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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Gaighata
Winner — 2026
SUBRATA THAKUR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 58.0%AITC 35.2%10 others 6.8%
Votes
1,21,322
58.0% share
Winning margin
47,683
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
93.6%
of 2,23,535
Gaighata is a safe seat — SUBRATA THAKUR won by 22.8%.
Seat history
3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.56 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBRATA THAKUR | BJP (NDA) | 1,21,322 | 58.0% |
| 2 | NAROTTAM BISWAS |  AITC | 73,639 | 35.2% |
| 3 | SAJAL BISWAS | 9,003 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | ANIL KUMAR PANDEY | 1,097 | 0.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 994 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SABYASACHI BISWAS | 923 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | SUBRATA ADHIKARY | IND | 753 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SHIBANI MAJUMDAR | 531 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | SHIDDHARTHA SAMADDER | IND | 415 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SUDHIR MONDAL | IND | 203 | 0.1% |
| 11 | CHANDAN ROY | IND | 166 | 0.1% |
| 12 | TAPAN BISWAS | IND | 155 | 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 (174th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.4% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
174th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
251st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
258th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 58.0%AITC 35.2%OTH 6.3%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.56 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
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.