BANDUAN
Assembly seat no. 233 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
UPENDRA NATH HANSDA
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 2006
30,644
29.88% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
BJPKAMALA KANTA MANDI
- Votes
- 24,842
- Vote share
- 24.22%
- Behind by
- 30,644
Electors
1,26,046
Total votes polled
1,02,556
Valid votes
1,02,556
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.4%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 1,02,556 valid votes
UPENDRA NATH HANSDACPMwon
55,486
54.1%
KAMALA KANTA MANDIBJP
24,842
24.2%
BIRSING MURMUJMM
13,014
12.7%
LAXMI KANTA SABARIND
3,239
3.2%
RATANLAL HANSDAIND
2,173
2.1%
NIRANJAN SORENAMB
1,403
1.4%
BISWA NATH BASKEYJDP
1,327
1.3%
CHITTA RANJAN TUDUIND
1,072
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UPENDRA NATH HANSDA | CPM | 55,486 | 54.10% | KAMALA KANTA MANDI | 30,644 |
| 2001 | UPENDRANATH HANSDA | CPM | 48,299 | 54.85% | BIRSING MURMU | 15,896 |
| 1996 | LAKHIRAM KISKU | CPM | 53,680 | 56.19% | SITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAM | 35,583 |
| 1991 | LAKHI RAM KISKU | CPM | 46,007 | 53.21% | BIR SINGH MURMU | 24,624 |
| 1987 | LAKSHI RAM KISKU | CPM | 43,454 | 54.45% | RAMPRASAD HANSDA | 15,832 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above