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Assembly constituency 240 · West Bengal

Baghmundi is assembly constituency number 240 in West Bengal, in Puruliya district, and one of the segments of the Purulia Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Rahidas Mahato of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.0% of the vote, 40,817 votes ahead of Sushanta Mahato (AITC).

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Baghmundi · 2026AC 240
  1. 01
    Rahidas Mahato
    BJP
    1,12,663
    48.95%
  2. 02
    Sushanta Mahato
    TMC
    71,846
    31.22%
  3. 03
    Nepal Chandra Mahato
    INC
    31,686
    13.77%
  4. 04
    Parimal Kumar
    AIFB
    4,782
    2.08%
  5. 05
    Manoj Kumar Mahato
    JLKM
    1,757
    0.76%
  6. 6 other candidates · 4,966 votesNOTA · 2,437 (1.06%)

Margin 40,817 votes · 17.74% of valid votes

2,50,978
Registered electors
2026 election
91.8%
Turnout
+8.9 pts vs 2021
40,817
Victory margin
17.7% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,30,137 valid votes, NOTA included.

Baghmundi 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rahidas MahatoMale · 35 yrsBJP1,12,663
48.95%
2Sushanta MahatoMale · 44 yrsTMC71,846
31.22%
3Nepal Chandra MahatoMale · 65 yrsINC31,686
13.77%
4Parimal KumarMale · 44 yrsAIFB4,782
2.08%
—NOTANOTA2,437
1.06%
5Manoj Kumar MahatoMale · 51 yrsJLKM1,757
0.76%
6Mihir Chandra MahatoMale · 43 yrsIndependent1,315
0.57%
7Paritosh Singh BabuMale · 55 yrs · STSUCI1,127
0.49%
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8Tushar MahatoMale · 25 yrsIndependent990
0.43%
9Suman Kumar SinghaMale · 33 yrsIndependent691
0.30%
10Ujjwal ParamanikMale · 32 yrsIndependent433
0.19%
11Pashupati MahatoMale · 71 yrsAMB410
0.18%
Past results

The seat changed hands: AITC won in 2021, BJP in 2026.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026BJP 49.0%TMC 31.2%INC 13.8%AJSUP 30.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Rahidas MahatoBJP · 49.0% · margin 40,817Turnout91.8%
2021Sushanta MahatoTMC · 36.8% · margin 13,969Turnout82.9%
2016Nepal MahataINC · 47.2% · margin 8,587Turnout84.2%
2011Nepal MahataINC · 49.5% · margin 17,644Turnout81.6%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Baghmundi result 2021

Baghmundi 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sushanta MahatoTMC75,905
36.79%
2Ashutosh MahatoAJSUP61,936
30.02%
3Nepal Chandra MahatoINC51,046
24.74%
4Debranjan MahatoAIFB11,842
5.74%
—NOTANOTA2,386
1.16%
5Pashupati MahatoAMB2,000
0.97%
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6Mrityunjoy Singh BabuSUCI1,188
0.58%

Baghmundi result 2016

Baghmundi 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nepal MahataINC88,707
47.16%
2Samir MahatoTMC80,120
42.59%
3Jyotirmay Singh MahatoBJP11,219
5.96%
4Pashupati MahatoAMB2,047
1.09%
—NOTANOTA2,029
1.08%
5Subal PrasadAJSUP1,863
0.99%
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6Rabindra Nath Sin MuraIndependent1,102
0.59%
7Mrityunjoy Singh BabuSUCI1,016
0.54%

Baghmundi result 2011

Baghmundi 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nepal MahataINC77,458
49.48%
2Mangal MahatoAIFB59,814
38.21%
3Rakesh MahatoAJSU10,797
6.90%
4Nepal MajhiJDP2,023
1.29%
5Daroga MajhiJVM1,702
1.09%
6Shankar KumarBJP1,625
1.04%
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7Bisambar MuraSUCI1,399
0.89%
8Abhinash RajwarJMM893
0.57%
9Pashupati MahatoAMB838
0.54%
Map

Baghmundi outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Puruliya district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Baghmundi is one of the assembly segments of Purulia. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Purulia candidates.

  • Jyotirmay Singh MahatoBJP83,393 40.0%
  • Shantiram MahatoTMC72,153 34.6%
  • Nepal Chandra MahatoINC29,589 14.2%
  • Ajit Prasad MahataIndependent13,738 6.6%
  • Dhirendranath MahatoAIFB4,653 2.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 11,240 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Baghmundi.

Who won the Baghmundi assembly seat in 2026?

Rahidas Mahato of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Baghmundi in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,12,663 votes, which was 48.95% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Baghmundi?

The margin was 40,817 votes (17.74% of valid votes). The runner-up was Sushanta Mahato of the All India Trinamool Congress with 71,846 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Baghmundi in 2026?

Turnout was 91.79%: 2,30,361 of 2,50,978 registered electors voted, across 304 polling stations. That is 8.9 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Baghmundi part of?

Baghmundi is an assembly segment of the Purulia Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Baghmundi a reserved constituency?

No. Baghmundi is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Baghmundi?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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