BANKURA
Constituency no. 36 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called BANKURA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2009
ACHARIA BASUDEB
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2009
1,07,802
10.95% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
INCSUBRATA MUKHERJEE
- Votes
- 3,61,421
- Vote share
- 36.71%
- Behind by
- 1,07,802
Electors
12,68,563
Total votes polled
9,84,604
Valid votes
9,84,604
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.6%
Full result, 2009
11 candidates · 9,84,604 valid votes
ACHARIA BASUDEBCPMwon
4,69,223
47.7%
SUBRATA MUKHERJEEINC
3,61,421
36.7%
RAHUL (BISWAJIT) SINHABJP
42,660
4.3%
LAKSHMI SARKARIND
27,469
2.8%
PRABIR BANERJEEIND
22,645
2.3%
PARESH MARANDIJMM
19,440
2.0%
ASWINI DULEYJKPN
13,132
1.3%
GANESH RAYBSP
11,083
1.1%
SUDHIR KUMAR MURMUCPI(ML)(L)
8,007
0.8%
BYASDEB CHAKRABORTTYJD(U)
5,554
0.6%
TAPAN KUMAR PATHAKRDMP
3,970
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ARUP CHAKRABORTY | AITC | 6,41,813 | 44.33% | DR. SUBHAS SARKAR | 32,778 |
| 2019 | DR. SUBHAS SARKAR | BJP | 6,75,319 | 49.23% | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | 1,74,333 |
| 2014 | SREEMATI DEV VARMA (MOON MOON SEN) | AITC | 4,83,455 | 39.10% | ACHARIA BASUDEB | 98,506 |
| 2009 | ACHARIA BASUDEB | CPM | 4,69,223 | 47.66% | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | 1,07,802 |
| 2004 | Acharia Basudeb | CPM | 4,17,798 | 60.07% | Deb Prasad Kundu ( Tara) | 2,30,329 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above