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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 86 · 2026
Santipur
Winner — 2026
SWAPAN KUMAR DAS
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.8%AITC 33.7%9 others 11.5%
Votes
1,17,941
54.9% share
Winning margin
45,376
21.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
94.5%
of 2,27,916
Santipur is a safe seat — SWAPAN KUMAR DAS won by 21.1%.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWAPAN KUMAR DAS | BJP (NDA) | 1,17,941 | 54.9% |
| 2 | BRAJAKISHORE GOSWAMI |  AITC | 72,565 | 33.8% |
| 3 | SOUMEN MAHATO | 11,533 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | ARINDAM BHATTACHARYA | IND | 7,216 | 3.4% |
| 5 | ALOK CHATTERJEE | 1,365 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | SHYAMAL DAS | IND | 989 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 930 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SOURAV BISWAS | IND | 634 | 0.3% |
| 9 | TUHIN INDRA | IND | 624 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ABU HENA MOSTAFA KAMAL | AJUP | 610 | 0.3% |
| 11 | PROFULLA KUMAR ROY | 566 | 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 (128th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.4% · max 43.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
128th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
270th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.9%AITC 33.8%CPM 5.4%OTH 5.6%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.