RAIPUR
Assembly seat no. 250 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
BIRENDRA NATH TUDU
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2016
26,722
15.07% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMDILIP KUMAR HANSDA
- Votes
- 63,119
- Vote share
- 35.60%
- Behind by
- 26,722
Electors
2,04,514
Total votes polled
1,77,322
Valid votes
1,77,322
NOTA votes
3,215
1.81% of votes polled
Turnout
86.7%
Full result, 2016
7 candidates · 1,77,322 valid votes
BIRENDRA NATH TUDUAITCwon
89,841
50.7%
DILIP KUMAR HANSDACPM
63,119
35.6%
SHUDHANSHU HANSDABJP
14,332
8.1%
CHUNARAM SARENJMM
2,769
1.6%
DULAL SARENIND
1,740
1.0%
KANDAN MANDICPM
1,552
0.9%
KALIPADA HEMBRAMBMUP
754
0.4%
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.
