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Assembly constituency 263 · West Bengal

Monteswar is assembly constituency number 263 in West Bengal, in Barddhaman district, and one of the segments of the Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Saikat Panja of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 47.3% of the vote, 14,798 votes ahead of Chowdhuri Siddiqullah (AITC).

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Monteswar · 2026AC 263
  1. 01
    Saikat Panja
    BJP
    96,559
    47.29%
  2. 02
    Chowdhuri Siddiqullah
    TMC
    81,761
    40.05%
  3. 03
    Anupam Ghosh
    CPI(M)
    18,192
    8.91%
  4. 04
    Jyotirmay Mondal
    INC
    2,674
    1.31%
  5. 05
    Samsul Hoque Seikh
    AJUP
    2,114
    1.04%
  6. 3 other candidates · 1,505 votesNOTA · 1,360 (0.67%)

Margin 14,798 votes · 7.25% of valid votes

2,16,968
Registered electors
2026 election
94.2%
Turnout
+7.8 pts vs 2021
14,798
Victory margin
7.2% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,04,165 valid votes, NOTA included.

Monteswar 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Saikat PanjaMale · 34 yrsBJP96,559
47.29%
2Chowdhuri SiddiqullahMale · 76 yrsTMC81,761
40.05%
3Anupam GhoshMale · 42 yrsCPI(M)18,192
8.91%
4Jyotirmay MondalMale · 56 yrsINC2,674
1.31%
5Samsul Hoque SeikhMale · 68 yrsAJUP2,114
1.04%
—NOTANOTA1,360
0.67%
6Khokan DasMale · 62 yrs · SCBSP681
0.33%
7Somnath MalikMale · 26 yrs · SCIndependent442
0.22%
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8Saikat DhaniMale · 47 yrsIndependent382
0.19%
Past results

The seat changed hands: AITC won in 2021, BJP in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 47.3%TMC 40.0%CPI(M) 8.9%PDCI 2.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Saikat PanjaBJP · 47.3% · margin 14,798Turnout94.2%
2021Chowdhury SiddiqullahTMC · 50.5% · margin 31,805Turnout86.4%
2016 byeSaikat PanjaTMC · 77.6% · margin 1,27,127Turnout86.9%
2016Sajal PanjaTMC · 44.1% · margin 706Turnout87.1%
2011Chowdhury Md HedayatullahCPI(M) · 47.2% · margin 3,298Turnout90.3%

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

Monteswar bye-election, 19 Nov 2016

Turnout 86.9% · 1,89,872 of 2,18,480 electors voted

Monteswar bye-election 2016-11-19 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Saikat PanjaTMC1,47,316
77.59%
2Md. Osman Dani SarkarCPI(M)20,189
10.63%
3Biswajit PoddarBJP16,073
8.47%
4Bulbul Ahmmed SekhINC2,885
1.52%
5Ansarul Aman Mondal (babu)CPI(M)1,463
0.77%
—NOTANOTA1,168
0.62%
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6Sk Ekramul HossainPDS778
0.41%

Monteswar result 2021

Monteswar 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chowdhury SiddiqullahTMC1,05,460
50.45%
2Saikat PanjaBJP73,655
35.24%
3Anupam GhoshCPI(M)24,740
11.84%
4Ansarul Aman Mondal (babu)CPI(ML)(L)1,877
0.90%
5Nasimul Gani SayedPDS1,693
0.81%
—NOTANOTA1,611
0.77%

Monteswar result 2016

Monteswar 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sajal PanjaTMC84,134
44.11%
2Chaudhuri Md. HedayatullahCPI(M)83,428
43.74%
3Biswajit PoddarBJP15,452
8.10%
4Khokan DasBSP2,644
1.39%
—NOTANOTA2,445
1.28%
5Jagabandhu MalikMPOI1,437
0.75%
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6Premchand SorenJDP1,190
0.62%

Monteswar result 2011

Monteswar 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chowdhury Md HedayatullahCPI(M)81,822
47.24%
2Abu Ayesh MondalTMC78,524
45.34%
3Abdul Kased Shaikh(khokan Bhai)PDCI4,890
2.82%
4Sakshi Gopal GhoshBJP4,027
2.33%
5Sunil SorenJDP2,036
1.18%
6Sukumar DasBSP1,064
0.61%
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7Annada Prasad BhattachoryyaCPI(ML)(L)824
0.48%
Map

Monteswar 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

Monteswar is one of the assembly segments of Bardhaman-Durgapur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bardhaman-Durgapur candidates.

  • Azad Kirti JhaTMC1,13,438 55.4%
  • Dilip GhoshBJP67,696 33.1%
  • Sukriti GhosalCPI(M)21,060 10.3%
  • Prabhu Nath SahBSP856 0.4%
  • Luxmi Narayan KoraIndependent804 0.4%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 45,742 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Monteswar assembly seat in 2026?

Saikat Panja of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Monteswar in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 96,559 votes, which was 47.29% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Monteswar?

The margin was 14,798 votes (7.25% of valid votes). The runner-up was Chowdhuri Siddiqullah of the All India Trinamool Congress with 81,761 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Monteswar in 2026?

Turnout was 94.22%: 2,04,424 of 2,16,968 registered electors voted, across 284 polling stations. That is 7.8 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Monteswar part of?

Monteswar is an assembly segment of the Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Azad Kirti Jha got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Monteswar had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 19 Nov 2016, Saikat Panja (All India Trinamool Congress) won by 1,27,127 votes.

Is Monteswar a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Monteswar?

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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