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Assembly constituency 7 · West Bengal

Dinhata is assembly constituency number 7 in West Bengal, in Koch Bihar district, and one of the segments of the Coochbehar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Ajay Ray of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 51.6% of the vote, 17,447 votes ahead of Udayan Guha (AITC).

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Dinhata · 2026AC 7
  1. 01
    Ajay Ray
    BJP
    1,38,255
    51.60%
  2. 02
    Udayan Guha
    TMC
    1,20,808
    45.09%
  3. 03
    Bikas Mandal
    AIFB
    3,042
    1.14%
  4. 04
    Harihar Roy Singha
    INC
    1,608
    0.60%
  5. 05
    Prabir Kumar Roy Sarkar
    Independent
    1,166
    0.44%
  6. 3 other candidates · 1,232 votesNOTA · 1,814 (0.68%)

Margin 17,447 votes · 6.51% of valid votes

2,78,074
Registered electors
2026 election
96.4%
Turnout
+14.9 pts vs 2021
17,447
Victory margin
6.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,67,925 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dinhata 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ajay RayMale · 48 yrsBJP1,38,255
51.60%
2Udayan GuhaMale · 71 yrsTMC1,20,808
45.09%
3Bikas MandalMale · 72 yrsAIFB3,042
1.14%
—NOTANOTA1,814
0.68%
4Harihar Roy SinghaMale · 69 yrs · SCINC1,608
0.60%
5Prabir Kumar Roy SarkarMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent1,166
0.44%
6Pampa Ray BarmanFemale · 34 yrs · SCIndependent506
0.19%
7Ajijul HoqueMale · 46 yrsSUCI432
0.16%
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8Animesh BarmanMale · 32 yrs · SCIndependent294
0.11%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 51.6%TMC 45.1%AIFB 1.1%NCP 7.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Ajay RayBJP · 51.6% · margin 17,447Turnout96.4%
2021 byeUdayan GuhaTMC · 84.2% · margin 1,64,089Turnout75.4%
2021Nisith PramanikBJP · 47.6% · margin 57Turnout81.5%
2016Udayan GuhaTMC · 45.0% · margin 21,793Turnout81.9%
2011Udayan GuhaAIFB · 50.5% · margin 30,026Turnout83.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Dinhata bye-election, 30 Oct 2021

Turnout 75.4% · 2,25,447 of 2,98,912 electors voted

Dinhata bye-election 2021-10-30 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Udayan GuhaTMC1,89,575
84.15%
2Ashok MandalBJP25,486
11.31%
3Abdur RoufAIFB6,290
2.79%
—NOTANOTA3,935
1.75%

Dinhata result 2021

Dinhata 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nisith PramanikBJP1,16,035
47.60%
2Udayan GuhaTMC1,15,978
47.58%
3Abdur RoufAIFB6,069
2.49%
—NOTANOTA1,537
0.63%
4Lebu MiyanIndependent1,387
0.57%
5Pradip RoySUCI1,375
0.56%
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6Nirmal Chandra BarmanIndependent1,370
0.56%

Dinhata result 2016

Dinhata 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Udayan GuhaTMC1,00,732
45.04%
2Akshay ThakurAIFB78,939
35.30%
3Sachindra Nath AdhikariBJP25,598
11.45%
4Debendra Nath RoyBSP5,842
2.61%
5Dr. Md. Fazle HaqueIndependent4,010
1.79%
—NOTANOTA2,619
1.17%
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6Aminal HoqueWPOI2,220
0.99%
7Sabitri Basuniya (roy)Independent2,170
0.97%
8Anita BarmanIndependent777
0.35%
9Pradip RoySUCI730
0.33%

Dinhata result 2011

Dinhata 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Udayan GuhaAIFB93,050
50.52%
2Dr. Md. Fazle HaqueIndependent63,024
34.22%
3Amiya Kumar SarkarNCP13,093
7.11%
4Niranjan BarmanBSP4,135
2.25%
5Sudhangshu Kumar RoyBJP3,964
2.15%
6Chayan RoyIndependent2,610
1.42%
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7Mayamana KhatunIPFB1,903
1.03%
8Goutam BarmanIndependent1,753
0.95%
9Narayan BarmanJD(U)652
0.35%
Map

Dinhata 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 Koch Bihar district

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

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Jagadish Chandra Barma BasuniaTMC1,23,072 52.2%
  • Nisith PramanikBJP1,05,058 44.5%
  • Nitish Chandra RoyAIFB3,263 1.4%
  • Harekrishna SarkarIndependent1,260 0.5%
  • Piya Roy ChowdhuryINC1,080 0.5%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 18,014 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Dinhata assembly seat in 2026?

Ajay Ray of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Dinhata in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,38,255 votes, which was 51.60% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Dinhata?

The margin was 17,447 votes (6.51% of valid votes). The runner-up was Udayan Guha of the All India Trinamool Congress with 1,20,808 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Dinhata in 2026?

Turnout was 96.44%: 2,68,185 of 2,78,074 registered electors voted, across 336 polling stations. That is 14.9 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dinhata part of?

Dinhata is an assembly segment of the Coochbehar Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Dinhata had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 30 Oct 2021, Udayan Guha (All India Trinamool Congress) won by 1,64,089 votes.

Is Dinhata a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Dinhata?

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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