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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 115 · 2026
Rajarhat New Town
Winner — 2026
PIYUSH KANODIA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.2%AITC 42.0%12 others 15.8%
Votes
1,06,564
42.2% share
Winning margin
316
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
94.4%
of 2,67,716
Rajarhat New Town was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 316 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIYUSH KANODIA | BJP (NDA) | 1,06,564 | 42.2% |
| 2 | TAPASH CHATTERJEE |  AITC | 1,06,248 | 42.1% |
| 3 | SAPTARSHI DEB | 32,246 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | SK NIZAMUDDIN | 1,885 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,792 | 0.7% |
| 6 | NARAYAN MANDAL | IND | 1,227 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SUJAN SARDAR | IND | 768 | 0.3% |
| 8 | ASHUTOSH PAUL | NRPI | 484 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ASHIT DHALI | IND | 313 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RAJIB SARKAR | IND | 313 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ABHIMANYU SHANDILYA | IND | 220 | 0.1% |
| 12 | FIRDAUS ALI MOLLA | AJUP | 210 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SUNIL NASKAR | 178 | 0.1% | |
| 14 | SHUBHANKAR MONDAL | 112 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (130th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.1% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
130th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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151st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.2%AITC 42.1%CPM 12.8%OTH 2.3%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.50 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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