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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 275 · 2026
Pandabeswar
Winner — 2026
JITENDRA KUMAR TEWARI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.0%AITC 45.2%10 others 8.9%
Votes
80,501
46.1% share
Winning margin
1,398
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
92.9%
of 1,88,499
Pandabeswar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,398 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JITENDRA KUMAR TEWARI | BJP (NDA) | 80,501 | 46.1% |
| 2 | NARENDRANATH CHAKRABORTY |  AITC | 79,103 | 45.3% |
| 3 | PRABIR KUMAR MONDAL | 8,048 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | SAWANA KHATUN | IND | 1,897 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,289 | 0.7% |
| 6 | UTTAM KUMAR ROY | 1,273 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | SUMAN BHATTACHARJEE | IND | 989 | 0.6% |
| 8 | LAKSHMINARAYAN BAURI | IND | 529 | 0.3% |
| 9 | DANA GOSWAMI | 360 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | RAJIA BIBI | IND | 321 | 0.2% |
| 11 | JUBED SEKH | AJUP | 252 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PANKAJ MITRA | IND | 150 | 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 (201st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.8% · max 47.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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201st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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136th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.1%AITC 45.3%OTH 7.9%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 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?
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