RAINA
Assembly seat no. 261 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
SWAPAN SAMANTA
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2006
57,656
41.63% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCNITYANANDA TAH
- Votes
- 34,334
- Vote share
- 24.79%
- Behind by
- 57,656
Electors
1,56,554
Total votes polled
1,38,483
Valid votes
1,38,483
NOTA votes
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Turnout
88.5%
Full result, 2006
4 candidates · 1,38,483 valid votes
SWAPAN SAMANTACPMwon
91,990
66.4%
NITYANANDA TAHAITC
34,334
24.8%
PROSENJIT DASINC
9,401
6.8%
KHAGENDRA NATH HANSDABSP
2,758
2.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Subhash Patra | BJP | 1,03,487 | 44.37% | Mandira Dalui | 834 |
| 2021 | Shampa Dhara | AITC | 1,08,752 | 47.46% | Manik Roy | 18,205 |
| 2016 | NEPAL GHORUI | AITC | 94,323 | 45.77% | KHAN BASUDEB | 448 |
| 2011 | KHAN BASUDEB | CPM | 98,897 | 51.12% | NEPAL GHORUI | 12,221 |
| 2006 | SWAPAN SAMANTA | CPM | 91,990 | 66.43% | NITYANANDA TAH | 57,656 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
