West Bengal polls: Bandwan constituency picked a TMC candidate in 2016

The Bandwan (ST) constituency is currently
held by Trinamool Congress candidate Rajib Lochan Saren who defeated Susanta
Besra of the CPI(M) in 2016. The seat, one of West Bengal’s 294 assembly
constituencies, falls under the Jhargram (ST) Lok Sabha constituency.

BJP MP Kunar Hembram currently holds the
Jhargram (ST) Lok Sabha seat, defeating Birbaha Soren of the Trinamool Congress
in the 2019 General Elections.

The Bandwan (ST) seat is one reserved for
the Scheduled Tribe category. The seat, over the years, has seen a multi
cornered contest, with the most prominent political sides to hold the
constituency being CPI(M), Congress as well as the JMM. The Bandwan (ST)
constituency came into existence in 1962, and has since been held by Congress
four times, and by CPI(M) seven times. JMM (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha), who came
close to winning the seat in 1991 and 2001, were ultimately unable to succeed.

Here are a few details about the Bandwan
(ST) constituency seat:

Lok Sabha constituency: Jhargram (ST)

2016 candidates: Rajib Lochan Saren
(Trinamool Congress), Susanta Besra (CPIM), Lasben Baskey (BJP), Kamalakanta
Baskey (BJP), Bharat Singh (IND), Manohar Tudu (AMB, Jalim Chandra Saren
(AJSUP), Prakash Mandi (IND), Sukumar Tudu (SUCI), Sadhuram Saren (AKBJHP)

2021 candidates: N/A

Sitting MLA, party: Rajib Lochan Saren,
Trinamool Congress

Winning margin: 20,307

Runner up name, party: Susanta Besra,
CPI(M)

Number of voters in 2016: 2,18,059

Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 85.16%

Number of women voters in 2016: 1,25,726

Number of polling booths: 332