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{{Short description|West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Baghmundi
| type= SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Baghmundi.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Baghmundi Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Sushanta Mahato]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Purulia district|Purulia]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Purulia]]
| constituency_no = 240
| established = 2011
| electors = 191,991
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

'''Baghmundi Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Purulia district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 240 Baghmundi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Jhalda]] municipality; [[Jhalda I (community development block)|Jhalda I]] and [[Baghmundi (community development block)|Baghmundi]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]]; Hetgugui and Sirkabad [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Arsha (community development block)|Arsha]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 |access-date=2011-01-27 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 }}</ref>

Baghmundi Assembly constituency is part of No. 35 [[Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Nepal Mahata]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Sushanta Mahato]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Baghmundi}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sushanta Mahato
|party = Trinamool Congress
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rahidas Mahato
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Parimal Kumar
|party = All India Forward Bloc
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|candidate = [[Nepal Mahato]]
|party = Indian National Congress
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Manoj Kumar Mahato
|party = Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha
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|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party = None of the above (India)
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{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin
|title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2021]]: Baghmundi<ref name=1vidhansabha2021>{{cite web | url = https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/baghmundi-west-bengal-election-result-2021 | title = Baghmundi Election Result 2021 | publisher = Times Now News.com |access-date =18 May 2021 }}</ref><ref name=2vidhansabha2021>{{cite web | url = https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS25240.htm?ac=240 | title = Assembly Election Result 2021 – West Bengal, Baghmundi | publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date =18 May 2021 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate= Susanta Mahato |votes=75,905|percentage=36.79|change=-5.24}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All Jharkhand Students Union|candidate= Asutosh Mahato |votes=61,936|percentage=30.02|change=+29.03}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Nepal Mahata|Nepal Mahato]] |votes=51,046|percentage= 24.74|change=-42.49}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= All India Forward Bloc||candidate=Debranjan Mahato |votes=11,842|percentage=5.74|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= Amra Bangalee||candidate= Pashupati Mahato|votes=2,000|percentage=0.97|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)||candidate= Mrityunjoy Singh Babu|votes=1,188|percentage=0.58|change=}}
{{Election box candidate||party=NOTA|candidate=None of the above|votes=2,386|percentage=1.16|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=13,969|percentage=6.77|change=+2.2}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=206,303 |percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin
|title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Baghmundi<ref name=1vidhansabha2016>{{cite web | url = https://resultuniversity.com/election/baghmundi-west-bengal-assembly-constituency| title= Baghmundi| work= 2016 Legislative Assembly Election| publisher = Result University |access-date =18 May 2021}}</ref><ref name=2vidhansabha2016>{{cite web | url = http://infoelections.com/infoelection/electionresult/index.php/home/state-assembly-constituency/west-bengal-election-result/862-Baghmundiassembly_election_result_2016.html| title= Baghmundi| work= Assembly Election Result 2016 Live| publisher = InfoElections |access-date =18 May 2021}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Nepal Mahato]]
|votes = 88,707
|percentage = 47.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Samir Mahato
|votes = 80,120
|percentage = 42.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Jyotirmay Singh Mahato]]
|votes = 11,219
|percentage = 5.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Amra Bangalee
|candidate = Pasupati Mahato
|votes = 2,047
|percentage = 1.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All Jharkhand Students Union
|candidate = Subal Prasad
|votes = 1,863
|percentage = 0.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rabindra Nath Sin Mura
|votes = 1,102
|percentage = 0.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Mrityunjoy Singh Babu
|votes = 1,016
|percentage = 0.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,029
|percentage = 1.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 8,587
|percentage = 4.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 188,103
|percentage = 84.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Baghmundi<ref>{{cite web |url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25240.htm |title = Baghmundi |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-22 |archive-date = 16 May 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110516050833/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25240.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=240| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526070213/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=240| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 26 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Baghmundi| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_6th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Baghmundi |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2011-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030813/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_6th_phase.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-12 }}</ref> }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Nepal Mahato|Nepal Mahata]]|votes=77,458|percentage=49.48|change=-2.00}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=Mangal Mahato|votes=59,814|percentage=38.21|change=+2.33}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All Jharkhand Students Union|candidate=Rakesh Mahato|votes=10,797|percentage=6.90|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=156,549|percentage=81.54|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = -4.33#
}}
{{Election box end}}
<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress and Forward Bloc vote percentages in 2006 in the now defunct [[Jhalda Assembly constituency|Jhalda]] constituency.</small>

==References==
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{{Purulia topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Purulia district]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2011]]

Baghmundi Assembly constituency - Revision history

Nawraj at 12:08, 25 April 2026