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Assembly constituency 238 · West Bengal · ST

Bandwan is assembly constituency number 238 in West Bengal, in Puruliya district, and one of the segments of the Jhargram Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Labsen Baskey of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 50.4% of the vote, 29,577 votes ahead of Rajib Lochan Saren (AITC).

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Bandwan · 2026AC 238
  1. 01
    Labsen Baskey
    BJP
    1,34,080
    50.37%
  2. 02
    Rajib Lochan Saren
    TMC
    1,04,503
    39.26%
  3. 03
    Rathu Singh
    CPI(M)
    15,474
    5.81%
  4. 04
    Siten Mandi
    INC
    2,833
    1.06%
  5. 05
    Umesh Chandra Baskey
    APoI
    2,210
    0.83%
  6. 3 other candidates · 4,298 votesNOTA · 2,780 (1.04%)

Margin 29,577 votes · 11.11% of valid votes

2,86,171
Registered electors
2026 election
93.1%
Turnout
+8.1 pts vs 2021
29,577
Victory margin
11.1% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,66,178 valid votes, NOTA included.

Bandwan 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Labsen BaskeyMale · 50 yrs · STBJP1,34,080
50.37%
2Rajib Lochan SarenMale · 52 yrs · STTMC1,04,503
39.26%
3Rathu SinghMale · 58 yrs · STCPI(M)15,474
5.81%
4Siten MandiMale · 49 yrs · STINC2,833
1.06%
—NOTANOTA2,780
1.04%
5Umesh Chandra BaskeyMale · 46 yrs · STAPoI2,210
0.83%
6Tikaram HembramMale · 49 yrs · STBSP1,895
0.71%
7Bijay Kumar MandiMale · 37 yrs · STIndependent1,249
0.47%
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8Sobharam MurmuMale · 53 yrs · STIndependent1,154
0.43%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 50.4%TMC 39.3%CPI(M) 5.8%INC 1.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Labsen BaskeyBJP · 50.4% · margin 29,577Turnout93.1%
2021Rajib Lochan SarenTMC · 47.0% · margin 18,831Turnout85.1%
2016Rajib Lochan SarenTMC · 47.9% · margin 20,307Turnout85.2%
2011Besra SusantaCPI(M) · 48.4% · margin 22,020Turnout80.5%

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

Bandwan result 2021

Bandwan 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajib Lochan SarenTMC1,13,337
47.02%
2Parcy MurmuBJP94,506
39.21%
3Besra Susanta KumarCPI(M)22,204
9.21%
4Sib Sankar SinghIndependent5,067
2.10%
5Tikaram HembramBSP2,987
1.24%
—NOTANOTA2,954
1.23%

Bandwan result 2016

Bandwan 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajib Lochan SarenTMC1,04,323
47.85%
2Besra SusantaCPI(M)84,016
38.53%
3Labsen BaskeyBJP14,371
6.59%
4Kamalakanta BaskeyJMM5,201
2.39%
—NOTANOTA3,906
1.79%
5Bharat SinghIndependent1,749
0.80%
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6Manohar TuduAMB1,092
0.50%
7Jalim Chandra SarenAJSUP970
0.44%
8Prakash MandiIndependent854
0.39%
9Sukumar TuduSUCI785
0.36%
10Sadhuram SarenAKBJHP769
0.35%

Bandwan result 2011

Bandwan 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Besra SusantaCPI(M)87,183
48.38%
2Sital Chandra HembramINC65,163
36.16%
3Chunaram HembramJMM10,769
5.98%
4Manika MurmuBJP6,912
3.84%
5Jagran MurmuIndependent4,217
2.34%
6Biswanath BaskeyJDP2,338
1.30%
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7Fatik Kumar HembramAJSU2,051
1.14%
8Jalim Chandra SarenJVM1,559
0.87%
Map

Bandwan 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

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

  • Kalipada Saren (kherwal)TMC1,12,174 46.9%
  • Dr. Pranat TuduBJP84,730 35.4%
  • Sonamani TuduCPI(M)20,449 8.5%
  • Surya Singh BesraJKPP11,588 4.8%
  • Barun MahatoIndependent1,724 0.7%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 27,444 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Bandwan assembly seat in 2026?

Labsen Baskey of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Bandwan in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,34,080 votes, which was 50.37% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Bandwan?

The margin was 29,577 votes (11.11% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajib Lochan Saren of the All India Trinamool Congress with 1,04,503 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Bandwan in 2026?

Turnout was 93.13%: 2,66,511 of 2,86,171 registered electors voted, across 366 polling stations. That is 8.1 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bandwan part of?

Bandwan is an assembly segment of the Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kalipada Saren (kherwal) got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Bandwan a reserved constituency?

Yes. Bandwan is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Bandwan?

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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