Lok Sabha constituency 36, West Bengal

Bankura

Arup Chakraborty (AITC) won the 2024 election by 32,778 votes, taking 44.30% of the vote to Dr. Subhas Sarkar (BJP)'s 42.10%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerAITCArup Chakraborty, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202444.30%runner-up 42.10%
Winning margin, 202432,7782.26% of votes cast
Elections on record4AITC 2, BJP 1, CPM 1

Result by result

2009 CPM 4,69,223 47.7% vs 36.7%2014 AITC 4,83,455 39.1% vs 31.1%2019 BJP 6,75,319 49.2% vs 36.5%2024 AITC 6,41,813 44.3% vs 42.1%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2024Lok SabhaBankura
Seat 36
Arup Chakraborty
AITC
6,41,813
44.3%
Dr. Subhas Sarkar
BJP
6,09,035
42.1%
32,778 votes
2.26%
81.3%
2019Lok SabhaBankura
Seat 36
Dr. Subhas Sarkar
BJP
6,75,319
49.2%
Subrata Mukherjee
AITC
5,00,986
36.5%
1,74,333 votes
12.71%
83.2%
2014Lok SabhaBankura
Seat 36
Sreemati Dev Varma (MOON MOON SEN)
AITC
4,83,455
39.1%
Acharia Basudeb
CPM
3,84,949
31.1%
98,506 votes
7.97%
82.2%
2009Lok SabhaBankura
Seat 36
Acharia Basudeb
CPM
4,69,223
47.7%
Subrata Mukherjee
INC
3,61,421
36.7%
1,07,802 votes
10.95%
77.6%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.