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, 2021
NILADRI SEKHAR DANA
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2021
1,468
0.67% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
AITCSAYANTIKA BANERJEE
- Votes
- 93,998
- Vote share
- 43.12%
- Behind by
- 1,468
Electors
2,71,870
Total votes polled
2,17,986
Valid votes
2,17,986
NOTA votes
4,507
2.07% of votes polled
Turnout
80.2%
Full result, 2021
11 candidates · 2,17,986 valid votes
NILADRI SEKHAR DANABJPwon
95,466
43.8%
SAYANTIKA BANERJEEAITC
93,998
43.1%
RADHARANI BANERJEEINC
13,764
6.3%
SWADESH MANDALIND
3,303
1.5%
LINA GHOSHSUCI
1,720
0.8%
SADHAN CHATTARAJBSP
1,314
0.6%
SWAPAN KUMAR DASIND
1,043
0.5%
HARIPADA MAHATOIND
971
0.5%
SK. HASIMUDDININD
888
0.4%
HULU KSHETRAPALBAHUJANMUKTIPARTY
509
0.2%
BAIDYANATH KISKUIND
503
0.2%
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.
