RAINA
Assembly seat no. 261 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
Shampa Dhara
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2021
18,205
7.94% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPManik Roy
- Votes
- 90,547
- Vote share
- 39.51%
- Behind by
- 18,205
Electors
2,60,327
Total votes polled
2,29,166
Valid votes
2,29,166
NOTA votes
1,563
0.68% of votes polled
Turnout
88.0%
Full result, 2021
5 candidates · 2,29,166 valid votes
Shampa DharaAITCwon
1,08,752
47.5%
Manik RoyBJP
90,547
39.5%
Basudeb KhanCPM
25,332
11.1%
Pallab BiswasBSP
1,871
0.8%
Rabi RouthBAHUJANMUKTIPARTY
1,101
0.5%
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
