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, 2014
SREEMATI DEV VARMA (MOON MOON SEN)
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2014
98,506
7.97% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
CPMACHARIA BASUDEB
- Votes
- 3,84,949
- Vote share
- 31.14%
- Behind by
- 98,506
Electors
15,03,812
Total votes polled
12,36,319
Valid votes
12,36,319
NOTA votes
23,682
1.92% of votes polled
Turnout
82.2%
Full result, 2014
14 candidates · 12,36,319 valid votes
SREEMATI DEV VARMA (MOON MOON SEN)AITCwon
4,83,455
39.1%
ACHARIA BASUDEBCPM
3,84,949
31.1%
SUBHAS KUMAR SARKARBJP
2,51,183
20.3%
NILMADHAB GUPTAINC
22,021
1.8%
PARESH MARANDIJMM
10,229
0.8%
KABITA SINGHABABUSUCI
9,125
0.7%
SHYAMAL SIKDARIND
9,045
0.7%
SUDHIR KUMAR MURMUCPI(ML)(L)
7,579
0.6%
HULU KHETRAPALBMUP
7,564
0.6%
BINOY CHOWDHURYBSP
7,388
0.6%
BANERJEE PRABIRJHAP
6,209
0.5%
PANMANI BESRAJDP
5,909
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
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