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Assembly constituency 282 · West Bengal

Kulti is assembly constituency number 282 in West Bengal, in Barddhaman district, and one of the segments of the Asansol Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Ajay Kumar Poddar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.4% of the vote, 26,498 votes ahead of Abhijit Ghatak (AITC).

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Kulti · 2026AC 282
  1. 01
    Ajay Kumar Poddar
    BJP
    1,03,570
    54.44%
  2. 02
    Abhijit Ghatak
    TMC
    77,072
    40.51%
  3. 03
    Bhabani Charan Acharya
    AIFB
    3,937
    2.07%
  4. 04
    Ravi Yadav
    INC
    1,555
    0.82%
  5. 05
    Akhtar Hussain Md
    Independent
    1,033
    0.54%
  6. 1 other candidate · 533 votesNOTA · 2,539 (1.33%)

Margin 26,498 votes · 13.93% of valid votes

2,10,912
Registered electors
2026 election
90.2%
Turnout
+20.7 pts vs 2021
26,498
Victory margin
13.9% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,90,239 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kulti 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ajay Kumar PoddarMale · 68 yrsBJP1,03,570
54.44%
2Abhijit GhatakMale · 55 yrsTMC77,072
40.51%
3Bhabani Charan AcharyaMale · 63 yrsAIFB3,937
2.07%
—NOTANOTA2,539
1.33%
4Ravi YadavMale · 33 yrsINC1,555
0.82%
5Akhtar Hussain MdMale · 50 yrsIndependent1,033
0.54%
6Shekhawat KhanMale · 32 yrsGGP533
0.28%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 54.4%TMC 40.5%AIFB 2.1%INC 0.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Ajay Kumar PoddarBJP · 54.4% · margin 26,498Turnout90.2%
2021Ajay Kumar PoddarBJP · 46.4% · margin 679Turnout69.5%
2016Ujjal ChatterjeeTMC · 40.8% · margin 19,488Turnout73.4%
2011Ujjal ChatterjeeTMC · 56.1% · margin 28,566Turnout73.7%

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

Kulti result 2021

Kulti 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ajay Kumar PoddarBJP81,112
46.41%
2Ujjal ChatterjeeTMC80,433
46.02%
3Chandi Das ChatterjeeINC5,795
3.32%
—NOTANOTA3,553
2.03%
4Suraj KewatIndependent2,003
1.15%
5Bapi Kumar RabidasBSP1,047
0.60%
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6Arun RajakBMUP824
0.47%

Kulti result 2016

Kulti 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ujjal ChatterjeeTMC68,952
40.81%
2Ajay Kumar PoddarBJP49,464
29.28%
3Abhijit Acharyya(bappa)INC42,895
25.39%
—NOTANOTA2,848
1.69%
4Md. Shakil AnsariJMM1,896
1.12%
5Kallol RaySUCI1,629
0.96%
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6Sajal DasIndependent1,279
0.76%

Kulti result 2011

Kulti 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ujjal ChatterjeeTMC77,610
56.09%
2Acharya ManiklalAIFB49,044
35.45%
3Vivekananda BhattacharjeeBJP5,666
4.10%
4Subhash SinghJD(U)3,567
2.58%
5Singrai MarandiJMM2,468
1.78%
Map

Kulti 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 Barddhaman 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

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

  • S S AhluwaliaBJP94,108 51.1%
  • Shatrughan Prasad SinhaTMC79,055 43.0%
  • Jahanara KhanCPI(M)7,183 3.9%
  • Dipika BauriIndependent1,316 0.7%
  • Sunny Kumar SahBSP1,084 0.6%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 15,053 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Kulti assembly seat in 2026?

Ajay Kumar Poddar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kulti in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,03,570 votes, which was 54.44% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kulti?

The margin was 26,498 votes (13.93% of valid votes). The runner-up was Abhijit Ghatak of the All India Trinamool Congress with 77,072 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kulti in 2026?

Turnout was 90.22%: 1,90,275 of 2,10,912 registered electors voted, across 275 polling stations. That is 20.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kulti part of?

Kulti is an assembly segment of the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, S S Ahluwalia got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kulti a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kulti?

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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