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Assembly constituency 268 · West Bengal

Purbasthali Dakshin is assembly constituency number 268 in West Bengal, in Barddhaman district, and one of the segments of the Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Pran Krishna Tapadar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 50.4% of the vote, 16,662 votes ahead of Swapan Debnath (AITC).

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Purbasthali Dakshin · 2026AC 268
  1. 01
    Pran Krishna Tapadar
    BJP
    1,11,004
    50.44%
  2. 02
    Swapan Debnath
    TMC
    94,342
    42.87%
  3. 03
    Jiyadul Sekh
    CPI(ML)(L)
    7,282
    3.31%
  4. 04
    Rabindranath Mondal
    INC
    2,843
    1.29%
  5. 05
    Fajar Ali Seikh
    AJUP
    1,288
    0.59%
  6. 2 other candidates · 1,374 votesNOTA · 1,923 (0.87%)

Margin 16,662 votes · 7.57% of valid votes

2,32,857
Registered electors
2026 election
94.6%
Turnout
+7.9 pts vs 2021
16,662
Victory margin
7.6% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,20,056 valid votes, NOTA included.

Purbasthali Dakshin 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pran Krishna TapadarMale · 43 yrsBJP1,11,004
50.44%
2Swapan DebnathMale · 75 yrsTMC94,342
42.87%
3Jiyadul SekhMale · 44 yrsCPI(ML)(L)7,282
3.31%
4Rabindranath MondalMale · 68 yrsINC2,843
1.29%
—NOTANOTA1,923
0.87%
5Fajar Ali SeikhMale · 45 yrsAJUP1,288
0.59%
6Manotosh MondalMale · 33 yrs · SCBSP893
0.41%
7Pravat MajhiMale · 41 yrs · SCSUCI481
0.22%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 50.4%TMC 42.9%CPI(ML)(L) 3.3%INC 1.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Pran Krishna TapadarBJP · 50.4% · margin 16,662Turnout94.6%
2021Swapan DebnathTMC · 49.1% · margin 17,410Turnout86.7%
2016Swapan DebnathTMC · 52.9% · margin 37,666Turnout88.1%
2011Swapan DebnathTMC · 49.7% · margin 15,858Turnout90.5%

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

Purbasthali Dakshin result 2021

Purbasthali Dakshin 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Swapan DebnathTMC1,05,698
49.08%
2Rajib Kumar BhowmickBJP88,288
41.00%
3Abhijit BhattacharyyaINC15,061
6.99%
4Surajit MondalBSP3,105
1.44%
5Santosh Kumar AdhikaryPMPT1,639
0.76%
—NOTANOTA1,562
0.73%

Purbasthali Dakshin result 2016

Purbasthali Dakshin 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Swapan DebnathTMC1,04,398
52.85%
2Abhijit BhattacharyyaINC66,732
33.78%
3Rajib Kumar BhowmickBJP19,003
9.62%
—NOTANOTA1,916
0.97%
4Nasimul Gani SayedPDS1,555
0.79%
5Jiyadul SeikhCPI(ML)(L)1,318
0.67%
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6Manoranjan BollBSP1,223
0.62%
7Ram HansdaIndependent796
0.40%
8Abul Kalam SeikhIndependent602
0.30%

Purbasthali Dakshin result 2011

Purbasthali Dakshin 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Swapan DebnathTMC86,039
49.72%
2Aleya Begam SekhCPI(M)70,181
40.56%
3Mahadeb BasakBJP10,765
6.22%
4Ram HansdaIndependent1,818
1.05%
5Badredojja MollaPDS1,676
0.97%
6Irai SekhCPI(ML)(L)1,385
0.80%
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7Kanai Lal PandeyBSP1,172
0.68%
Map

Purbasthali Dakshin 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

Purbasthali Dakshin is one of the assembly segments of Bardhaman Purba. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bardhaman Purba candidates.

  • Dr. Sharmila SarkarTMC1,02,656 49.3%
  • Asim Kumar SarkarBJP81,294 39.0%
  • Nirab KhanCPI(M)21,021 10.1%
  • Nirmal MajhiSUCI1,383 0.7%
  • Mukul BiswasBSP950 0.5%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 21,362 EVM votes.

Open Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Purbasthali Dakshin.

Who won the Purbasthali Dakshin assembly seat in 2026?

Pran Krishna Tapadar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Purbasthali Dakshin in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,11,004 votes, which was 50.44% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Purbasthali Dakshin?

The margin was 16,662 votes (7.57% of valid votes). The runner-up was Swapan Debnath of the All India Trinamool Congress with 94,342 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Purbasthali Dakshin in 2026?

Turnout was 94.60%: 2,20,273 of 2,32,857 registered electors voted, across 274 polling stations. That is 7.9 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Purbasthali Dakshin part of?

Purbasthali Dakshin is an assembly segment of the Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Sharmila Sarkar got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Purbasthali Dakshin a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Purbasthali Dakshin?

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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