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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 189 · 2026
Chandannagar
Winner — 2026
Deepanjan Kumar Guha
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.1%AITC 38.9%10 others 15.0%
Votes
86,273
46.2% share
Winning margin
13,441
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
91.9%
of 2,03,795
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deepanjan Kumar Guha | BJP (NDA) | 86,273 | 46.2% |
| 2 | Indranil Sen |  AITC | 72,832 | 39.0% |
| 3 | Monish Panda | 22,760 | 12.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,016 | 1.1% |
| 5 | Ratan Kumar Golder | 1,112 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | Surajit Majumdar | IND | 663 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SANJOY MATABBAR | IND | 414 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Praloy Mukherjee | IND | 211 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Kumud Mondal | 189 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | Ashish Chandra Gupta | HSP | 157 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Sahariar Mullick | AJUP | 156 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Rohit Sarkar | BNJD | 126 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (228th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 1.3% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
228th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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50th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.2%AITC 39.0%CPM 12.2%OTH 1.6%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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