Kumarganj is assembly constituency number 38 in West Bengal, in Dakshin Dinajpur * district, and one of the segments of the Balurghat Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Toraf Hossain Mandal of the All India Trinamool Congress won with 47.6% of the vote, 6,685 votes ahead of Subhendu Sarkar (BJP).
- 01Toraf Hossain MandalTMC82,79147.62%
- 02Subhendu SarkarBJP76,10643.77%
- 03Mofazzal HossainCPI(M)10,1495.84%
- 04Golam Mortuja MondalINC1,4040.81%
- 05Bipul TuduBSP9160.53%
- 3 other candidates · 1,714 votesNOTA · 789 (0.45%)
Margin 6,685 votes · 3.84% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,73,869 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toraf Hossain MandalMale · 66 yrs | TMC | 82,791 | 47.62% |
| 2 | Subhendu SarkarMale · 51 yrs | BJP | 76,106 | 43.77% |
| 3 | Mofazzal HossainMale · 66 yrs | CPI(M) | 10,149 | 5.84% |
| 4 | Golam Mortuja MondalMale · 43 yrs | INC | 1,404 | 0.81% |
| 5 | Bipul TuduMale · 47 yrs · ST | BSP | 916 | 0.53% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 789 | 0.45% |
| 6 | Ranjit DevMale · 63 yrs | SUCI | 724 | 0.42% |
| 7 | Ruhul Amin HaqueMale · 62 yrs | Independent | 539 | 0.31% |
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| 8 | Charlesh KiskuMale · 35 yrs · ST | Independent | 451 | 0.26% |
AITC held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kumarganj result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toraf Hossain Mandal | TMC | 89,763 | 52.52% |
| 2 | Manas Sarkar | BJP | 60,396 | 35.33% |
| 3 | Chaudhuri Nargis Banu | INC | 17,478 | 10.23% |
| 4 | Ranajit Deb | SUCI | 1,215 | 0.71% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,125 | 0.66% |
| 5 | Rubel Sarkar | KPPU | 951 | 0.56% |
Kumarganj result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toraf Hossain Mandal | TMC | 64,501 | 41.88% |
| 2 | Mafuja Khatun | CPI(M) | 61,005 | 39.61% |
| 3 | Manas Sarkar | BJP | 22,201 | 14.41% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,470 | 1.60% |
| 4 | Bipul Tudu | BSP | 1,395 | 0.91% |
| 5 | Golok Barman | BMUP | 1,065 | 0.69% |
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| 6 | Narayan Chandra Roy | Independent | 706 | 0.46% |
| 7 | Ranjit Dev | SUCI | 679 | 0.44% |
Kumarganj result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Begam Mahamuda | TMC | 62,212 | 46.93% |
| 2 | Khatun Mafuja | CPI(M) | 57,994 | 43.75% |
| 3 | Sanjib Chandra Roy | BJP | 6,592 | 4.97% |
| 4 | Abdullah Shaikh | PDCI | 2,247 | 1.70% |
| 5 | Khajer Mondal | Independent | 2,209 | 1.67% |
| 6 | Ranendra Nath Mali | BSP | 1,296 | 0.98% |
Kumarganj 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 Dakshin Dinajpur * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kumarganj is one of the assembly segments of Balurghat. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Balurghat candidates.
- Biplab MitraTMC88,900 53.5%
- Sukanta MajumdarBJP65,861 39.6%
- Joydev Kumar SiddhantaRSP6,838 4.1%
- Hakim MurmuIndependent961 0.6%
- Bakhtiar Mujahit SahaniIndependent734 0.4%
In the assembly election AITC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 23,039 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kumarganj.
Who won the Kumarganj assembly seat in 2026?
Toraf Hossain Mandal of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won Kumarganj in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 82,791 votes, which was 47.62% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kumarganj?
The margin was 6,685 votes (3.84% of valid votes). The runner-up was Subhendu Sarkar of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 76,106 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kumarganj in 2026?
Turnout was 96.38%: 1,74,084 of 1,80,629 registered electors voted, across 217 polling stations. That is 12.5 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kumarganj part of?
Kumarganj is an assembly segment of the Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Biplab Mitra got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kumarganj a reserved constituency?
No. Kumarganj is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Kumarganj?
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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- Dakshin Dinajpur population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, Dakshin DinajpurEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- West Bengal state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- West Bengal Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- West Bengal districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, West BengalBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in West BengalCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in West BengalMunicipal corporations, councils, wards