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Assembly constituency 245 · West Bengal · SC

Para is assembly constituency number 245 in West Bengal, in Puruliya district, and one of the segments of the Purulia Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Nadiar Chand Bouri of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.5% of the vote, 33,721 votes ahead of Manik Chandra Bauri (AITC).

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Para · 2026AC 245
  1. 01
    Nadiar Chand Bouri
    BJP
    1,13,488
    52.55%
  2. 02
    Manik Chandra Bauri
    TMC
    79,767
    36.94%
  3. 03
    Aloke Kumar Bauri
    CPI(M)
    10,419
    4.82%
  4. 04
    Falguni Bauri
    INC
    2,887
    1.34%
  5. 05
    Shaktipada Sen
    Independent
    1,482
    0.69%
  6. 5 other candidates · 5,115 votesNOTA · 2,788 (1.29%)

Margin 33,721 votes · 15.62% of valid votes

2,36,360
Registered electors
2026 election
91.4%
Turnout
+11.9 pts vs 2021
33,721
Victory margin
15.6% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,15,946 valid votes, NOTA included.

Para 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nadiar Chand BouriMale · 48 yrs · SCBJP1,13,488
52.55%
2Manik Chandra BauriMale · 50 yrs · SCTMC79,767
36.94%
3Aloke Kumar BauriMale · 46 yrs · SCCPI(M)10,419
4.82%
4Falguni BauriMale · 39 yrs · SCINC2,887
1.34%
—NOTANOTA2,788
1.29%
5Shaktipada SenMale · 66 yrs · SCIndependent1,482
0.69%
6Jagannath BauriMale · 58 yrs · SCSUCI1,273
0.59%
7Mithun BauriMale · 27 yrs · SCBSP1,132
0.52%
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8Bhaskar MandalMale · 25 yrs · SCIndependent1,108
0.51%
9Ashok RuhidasMale · 26 yrs · SCIndependent1,104
0.51%
10Sudarshan RajwarMale · 40 yrs · SCRAJSPty498
0.23%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 52.5%TMC 36.9%CPI(M) 4.8%INC 1.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Nadiar Chand BouriBJP · 52.5% · margin 33,721Turnout91.4%
2021Nadiar Chand BouriBJP · 45.0% · margin 4,007Turnout79.6%
2016Umapada BauriTMC · 47.6% · margin 13,878Turnout82.2%
2011Umapada BauriINC · 42.6% · margin 586Turnout79.3%

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

Para result 2021

Para 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nadiar Chand BouriBJP87,347
45.02%
2Umapada BauriTMC83,340
42.95%
3Swapan Kumar BauriCPI(M)13,681
7.05%
—NOTANOTA3,657
1.88%
4Jagannath BauriSUCI1,897
0.98%
5Sudarshan RajwarBSP1,676
0.86%
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6Swapan BauriIndependent1,651
0.85%
7Babita BouriIndependent772
0.40%

Para result 2016

Para 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Umapada BauriTMC84,337
47.59%
2Dinanath BauriCPI(M)70,459
39.76%
3Nadiar Chand BouriBJP11,092
6.26%
—NOTANOTA3,676
2.07%
4Gobordhan BagdiJMM2,334
1.32%
5Mihir Kumar SahisSUCI2,211
1.25%
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6Ananta RajakIndependent1,532
0.86%
7Pabitra BauriBSP897
0.51%
8Uttam DasAJSUP665
0.38%

Para result 2011

Para 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Umapada BauriINC62,208
42.60%
2Dipak BauriCPI(M)61,622
42.20%
3Shibani BauriSUCI6,503
4.45%
4Charan BauriJMM6,302
4.32%
5Bauri SwapanBJP4,681
3.21%
6Satya Narayan RajwarJVM3,441
2.36%
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7Sandip RajwarBSP1,274
0.87%
Map

Para 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

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

  • Jyotirmay Singh MahatoBJP84,097 44.2%
  • Shantiram MahatoTMC75,847 39.9%
  • Nepal Chandra MahatoINC12,982 6.8%
  • Ajit Prasad MahataIndependent10,134 5.3%
  • Dhirendranath MahatoAIFB1,388 0.7%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 8,250 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Para assembly seat in 2026?

Nadiar Chand Bouri of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Para in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,13,488 votes, which was 52.55% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Para?

The margin was 33,721 votes (15.62% of valid votes). The runner-up was Manik Chandra Bauri of the All India Trinamool Congress with 79,767 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Para in 2026?

Turnout was 91.42%: 2,16,085 of 2,36,360 registered electors voted, across 299 polling stations. That is 11.9 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Para part of?

Para 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 Para a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Para?

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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