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Lok Sabha constituency 36 · West Bengal

Bankura is parliamentary constituency number 36 in West Bengal, made up of 7 assembly segments. In the 2024 general election Arup Chakraborty of the All India Trinamool Congress won with 44.3% of the vote, 32,778 votes ahead of Dr. Subhas Sarkar (BJP).

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Bankura · 2024PC 36
  1. 01
    Arup Chakraborty
    TMC
    6,41,813
    44.33%
  2. 02
    Dr. Subhas Sarkar
    BJP
    6,09,035
    42.07%
  3. 03
    Nilanjan Dasgupta
    CPI(M)
    1,05,359
    7.28%
  4. 04
    Surajit Singh Kurmali
    Independent
    18,569
    1.28%
  5. 05
    Gopal Murmu
    APoI
    9,101
    0.63%
  6. 8 other candidates · 37,588 votesNOTA · 26,209 (1.81%)

Margin 32,778 votes · 2.26% of valid votes

17,85,138
Registered electors
2024 election
81.2%
Turnout
25 May 2024
32,778
Victory margin
2.3% of valid votes
2024 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of 14,47,674 valid votes, NOTA included.

Bankura 2024 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arup ChakrabortyMale · 68 yrsTMC6,41,813
44.33%
2Dr. Subhas SarkarMale · 70 yrsBJP6,09,035
42.07%
3Nilanjan DasguptaMale · 50 yrsCPI(M)1,05,359
7.28%
—NOTANOTA26,209
1.81%
4Surajit Singh KurmaliMale · 47 yrsIndependent18,569
1.28%
5Gopal MurmuMale · 41 yrs · STAPoI9,101
0.63%
6Dipa BouriFemale · 40 yrs · SCBSP8,796
0.61%
7Marshal TuduMale · 32 yrs · STIndependent6,717
0.46%
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8Tara Shankar GopeMale · 54 yrsSUCI5,529
0.38%
9Sandip Kumar DeyMale · 41 yrsIndependent4,622
0.32%
10Samar Kumar BiswasMale · 69 yrsKMSP3,541
0.24%
11Jiban ChakrabortyMale · 55 yrsIndependent3,506
0.24%
12Kartik Chandra BauriMale · 68 yrs · SCIndependent2,796
0.19%
13Gour Chandra HembramMale · 52 yrs · STIndependent2,081
0.14%
Past results

Winners and vote share in every Lok Sabha election on the current boundaries.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2009201420192024TMC 44.3%BJP 42.1%CPI(M) 7.3%CPI(M) 7.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Arup ChakrabortyTMC · 44.3% · margin 32,778Turnout81.2%
2019Dr. Subhas SarkarBJP · 49.2% · margin 1,74,333Turnout83.2%
2014Sreemati Dev Varma (moon Moon Sen)TMC · 39.1% · margin 98,506Turnout82.2%
2009Acharia BasudebCPI(M) · 47.7% · margin 1,07,802Turnout77.6%

Bankura Lok Sabha result 2019

Bankura 2019 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Subhas SarkarBJP6,75,319
49.23%
2Subrata MukherjeeTMC5,00,986
36.52%
3Amiya PatraCPI(M)1,00,282
7.31%
4Milan MandiIndependent14,942
1.09%
—NOTANOTA14,019
1.02%
5Bibhuti SardarIndependent12,372
0.90%
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6Animesh MalBNARP9,123
0.67%
7Subhash SarkarShiv Sena9,072
0.66%
8Mahadeb BauriBSP6,707
0.49%
9Abdul Rahim MallikIndependent5,819
0.42%
10Dr. Tanmay MandalSUCI(C)5,679
0.41%
11Shyamal Kumar PalitIndependent5,034
0.37%
12Prabir BanerjeeJHAP4,164
0.30%
13Ananda Kumar SarenRaJSP3,228
0.24%
14Sukchand SarenCPI(M)2,889
0.21%
15Gour Chandra (akhan) HembramJKPP2,220
0.16%

