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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 252 · 2026
Bankura
Winner — 2026
NILADRI SEKHAR DANA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 57.1%AITC 34.5%7 others 8.4%
Votes
1,36,992
57.2% share
Winning margin
54,177
22.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
91.8%
of 2,61,565
Bankura is a safe seat — NILADRI SEKHAR DANA won by 22.6%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NILADRI SEKHAR DANA | BJP (NDA) | 1,36,992 | 57.2% |
| 2 | DR. ANUP MANDAL |  AITC | 82,815 | 34.6% |
| 3 | AVOYANANDA MUKHOPADHYAY | 9,702 | 4.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,533 | 1.5% |
| 5 | ARUP BANERJEE | 2,213 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | LINA GHOSH | 1,553 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | ARUN CHAND | RASLJP | 1,200 | 0.5% |
| 8 | RINKU NANDI | IND | 873 | 0.4% |
| 9 | ASHIK MAHAMMAD KHAN | IND | 450 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (232nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.5% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
232nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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8th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.2%AITC 34.6%OTH 6.7%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.