BANKURA
Assembly seat no. 252 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BANKURA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2001
KASHINATH MISRA
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2001
2,313
1.85% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMPARTHA DE
- Votes
- 56,496
- Vote share
- 45.28%
- Behind by
- 2,313
Electors
1,76,523
Total votes polled
1,24,768
Valid votes
1,24,768
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.7%
Full result, 2001
4 candidates · 1,24,768 valid votes
KASHINATH MISRAAITCwon
58,809
47.1%
PARTHA DECPM
56,496
45.3%
LOKENATH CHATTOPADHYAYBJP
6,090
4.9%
GOBARDHAN SHITIND
3,373
2.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Niladri Sekhar Dana | BJP | 1,36,992 | 57.24% | Dr. Anup Mandal | 54,177 |
| 2021 | NILADRI SEKHAR DANA | BJP | 95,466 | 43.79% | SAYANTIKA BANERJEE | 1,468 |
| 2016 | DARIPA SHAMPA | INC | 83,486 | 42.45% | MINATI MISRA | 1,029 |
| 2011 | KASHINATH MISHRA | AITC | 92,835 | 53.93% | PRATIP MUKHERJEE | 29,090 |
| 2006 | PARTHA DE | CPM | 68,426 | 50.45% | KASHINATH MISHRA | 18,500 |
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 BANKURA assembly constituency in 2026?
Niladri Sekhar Dana (BJP) won BANKURA in 2026, by a margin of 54,177 votes.
Which party has won BANKURA the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BANKURA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BANKURA the most times?
PARTHA DE, with 5 wins between 1977 and 2006.
