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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 216 · 2026
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Winner — 2026
ARUP KUMAR DAS
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.4%AITC 40.7%9 others 3.9%
Votes
1,18,219
55.5% share
Winning margin
31,472
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
93.4%
of 2,28,412
A clear win with a 14.8% margin.
Seat history
4 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.57 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUP KUMAR DAS | BJP (NDA) | 1,18,219 | 55.5% |
| 2 | TARUN KUMAR JANA |  AITC | 86,747 | 40.8% |
| 3 | TEHERAN HOSSAIN | 3,868 | 1.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,288 | 0.6% |
| 5 | RAJ KUMAR SHEET | IND | 906 | 0.4% |
| 6 | MASUD MALLIK | 855 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | RAFIKUL ISLAM | 372 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | HIRALAL MIRDHA | 198 | 0.1% | |
| 9 | BISWAJIT JANA | IND | 166 | 0.1% |
| 10 | TAPAS KUMAR ADHIKARI | IND | 142 | 0.1% |
| 11 | AJITESH PAHARI | IND | 74 | 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 (183rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.7% · max 24.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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183rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
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275th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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202nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.5%AITC 40.8%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.57 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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