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Assembly constituency 219 · West Bengal

Dantan is assembly constituency number 219 in West Bengal, in Paschim Medinapur district, and one of the segments of the Medinipur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Ajit Kumar Jana of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 50.5% of the vote, 10,376 votes ahead of Manik Maiti (AITC).

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Dantan · 2026AC 219
  1. 01
    Ajit Kumar Jana
    BJP
    1,10,259
    50.49%
  2. 02
    Manik Maiti
    TMC
    99,883
    45.74%
  3. 03
    Shyamal Kanti Daspattanayek
    CPI
    3,580
    1.64%
  4. 04
    Subhash Das
    SUCI
    1,189
    0.54%
  5. 05
    Utpal Datta
    INC
    1,109
    0.51%
  6. 2 other candidates · 1,143 votesNOTA · 1,211 (0.55%)

Margin 10,376 votes · 4.75% of valid votes

2,36,370
Registered electors
2026 election
92.5%
Turnout
+7.8 pts vs 2021
10,376
Victory margin
4.8% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,18,374 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dantan 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ajit Kumar JanaMale · 71 yrsBJP1,10,259
50.49%
2Manik MaitiMale · 58 yrsTMC99,883
45.74%
3Shyamal Kanti DaspattanayekMale · 58 yrsCPI3,580
1.64%
—NOTANOTA1,211
0.55%
4Subhash DasMale · 64 yrsSUCI1,189
0.54%
5Utpal DattaMale · 63 yrsINC1,109
0.51%
6Maidul HodaMale · 43 yrsAJUP624
0.29%
7Ajit Kumar KanangoMale · 31 yrsIndependent519
0.24%
Past results

The seat changed hands: AITC won in 2021, BJP in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 50.5%TMC 45.7%CPI 1.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Ajit Kumar JanaBJP · 50.5% · margin 10,376Turnout92.5%
2021Bikram Chandra PradhanTMC · 48.1% · margin 623Turnout84.7%
2016Bikram Chandra PradhanTMC · 53.5% · margin 29,260Turnout84.6%
2011Arun MohapatraCPI · 49.4% · margin 4,650Turnout89.3%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Dantan result 2021

Dantan 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bikram Chandra PradhanTMC95,209
48.13%
2Saktipada NayakBJP94,586
47.82%
3Sisir Kumar PatraCPI5,652
2.86%
—NOTANOTA1,250
0.63%
4Subhas DasSUCI1,101
0.56%

Dantan result 2016

Dantan 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bikram Chandra PradhanTMC95,641
53.46%
2Sisir Kumar PatraCPI66,381
37.10%
3Shaktipada NayakBJP13,357
7.47%
4Balaram DasSUCI1,797
1.00%
—NOTANOTA1,741
0.97%

Dantan result 2011

Dantan 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arun MohapatraCPI79,118
49.35%
2Shaibal GiriTMC74,468
46.45%
3Shailendra JanaBJP3,909
2.44%
4Mukul Kumar MishraIndependent1,653
1.03%
5Soumen SamantaPDS1,169
0.73%
Map

Dantan outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Paschim Medinapur district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPTMCINCCPI(M)AISFOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Dantan is one of the assembly segments of Medinipur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Medinipur candidates.

  • June MaliahTMC96,274 49.5%
  • Agnimitra PaulBJP89,940 46.2%
  • Biplab BhattaCPI4,626 2.4%
  • Sanjib DeyIndependent1,143 0.6%
  • Anindita JanaSUCI1,096 0.6%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 6,334 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dantan.

Who won the Dantan assembly seat in 2026?

Ajit Kumar Jana of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Dantan in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,10,259 votes, which was 50.49% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Dantan?

The margin was 10,376 votes (4.75% of valid votes). The runner-up was Manik Maiti of the All India Trinamool Congress with 99,883 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Dantan in 2026?

Turnout was 92.48%: 2,18,584 of 2,36,370 registered electors voted, across 301 polling stations. That is 7.8 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dantan part of?

Dantan is an assembly segment of the Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, June Maliah got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Dantan a reserved constituency?

No. Dantan is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Dantan?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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