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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 117 · 2026
Rajarhat Gopalpur
Winner — 2026
TARUNJYOTI TEWARI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 51.7%AITC 37.5%11 others 10.8%
Votes
1,01,277
51.7% share
Winning margin
27,757
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
89.5%
of 2,18,980
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
4 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARUNJYOTI TEWARI | BJP (NDA) | 1,01,277 | 51.7% |
| 2 | ADITI MUNSHI |  AITC | 73,520 | 37.6% |
| 3 | SUBHAJIT DASGUPTA | 16,476 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | PARTHA BHAUMIK | 1,653 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,568 | 0.8% |
| 6 | SWAPAN HALDAR | IND | 271 | 0.1% |
| 7 | SUBIR CHAUDHURY | 241 | 0.1% | |
| 8 | TARUN KUMAR TIWARI | IND | 179 | 0.1% |
| 9 | LALU NEYE | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MONIKA MANNA | BNARP | 126 | 0.1% |
| 11 | AVIJIT PODDER | NRPI | 117 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ARINDAM GHOSH | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ACHINTYA GHOSH | IND | 79 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (272nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.7% · max 67.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
272nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
110th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.7%AITC 37.6%CPM 8.4%OTH 1.5%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.19 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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