Baghmundi Assembly constituency

Baghmundi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Baghmundi Assembly constituency

Baghmundi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

Baghmundi Assembly constituency

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.

Baghmundi Assembly constituency is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Baghmundi Assembly constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2011</td><td>Nepal Mahata</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Sushanta Mahato</td><td></td><td>Trinamool Congress</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>Sushanta Mahato</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Subodh Kant Gope</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>Parimal Kumar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Nepal Mahata</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JLKM</td><td>Manoj Kumar Mahato</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>Susanta Mahato</td><td>75,905</td><td>36.79</td><td>−5.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AJSU</td><td>Asutosh Mahato</td><td>61,936</td><td>30.02</td><td>+29.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Nepal Mahato</td><td>51,046</td><td>24.74</td><td>−42.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>Debranjan Mahato</td><td>11,842</td><td>5.74</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMB</td><td>Pashupati Mahato</td><td>2,000</td><td>0.97</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SUCI(C)</td><td>Mrityunjoy Singh Babu</td><td>1,188</td><td>0.58</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>2,386</td><td>1.16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>13,969</td><td>6.77</td><td>+2.2</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>206,303</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AITC gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Nepal Mahato</td><td>88,707</td><td>47.16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>Samir Mahato</td><td>80,120</td><td>42.59</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Jyotirmay Singh Mahato</td><td>11,219</td><td>5.96</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMB</td><td>Pasupati Mahato</td><td>2,047</td><td>1.09</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AJSU</td><td>Subal Prasad</td><td>1,863</td><td>0.99</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rabindra Nath Sin Mura</td><td>1,102</td><td>0.59</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SUCI(C)</td><td>Mrityunjoy Singh Babu</td><td>1,016</td><td>0.54</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>2,029</td><td>1.08</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>8,587</td><td>4.57</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>188,103</td><td>84.18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Nepal Mahata</td><td>77,458</td><td>49.48</td><td>−2.00</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>Mangal Mahato</td><td>59,814</td><td>38.21</td><td>+2.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AJSU</td><td>Rakesh Mahato</td><td>10,797</td><td>6.90</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>156,549</td><td>81.54</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.33#</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

.# Swing calculated on Congress and Forward Bloc vote percentages in 2006 in the now defunct Jhalda constituency.