BASANTI
Assembly seat no. 128 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
SHYAMAL MONDAL
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2021
50,642
23.67% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPRAMESH MAJHI
- Votes
- 60,811
- Vote share
- 28.43%
- Behind by
- 50,642
Electors
2,62,659
Total votes polled
2,13,910
Valid votes
2,13,910
NOTA votes
1,907
0.89% of votes polled
Turnout
81.4%
Full result, 2021
6 candidates · 2,13,910 valid votes
SHYAMAL MONDALAITCwon
1,11,453
52.1%
RAMESH MAJHIBJP
60,811
28.4%
SUBHAS NASKARRSP
36,688
17.1%
BISWAJIT MONDALIND
1,635
0.8%
DEBABRATA MONDALIND
728
0.3%
NIMAI CHANDRA MONDALSUCI
688
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nilima Mistry Bishal | AITC | 1,27,495 | 54.99% | Bikash Sardar | 56,181 |
| 2021 | SHYAMAL MONDAL | AITC | 1,11,453 | 52.10% | RAMESH MAJHI | 50,642 |
| 2016 | GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR | AITC | 90,522 | 49.87% | SUBHAS NASKAR | 16,607 |
| 2011 | SUBHAS NASKAR | RSP | 72,871 | 49.07% | ARNAB RAY | 6,235 |
| 2006 | SUBHAS NASKAR | RSP | 88,857 | 66.34% | AMAL KANTI RAY | 52,601 |
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 BASANTI assembly constituency in 2026?
Nilima Mistry Bishal (AITC) won BASANTI in 2026, by a margin of 56,181 votes.
Which party has won BASANTI the most times?
RSP, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BASANTI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BASANTI the most times?
SUBHAS NASKAR, with 7 wins between 1982 and 2011.
