RANIBANDH
Assembly seat no. 249 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
MAKAR TUDU
CPM
Elections held
13
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 13
Margin, 2001
34,741
37.04% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
JMMGOPINATH SAREN
- Votes
- 19,445
- Vote share
- 20.73%
- Behind by
- 34,741
Electors
1,44,622
Total votes polled
93,799
Valid votes
93,799
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.9%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 93,799 valid votes
MAKAR TUDUCPMwon
54,186
57.8%
GOPINATH SARENJMM
19,445
20.7%
SAMIRAN MANDIBJP
11,274
12.0%
JAGANNATH TUDUJKPN
4,890
5.2%
KALIRAM SORENIND
3,015
3.2%
BIBHUTI HANSDAJKP
989
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.
