Kushmandi is assembly constituency number 37 in West Bengal, in Dakshin Dinajpur * district, and one of the segments of the Balurghat Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Tapas Chandra Roy of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 48.8% of the vote, 9,063 votes ahead of Rekha Roy (AITC).
- 01Tapas Chandra RoyBJP97,43748.83%
- 02Rekha RoyTMC88,37444.29%
- 03Jyotirmoy RoyRSP6,8613.44%
- 04Bablu SarkarINC2,6451.33%
- 05Paresh AdhikariIndependent1,1670.58%
- 3 other candidates · 1,458 votesNOTA · 1,584 (0.79%)
Margin 9,063 votes · 4.54% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,99,526 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapas Chandra RoyMale · 39 yrs · SC | BJP | 97,437 | 48.83% |
| 2 | Rekha RoyFemale · 39 yrs · SC | TMC | 88,374 | 44.29% |
| 3 | Jyotirmoy RoyMale · 45 yrs · SC | RSP | 6,861 | 3.44% |
| 4 | Bablu SarkarMale · 47 yrs · SC | INC | 2,645 | 1.33% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,584 | 0.79% |
| 5 | Paresh AdhikariMale · 58 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,167 | 0.58% |
| 6 | Jugal BiswasMale · 45 yrs · SC | Independent | 603 | 0.30% |
| 7 | Nirod Candra RoyMale · 49 yrs · SC | Independent | 494 | 0.25% |
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| 8 | Kansha RoyMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 361 | 0.18% |
The seat changed hands: AITC won in 2021, BJP in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kushmandi result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rekha Roy | TMC | 89,968 | 48.88% |
| 2 | Ranjit Kumar Roy | BJP | 77,384 | 42.04% |
| 3 | Narmada Chandra Roy | RSP | 12,571 | 6.83% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,598 | 0.87% |
| 4 | Biswanath Sarkar | BSP | 1,436 | 0.78% |
| 5 | Bhimnal Sarkar | Independent | 1,118 | 0.61% |
Kushmandi result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narmada Chandra Roy | RSP | 68,965 | 42.18% |
| 2 | Rekha Roy | TMC | 65,436 | 40.02% |
| 3 | Ranjit Kumar Roy | BJP | 20,183 | 12.34% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,941 | 2.41% |
| 4 | Jaydeb Mondal | BSP | 2,009 | 1.23% |
| 5 | Anil Kumar Singha | Independent | 1,495 | 0.91% |
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| 6 | Jagannath Roy | Independent | 1,468 | 0.90% |
Kushmandi result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narmada Chandra Roy | RSP | 66,368 | 47.42% |
| 2 | Parthasarathi Sarkar | INC | 62,725 | 44.82% |
| 3 | Ranjit Kumar Roy | BJP | 5,286 | 3.78% |
| 4 | Raghunath Sarkar | Independent | 2,306 | 1.65% |
| 5 | Prasanta Mandal | BSP | 1,295 | 0.93% |
| 6 | Subesh Sarkar | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,057 | 0.76% |
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| 7 | Gouranga Barman | Independent | 915 | 0.65% |
Kushmandi 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.
Kushmandi is one of the assembly segments of Balurghat. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Balurghat candidates.
- Biplab MitraTMC85,929 47.2%
- Sukanta MajumdarBJP81,406 44.7%
- Joydev Kumar SiddhantaRSP8,983 4.9%
- Hakim MurmuIndependent1,207 0.7%
- Bakhtiar Mujahit SahaniIndependent1,107 0.6%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 4,523 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kushmandi.
Who won the Kushmandi assembly seat in 2026?
Tapas Chandra Roy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kushmandi in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 97,437 votes, which was 48.83% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kushmandi?
The margin was 9,063 votes (4.54% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rekha Roy of the All India Trinamool Congress with 88,374 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kushmandi in 2026?
Turnout was 96.99%: 1,99,822 of 2,06,031 registered electors voted, across 244 polling stations. That is 13.2 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kushmandi part of?
Kushmandi 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 Kushmandi a reserved constituency?
Yes. Kushmandi 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 Kushmandi?
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