Bandwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Bandwan is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 238 Bandwan is composed of the following: Bandwan, Barabazar and Manbazar II community development blocks.
Bandwan is part of No. 33 Jhargram .

Election results

2011

In the 2011 elections, Susanta Besra of CPI defeated his nearest rival Sital Chandra Hembram of Congress.
.# Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Upendra Nath Hansda of CPI won the Banduan assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals Kamala Kanta Mandi of BJP and Birsing Murmu of JMM respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Lakhiram Kisku of CPI defeated Sital Chandra Hembram of Congress in 1996, Birsing Murmu of JMM in 1991 and Ramprasad Hansda of Congress in 1987. Sudhansu Sekhar Majhi of CPI defeated Panchanan Soren, Independent, in 1982, and Budheswar Majhi of Congress in 1977.

1962-1972

Sital Chandra Hembram of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Budheswar Majhi of Congress won in 1969. Kandru Majhi, Independent/ Lok Sewak Sangh, won in 1967 and 1962. Prior to that the Banduan seat was not there.

1951 Barabazar cum Chandil constituency

In independent India’s first election in 1951, there was a constituency entitled Barabazar cum Chandil. The area now covered by Purulia district was then part of Bihar. Bhim Chandra Mahato and Atul Chandra Singh Bhuiya, both of Lok Sewak Sangh, won the joint seat.