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Assembly constituency 216 · West Bengal

Kanthi Dakshin is assembly constituency number 216 in West Bengal, in Purba Medinapur district, and one of the segments of the Kanthi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Arup Kumar Das of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 55.5% of the vote, 31,472 votes ahead of Tarun Kumar Jana (AITC).

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Kanthi Dakshin · 2026AC 216
  1. 01
    Arup Kumar Das
    BJP
    1,18,219
    55.54%
  2. 02
    Tarun Kumar Jana
    TMC
    86,747
    40.76%
  3. 03
    Teheran Hossain
    CPI
    3,868
    1.82%
  4. 04
    Raj Kumar Sheet
    Independent
    906
    0.43%
  5. 05
    Masud Mallik
    INC
    855
    0.40%
  6. 5 other candidates · 952 votesNOTA · 1,288 (0.61%)

Margin 31,472 votes · 14.79% of valid votes

2,28,412
Registered electors
2026 election
93.4%
Turnout
+6.7 pts vs 2021
31,472
Victory margin
14.8% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,12,835 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kanthi Dakshin 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arup Kumar DasMale · 68 yrsBJP1,18,219
55.54%
2Tarun Kumar JanaMale · 50 yrsTMC86,747
40.76%
3Teheran HossainMale · 44 yrsCPI3,868
1.82%
—NOTANOTA1,288
0.61%
4Raj Kumar SheetMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent906
0.43%
5Masud MallikMale · 55 yrsINC855
0.40%
6Rafikul IslamMale · 47 yrsSUCI372
0.17%
7Hiralal MirdhaMale · 41 yrsBSP198
0.09%
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8Biswajit JanaMale · 49 yrsIndependent166
0.08%
9Tapas Kumar AdhikariMale · 39 yrsIndependent142
0.07%
10Ajitesh PahariMale · 45 yrsIndependent74
0.03%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 55.5%TMC 40.8%CPI 1.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Arup Kumar DasBJP · 55.5% · margin 31,472Turnout93.4%
2021Arup Kumar DasBJP · 50.6% · margin 10,293Turnout86.7%
2017 byeChandrima BhattacharyaTMC · 55.9% · margin 42,526Turnout82.0%
2016Adhikari DibyenduTMC · 53.7% · margin 33,890Turnout84.9%
2011Dibyendu AdhikariTMC · 57.1% · margin 28,637Turnout87.0%

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

Kanthi Dakshin bye-election, 4 Sept 2017

Turnout 82.0% · 1,70,622 of 2,08,028 electors voted

Kanthi Dakshin bye-election 2017-09-04 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chandrima BhattacharyaTMC95,369
55.89%
2Sourindra Mohan JanaBJP52,843
30.97%
3Uttam PradhanCPI17,423
10.21%
4Naba Kumar NandaINC2,270
1.33%
5Shrabani PahariSUCI1,476
0.87%
—NOTANOTA1,241
0.73%

Kanthi Dakshin result 2021

Kanthi Dakshin 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arup Kumar DasBJP98,477
50.58%
2Jyotirmoy KarTMC88,184
45.30%
3Anurup PandaCPI6,014
3.09%
4Shrabani PahariSUCI1,136
0.58%
—NOTANOTA870
0.45%

Kanthi Dakshin result 2016

Kanthi Dakshin 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adhikari DibyenduTMC93,359
53.72%
2Uttam PradhanCPI59,469
34.22%
3Kamales MishraBJP15,223
8.76%
—NOTANOTA2,311
1.33%
4Sridhar DashWPOI1,038
0.60%
5Manas PradhanSUCI1,010
0.58%
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6Jahangir Mahammad Sk.BHNP754
0.43%
7Dr. Arun Kumar GiriABHM639
0.37%

Kanthi Dakshin result 2011

Kanthi Dakshin 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dibyendu AdhikariTMC86,933
57.12%
2Uttam PradhanCPI58,296
38.31%
3Kamalesh MishraBJP5,004
3.29%
4Sek Mahammad JilaniIndependent1,233
0.81%
5Biswanath NayakIndependent721
0.47%
Map

Kanthi Dakshin 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 Purba Medinapur 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

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

  • Adhikari SoumenduBJP1,02,675 53.1%
  • Uttam Barik Son of Late Birendra BarikTMC83,901 43.4%
  • Urbasi BanerjeeINC4,768 2.5%
  • Bidesh Basu MaityIndependent822 0.4%
  • Manas PradhanSUCI458 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 18,774 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kanthi Dakshin.

Who won the Kanthi Dakshin assembly seat in 2026?

Arup Kumar Das of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kanthi Dakshin in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,18,219 votes, which was 55.54% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kanthi Dakshin?

The margin was 31,472 votes (14.79% of valid votes). The runner-up was Tarun Kumar Jana of the All India Trinamool Congress with 86,747 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kanthi Dakshin in 2026?

Turnout was 93.40%: 2,13,339 of 2,28,412 registered electors voted, across 286 polling stations. That is 6.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kanthi Dakshin part of?

Kanthi Dakshin is an assembly segment of the Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Adhikari Soumendu got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Kanthi Dakshin had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 4 Sept 2017, Chandrima Bhattacharya (All India Trinamool Congress) won by 42,526 votes.

Is Kanthi Dakshin a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kanthi Dakshin?

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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