TAPAN
Assembly seat no. 40 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2011
BACHCHU HANSDA
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2011
18,657
13.26% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
RSPKHARA SOREN
- Votes
- 53,986
- Vote share
- 38.36%
- Behind by
- 18,657
Electors
1,56,952
Total votes polled
1,40,753
Valid votes
1,40,753
NOTA votes
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Turnout
89.7%
Full result, 2011
8 candidates · 1,40,753 valid votes
BACHCHU HANSDAAITCwon
72,643
51.6%
KHARA SORENRSP
53,986
38.4%
COLOMBAS TIRKEYBJP
6,518
4.6%
NITAI KISKUBSP
1,931
1.4%
BAJAL SORENJMM
1,686
1.2%
SOBINDRA NATH MAHATOIND
1,670
1.2%
UKIL KUJURIND
1,238
0.9%
RAYMAN KISKUCPI(ML)(L)
1,081
0.8%
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
