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Assembly constituency 244 · West Bengal

Kashipur is assembly constituency number 244 in West Bengal, in Puruliya district, and one of the segments of the Purulia Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Kamala Kanta Hansda of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 50.3% of the vote, 21,276 votes ahead of Soumen Beltharia (AITC).

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Kashipur · 2026AC 244
  1. 01
    Kamala Kanta Hansda
    BJP
    1,06,571
    50.28%
  2. 02
    Soumen Beltharia
    TMC
    85,295
    40.24%
  3. 03
    Bauri Sulekha
    CPI(M)
    10,818
    5.10%
  4. 04
    Subhas Chandra Mahata
    INC
    2,304
    1.09%
  5. 05
    Dipak Mahato
    SUCI
    1,476
    0.70%
  6. 3 other candidates · 2,713 votesNOTA · 2,797 (1.32%)

Margin 21,276 votes · 10.04% of valid votes

2,29,972
Registered electors
2026 election
92.3%
Turnout
+10.1 pts vs 2021
21,276
Victory margin
10.0% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,11,974 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kashipur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kamala Kanta HansdaMale · 51 yrsBJP1,06,571
50.28%
2Soumen BelthariaMale · 39 yrsTMC85,295
40.24%
3Bauri SulekhaFemale · 50 yrs · SCCPI(M)10,818
5.10%
—NOTANOTA2,797
1.32%
4Subhas Chandra MahataMale · 34 yrsINC2,304
1.09%
5Dipak MahatoMale · 53 yrsSUCI1,476
0.70%
6Subhadip ParamanikMale · 33 yrsIndependent1,148
0.54%
7Mihir Kumar BauriMale · 73 yrs · SCIndependent1,022
0.48%
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8Shantipriya SarenMale · 32 yrs · STIndependent543
0.26%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 50.3%TMC 40.2%CPI(M) 5.1%JMM 1.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Kamala Kanta HansdaBJP · 50.3% · margin 21,276Turnout92.3%
2021Kamalakanta HansdaBJP · 47.7% · margin 7,387Turnout82.2%
2016Swapan Kumar BelthariaTMC · 48.7% · margin 19,578Turnout82.8%
2011Swapan Kumar BelthariyaTMC · 44.7% · margin 3,721Turnout82.5%

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

Kashipur result 2021

Kashipur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kamalakanta HansdaBJP92,938
47.69%
2Swapan Kumar BelthariaTMC85,551
43.90%
3Mallika MahataCPI(M)10,927
5.61%
—NOTANOTA2,401
1.23%
4Dipak MahatoSUCI2,269
1.16%
5Narendra Nath MahataAMB806
0.41%

Kashipur result 2016

Kashipur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Swapan Kumar BelthariaTMC87,483
48.71%
2Sudin KiskuCPI(M)67,905
37.81%
3Kamalakanta HansdaBJP11,485
6.39%
4Dipendu Mahato (dipu)JMM3,069
1.71%
5Dipak MahatoSUCI2,948
1.64%
—NOTANOTA2,727
1.52%
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6Baidyanath HasdaJDP2,249
1.25%
7Bauri RajeshBSP1,729
0.96%

Kashipur result 2011

Kashipur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Swapan Kumar BelthariyaTMC69,492
44.73%
2Subhas Chandra MahataCPI(M)65,771
42.33%
3Satrughna MurmuJMM4,240
2.73%
4Prasanta Singh DeoBJP3,933
2.53%
5Dilip MahatoIndependent3,671
2.36%
6Manilal HembramJDP2,653
1.71%
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7Sanjit ChakrabortyPDS1,994
1.28%
8Chittaranjan MahatoBSP1,965
1.26%
9Subhas Chandra MahatoAJSUP991
0.64%
10Ram Prasad MajhiJVM666
0.43%
Map

Kashipur 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 Puruliya 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

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

  • Shantiram MahatoTMC81,834 43.2%
  • Jyotirmay Singh MahatoBJP79,968 42.2%
  • Nepal Chandra MahatoINC13,513 7.1%
  • Ajit Prasad MahataIndependent8,247 4.4%
  • Dhirendranath MahatoAIFB1,160 0.6%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 1,866 EVM votes.

Open Purulia Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Kashipur assembly seat in 2026?

Kamala Kanta Hansda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kashipur in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,06,571 votes, which was 50.28% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kashipur?

The margin was 21,276 votes (10.04% of valid votes). The runner-up was Soumen Beltharia of the All India Trinamool Congress with 85,295 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kashipur in 2026?

Turnout was 92.27%: 2,12,197 of 2,29,972 registered electors voted, across 298 polling stations. That is 10.1 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kashipur part of?

Kashipur is an assembly segment of the Purulia Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shantiram Mahato got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kashipur a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kashipur?

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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