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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 282 · 2026
Kulti
Winner — 2026
AJAY KUMAR PODDAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.4%AITC 40.5%5 others 5.1%
Votes
1,03,570
54.4% share
Winning margin
26,498
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
90.2%
of 2,10,912
A clear win with a 13.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJAY KUMAR PODDAR | BJP (NDA) | 1,03,570 | 54.4% |
| 2 | ABHIJIT GHATAK |  AITC | 77,072 | 40.5% |
| 3 | BHABANI CHARAN ACHARYA | 3,937 | 2.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,539 | 1.3% |
| 5 | RAVI YADAV | 1,555 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | AKHTAR HUSSAIN MD | IND | 1,033 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SHEKHAWAT KHAN | 533 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (263rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 0.4% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
263rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
248th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
19th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.4%AITC 40.5%OTH 3.7%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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