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, 2016
DARIPA SHAMPA
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2016
1,029
0.52% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCMINATI MISRA
- Votes
- 82,457
- Vote share
- 41.93%
- Behind by
- 1,029
Electors
2,44,482
Total votes polled
1,96,657
Valid votes
1,96,657
NOTA votes
4,607
2.34% of votes polled
Turnout
80.4%
Full result, 2016
6 candidates · 1,96,657 valid votes
DARIPA SHAMPAINCwon
83,486
42.5%
MINATI MISRAAITC
82,457
41.9%
SUBHAS KUMAR SARKARBJP
20,571
10.5%
SWAPAN NAGSUCI
2,138
1.1%
LAL MOHAN MALLABSP
1,999
1.0%
RABINDRA HANSDABMUP
1,399
0.7%
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.
