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Assembly constituency 252 · West Bengal

Bankura is assembly constituency number 252 in West Bengal, in Bankura district, and one of the segments of the Bankura Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Niladri Sekhar Dana of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 57.2% of the vote, 54,177 votes ahead of Dr. Anup Mandal (AITC).

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Bankura · 2026AC 252
  1. 01
    Niladri Sekhar Dana
    BJP
    1,36,992
    57.24%
  2. 02
    Dr. Anup Mandal
    TMC
    82,815
    34.60%
  3. 03
    Avoyananda Mukhopadhyay
    CPI(M)
    9,702
    4.05%
  4. 04
    Arup Banerjee
    INC
    2,213
    0.92%
  5. 05
    Lina Ghosh
    SUCI
    1,553
    0.65%
  6. 3 other candidates · 2,523 votesNOTA · 3,533 (1.48%)

Margin 54,177 votes · 22.64% of valid votes

2,61,565
Registered electors
2026 election
91.8%
Turnout
+11.0 pts vs 2021
54,177
Victory margin
22.6% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,39,331 valid votes, NOTA included.

Bankura 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Niladri Sekhar DanaMale · 59 yrsBJP1,36,992
57.24%
2Dr. Anup MandalMale · 49 yrsTMC82,815
34.60%
3Avoyananda MukhopadhyayMale · 53 yrsCPI(M)9,702
4.05%
—NOTANOTA3,533
1.48%
4Arup BanerjeeMale · 67 yrsINC2,213
0.92%
5Lina GhoshFemale · 48 yrsSUCI1,553
0.65%
6Arun ChandMale · 57 yrsRASLJP1,200
0.50%
7Rinku NandiFemale · 46 yrsIndependent873
0.36%
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8Ashik Mahammad KhanMale · 29 yrsIndependent450
0.19%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 57.2%TMC 34.6%CPI(M) 4.0%INC 0.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Niladri Sekhar DanaBJP · 57.2% · margin 54,177Turnout91.8%
2021Niladri Sekhar DanaBJP · 43.8% · margin 1,468Turnout80.8%
2016Daripa ShampaINC · 42.5% · margin 1,029Turnout80.4%
2011Kashinath MishraTMC · 53.9% · margin 29,090Turnout80.1%

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

Bankura result 2021

Bankura 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Niladri Sekhar DanaBJP95,466
43.79%
2Sayantika BanerjeeTMC93,998
43.12%
3Radharani BanerjeeINC13,764
6.31%
—NOTANOTA4,507
2.07%
4Swadesh MandalIndependent3,303
1.52%
5Lina GhoshSUCI1,720
0.79%
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6Sadhan ChattarajBSP1,314
0.60%
7Swapan Kumar DasIndependent1,043
0.48%
8Haripada MahatoIndependent971
0.45%
9Sk. HasimuddinIndependent888
0.41%
10Hulu KshetrapalBMUP509
0.23%
11Baidyanath KiskuIndependent503
0.23%

Bankura result 2016

Bankura 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Daripa ShampaINC83,486
42.45%
2Minati MisraTMC82,457
41.93%
3Subhas Kumar SarkarBJP20,571
10.46%
—NOTANOTA4,607
2.34%
4Swapan NagSUCI2,138
1.09%
5Lal Mohan MallaBSP1,999
1.02%
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6Rabindra HansdaBMUP1,399
0.71%

Bankura result 2011

Bankura 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kashinath MishraTMC92,835
53.93%
2Pratip MukherjeeCPI(M)63,745
37.03%
3Anil GhoshBJP5,732
3.33%
4Swapan Kumar MandalIndependent3,112
1.81%
5Anil PalBSP1,877
1.09%
6Bijoy Chandra MondalIndependent1,789
1.04%
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7Jabbar SekhJVM1,783
1.04%
8Bhakta Ranjan NayakIndependent1,281
0.74%
Map

Bankura 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 Bankura 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

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

  • Dr. Subhas SarkarBJP1,03,610 48.6%
  • Arup ChakrabortyTMC87,298 41.0%
  • Nilanjan DasguptaCPI(M)15,076 7.1%
  • Gopal MurmuAPoI1,140 0.5%
  • Surajit Singh KurmaliIndependent935 0.4%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 16,312 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Bankura assembly seat in 2026?

Niladri Sekhar Dana of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Bankura in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,36,992 votes, which was 57.24% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Bankura?

The margin was 54,177 votes (22.64% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr. Anup Mandal of the All India Trinamool Congress with 82,815 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Bankura in 2026?

Turnout was 91.79%: 2,40,086 of 2,61,565 registered electors voted, across 333 polling stations. That is 11.0 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bankura part of?

Bankura is an assembly segment of the Bankura Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Subhas Sarkar got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Bankura a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Bankura?

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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