In the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, Dr. Pranat Tudu of the Bharatiya Janata Party secured a decisive victory in Binpur (Assembly Constituency 237). He defeated Trinamool Congress candidate Birbaha Hansda by a margin of 22,977 votes. Tudu garnered 1,07,238 votes after all 22 rounds of counting, while Hansda polled 84,261 votes.
Constituency Profile
Binpur (ST), Assembly Constituency No. 237, is located in the Jhargram sub-division of Paschim Medinipur district. It lies in South Bengal's deep Jangalmahal region, bordering Jharkhand to the west and Odisha to the south. The constituency encompasses Binpur I and II community development blocks, featuring densely forested, hilly terrain with sal forests, the Subarnarekha river basin, and scattered tribal settlements. The electorate of approximately 216,000 is predominantly composed of Santhal, Munda, Ho, and other Scheduled Tribe communities, whose economy is based on subsistence agriculture and forest resources.
Key Voter Concerns
Major issues for voters include land rights under the Forest Rights Act, effective implementation of MGNREGA, access to drinking water, tribal-specific welfare schemes, road connectivity in remote forest zones, and resolution of displacement grievances from the Jangalmahal conflict period. Binpur is a classic Jangalmahal-sensitive constituency: once Maoist-disturbed, it has now stabilized under TMC rule. The constituency recorded a high turnout of 85.6 percent, reflecting a deeply bipolar contest among TMC, BJP, and Left parties.
Historical Context
In the 2021 assembly elections, TMC's Debnath Hansda won Binpur by a massive margin of 39,494 votes (approximately 21.3 percent margin from a total of 185,493 votes). That overwhelming victory made Binpur a safe TMC seat and the most decisive TMC win in the Jangalmahal belt. It served as a barometer of tribal consolidation under TMC in the Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency. However, the 2026 results indicate a significant shift, with the BJP making substantial inroads into this previously TMC stronghold.
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