Baghmundi Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Rahidas Mahato
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Rahidas Mahato
votes
1,12,663
Margin
40,817(17.7%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Rahidas Mahato✓ WinnerBJP1,12,66348.95%
- 2Sushanta MahatoAITC71,84631.22%
- 3Nepal Chandra MahatoINCDeposit lost31,68613.77%
- 4Parimal KumarAll India Forward BlocDeposit lost4,7822.08%
- 5NOTA2,4371.06%
- 6Manoj Kumar MahatoJharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari MorchaDeposit lost1,7570.76%
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- 7Mihir Chandra MahatoINDDeposit lost1,3150.57%
- 8Paritosh Singh BabuSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost1,1270.49%
- 9Tushar MahatoINDDeposit lost9900.43%
- 10Suman Kumar SinghaINDDeposit lost6910.3%
- 11Ujjwal ParamanikINDDeposit lost4330.19%
- 12Pashupati MahatoAmra BangaleeDeposit lost4100.18%
Deposit lost: 9 of 11 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,50,978
- Votes cast
- 2,30,361
- Turnout
- 91.79%
- Polling stations
- 304
incl. service voters
incl. 2,070 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women91.8%
1,10,967 of 1,20,914 voted on EVMs
Men90.2%
1,17,322 of 1,30,060 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 4; 2 voted.
- Candidates11
- Lost deposit9
- NOTA2,437
- Valid votes2,27,700
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Baghmundi?
Rahidas Mahato (BJP) won Baghmundi in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,12,663 votes.
What was the winning margin in Baghmundi?
Rahidas Mahato defeated Sushanta Mahato (AITC) by 40,817 votes.
What was the turnout in Baghmundi in 2026?
91.79% — 2,30,361 of 2,50,978 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 91.8%, men's 90.2%.
How many voters does Baghmundi have?
2,50,978 electors at the 2026 election — 1,30,060 men, 1,20,914 women, 4 third gender (service voters included), and 304 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Baghmundi?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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