Back to West Bengal 2026 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Rajganj
Winner — 2026
DINESH SARKAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.9%AITC 41.4%12 others 7.7%
Votes
1,14,657
51.1% share
Winning margin
21,477
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
97.4%
of 2,31,186
A clear win with a 9.6% margin.
Seat history
1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINESH SARKAR | BJP (NDA) | 1,14,657 | 51.1% |
| 2 | SWAPNA BARMAN |  AITC | 93,180 | 41.5% |
| 3 | KHARENDRA NATH ROY | 6,371 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | SANJIB ROY | IND | 1,594 | 0.7% |
| 5 | TUSHAR KANTI ROY | 1,460 | 0.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,322 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RADHU MANDAL | 1,232 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | ANANTA KUMAR ROY | 1,054 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | PRAKASH CHANDRA ROY | IND | 999 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SWAPNA BARMAN | IND | 932 | 0.4% |
| 11 | BAPI ROY | IND | 625 | 0.3% |
| 12 | KUNAL ROY | IND | 338 | 0.1% |
| 13 | HARENDRANATH ROY | AMB | 308 | 0.1% |
| 14 | JAGADISH CHANDRA ROY | KPPU | 307 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.0% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
7th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
212th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.1%AITC 41.5%OTH 6.8%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane Furniture🏺Plywood & Allied Products🏺Steel Furniture🏺Tea🏺Wood Carving🏺Wooden Furniture
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.