Tapan Assembly Election Results 2026

Tapan (ST), a key tribal-reserved constituency in West Bengal’s Dakshin Dinajpur district, has seen a sharp shift in its electoral landscape in recent years. Part of the Balurghat Lok Sabha seat, it is one of 294 Assembly constituencies in the state. In the 2021 Assembly election, the seat witnessed a closely fought contest, with BJP’s Budhrai Tudu emerging victorious. He secured 84,381 votes (45.29%), narrowly defeating TMC’s Kalpana Kisku, who polled 82,731 votes (44.41%). The margin of victory was just 1,650 votes, making it one of the tighter races in the region. RSP candidate Raghu Urow finished a distant third with 12,088 votes (6.49%), while others, including BSP, had a limited impact. In 2016, the constituency had been won by TMC’s Bachchu Hansda, who secured 72,511 votes (42.78%), defeating RSP’s Raghu Urow. BJP was a distant third at the time, indicating a significant rise in its support by 2021. The upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections will be held in two phases on April 23 and 29, with counting scheduled for May 4.

2026 Tapan Assembly Election Results

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Budhrai Tudu
BJP - Won
Votes105,780
Vote %56.66
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Chintamani Biha
AITC - 1st Runner Up
Votes68,793
Vote %36.85
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Bappai Horo
RSP
Votes5,940
Vote %3.18
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Bankim Chandra Toppo
CONG
Votes1,616
Vote %0.87
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Nota
NOTA
Votes1,441
Vote %0.77
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Jyoti Kujur
BSP
Votes922
Vote %0.49
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Arjun Mardi
IND
Votes453
Vote %0.24
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Sukanta Kisku
IND
Votes428
Vote %0.23
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Avijit Baskey
IND
Votes400
Vote %0.21
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Bikash Nona
SUCI(C)
Votes336
Vote %0.18
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Brijesh Hembram
IND
Votes328
Vote %0.18
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Manuel Hansada
AJUP
Votes265
Vote %0.14
Source: PValue
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2021 Tapan Assembly Election Results

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Budhrai Tudu
BJP - Won
Votes84,381
Vote %45.29
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Kalpana Kisku
AITC - 1st Runner Up
Votes82,731
Vote %44.41
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Raghu Urow
RSP
Votes12,088
Vote %6.49
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Bablu Kisku
BSP
Votes2,146
Vote %1.15
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Nota
NOTA
Votes1,703
Vote %0.91
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Albinus Hasda
BMUP
Votes1,315
Vote %0.71
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Nipesh Tirki
KPPU
Votes1,125
Vote %0.60
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Kalicharan Ekka
SUCI
Votes820
Vote %0.44

2016 Tapan Assembly Election Results

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Bachchu Hansda
AITC - Won
Votes72,511
Vote %42.78
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Urow Raghu
RSP - 1st Runner Up
Votes68,110
Vote %40.19
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Krishna Kujur
BJP
Votes20,510
Vote %12.10
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None Of The Above
NOTA
Votes4,101
Vote %2.42
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Bablu Kisku
BSP
Votes1,913
Vote %1.13
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Ekka Kalicharan
SUCI
Votes1,298
Vote %0.77
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Ram Kisku
CPI(ML)(L)
Votes1,045
Vote %0.62