Skip to main content
Bharat Surveyभारत सर्वे
Assembly constituency 35 · West Bengal

Raiganj is assembly constituency number 35 in West Bengal, in Uttar Dinajpur district, and one of the segments of the Raiganj Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Koushik Chowdhury of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 64.0% of the vote, 58,641 votes ahead of Krishna Kalyani (AITC).

Request data for this seat All West Bengal seats
Raiganj · 2026AC 35
  1. 01
    Koushik Chowdhury
    BJP
    1,05,561
    64.05%
  2. 02
    Krishna Kalyani
    TMC
    46,920
    28.47%
  3. 03
    Mohit Sengupta
    INC
    4,386
    2.66%
  4. 04
    Jibananda Singha
    CPI(M)
    3,787
    2.30%
  5. 05
    Sabinay Das
    Independent
    1,372
    0.83%
  6. 9 other candidates · 1,124 votesNOTA · 1,654 (1.00%)

Margin 58,641 votes · 35.58% of valid votes

1,74,464
Registered electors
2026 election
94.6%
Turnout
+13.2 pts vs 2021
58,641
Victory margin
35.6% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,64,804 valid votes, NOTA included.

Raiganj 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Koushik ChowdhuryMale · 53 yrsBJP1,05,561
64.05%
2Krishna KalyaniMale · 49 yrsTMC46,920
28.47%
3Mohit SenguptaMale · 75 yrsINC4,386
2.66%
4Jibananda SinghaMale · 62 yrsCPI(M)3,787
2.30%
—NOTANOTA1,654
1.00%
5Sabinay DasMale · 32 yrs · SCIndependent1,372
0.83%
6Md. Rafik AlamMale · 46 yrsIndependent303
0.18%
7Mantu Kumar MandalMale · 63 yrs · SCBSP151
0.09%
Show 7 more candidates
8Dwarik Nath BarmanMale · 66 yrs · SCIndependent141
0.09%
9Fakira MdMale · 39 yrsIndependent129
0.08%
10Madhabilata PaulFemale · 48 yrsSUCI116
0.07%
11Goutam BiswasMale · 48 yrsAMB83
0.05%
12Saprative ChakrabortyMale · 29 yrsNBNGPLPP81
0.05%
13Manjur AlamMale · 39 yrsAJUP73
0.04%
14Anwarul HoqueMale · 29 yrsIndependent47
0.03%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 64.0%TMC 28.5%INC 2.7%SP 4.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Koushik ChowdhuryBJP · 64.0% · margin 58,641Turnout94.6%
2024 byeKrishna KalyaniTMC · 58.0% · margin 50,077Turnout72.0%
2021Krishna KalyaniBJP · 49.4% · margin 20,748Turnout81.4%
2016Mohit SenguptaINC · 59.0% · margin 51,247Turnout83.5%
2011Mohit SenguptaINC · 49.7% · margin 5,409Turnout84.7%

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

Raiganj bye-election, 10 Jul 2024

Turnout 72.0% · 1,49,255 of 2,07,229 electors voted

Raiganj bye-election 2024-07-10 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Krishna KalyaniTMC86,479
57.97%
2Manas Kumar GhoshBJP36,402
24.40%
3Mohit SenguptaINC23,116
15.50%
—NOTANOTA1,710
1.15%
4Binay Kumar DasIndependent439
0.29%
5Balaram ChakrabortyNBNGPLPP425
0.28%
Show 4 more candidates
6Baha Moni HansdaIndependent277
0.19%
7Fakira MdIndependent135
0.09%
8Anwarul HoqueIndependent109
0.07%
9Prabhas RoyIndependent91
0.06%

Raiganj result 2021

Raiganj 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Krishna KalyaniBJP79,775
49.44%
2Agarwal Kanaia LalTMC59,027
36.58%
3Mohit SenguptaINC17,198
10.66%
—NOTANOTA2,468
1.53%
4Raju PaulIndependent1,361
0.84%
5Minakshi RoyIndependent465
0.29%
Show 7 more candidates
6Dipendu SarkarIndependent211
0.13%
7Goutam BiswasAMB208
0.13%
8Manju Das (mandal)Independent196
0.12%
9Bahamoni HansdaBMUP133
0.08%
10Sanatan MajumdarSUCI133
0.08%
11Jyoti BarmanIndependent99
0.06%
12Bhabatosh LahiriJD(U)73
0.05%

Raiganj result 2016

Raiganj 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mohit SenguptaINC87,983
58.98%
2Purnendu Dey (bablu)TMC36,736
24.63%
3Pradip SarkarBJP12,961
8.69%
4Arun Chandra DeySP6,154
4.13%
—NOTANOTA1,985
1.33%
5Hari Charan DasKPPU1,180
0.79%
Show 3 more candidates
6Swapan Kumar DasBSP990
0.66%
7Benoy Kumar DasIndependent692
0.46%
8Sanatan DuttaSUCI487
0.33%

Raiganj result 2011

Raiganj 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mohit SenguptaINC62,864
49.69%
2Kiranmay NandaSP57,455
45.42%
3Sachindra Nath DasBJP3,053
2.41%
4Manjit MondalIndependent1,064
0.84%
5Sanatan DuttaSUCI750
0.59%
6Swapan Kumar DasBSP734
0.58%
Show 1 more candidate
7Anindya GangulyIPFB586
0.46%
Map

Raiganj 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 Uttar Dinajpur district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPTMCINCCPI(M)AISFOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Kartick Chandra PaulBJP93,402 58.6%
  • Kalyani KrishnaTMC46,663 29.3%
  • Ali Imran Ramz (victor)INC14,477 9.1%
  • Kalidash MurmuIndependent1,159 0.7%
  • Dwarik Nath BarmanIndependent944 0.6%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 46,739 EVM votes.

Open Raiganj Lok Sabha result
Data & field work for this seat

Booth-level results, printable maps, voter-list analysis and verified field surveys for this constituency. Tick what you need and our team will call with scope and a quote.

What do you need for Raiganj AC 35, West Bengal?

No payment online. We confirm scope and price on a call before any work starts.

FAQ

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

Who won the Raiganj assembly seat in 2026?

Koushik Chowdhury of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Raiganj in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,05,561 votes, which was 64.05% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Raiganj?

The margin was 58,641 votes (35.58% of valid votes). The runner-up was Krishna Kalyani of the All India Trinamool Congress with 46,920 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Raiganj in 2026?

Turnout was 94.64%: 1,65,114 of 1,74,464 registered electors voted, across 223 polling stations. That is 13.2 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Raiganj part of?

Raiganj is an assembly segment of the Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kartick Chandra Paul got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Raiganj had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 10 Jul 2024, Krishna Kalyani (All India Trinamool Congress) won by 50,077 votes.

Is Raiganj a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Raiganj?

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.

Related data

Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.