Kanthi Dakshin
Assembly constituency 216 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#216 · GENAll candidates 10
- 01 Arup Kumar DasBJP1,18,219 55.5%
- 02 Tarun Kumar JanaAITC86,747 40.8%
- 03 Teheran HossainCPI3,868 1.8%
- 04 Raj Kumar SheetIND906 0.4%
- 05 Masud MallikINC855 0.4%
- 06 Rafikul IslamSUCI(C)372 0.2%
- 07 Hiralal MirdhaBSP198 0.1%
- 08 Biswajit JanaIND166 0.1%
- 09 Tapas Kumar AdhikariIND142 0.1%
- 10 Ajitesh PahariIND74 0.0%
Turnout 92.8%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,288
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 10 candidates = 2,11,547Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
14.8 ppArup Kumar DasBharatiya Janata Party
- 2021
5.3 ppArup Kumar DasBharatiya Janata Party
- 2017
25.1 ppChandrima BhattacharyaAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
19.8 ppAdhikari DibyenduAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2011
18.8 ppAdhikari DibyenduAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2006
4.7 ppManas Ranjan BhuniaIndian National Congress
- 2001
5.1 ppTushar Kanti LayaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1996
0.7 ppBangal MakhanlalIndependent
- 1991
2.9 ppManas Ranjan BhuniaIndian National Congress
- 1987
3.5 ppManas Ranjan BhuniaIndian National Congress
- 1982
0.8 ppManas BhuniaIndian National Congress
- 1977
13.2 ppGouranga SamantaBharter Biplabi Communist Party
- 1972
16.6 ppDasarathi SarenIndian National Congress
- 1971
15.0 ppDasarathi SarenIndian National Congress
- 1969
24.0 ppHansda JagatratiBangal Congress
- 1967
10.4 ppJ . HansdaBangal Congress
- 1962
14.4 ppGuru Pada KhanIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 25.1 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
The top two polled 96.3% of votes; the other 8 candidates 3.1% between them.
(1,18,219 + 86,747) ÷ 2,12,835 = 96.3% · 6,581 ÷ 2,12,835 = 3.1% -
Turnout of 92.8% was 0.6 pp below the state's median seat (93.4%).
92.8 − 93.4 = −0.6 -
The margin widened from 5.3 pp in 2021 to 14.8 pp.
14.8 − 5.3 = +9.5 pp -
Arup Kumar Das also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 10 candidate lines2,11,547
- NOTAcounted within the total1,288
- Published totalVotes polled2,12,835
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates10 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 292 seats on the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database