BANDWAN
Assembly seat no. 238 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2016
RAJIB LOCHAN SAREN
AITC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2016
20,307
9.31% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMBESRA SUSANTA
- Votes
- 84,016
- Vote share
- 38.53%
- Behind by
- 20,307
Electors
2,56,043
Total votes polled
2,18,036
Valid votes
2,18,036
NOTA votes
3,906
1.79% of votes polled
Turnout
85.2%
Full result, 2016
10 candidates · 2,18,036 valid votes
RAJIB LOCHAN SARENAITCwon
1,04,323
47.9%
BESRA SUSANTACPM
84,016
38.5%
LABSEN BASKEYBJP
14,371
6.6%
KAMALAKANTA BASKEYJMM
5,201
2.4%
BHARAT SINGHIND
1,749
0.8%
MANOHAR TUDUAMB
1,092
0.5%
JALIM CHANDRA SARENAJSUP
970
0.4%
PRAKASH MANDIIND
854
0.4%
SUKUMAR TUDUSUCI
785
0.4%
SADHURAM SARENAKBJHP
769
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Labsen Baskey | BJP | 1,34,080 | 50.37% | Rajib Lochan Saren | 29,577 |
| 2021 | RAJIB LOCHAN SAREN | AITC | 1,13,337 | 47.02% | PARCY MURMU | 18,831 |
| 2016 | RAJIB LOCHAN SAREN | AITC | 1,04,323 | 47.85% | BESRA SUSANTA | 20,307 |
| 2011 | BESRA SUSANTA | CPM | 87,183 | 48.38% | SITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAM | 22,020 |
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 BANDWAN assembly constituency in 2026?
Labsen Baskey (BJP) won BANDWAN in 2026, by a margin of 29,577 votes.
Which party has won BANDWAN the most times?
AITC, with 2 of the 4 wins recorded since 2011.
How many times has BANDWAN gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2011 to 2026.
Who has won BANDWAN the most times?
RAJIB LOCHAN SAREN, with 2 wins between 2016 and 2021.
