Kaliaganj is assembly constituency number 34 in West Bengal, in Uttar Dinajpur district, and one of the segments of the Raiganj Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Utpal Brahmacharo of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 61.3% of the vote, 76,425 votes ahead of Nitai Baishya (AITC).
- 01Utpal BrahmacharoBJP1,58,34961.32%
- 02Nitai BaishyaTMC81,92431.73%
- 03Hiru Roy SarkarCPI(M)5,7792.24%
- 04Giridhari PramanikINC4,7471.84%
- 05Mintu BarmanIndependent1,2930.50%
- 8 other candidates · 3,140 votesNOTA · 2,993 (1.16%)
Margin 76,425 votes · 29.60% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,58,225 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utpal BrahmacharoMale · 43 yrs · SC | BJP | 1,58,349 | 61.32% |
| 2 | Nitai BaishyaMale · 52 yrs · SC | TMC | 81,924 | 31.73% |
| 3 | Hiru Roy SarkarFemale · 58 yrs · SC | CPI(M) | 5,779 | 2.24% |
| 4 | Giridhari PramanikMale · 43 yrs · SC | INC | 4,747 | 1.84% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,993 | 1.16% |
| 5 | Mintu BarmanMale · 36 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,293 | 0.50% |
| 6 | Sanjib RoyMale · 33 yrs · SC | Independent | 763 | 0.30% |
| 7 | Dharanikanta SarkarMale · 60 yrs · SC | Independent | 708 | 0.27% |
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| 8 | Basudeb DebsharmaMale · 56 yrs · SC | BSP | 698 | 0.27% |
| 9 | Panna ChowhanMale · 43 yrs · SC | Independent | 405 | 0.16% |
| 10 | Anjay DebsarmaMale · 45 yrs · SC | AJUP | 190 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Uttam BarmanMale · 26 yrs · SC | Independent | 133 | 0.05% |
| 12 | Dhulesh SarkarMale · 40 yrs · SC | SUCI | 127 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Ajay ChouhanMale · 42 yrs · SC | Independent | 116 | 0.04% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kaliaganj bye-election, 25 Nov 2019
Turnout 81.0% · 2,18,206 of 2,69,257 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapan Deb Singha | TMC | 97,428 | 44.65% |
| 2 | Kamal Chandra Sarkar | BJP | 95,014 | 43.54% |
| 3 | Dhitashri Roy | INC | 18,857 | 8.64% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,273 | 1.04% |
| 4 | Darbindu Sarkar | Independent | 1,868 | 0.86% |
| 5 | Pradip Kumar Ray | SP | 1,860 | 0.85% |
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| 6 | Jagadish Rajbhar | CPI(ML)(L) | 900 | 0.41% |
Kaliaganj result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soumen Roy | BJP | 1,16,768 | 48.71% |
| 2 | Tapan Deb Singha | TMC | 94,948 | 39.61% |
| 3 | Pravash Sarkar | INC | 16,770 | 7.00% |
| 4 | Sudhir Sarkar | Independent | 4,004 | 1.67% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,007 | 1.25% |
| 5 | Gopal Chunary | SUCI | 1,073 | 0.45% |
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| 6 | Suresh Barman | Independent | 1,028 | 0.43% |
| 7 | Shyama Sarkar | Independent | 781 | 0.33% |
| 8 | Dilip Chandra Ray | Independent | 552 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Alen Sarkar | Independent | 408 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Namala Kanta Sarkar | AMB | 387 | 0.16% |
Kaliaganj result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pramatha Nath Ray | INC | 1,12,868 | 52.58% |
| 2 | Basanta Roy | TMC | 66,266 | 30.87% |
| 3 | Rupak Roy | BJP | 27,252 | 12.70% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,533 | 1.65% |
| 4 | Basudeb Debsharma | BSP | 1,850 | 0.86% |
| 5 | Jiten Roy Sinha | SWJP | 1,560 | 0.73% |
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| 6 | Jagadish Rajbhar | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,313 | 0.61% |
Kaliaganj result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pramatha Nath Ray | INC | 84,873 | 47.59% |
| 2 | Nani Gopal Roy | CPI(M) | 77,583 | 43.51% |
| 3 | Bhupati Roy | BJP | 6,563 | 3.68% |
| 4 | Hriday Chandra Sarkar | Independent | 3,302 | 1.85% |
| 5 | Basudeb Debsharma | BSP | 1,471 | 0.82% |
| 6 | Himangshu Ray | Independent | 1,251 | 0.70% |
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| 7 | Jagadish Rajbhar | CPI(ML)(L) | 894 | 0.50% |
| 8 | Sunil Barman | Independent | 817 | 0.46% |
| 9 | Kanu Roy | Independent | 684 | 0.38% |
| 10 | Sushila Barman | Independent | 486 | 0.27% |
| 11 | Rabindra Nath Barman | Independent | 400 | 0.22% |
Kaliaganj 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 Uttar Dinajpur district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kaliaganj is one of the assembly segments of Raiganj. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Raiganj candidates.
- Kartick Chandra PaulBJP1,36,301 56.6%
- Kalyani KrishnaTMC78,357 32.5%
- Ali Imran Ramz (victor)INC17,807 7.4%
- Kalidash MurmuIndependent1,459 0.6%
- Dwarik Nath BarmanIndependent1,188 0.5%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 57,944 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kaliaganj.
Who won the Kaliaganj assembly seat in 2026?
Utpal Brahmacharo of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kaliaganj in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,58,349 votes, which was 61.32% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kaliaganj?
The margin was 76,425 votes (29.60% of valid votes). The runner-up was Nitai Baishya of the All India Trinamool Congress with 81,924 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kaliaganj in 2026?
Turnout was 96.14%: 2,58,225 of 2,68,580 registered electors voted, across 321 polling stations. That is 11.2 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kaliaganj part of?
Kaliaganj is an assembly segment of the Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kartick Chandra Paul got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Kaliaganj had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 25 Nov 2019, Tapan Deb Singha (All India Trinamool Congress) won by 2,414 votes.
Is Kaliaganj a reserved constituency?
Yes. Kaliaganj 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 Kaliaganj?
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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