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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 260 · 2026
Bardhaman Dakshin
Winner — 2026
MOUMITA BISWAS MISRA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.5%AITC 37.7%8 others 9.8%
Votes
1,07,754
52.6% share
Winning margin
30,470
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
92.4%
of 2,22,117
A clear win with a 14.9% margin.
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.46 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOUMITA BISWAS MISRA | BJP (NDA) | 1,07,754 | 52.6% |
| 2 | KHOKAN DAS |  AITC | 77,284 | 37.7% |
| 3 | SUDIPTA GUPTA | 13,137 | 6.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,364 | 1.1% |
| 5 | GOURAB SAMADDAR | 2,060 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | MOUMITA BANERJEE | IND | 746 | 0.4% |
| 7 | PUSPA HANSDA | 534 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | SANTANU DUTTA | IND | 375 | 0.2% |
| 9 | UTPAL DUTTA | 335 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | LUXMI NARAYAN KORA | IND | 234 | 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 (216th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 1.9% · max 39.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
216th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
41st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.6%AITC 37.7%CPM 6.4%OTH 2.1%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.46 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bardhaman Sitabhog - Mihidana🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏺Refractory bricks & similar refractory ceramics🏺Rice Bran Oil & De-oiled Rice Bran🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree
Tomb of Baharam Sakka, Sher Afghan and Nawab Qutbuddin
🏛️MonumentASI
Tomb of Baharam Sakka, Sher Afghan and Nawab Qutbuddin
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.