BANDUAN
Assembly seat no. 233 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
UPENDRANATH HANSDA
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 2001
15,896
18.05% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
JMMBIRSING MURMU
- Votes
- 32,403
- Vote share
- 36.80%
- Behind by
- 15,896
Electors
1,33,193
Total votes polled
88,058
Valid votes
88,058
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.1%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 88,058 valid votes
UPENDRANATH HANSDACPMwon
48,299
54.9%
BIRSING MURMUJMM
32,403
36.8%
SUSIL KUMAR MANDIBJP
5,382
6.1%
GOMASIA PROSAD SORENJKP
1,031
1.2%
NILMOHAN MURMUJKPN
943
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
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.
