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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2026
Dinhata
Winner — 2026
AJAY RAY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 51.6%AITC 45.0%7 others 3.4%
Votes
1,38,255
51.6% share
Winning margin
17,447
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
96.4%
of 2,78,074
A clear win with a 6.5% margin.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJAY RAY | BJP (NDA) | 1,38,255 | 51.6% |
| 2 | UDAYAN GUHA |  AITC | 1,20,808 | 45.1% |
| 3 | BIKAS MANDAL | 3,042 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,814 | 0.7% |
| 5 | HARIHAR ROY SINGHA | 1,608 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | PRABIR KUMAR ROY SARKAR | IND | 1,166 | 0.4% |
| 7 | PAMPA RAY BARMAN | IND | 506 | 0.2% |
| 8 | AJIJUL HOQUE | 432 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | ANIMESH BARMAN | IND | 294 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (30th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.0% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
30th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
262nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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169th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.6%AITC 45.1%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.63 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
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