RAINA
Assembly seat no. 261 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BJPSubhash Patra | AITCMandira Dalui | 834 | 0.36% | 8 | 94.7% |
| 2021 | AITCShampa Dhara | BJPManik Roy | 18,205 | 7.94% | 5 | 88.0% |
| 2016 | AITCNEPAL GHORUI | CPMKHAN BASUDEB | 448 | 0.22% | 3 | 87.6% |
| 2011 | CPMKHAN BASUDEB | AITCNEPAL GHORUI | 12,221 | 6.32% | 6 | 92.2% |
| 20061973 boundaries | CPMSWAPAN SAMANTA | AITCNITYANANDA TAH | 57,656 | 41.63% | 4 | 88.5% |
| 20011973 boundaries | CPMSHYAMA PROSAD PAL | AITCARUP KUMAR DAS | 39,544 | 30.87% | 5 | 80.6% |
| 19961973 boundaries | CPMSHYAMAPROSAD PAL | INCARABINDA BHATTACHERYYA | 45,609 | 37.36% | 3 | 83.6% |
| 19911973 boundaries | CPMCHATTERJEE DHIRENDRA NATH | INCSUNIL DAS | 37,052 | 34.26% | 4 | 80.3% |
| 19871973 boundaries | CPMDHIRENDRANATH CHATTERJEE | INCUDAY SANKAR SAIN | 29,541 | 32.75% | 3 | 73.7% |
| 19821973 boundaries | CPMDHIRENDRA NATH CHATTERJEE | INCCHOTTAPADHYAY SUKUMAR | 26,331 | 32.67% | 5 | 80.0% |
| 19771973 boundaries | CPMRAM NARAYAN GOSWAMI | INCAJIT KRISHNA BHATTACHARYA | 21,502 | 41.14% | 3 | 57.9% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCSUKUMAR CHATTOPADHAY | CPMGOKULANANDA ROY | 6,626 | 12.75% | 2 | 63.6% |
| 19711966 boundaries | CPMGOKULANANDA ROY | INCSUKUMAR CHATTOPADHYAY | 12,407 | 23.70% | 3 | 64.3% |
| 19691966 boundaries | CPMGUHA PANCHU GOPAL | INCDASHARATHI TAH | 7,037 | 14.81% | 4 | 65.7% |
| 19671966 boundaries | PSPD . TAH | INCP . GUHA | 768 | 1.90% | 4 | 57.0% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCPROBODH KUMAR GUHA | PSPDASARATHI TAH | 14,607 | 35.45% | 3 | 56.8% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the RAINA assembly constituency in 2026?
Subhash Patra (BJP) won RAINA in 2026, by a margin of 834 votes.
Which party has won RAINA the most times?
CPM, with 10 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RAINA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won RAINA the most times?
Subhash Patra, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
