RANIBANDH
Assembly seat no. 249 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
RAMPADA MANDI
CPM
Elections held
13
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 13
Margin, 1987
14,354
17.56% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INCCHANDRA MOHAN MURMU
- Votes
- 31,818
- Vote share
- 38.92%
- Behind by
- 14,354
Electors
1,17,809
Total votes polled
81,758
Valid votes
81,758
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.4%
Full result, 1987
6 candidates · 81,758 valid votes
RAMPADA MANDICPMwon
46,172
56.5%
CHANDRA MOHAN MURMUINC
31,818
38.9%
JALESWAR SARENIND
1,747
2.1%
KANTIRAM SARENIND
1,503
1.8%
RAMKRISHNA MUDIIND
387
0.5%
SUKHADA HEMBRAMIND
131
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kshudiram Tudu | BJP | 1,31,145 | 55.38% | Tanushree Hansda | 52,269 |
| 2006 | DEBLINA HEMBRAM | CPM | 52,827 | 45.35% | ADITYA KISKU | 10,890 |
| 2001 | MAKAR TUDU | CPM | 54,186 | 57.77% | GOPINATH SAREN | 34,741 |
| 1996 | DEBLINA HEMBRAM | CPM | 58,474 | 55.86% | ANIL HANSDA | 32,409 |
| 1991 | ARATI BEMBRAM | CPM | 48,089 | 55.37% | SUDARSAN BASKEY | 26,924 |
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 RANIBANDH assembly constituency in 2026?
Kshudiram Tudu (BJP) won RANIBANDH in 2026, by a margin of 52,269 votes.
Which party has won RANIBANDH the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 13 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RANIBANDH gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won RANIBANDH the most times?
DEBLINA HEMBRAM, with 2 wins between 1996 and 2006.
