RANIBANDH
Assembly seat no. 249 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1962.
Winner, 1991
ARATI BEMBRAM
CPM
Elections held
13
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 13
Margin, 1991
26,924
31.00% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCSUDARSAN BASKEY
- Votes
- 21,165
- Vote share
- 24.37%
- Behind by
- 26,924
Electors
1,31,198
Total votes polled
86,852
Valid votes
86,852
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.2%
Full result, 1991
6 candidates · 86,852 valid votes
ARATI BEMBRAMCPMwon
48,089
55.4%
SUDARSAN BASKEYINC
21,165
24.4%
JALESWAR SARENIND
7,681
8.8%
DURGA CHARAN SARENBJP
5,332
6.1%
KRISHNA PADA KISKUIND
3,668
4.2%
JITEN MURMUIND
917
1.1%
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.
