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Assembly constituency 256 · West Bengal · SC

Katulpur is assembly constituency number 256 in West Bengal, in Bankura district, and one of the segments of the Bishnupur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Lakshmi Kanta Majumdar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.5% of the vote, 34,367 votes ahead of Harakali Protiher (AITC).

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Katulpur · 2026AC 256
  1. 01
    Lakshmi Kanta Majumdar
    BJP
    1,26,241
    52.55%
  2. 02
    Harakali Protiher
    TMC
    91,874
    38.24%
  3. 03
    Ramchandra Roy
    CPI(M)
    13,380
    5.57%
  4. 04
    Sumitra Mallik Santra
    INC
    2,890
    1.20%
  5. 05
    Mohan Santra
    SUCI
    2,192
    0.91%
  6. 2 other candidates · 2,014 votesNOTA · 1,662 (0.69%)

Margin 34,367 votes · 14.30% of valid votes

2,54,394
Registered electors
2026 election
94.6%
Turnout
+3.7 pts vs 2021
34,367
Victory margin
14.3% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,40,253 valid votes, NOTA included.

Katulpur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lakshmi Kanta MajumdarMale · 50 yrs · SCBJP1,26,241
52.55%
2Harakali ProtiherMale · 45 yrs · SCTMC91,874
38.24%
3Ramchandra RoyMale · 63 yrs · SCCPI(M)13,380
5.57%
4Sumitra Mallik SantraFemale · 31 yrs · SCINC2,890
1.20%
5Mohan SantraMale · 62 yrs · SCSUCI2,192
0.91%
—NOTANOTA1,662
0.69%
6Pabitra MandalMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent1,141
0.47%
7Chalak SamirMale · 46 yrs · SCIndependent873
0.36%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 52.5%TMC 38.2%CPI(M) 5.6%INC 1.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Lakshmi Kanta MajumdarBJP · 52.5% · margin 34,367Turnout94.6%
2021Harakali ProtiherBJP · 47.3% · margin 11,785Turnout90.9%
2016Shyamal SantraTMC · 49.0% · margin 21,248Turnout90.7%
2014 byeShyamal SantraTMC · 51.8% · margin 40,357Turnout90.0%
2011Khan SaumitraINC · 47.4% · margin 1,433Turnout92.5%

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

Katulpur bye-election, 7 May 2014

Turnout 90.0% · 1,91,051 of 2,12,310 electors voted

Katulpur bye-election 2014-05-07 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shyamal SantraTMC98,878
51.80%
2Kaibartya SitalCPI(M)58,521
30.66%
3L.k MajumdarBJP23,037
12.07%
4Akshay SantraINC7,419
3.89%
—NOTANOTA3,043
1.59%

Katulpur result 2021

Katulpur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Harakali ProtiherBJP1,06,022
47.31%
2Sangeeta MalikTMC94,237
42.05%
3Akshay SantraINC17,757
7.92%
4Haru RoyBSP2,519
1.12%
—NOTANOTA1,856
0.83%
5Mohan SantraSUCI1,732
0.77%

Katulpur result 2016

Katulpur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shyamal SantraTMC98,901
49.03%
2Akshay SantraINC77,653
38.50%
3Tarun Kumar KotalBJP19,255
9.55%
—NOTANOTA3,470
1.72%
4Tapas KshetrapalBMUP2,433
1.21%

Katulpur result 2011

Katulpur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Khan SaumitraINC83,355
47.40%
2Purnima BagdiCPI(M)81,922
46.59%
3Kotal TarunBJP6,180
3.51%
4Mohan SantraSUCI4,389
2.50%
Map

Katulpur 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

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

  • Khan SaumitraBJP1,04,935 47.1%
  • Sujata MondalTMC98,604 44.3%
  • Sital Chandra KaibartyaCPI(M)14,755 6.6%
  • Sadananda MandalSUCI2,175 1.0%
  • Joydev DhankBSP1,175 0.5%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 6,331 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Katulpur assembly seat in 2026?

Lakshmi Kanta Majumdar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Katulpur in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,26,241 votes, which was 52.55% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Katulpur?

The margin was 34,367 votes (14.30% of valid votes). The runner-up was Harakali Protiher of the All India Trinamool Congress with 91,874 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Katulpur in 2026?

Turnout was 94.63%: 2,40,726 of 2,54,394 registered electors voted, across 314 polling stations. That is 3.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Katulpur part of?

Katulpur is an assembly segment of the Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Khan Saumitra got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Katulpur had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 7 May 2014, Shyamal Santra (All India Trinamool Congress) won by 40,357 votes.

Is Katulpur a reserved constituency?

Yes. Katulpur 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 Katulpur?

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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