TAPAN
Assembly seat no. 40 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
KHARA SOREN
RSP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2001
8,899
7.46% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCANTONY URAW
- Votes
- 49,993
- Vote share
- 41.88%
- Behind by
- 8,899
Electors
1,44,507
Total votes polled
1,19,369
Valid votes
1,19,369
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.6%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,19,369 valid votes
KHARA SORENRSPwon
58,892
49.3%
ANTONY URAWAITC
49,993
41.9%
PANCHALI ORAONBJP
7,101
6.0%
SUKUMAR EKKAIND
1,865
1.6%
MATILAL HANSDABSP
1,518
1.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Budhrai Tudu | BJP | 1,05,780 | 56.66% | Chintamani Biha | 36,987 |
| 2021 | BUDHRAI TUDU | BJP | 84,381 | 45.29% | KALPANA KISKU | 1,650 |
| 2016 | BACHCHU HANSDA | AITC | 72,511 | 42.78% | UROW RAGHU | 4,401 |
| 2011 | BACHCHU HANSDA | AITC | 72,643 | 51.61% | KHARA SOREN | 18,657 |
| 2006 | KHARA SOREN | RSP | 74,414 | 56.77% | COLUMBUS TIRKI | 44,822 |
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 TAPAN assembly constituency in 2026?
Budhrai Tudu (BJP) won TAPAN in 2026, by a margin of 36,987 votes.
Which party has won TAPAN the most times?
RSP, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has TAPAN gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won TAPAN the most times?
KHARA SOREN, with 6 wins between 1982 and 2006.
