BANDUAN
Assembly seat no. 233 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
LAKHIRAM KISKU
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1996
35,583
37.25% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCSITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAM
- Votes
- 18,097
- Vote share
- 18.94%
- Behind by
- 35,583
Electors
1,25,681
Total votes polled
95,537
Valid votes
95,537
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.0%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 95,537 valid votes
LAKHIRAM KISKUCPMwon
53,680
56.2%
SITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAMINC
18,097
18.9%
KAMALA KANTA BASKEYIND
17,440
18.3%
AJIT KUMAR HANSDAJMMM
2,809
2.9%
SURENDRA KISKUBJP
1,664
1.7%
JOGYESWAR MURMUJKP
782
0.8%
RAMA KANAI KISKUIND
605
0.6%
NIRANJAN SORENAMB
460
0.5%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BANDUAN assembly constituency in 2006?
UPENDRA NATH HANSDA (CPM) won BANDUAN in 2006, by a margin of 30,644 votes.
Which party has won BANDUAN the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BANDUAN gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won BANDUAN the most times?
SITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAM, with 2 wins between 1971 and 1972.
