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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2026

Kashipur-Belgachhia

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Winner — 2026

RITESH TIWARI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.3%AITC 44.2%13 others 10.5%
Votes
68,368
45.4% share
Winning margin
1,651
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
89.8%
of 1,68,019

Kashipur-Belgachhia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,651 votes separated winner from runner-up.

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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RITESH TIWARI
BJP
BJP (NDA)
68,36845.4%
2
ATIN GHOSH
AITC
66,71744.3%
3
RAJENDRA GUPTA
CPM
11,1517.4%
4
TARAK PAL
INC
1,3400.9%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,2500.8%
6
DAYA RAM JAISWARA
BSP
3700.3%
7
SOUMYA CHATTOPADHYAY
IND
2890.2%
8
NILRATAN NAIYA
SUCI
2150.1%
9
SURAJIT GUPTA
IND
1860.1%
10
TAPAS SARDAR
IND
1540.1%
11
PHOOLTUSHY DUTTA
JASP
1490.1%
12
BIVASH DAS
IND
1240.1%
13
HARSH GUPTA
NRPI
950.1%
14
BINAY SINGH
IND
690.1%
15
ARAFAT SEKH
IND
650.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (269th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.1% · max 36.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
269th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
106th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.4%AITC 44.3%CPM 7.4%OTH 2.0%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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🏺Kids wear/ Readymade Garments🏷️Leather goodsGI
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Gun and Shell Factory Museum

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