBJP
10,332
5.7%
SANJIT PATRAIND
885
0.5%
NIKHIL RANJAN BERASUCI
476
0.3%
DILIP DEYCPI(ML)(L)
470
0.3%
DILIP KUMAR BAURIIUC
443
0.2%
BIJON KUMAR MALAKARIND
330
0.2%
AMARENDRA GAYENIND
209
0.1%
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.