Bankura Lok Sabha result 2014

Bankura 2014 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sreemati Dev Varma (moon Moon Sen)TMC4,83,455
39.10%
2Acharia BasudebCPI(M)3,84,949
31.14%
3Subhas Kumar SarkarBJP2,51,183
20.32%
—NOTANOTA23,682
1.92%
4Nilmadhab GuptaINC22,021
1.78%
5Paresh MarandiJMM10,229
0.83%
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6Kabita SinghababuSUCI9,125
0.74%
7Shyamal SikdarIndependent9,045
0.73%
8Sudhir Kumar MurmuCPI(ML)(L)7,579
0.61%
9Hulu KhetrapalBMUP7,564
0.61%
10Binoy ChowdhuryBSP7,388
0.60%
11Banerjee PrabirJHAP6,209
0.50%
12Panmani BesraJDP5,909
0.48%
13Gour Chandra HembramIndependent4,876
0.39%
14Shib Sankar GhoshJVM3,105
0.25%

Bankura Lok Sabha result 2009

Bankura 2009 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Acharia BasudebCPI(M)4,69,223
47.66%
2Subrata MukherjeeINC3,61,421
36.71%
3Rahul (biswajit) SinhaBJP42,660
4.33%
4Lakshmi SarkarIndependent27,469
2.79%
5Prabir BanerjeeIndependent22,645
2.30%
6Paresh MarandiJMM19,440
1.97%
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7Aswini DuleyJKP(N)13,132
1.33%
8Ganesh RayBSP11,083
1.13%
9Sudhir Kumar MurmuCPI(ML)(L)8,007
0.81%
10Byasdeb ChakraborttyJD(U)5,554
0.56%
11Tapan Kumar PathakRDMP3,970
0.40%
Assembly segments

Lead of Arup Chakraborty (AITC) over Dr. Subhas Sarkar (BJP) in each assembly segment. Bars to the right are segments the winner led; bars to the left went to the runner-up.

◀ Dr. Subhas Sarkar (BJP) ledArup Chakraborty (TMC) led ▶

EVM votes by assembly segment (ECI report 34). Postal ballots are counted at constituency level only, so segment totals are slightly lower than the final result.

Assembly segments of Bankura: Lok Sabha lead and assembly winner
SegmentElectorsLed in Lok Sabha 2024Assembly winner (latest)
Raghunathpur AC 2462,73,046AITC by 455BJP (2026)
Saltora AC 2472,42,924AITC by 11,100BJP (2026)
Chhatna AC 2482,53,116AITC by 5,657BJP (2026)
Ranibandh AC 2492,63,716AITC by 5,752BJP (2026)
Raipur AC 2502,31,024AITC by 17,494BJP (2026)
Taldangra AC 2512,42,320AITC by 8,483BJP (2026)
Bankura AC 2522,78,992BJP by 16,312BJP (2026)
Map

Bankura outlined in orange among the West Bengal Lok Sabha seats, each coloured by the 2024 winner. Click a seat to open it. Boundaries are approximate.

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FAQ

Answers use the Election Commission of India statistical report for the 2024 general election.

Who won the Bankura Lok Sabha seat in 2024?

Arup Chakraborty of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won Bankura in the 2024 Lok Sabha election with 6,41,813 votes (44.33%). The margin over Dr. Subhas Sarkar (BJP) was 32,778 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Bankura in 2024?

14,50,168 of 17,85,138 registered electors voted, a turnout of 81.24% across 1,945 polling stations.

Which assembly segments are in Bankura?

Bankura is made up of 7 assembly segments: Raghunathpur, Saltora, Chhatna, Ranibandh, Raipur, Taldangra, Bankura. Arup Chakraborty led in 6 of them on EVM votes.

Who has won Bankura in past Lok Sabha elections?

2024: Arup Chakraborty (TMC); 2019: Dr. Subhas Sarkar (BJP); 2014: Sreemati Dev Varma (moon Moon Sen) (TMC); 2009: Acharia Basudeb (CPI(M)).

Is Bankura a reserved Lok Sabha seat?

No, Bankura is a general (unreserved) constituency.

When is the next Lok Sabha election for Bankura?

The Lok Sabha elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by mid-2029 unless the house is dissolved early or a bye-election is held for this seat.

Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to Lok Sabha 2024 statistical reports — 33 (constituency-wise detailed result), 32 (constituency data summary) and 34 (details of assembly segments). Segment figures are EVM votes only. Boundaries: DataMeet india_pc_2019 (simplified, CC0), approximate.

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