Raghunathganj
Assembly constituency 59 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#59 · GENAll candidates 8
Turnout 96.2%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,953
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 1,92,812Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
20.8 ppAkhruzzamanAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2021
52.4 ppAkhruzzamanAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
14.5 ppAkhruzzamanIndian National Congress
- 2011
10.6 ppAkhruzzamanIndian National Congress
- 2006
7.5 ppUnus SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
4.7 ppUnus Ali SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1996
14.0 ppUnus SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1991
30.2 ppUnus SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1987
11.9 ppAtahar RahamanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1982
7.2 ppAtahar RahamanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1977
15.4 ppAtahar RahamanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1972
3.4 ppTimir Baran BhaduriRevolutionary Socialist Party
- 1971
16.4 ppTimir Baran BhaduriRevolutionary Socialist Party
- 1969
1.8 ppMuhammed Khuda BukhshIndependent
- 1967
20.9 ppA.LatifIndian National Congress
- 1962
34.9 ppS. M. Fazlur RahmanIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 52.4 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
The top two polled 70.5% of votes; the other 6 candidates 28.5% between them.
(88,909 + 48,354) ÷ 1,94,765 = 70.5% · 55,549 ÷ 1,94,765 = 28.5% -
Turnout of 96.2% was 2.8 pp above the state's median seat (93.4%).
96.2 − 93.4 = +2.8 -
The margin narrowed from 52.4 pp in 2021 to 20.8 pp.
20.8 − 52.4 = −31.6 pp -
Akhruzzaman 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 8 candidate lines1,92,812
- NOTAcounted within the total1,953
- Published totalVotes polled1,94,765
- 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
Candidates8 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