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Assembly constituency 257 · West Bengal · SC

Indus is assembly constituency number 257 in West Bengal, in Bankura district, and one of the segments of the Bishnupur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Nirmal Kumar Dhara of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 46.8% of the vote, 900 votes ahead of Shyamali Roy Bagdi (AITC).

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Indus · 2026AC 257
  1. 01
    Nirmal Kumar Dhara
    BJP
    1,08,733
    46.79%
  2. 02
    Shyamali Roy Bagdi
    TMC
    1,07,833
    46.40%
  3. 03
    Jharna Mallik
    CPI(M)
    7,027
    3.02%
  4. 04
    Mou Mandal Samanta
    INC
    2,201
    0.95%
  5. 05
    Anupam Bagdi
    Independent
    1,479
    0.64%
  6. 3 other candidates · 3,539 votesNOTA · 1,582 (0.68%)

Margin 900 votes · 0.39% of valid votes

2,45,791
Registered electors
2026 election
94.7%
Turnout
+4.6 pts vs 2021
900
Victory margin
0.4% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,32,394 valid votes, NOTA included.

Indus 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nirmal Kumar DharaMale · 44 yrs · SCBJP1,08,733
46.79%
2Shyamali Roy BagdiFemale · 44 yrs · SCTMC1,07,833
46.40%
3Jharna MallikFemale · 41 yrs · SCCPI(M)7,027
3.02%
4Mou Mandal SamantaFemale · 36 yrs · SCINC2,201
0.95%
—NOTANOTA1,582
0.68%
5Anupam BagdiMale · 29 yrs · SCIndependent1,479
0.64%
6Nanda MondalMale · 29 yrs · SCIndependent1,400
0.60%
7Anirban DakuaMale · 41 yrs · SCIndependent1,400
0.60%
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8Tapas MalikMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent739
0.32%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026BJP 46.8%TMC 46.4%CPI(M) 3.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Nirmal Kumar DharaBJP · 46.8% · margin 900Turnout94.7%
2021Nirmal Kumar DharaBJP · 48.0% · margin 7,220Turnout90.1%
2016Gurupada MeteTMC · 48.1% · margin 18,837Turnout90.1%
2011Gurupada MeteTMC · 49.0% · margin 4,005Turnout92.6%

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

Indus result 2021

Indus 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nirmal Kumar DharaBJP1,04,936
48.04%
2Runu MeteTMC97,716
44.73%
3Nayan Kumar Shill (bagdi)CPI(M)12,619
5.78%
—NOTANOTA3,182
1.46%

Indus result 2016

Indus 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gurupada MeteTMC94,940
48.14%
2Dilip Kumar MalikCPI(M)76,103
38.59%
3Nirmal Kumar DharaBJP16,246
8.24%
4Basudeb DigerIndependent3,837
1.95%
—NOTANOTA3,670
1.86%
5Bhairab LoharBSP2,409
1.22%

Indus result 2011

Indus 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gurupada MeteTMC85,589
49.05%
2Santanu Kumar BoraCPI(M)81,584
46.76%
3Srikanta BagdiBJP7,319
4.19%
Map

Indus 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 Bankura 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

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

  • Sujata MondalTMC1,06,056 48.8%
  • Khan SaumitraBJP96,909 44.6%
  • Sital Chandra KaibartyaCPI(M)9,752 4.5%
  • Sadananda MandalSUCI2,208 1.0%
  • Joydev DhankBSP1,320 0.6%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 9,147 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Indus assembly seat in 2026?

Nirmal Kumar Dhara of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Indus in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,08,733 votes, which was 46.79% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Indus?

The margin was 900 votes (0.39% of valid votes). The runner-up was Shyamali Roy Bagdi of the All India Trinamool Congress with 1,07,833 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Indus in 2026?

Turnout was 94.67%: 2,32,685 of 2,45,791 registered electors voted, across 298 polling stations. That is 4.6 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Indus part of?

Indus is an assembly segment of the Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sujata Mondal got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Indus a reserved constituency?

Yes. Indus 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 Indus?

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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