Baghmundi Assembly constituency
| Baghmundi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 240 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Baghmundi Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 191,991 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Baghmundi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 240 Baghmundi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Jhalda municipality; Jhalda I and Baghmundi community development blocks; Hetgugui and Sirkabad gram panchayats of Arsha community development block.[1]
Baghmundi Assembly constituency is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Nepal Mahata | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Sushanta Mahato | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2026 | Rahidas Mahato | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rahidas Mahato | 112,663 | 48.95 | ||
| AITC | Sushanta Mahato | 71,846 | 31.22 |  5.57 | |
| INC | Nepal Mahato | 31,686 | 13.77 | 10.97 | |
| AIFB | Parimal Kumar | 4,782 | 2.08 | 3.66 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,437 | 1.06 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | 40,817 | 17.73 |  10.96 | ||
| Turnout | 230,137 | 91.7 | 9.05 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sushanta Mahato | 75,905 | 36.79 | ||
| AJSU | Asutosh Mahato | 61,936 | 30.02 | ||
| INC | Nepal Mahato | 51,046 | 24.74 | ||
| AIFB | Debranjan Mahato | 11,842 | 5.74 | ||
| AMB | Pashupati Mahato | 2,000 | 0.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,386 | 1.16 | ||
| Majority | 13,969 | 6.77 | |||
| Turnout | 206,303 | 82.65 | |||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nepal Mahato | 88,707 | 47.16 | ||
| AITC | Samir Mahato | 80,120 | 42.59 | ||
| BJP | Jyotirmay Singh Mahato | 11,219 | 5.96 | ||
| AMB | Pasupati Mahato | 2,047 | 1.09 | ||
| AJSU | Subal Prasad | 1,863 | 0.99 | ||
| Independent | Rabindra Nath Sin Mura | 1,102 | 0.59 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Mrityunjoy Singh Babu | 1,016 | 0.54 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,029 | 1.08 | ||
| Majority | 8,587 | 4.57 | |||
| Turnout | 188,103 | 84.18 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nepal Mahata | 77,458 | 49.48 | −2.00 | |
| AIFB | Mangal Mahato | 59,814 | 38.21 | +2.33 | |
| AJSU | Rakesh Mahato | 10,797 | 6.90 | ||
| Turnout | 156,549 | 81.54 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -4.33# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress and Forward Bloc vote percentages in 2006 in the now defunct Jhalda constituency.
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Baghmundi Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Assembly Election Result 2021 – West Bengal, Baghmundi". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Baghmundi". 2016 Legislative Assembly Election. Result University. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Baghmundi". Assembly Election Result 2016 Live. InfoElections. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Baghmundi". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
