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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bankura
| 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/Bankura.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Bankura Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Niladri Sekhar Dana]]
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Bankura district|Bankura]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bankura Lok Sabha constituency|Bankura]]
| constituency_no = 252
| established = 1951
| electors = 2,60,886
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

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

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 252 Bankura Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Bankura]] municipality; [[Bankura I (community development block)|Bankura I]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]]; and Junbedia, Mankanali and Purandarpur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Bankura II (community development block)|Bankura II]] 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=2011-04-03 |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>

Bankura Assembly constituency is part of No. 36 [[Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|Rakhahari Chatterjee
|{{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha}}
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Shishuram Mandal
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Anath Bandhu Roy
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Aboni Bhattacharya
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|S. Mitra
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|Bireshwar Ghosh
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|rowspan="2"|Kashinath Misra
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Partha De
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|Kashinath Misra
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|rowspan="3"|Partha De
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=3|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|Kashinath Misra
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|Partha De
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|Kashinath Misra
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|2012^
|Minati Misra
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|[[Shampa Daripa]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Niladri Sekhar Dana]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

* ^ by-election

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Bankura}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Niladri Sekhar Dana|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=1,36,992{{formatnum:}}|percentage=58.23|change=+14.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Dr. Anup Mandal|party=Trinamool Congress|votes=82,815{{formatnum:}}|percentage=35.20|change=-7.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Avoyananda Mukhopadhyay|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=9,702{{formatnum:}}|percentage=4.12|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Arup Banerjee|party=Indian National Congress|votes=2,213{{formatnum:}}|percentage=0.94|change=-5.37}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes=3,533{{formatnum:}}|percentage=1.50|change=+22.36}}
{{Election box majority||votes=54,177{{formatnum:}}|percentage=23.03|change=+22.36}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=2,35,255{{formatnum:}}|percentage=90.17|change=+9.38}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin| title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Bankura}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Niladri Sekhar Dana]]
|votes = 95,466
|percentage = 43.79
|change = {{increase}}33.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Sayantika Banerjee]]
|votes = 93,998
|percentage = 43.12
|change = {{increase}}0.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Radharani Banerjee
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 13,764
|percentage = 6.31
|change = {{decrease}}37.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 4,507
|percentage = 2.07
|change = {{decrease}}0.27
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 1,468
|percentage = 0.67
|change = {{increase}}0.07
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,17,986
|percentage = 80.79
|change = {{increase}}0.35
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Bankura<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25252.htm |title = Bankura |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/20110516050840/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25252.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=252| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526072412/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=252| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 26 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Bankura | publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 }}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Bankura |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2011-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030706/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-12 }}</ref> }}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Shampa Daripa
|votes = 83,486
|percentage = 43.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Trinamool Congress|candidate=Minati Mishra|votes=82,457|percentage=42.90|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Subhas Sarkar]]|votes=20,571|percentage=10.70|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 4,607
|percentage = 2.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Swapan Nag
|votes = 2,138
|percentage = 1.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Lal Mohan Malla|votes=1,999|percentage=1.00|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Rabindra Hansda
|votes = 1,399
|percentage = 0.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 1,029
|percentage = 0.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,96,657|percentage=80.44|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

<small>.# Swing calculated on [[Left Front (West Bengal)|LF]]+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.</small>

=== By-election 2012===
In 2012, a by-election was necessitated by the death of sitting Trinamool Congress MLA Kashinath Misra . Minati Misra of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Nilanjan Dasgupta of CPI(M) by 15,138 votes.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120616/jsp/bengal/story_15617781.jsp#.T9yfZZh-4vs| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120619061732/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120616/jsp/bengal/story_15617781.jsp#.T9yfZZh-4vs| url-status = dead| archive-date = 19 June 2012| title = Trinamul wins bypolls but edge thins | publisher =The Telegraph, 16 June 2012 |access-date = 2012-06-16 }}</ref>

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Bankura<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto2"/> }}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Kashinath Misra
|votes = 93,835
|percentage = 53.93
|change = +9.62#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Pratip Mukherjee
|votes = 63,745
|percentage = 37.03
|change = -8.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Anil Ghosh
|votes = 5,732
|percentage = 3.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Swapan Kumar Mondal
|votes = 3,112
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Anil Pal
|votes = 1,877
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bijoy Chandra Mondal
|votes = 1,789
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)
|candidate = Jabbar Sekh
|votes = 1,783
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bhakta Ranjan Nayak
|votes = 1,281
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 172,154
|percentage = 80.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 17.87#
}}
{{Election box end}}
<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]], [[Partha De]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Bankura assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Kashinath Mishra of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kashinath Mishra of Trinamool Congress defeated Partha De of CPI(M) in 2001. Partha De of CPI(M) defeated Asis Chakraborty of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996, and Kashinath Mishra of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Kashinath Mishra of Congress defeated Partha De of CPI(M) in 1982. Partha De of CPI(M) defeated Anandi Kundu of [[Janata Party]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp251.htm |title = 251 - Bankura Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-04-03 }}</ref>

===1952-1972===
Kashinath Mishra of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Bireshwar Ghosh of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in 1969. S.Mitra of Congress won in 1967. Aboni Bhattacharya of CPI won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]]. Bankura had a dual seat in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]]. It was won by Shishuram Mandal and Anath Bandhu Roy, both of Congress. Rakhahari Chatterjee of [[Hindu Mahasabha]] won in [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1952]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp |title=Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections |access-date=2011-04-03 |work=General Election Results and Statistics |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=2010-10-05 }}</ref>

==References==
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Bankura Assembly constituency - Revision history

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