Baghmundi
Part of the Purulia Lok Sabha seat.
Rahidas Mahato (Bharatiya Janta Party) won Baghmundi in 2026, 40,817 votes ahead of Sushanta Mahato.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
1,12,663 votes · 48.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SMAll India Trinamool Congress
71,846 votes · 31.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- NMIndian National Congress
31,686 votes · 13.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PKAll India Forward Bloc
4,782 votes · 2.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MMJharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha
1,757 votes · 0.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MMIndependent
1,315 votes · 0.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PBSocialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist)
1,127 votes · 0.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- TMIndependent
990 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SSIndependent
691 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- UPIndependent
433 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PMAmra Bangalee
410 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
240 · Baghmundi
General2,50,978 registered voters · 11 candidates · 40,817 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Rahidas Mahato
BJP · Male · 1,12,663 votes (48.95%) · 40,817 ahead of Sushanta Mahato
- 91.79%
- Turnout
- 2,30,361
- Votes cast
- 2,27,700
- Valid votes
- 2,437
- None of the above
- 1,20,914
- Women electors
1,17,322 men and 1,10,967 women voted in person, plus 2,070 postal ballots. 224 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 320.
- BJP1,12,6631,101 postal48.95%
- Sushanta MahatoMale
AITC71,846453 postal31.22% 
INC31,686220 postal13.77%- Parimal KumarMaleAIFBLion4,78247 postal2.08%
- None of the aboveNOTA2,4371.06%
JLKM1,7574 postal0.76%- INDShip1,3153 postal0.57%
- SUCIBattery Torch1,1275 postal0.49%
- Tushar MahatoMaleINDGas cylinder9901 postal0.43%
- INDPan6911 postal0.30%
- Ujjwal ParamanikMaleINDBat4330.19%
- Pashupati MahatoMaleAMBBoat with man and sail4102 postal0.18%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is each count's share of all the votes in this list, including None of the above.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.