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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 51 · 2026

English Bazar

Winner — 2026

AMLAN BHADURI (BURO)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 65.6%AITC 25.7%11 others 8.8%
Votes
1,54,096
65.7% share
Winning margin
93,784
40.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
94.1%
of 2,49,659

English Bazar is a safe seat — AMLAN BHADURI (BURO) won by 40.0%.

Seat history

4 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.60 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMLAN BHADURI (BURO)
BJP (NDA)
1,54,09665.7%
2
ASIS KUNDU (PATA)
AITC
60,31225.7%
3
AMBAR MITRA
7,1223.0%
4
ALAM MASUD
6,9293.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,7270.7%
6
SAFIUL HOQUE
IND
1,4020.6%
7
NITISH KUMAR MANDAL
7490.3%
8
FIROJ RAHAMAN
IND
7270.3%
9
SANAT DUTTA
IND
4950.2%
10
NARESH PAL
IND
3120.1%
11
MD UNUSH ALI
AJUP
2620.1%
12
GAUTAM SARKAR
2180.1%
13
ASAMAY MANDAL
IND
2090.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (142nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
40.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.3% · max 47.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
142nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
286th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
139th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 65.7%AITC 25.7%OTH 7.8%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.60 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%

What's nearby?

37 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Gauḍa

Gauḍa

Heritage SiteWikidata
Baisgazi Wall

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Baisgazi Wall

Baisgazi Wall

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Baisgazi Wall

Baraduari Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque

Baraduari Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Baraduari Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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