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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 289 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Sainthia
Winner — 2026
KRISHNA KANTA SAHA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.6%AITC 43.4%8 others 9.0%
Votes
1,15,054
47.7% share
Winning margin
10,306
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
95.7%
of 2,52,442
A closely fought contest. KRISHNA KANTA SAHA won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA KANTA SAHA | BJP (NDA) | 1,15,054 | 47.7% |
| 2 | NILABATI SAHA |  AITC | 1,04,748 | 43.4% |
| 3 | DEBU CHUNARI | 9,478 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | ARCHANA ANKUR (MONDAL) | 4,174 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | BISWANATH BHALLA | IND | 1,601 | 0.7% |
| 6 | KOUSHIK SAHA | 1,578 | 0.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,551 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SANJAY METE | 1,180 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | ASTAM MAL | AJUP | 1,129 | 0.5% |
| 10 | NABA KUMAR DAS | 682 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 2.6% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
63rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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180th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.7%AITC 43.4%OTH 8.2%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.