Ranibandh is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.
| Ranibandh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 249 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Ranibandh Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| LS constituency | Bankura |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 200,735 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 249 Ranibandh Assembly constituency (ST) is composed of the following: Ranibandh, Hirbandh and Khatra community development blocks.[1]
Ranibandh Assembly constituency is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jyotsna Mandi | 90,928 | 43.00 | ||
| BJP | Khudiram Tudu | 86,989 | 41.00 | ||
| CPI(M) | Deblina Hembram | 20,057 | 10.00 | ||
| Independent | Biswanath Sardar | 4,807 | 2.00 | ||
| NOTA (None of the above) + Rest of the candidates | ~8,400 | 4.00 | |||
| Majority | 3,939 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jyotsna Mandi | 92,181 | 47.48 |  7.26 | |
| CPI(M) | Deblina Hembram | 68,868 | 35.48 |  8.77 | |
| BJP | Khudiram Tudu | 18,720 | 9.64 | 5.86 | |
| Turnout | 194,129 | 83.90 | 0.87 | ||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Deblina Hembram | 75,338 | 44.25 | -1.10 | |
| AITC | Falguni Hembram | 68,529 | 40.22 | # | |
| JHAP | Aditya Kisku | 10,950 | 6.43 | ||
| BJP | Lakshmikanta Sardar | 6,447 | 3.78 | ||
| Independent | Biswanath Tudu | 5,407 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Sudhir Kumar Murmu | 2,580 | |||
| JVM(P) | Krishnapada Mandi | 107 | |||
| Turnout | 170,373 | 84.87 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | # | |||
.# Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Deblina Hembram of CPI(M) won the Ranibandh assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Aditya Kisku of Jharkhand Party (Naren). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Makar Tudu of CPI(M) defeated Gopinath Saren of JMM in 2001. Deblina Hembram of CPI(M) defeated Anil Hansda of Congress in 1996. Arati Hembram of CPI(M) defeated Sudarsan Baskey of Congress in 1991. Rampada Mandi of CPI(M) defeated Chandra Mohan Murmu of Congress in 1987, Jaleswar Saren, Independent, in 1982. Suchand Soren of CPI(M) defeated Jadunath Murmu of Janata Party in 1977.[7]
1962-1972
Amala Saren of Congress won in 1972. Suchand Saren of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. B. Hembran of Congress in 1967. Jaleswar Hansda of CPI won in 1962. Prior to that the Ranibandh seat did not exist.[8]