RAIPUR
Assembly seat no. 250 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
UPEN KISKU
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2001
36,756
30.94% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
INDKSHETRA MOHAN HANSDA
- Votes
- 30,217
- Vote share
- 25.44%
- Behind by
- 36,756
Electors
1,59,934
Total votes polled
1,18,792
Valid votes
1,18,792
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.3%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,18,792 valid votes
UPEN KISKUCPMwon
66,973
56.4%
KSHETRA MOHAN HANSDAIND
30,217
25.4%
RAMKRISHNA MURMUBJP
9,516
8.0%
LALU HANSDAJMM
8,225
6.9%
SAMBHUNATH HEMBRAMIND
3,861
3.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kshetramohan Hansda | BJP | 1,11,443 | 53.01% | Thakurmani Saren | 28,742 |
| 2021 | MRITYUNJOY MURMU | AITC | 1,01,043 | 51.96% | SUDHANSHU HANSDA | 19,398 |
| 2016 | BIRENDRA NATH TUDU | AITC | 89,841 | 50.67% | DILIP KUMAR HANSDA | 26,722 |
| 2011 | UPEN KISKU | CPM | 69,008 | 44.38% | PRAMILA MURMU | 182 |
| 2006 | UPEN KISKU | CPM | 72,397 | 54.72% | BIBHABATI TUDU | 25,901 |
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 RAIPUR assembly constituency in 2026?
Kshetramohan Hansda (BJP) won RAIPUR in 2026, by a margin of 28,742 votes.
Which party has won RAIPUR the most times?
CPM, with 8 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RAIPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won RAIPUR the most times?
UPEN KISKU, with 6 wins between 1982 and 2011.
