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Assembly constituency 97 · West Bengal · SC

Gaighata is assembly constituency number 97 in West Bengal, in North 24 Parganas district, and one of the segments of the Bangaon Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Subrata Thakur of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 58.0% of the vote, 47,683 votes ahead of Narottam Biswas (AITC).

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Gaighata · 2026AC 97
  1. 01
    Subrata Thakur
    BJP
    1,21,322
    57.99%
  2. 02
    Narottam Biswas
    TMC
    73,639
    35.20%
  3. 03
    Sajal Biswas
    CPI
    9,003
    4.30%
  4. 04
    Anil Kumar Pandey
    INC
    1,097
    0.52%
  5. 05
    Sabyasachi Biswas
    BSP
    923
    0.44%
  6. 6 other candidates · 2,223 votesNOTA · 994 (0.48%)

Margin 47,683 votes · 22.79% of valid votes

2,23,535
Registered electors
2026 election
93.6%
Turnout
+8.8 pts vs 2021
47,683
Victory margin
22.8% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,09,201 valid votes, NOTA included.

Gaighata 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Subrata ThakurMale · 45 yrs · SCBJP1,21,322
57.99%
2Narottam BiswasMale · 52 yrs · SCTMC73,639
35.20%
3Sajal BiswasMale · 41 yrs · SCCPI9,003
4.30%
4Anil Kumar PandeyMale · 71 yrs · SCINC1,097
0.52%
—NOTANOTA994
0.48%
5Sabyasachi BiswasMale · 40 yrs · SCBSP923
0.44%
6Subrata AdhikaryMale · 34 yrs · SCIndependent753
0.36%
7Shibani MajumdarFemale · 47 yrs · SCSUCI531
0.25%
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8Shiddhartha SamadderMale · 47 yrs · SCIndependent415
0.20%
9Sudhir MondalMale · 66 yrs · SCIndependent203
0.10%
10Chandan RoyMale · 41 yrs · SCIndependent166
0.08%
11Tapan BiswasMale · 55 yrs · SCIndependent155
0.07%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 58.0%TMC 35.2%CPI 4.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Subrata ThakurBJP · 58.0% · margin 47,683Turnout93.6%
2021Subrata ThakurBJP · 47.3% · margin 9,578Turnout84.8%
2016Pulin Bihari RayTMC · 48.6% · margin 29,572Turnout86.0%
2011Manjul Krishna ThakurTMC · 55.6% · margin 25,447Turnout88.5%

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

Gaighata result 2021

Gaighata 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Subrata ThakurBJP1,00,808
47.27%
2Narottam BiswasTMC91,230
42.78%
3Kapil Krishna ThakurCPI14,838
6.96%
4Dr. Sajal BiswasIndependent1,526
0.72%
—NOTANOTA1,409
0.66%
5Beauty SarkarBSP1,385
0.65%
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6Nanibala Biswas (das)SUCI814
0.38%
7Tushar Kanti HalderIndependent686
0.32%
8Biswajit RoyIndependent547
0.26%

Gaighata result 2016

Gaighata 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pulin Bihari RayTMC93,812
48.62%
2Kapil Krishna ThakurCPI64,240
33.29%
3Sankar ThakurBJP28,796
14.92%
—NOTANOTA1,587
0.82%
4Anil BairagiBSP1,502
0.78%
5Nandita MondalIndependent1,388
0.72%
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6Nanibala Biswas ( Das)SUCI917
0.48%
7Bikash BiswasIndependent707
0.37%

Gaighata result 2011

Gaighata 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Manjul Krishna ThakurTMC91,487
55.58%
2Manoj Kanti BiswasCPI66,040
40.12%
3Sukha Ranjan BepariBJP3,440
2.09%
4Mahendra GainBSP1,436
0.87%
5Suman LahaIndependent1,249
0.76%
6Tikendrajit BharatiIndependent946
0.57%
Map

Gaighata 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 North 24 Parganas 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

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

  • Shantanu ThakurBJP1,15,191 52.9%
  • Biswajit Das S/o Late Bijay Krishna DasTMC88,186 40.5%
  • Pradipkumar BiswasINC7,671 3.5%
  • Dipak MajumdarAISF1,490 0.7%
  • Sujata BairagiIndependent1,224 0.6%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 27,005 EVM votes.

Open Bangaon Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Gaighata assembly seat in 2026?

Subrata Thakur of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Gaighata in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,21,322 votes, which was 57.99% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Gaighata?

The margin was 47,683 votes (22.79% of valid votes). The runner-up was Narottam Biswas of the All India Trinamool Congress with 73,639 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Gaighata in 2026?

Turnout was 93.59%: 2,09,201 of 2,23,535 registered electors voted, across 278 polling stations. That is 8.8 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Gaighata part of?

Gaighata is an assembly segment of the Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shantanu Thakur got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Gaighata a reserved constituency?

Yes. Gaighata is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Gaighata?

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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