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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 39 · 2026
Balurghat
Winner — 2026
BIDYUT KUMAR ROY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 60.3%AITC 30.3%12 others 9.4%
Votes
95,697
60.5% share
Winning margin
47,576
30.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
94.9%
of 1,67,310
Balurghat is a safe seat — BIDYUT KUMAR ROY won by 30.1%.
Seat history
1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIDYUT KUMAR ROY | BJP (NDA) | 95,697 | 60.5% |
| 2 | ARPITA GHOSH |  AITC | 48,121 | 30.4% |
| 3 | ARNAB CHOWDHURY | 8,593 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | PRADIP KUMAR MITRA | 1,648 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,444 | 0.9% |
| 6 | JOGESH CHANDRA MURMU | 629 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | MITHUN BARMAN | IND | 512 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SUSHIL MARDI | IND | 460 | 0.3% |
| 9 | NAMITA MAHANTA (POLI) | 299 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | PRADYUT KUMAR SAHA | IND | 290 | 0.2% |
| 11 | DIPANKAR BARMAN | IND | 194 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DULAL BARMAN | IND | 175 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MASUMA KHATUN | AJUP | 122 | 0.1% |
| 14 | NAROTTAM SAHA | AMB | 112 | 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 (104th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.4% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
104th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
245th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
85th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.5%AITC 30.4%RSP 5.4%OTH 2.8%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
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