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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 258 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Sonamukhi
Winner — 2026
DIBAKAR GHARAMI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.0%AITC 38.8%8 others 9.2%
Votes
1,15,549
52.1% share
Winning margin
29,410
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
94.0%
of 2,36,292
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIBAKAR GHARAMI | BJP (NDA) | 1,15,549 | 52.1% |
| 2 | KALLOL SAHA |  AITC | 86,139 | 38.8% |
| 3 | AJIT RAY | 10,537 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | SUJOY SARKAR | IND | 2,302 | 1.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,061 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SUDHAN RAJAK | IND | 1,926 | 0.9% |
| 7 | RAHUL BAURI | 1,837 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | SANTU BAURI | IND | 609 | 0.3% |
| 9 | DILIP KUMAR SAHA | 480 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | ANANDA ANKURE | IND | 412 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (149th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 2.2% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
149th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
82nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.1%AITC 38.8%OTH 8.2%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.