TAPAN
Assembly seat no. 40 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
BUDHRAI TUDU
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2021
1,650
0.89% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
AITCKALPANA KISKU
- Votes
- 82,731
- Vote share
- 44.41%
- Behind by
- 1,650
Electors
2,22,777
Total votes polled
1,86,309
Valid votes
1,86,309
NOTA votes
1,703
0.91% of votes polled
Turnout
83.6%
Full result, 2021
7 candidates · 1,86,309 valid votes
BUDHRAI TUDUBJPwon
84,381
45.3%
KALPANA KISKUAITC
82,731
44.4%
RAGHU UROWRSP
12,088
6.5%
BABLU KISKUBSP
2,146
1.1%
ALBINUS HASDABAHUJANMUKTIPARTY
1,315
0.7%
NIPESH TIRKIKAMATAPURPEOPLESPARTYUNITED
1,125
0.6%
KALICHARAN EKKASUCI
820
0.4%
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
