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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 249 · 2026Reserved (ST)

Ranibandh

Winner — 2026

KSHUDIRAM TUDU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.3%AITC 33.2%12 others 11.5%
Votes
1,31,145
55.4% share
Winning margin
52,269
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
93.0%
of 2,55,198

Ranibandh is a safe seat — KSHUDIRAM TUDU won by 22.1%.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KSHUDIRAM TUDU
BJP (NDA)
1,31,14555.4%
2
TANUSHREE HANSDA
AITC
78,87633.3%
3
DEBLINA HEMBRAM
13,2005.6%
NOTA
NOTA
3,8841.6%
5
GURUPADA SARDAR
1,8090.8%
6
SARASWATI SARDAR
IND
1,7460.7%
7
MONORANJAN BESRA
APoI
1,2950.6%
8
BABURAM KISKU
IND
1,1250.5%
9
SURAJIT BASKEY
IND
1,1080.5%
10
RANJAN LAL TUDU
8990.4%
11
FULCHAND HANSDA
IND
6720.3%
12
MAHESWAR BESRA
AJUP
4100.2%
13
GOPAL CHANDRA KISKU
IND
3760.2%
14
GOUR HEMBRAM
IND
2830.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (199th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.9% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
199th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
2nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.4%AITC 33.3%CPM 5.6%OTH 4.1%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.23 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%

What's nearby?

12 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
A Mound and a Statue of Surya

A Mound and a Statue of Surya

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A Mound and a Statue of Surya

A Mound and a Statue of Surya

A Mound and a Statue of Surya

🏛️MonumentASI

A Mound and a Statue of Surya

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A Mound with Statues of Ganesh and Nandi

🏛️MonumentASI

A Mound with Statues of Ganesh and Nandi

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A Mound with Statues of Ganesh and Nandi

🏛️MonumentASI

A Mound with Statues of Ganesh and Nandi

A Mound with a Jain Statue

A Mound with a Jain Statue

🏛️MonumentASI

A Mound with a Jain Statue

A Mound with a Jain Statue

A Mound with a Jain Statue

🏛️MonumentASI

A Mound with a Jain Statue

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A Mound with an image of Nandi

🏛️MonumentASI

A Mound with an image of Nandi

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A Mound with an image of Nandi

🏛️MonumentASI

A Mound with an image of Nandi

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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