Bandwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Coordinates: 22°47′0″N 86°30′0″E / 22.78333°N 86.50000°ECoordinates: 22°47′0″N 86°30′0″E / 22.78333°N 86.50000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Constituency No. | 238 |
| Type | Reserved for ST |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 33. Jhargram (ST) |
| Electorate (year) | 223,641 (2011) |
Bandwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (also spelt Banduan) is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 238 Bandwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) is composed of the following: Bandwan, Barabazar and Manbazar II community development blocks.
Bandwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) is part of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).
In the 2011 elections, Susanta Besra of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Sital Chandra Hembram of Congress.
.# Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.
Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 3 (See for details)
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Upendra Nath Hansda of CPI(M) won the Banduan (ST) assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals Kamala Kanta Mandi of BJP and Birsing Murmu of JMM respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Lakhiram Kisku of CPI(M) defeated Sital Chandra Hembram of Congress in 1996, Birsing Murmu of JMM in 1991 and Ramprasad Hansda of Congress in 1987. Sudhansu Sekhar Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Panchanan Soren, Independent, in 1982, and Buddeswar Majhi of Congress in 1977.
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