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Assembly constituency 261 · West Bengal · SC

Raina is assembly constituency number 261 in West Bengal, in Barddhaman district, and one of the segments of the Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Subhash Patra of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 44.4% of the vote, 834 votes ahead of Mandira Dalui (AITC).

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Raina · 2026AC 261
  1. 01
    Subhash Patra
    BJP
    1,03,487
    44.37%
  2. 02
    Mandira Dalui
    TMC
    1,02,653
    44.01%
  3. 03
    Somnath Maji
    CPI(M)
    19,674
    8.43%
  4. 04
    Pampa Malik
    INC
    1,980
    0.85%
  5. 05
    Sanju Porel
    Independent
    1,354
    0.58%
  6. 3 other candidates · 2,655 votesNOTA · 1,442 (0.62%)

Margin 834 votes · 0.36% of valid votes

2,46,255
Registered electors
2026 election
94.8%
Turnout
+6.2 pts vs 2021
834
Victory margin
0.4% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,33,245 valid votes, NOTA included.

Raina 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Subhash PatraMale · 37 yrs · SCBJP1,03,487
44.37%
2Mandira DaluiFemale · 52 yrs · SCTMC1,02,653
44.01%
3Somnath MajiMale · 46 yrs · SCCPI(M)19,674
8.43%
4Pampa MalikFemale · 36 yrs · SCINC1,980
0.85%
—NOTANOTA1,442
0.62%
5Sanju PorelMale · 34 yrs · SCIndependent1,354
0.58%
6Shiuli SinghFemale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent1,267
0.54%
7Jaba MalikFemale · 29 yrs · SCIndependent783
0.34%
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8Paresh Chandra BagMale · 65 yrs · SCAJUP605
0.26%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 44.4%TMC 44.0%CPI(M) 8.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Subhash PatraBJP · 44.4% · margin 834Turnout94.8%
2021Shampa DharaTMC · 47.5% · margin 18,205Turnout88.7%
2016Nepal GhoruiTMC · 45.8% · margin 448Turnout87.7%
2011Khan BasudebCPI(M) · 51.1% · margin 12,221Turnout92.3%

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

Raina result 2021

Raina 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shampa DharaTMC1,08,752
47.46%
2Manik RoyBJP90,547
39.51%
3Basudeb KhanCPI(M)25,332
11.05%
4Pallab BiswasBSP1,871
0.82%
—NOTANOTA1,563
0.68%
5Rabi RouthBMUP1,101
0.48%

Raina result 2016

Raina 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nepal GhoruiTMC94,323
45.77%
2Khan BasudebCPI(M)93,875
45.55%
3Kashinath PatraBJP14,589
7.08%
—NOTANOTA3,306
1.60%

Raina result 2011

Raina 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Khan BasudebCPI(M)98,897
51.12%
2Nepal GhoruiTMC86,676
44.80%
3Pandit Krishna ChandraBJP3,241
1.68%
4Asit RanaPDCI2,611
1.35%
5Protul BiswasBSP1,024
0.53%
6Adhir RoyJDP1,004
0.52%
Map

Raina 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 Barddhaman 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

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

  • Dr. Sharmila SarkarTMC1,14,862 51.6%
  • Asim Kumar SarkarBJP71,297 32.0%
  • Nirab KhanCPI(M)32,404 14.5%
  • Nirmal MajhiSUCI1,621 0.7%
  • Mukul BiswasBSP1,266 0.6%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 43,565 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Raina assembly seat in 2026?

Subhash Patra of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Raina in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,03,487 votes, which was 44.37% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Raina?

The margin was 834 votes (0.36% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mandira Dalui of the All India Trinamool Congress with 1,02,653 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Raina in 2026?

Turnout was 94.85%: 2,33,577 of 2,46,255 registered electors voted, across 294 polling stations. That is 6.2 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Raina part of?

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

Is Raina a reserved constituency?

Yes. Raina 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 Raina?

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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