Jorasanko is assembly constituency number 165 in West Bengal, in Kolkata district, and one of the segments of the Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Vijay Ojha of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.5% of the vote, 5,797 votes ahead of Vijay Upadhyay (AITC).
- 01Vijay OjhaBJP52,86849.48%
- 02Vijay UpadhyayTMC47,07144.05%
- 03Bharatram TewariCPI(M)4,1083.84%
- 04Deepak SinghINC1,1111.04%
- 05Ansuman MitraSUCI2880.27%
- 7 other candidates · 729 votesNOTA · 672 (0.63%)
Margin 5,797 votes · 5.43% of valid votes
All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,06,847 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay OjhaMale · 52 yrs | BJP | 52,868 | 49.48% |
| 2 | Vijay UpadhyayMale · 69 yrs | TMC | 47,071 | 44.05% |
| 3 | Bharatram TewariMale · 58 yrs | CPI(M) | 4,108 | 3.84% |
| 4 | Deepak SinghMale · 58 yrs | INC | 1,111 | 1.04% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 672 | 0.63% |
| 5 | Ansuman MitraMale · 59 yrs | SUCI | 288 | 0.27% |
| 6 | Pawan Kumar SharmaMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 248 | 0.23% |
| 7 | Pradeep Kumar SaraffMale · 56 yrs | Independent | 125 | 0.12% |
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| 8 | Bijoy OjhaFemale · 74 yrs | Independent | 94 | 0.09% |
| 9 | Lakshmi PrasadMale · 41 yrs · SC | Independent | 94 | 0.09% |
| 10 | Bijoy GhoraiMale · 34 yrs · SC | Independent | 65 | 0.06% |
| 11 | Pritam SinghMale · 55 yrs | Independent | 62 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Hariram SinghMale · 58 yrs | Independent | 41 | 0.04% |
The seat changed hands: AITC won in 2021, BJP in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Jorasanko result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vivek Gupta | TMC | 52,123 | 52.67% |
| 2 | Meena Devi Purohit | BJP | 39,380 | 39.80% |
| 3 | Ajmal Khan | INC | 4,769 | 4.82% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,028 | 1.04% |
| 4 | Nirmal Kanti Samaddar | BSP | 412 | 0.42% |
| 5 | Bijnan Kumar Bera | SUCI | 408 | 0.41% |
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| 6 | Nawal Mondal | Independent | 361 | 0.36% |
| 7 | Sushanta Ghosh | Independent | 179 | 0.18% |
| 8 | Ranjit Kumar Thakur | Independent | 104 | 0.11% |
| 9 | Anand Singh Kharwar | Independent | 96 | 0.10% |
| 10 | Anil Kumar Choudhary | Independent | 95 | 0.10% |
Jorasanko result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smita Bakshi | TMC | 44,766 | 42.79% |
| 2 | Rahul(biswajit)sinha | BJP | 38,476 | 36.77% |
| 3 | Avinash Kumar Agarwal | RJD | 15,639 | 14.95% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,374 | 2.27% |
| 4 | Uttam Mali | BSP | 816 | 0.78% |
| 5 | Bijnan Kumar Bera | SUCI | 641 | 0.61% |
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| 6 | Uttam Acharya | Independent | 618 | 0.59% |
| 7 | Sunil Roy | Independent | 306 | 0.29% |
| 8 | Manoj Kumar Jaiswal | JD(S) | 300 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Biswabasu Mukherjee | Independent | 296 | 0.28% |
| 10 | Shyamal Samaddar | Independent | 218 | 0.21% |
| 11 | Sanjeev Kumar Jain | Independent | 180 | 0.17% |
Jorasanko result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smita Bakshi | TMC | 57,970 | 51.11% |
| 2 | Janki Singh | CPI(M) | 26,461 | 23.33% |
| 3 | Mina Devi Purohit | BJP | 17,161 | 15.13% |
| 4 | Md. Sohrab | JD(U) | 8,526 | 7.52% |
| 5 | Manoj Kumar Jaiswal | Independent | 553 | 0.49% |
| 6 | Arvind Singh | BSP | 529 | 0.47% |
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| 7 | Subhash Singh | Independent | 474 | 0.42% |
| 8 | Uttam Acharya | Independent | 407 | 0.36% |
| 9 | Birendra Singh | JGP | 369 | 0.33% |
| 10 | Munni Hela | Independent | 269 | 0.24% |
| 11 | Biswabasu Mukherji | Independent | 213 | 0.19% |
| 12 | Sunil Roy | SJP(R) | 184 | 0.16% |
| 13 | Kanai Lal Maity | Independent | 162 | 0.14% |
| 14 | Bipin Das | Independent | 141 | 0.12% |
Jorasanko 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 Kolkata district
- Kolkata Port
- Bhabanipur
- Rashbehari
- Ballygunge
- Chowrangee
- Entally
- Beleghata
- Shyampukur
- Maniktala
- Kashipur-Belgachhia
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Jorasanko is one of the assembly segments of Kolkata Uttar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kolkata Uttar candidates.
- Tapas RoyBJP49,294 47.0%
- Bandyopadhyay SudipTMC41,893 40.0%
- Pradip BhattacharyaINC12,293 11.7%
- Dr. Biplab ChandraSUCI369 0.4%
- Omprakash PrajapatiBSP217 0.2%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 7,401 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Jorasanko.
Who won the Jorasanko assembly seat in 2026?
Vijay Ojha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Jorasanko in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 52,868 votes, which was 49.48% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Jorasanko?
The margin was 5,797 votes (5.43% of valid votes). The runner-up was Vijay Upadhyay of the All India Trinamool Congress with 47,071 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Jorasanko in 2026?
Turnout was 87.11%: 1,06,930 of 1,22,746 registered electors voted, across 250 polling stations. That is 37.0 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Jorasanko part of?
Jorasanko is an assembly segment of the Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Tapas Roy got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Jorasanko a reserved constituency?
No. Jorasanko is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Jorasanko?
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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