Lok Sabha Constituency

Bankura

Constituency No. 36· West BengalGeneral

Bankura is Lok Sabha constituency No. 36 in West Bengal, reserved category: General. It covers parts of the districts of Bankura, Purulia. The seat is made up of 10 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 17,52,100 electors, of whom 81.18% voted.

State
West Bengal
Constituency No.
36
Category
General
Assembly Segments
10
Districts Covered
Bankura, Purulia
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Arup Chakraborty

Arup Chakraborty

All India Trinamool Congress
Member of Parliament · Bankura (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2024
Re-elected
—
Terms at this seat
1
2024 result
6,41,813
Votes
45.12%
Vote share
32,778
Victory margin

Ahead of Subhas Sarkar (Bharatiya Janata Party) on 6,09,035 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
36
State
West Bengal
Category
General
Districts covered
Bankura, Purulia
Assembly segments
10
Total electors
17,52,100
Male electors
8,91,200
Female electors
8,60,810
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,820
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Bankura Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Arup Chakraborty
Arup Chakraborty
All India Trinamool Congress
6,41,813
Votes
45.12%
Vote Share
32,778
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Arup ChakrabortyAITC6,41,813 · 45.12%
  2. 2.Subhas SarkarBJP6,09,035 · 42.82%
  3. 3.Nilmadhab GuptaCPI(M)1,02,140 · 7.18%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
SS
Subhas Sarkar
Bharatiya Janata Party
6,75,319
Votes
49.2%
Vote Share
1,74,333
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Subhas SarkarBJP6,75,319 · 49.2%
  2. 2.Subrata MukherjeeAITC5,00,986 · 36.5%
  3. 3.Amiya PatraCPI(M)1,00,220 · 7.3%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
MS
Moon Moon Sen
All India Trinamool Congress
4,83,450
Votes
39.1%
Vote Share
98,506
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Moon Moon SenAITC4,83,450 · 39.1%
  2. 2.Basudeb AchariaCPI(M)3,84,944 · 31.13%
  3. 3.Subhash SarkarBJP2,51,183 · 20.31%

Assembly Segments in Bankura

(10)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Bankura Lok Sabha constituency. Sitting members are on file for 8 of them.

  • Saltora
    AC No. 247 · Bankura
    Scheduled Caste
    CB
    Chandana Bauri
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

  • Chhatra

    AC No. 248 · Bankura
    SM
    Satyanarayan Mukhopadhyay
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Bankura
    AC No. 249 · Bankura
    ND
    Niladri Sekhar Dana
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Onda
    AC No. 250 · Bankura
    AS
    Amarnath Shakha
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

  • Raipur

    AC No. 252 · Bankura
    Scheduled Tribe

    Sitting member not on file.

  • Ranibandh

    AC No. 253 · Bankura
    Scheduled Tribe

    Sitting member not on file.

  • Bishnupur

    AC No. 255 · Bankura
    TG
    Tanmay Ghosh
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA

  • Kotulpur

    AC No. 256 · Bankura
    HS
    Haramohan Sinha
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

  • Indas

    AC No. 257 · Bankura
    ND
    Nirmal Kumar Dhara
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

  • Sonamukhi

    AC No. 258 · Bankura
    DR
    Dibyendu Roy
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
17.52 Lakh
Total Electors
8.91 Lakh
Male Electors
8.61 Lakh
Female Electors
1,820
Polling Stations
14.22 Lakh
Votes Polled
81.18%
Turnout
Voter turnout81.18%
EVM votes 14,18,000Postal votes 4,400

About Bankura Lok Sabha Constituency

State
West Bengal
Constituency number
36
Category
General
Districts covered
Bankura, Purulia
Assembly segments
10
Sitting member
Arup Chakraborty
Party
All India Trinamool Congress
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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