Kashipur Assembly Election Results 2026

Hura (GEN), Assembly Constituency No. 247 per ECI delimitation, lies in Bankura district's southern fringe in South Bengal, bordering Puruliya district. The constituency encompasses Hura community development block and adjacent areas, characterized by laterite plateaux, scrubland, and rainfed agriculture. With approximately 248,000 electors, the population includes a mix of OBC Kurmi-Mahato communities, SC groups, and minority tribal populations predominantly engaged in rainfed paddy cultivation, forest-edge agriculture, and seasonal labour. Key voter concerns include drought and water scarcity (a laterite upland zone), irrigation infrastructure under the Mukutmanipur dam network, rural employment, electricity supply in remote hamlets, poor road connectivity, and healthcare access. Historically a Left Front-leaning constituency, Hura shifted toward BJP in the 2019–21 period reflecting the Jangalmahal-fringe rightward movement across southern Bankura. In the 2021 elections, BJP's Susanta Bauri defeated TMC's candidate with a moderate margin, reflecting the BJP surge in Bankura's southern rural belt in a high-turnout polarized contest. A marginal-to-leaning BJP seat; any TMC welfare-scheme consolidation or split in BJP's OBC voter base could make Hura competitive in 2026. It falls under Bishnupur Lok Sabha and is significant for BJP's hold on the laterite southern belt of Bankura.

2026 Kashipur Assembly Election Results

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Kamala Kanta Hansda
BJP - Won
Votes106,571
Vote %50.28
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Soumen Beltharia
AITC - 1st Runner Up
Votes85,295
Vote %40.24
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Bauri Sulekha
CPI(M)
Votes10,818
Vote %5.10
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Nota
NOTA
Votes2,797
Vote %1.32
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Subhas Chandra Mahata
CONG
Votes2,304
Vote %1.09
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Dipak Mahato
SUCI(C)
Votes1,476
Vote %0.70
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Subhadip Paramanik
IND
Votes1,148
Vote %0.54
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Mihir Kumar Bauri
IND
Votes1,022
Vote %0.48
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Shantipriya Saren
IND
Votes543
Vote %0.26
Source: PValue
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2021 Kashipur Assembly Election Results

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KAMALAKANTA HANSDA
BJP - Won
Votes92,938
Vote %47.69
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SWAPAN KUMAR BELTHARIA
AITC - 1st Runner Up
Votes85,551
Vote %43.90
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MALLIKA MAHATA
CPI(M)
Votes10,927
Vote %5.61
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NOTA
NOTA
Votes2,401
Vote %1.23
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DIPAK MAHATO
SUCI
Votes2,269
Vote %1.16
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NARENDRA NATH MAHATA
AMB
Votes806
Vote %0.41

2016 Kashipur Assembly Election Results

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Swapan Kumar Beltharia
AITC - Won
Votes87,483
Vote %48.71
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Sudin Kisku
CPM - 1st Runner Up
Votes67,905
Vote %37.81
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Kamalakanta Hansda
BJP
Votes11,485
Vote %6.39
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Dipendu Mahato (Dipu)
JMM
Votes3,069
Vote %1.71
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Dipak Mahato
SUCI
Votes2,948
Vote %1.64
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None Of The Above
NOTA
Votes2,727
Vote %1.52
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Baidyanath Hasda
JDP
Votes2,249
Vote %1.25
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Bauri Rajesh
BSP
Votes1,729
Vote %0.96