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Assembly constituency 18 · West Bengal · SC

Rajganj is assembly constituency number 18 in West Bengal, in Jalpaiguri district, and one of the segments of the Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Dinesh Sarkar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 51.1% of the vote, 21,477 votes ahead of Swapna Barman (AITC).

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Rajganj · 2026AC 18
  1. 01
    Dinesh Sarkar
    BJP
    1,14,657
    51.10%
  2. 02
    Swapna Barman
    TMC
    93,180
    41.53%
  3. 03
    Kharendra Nath Roy
    CPI(M)
    6,371
    2.84%
  4. 04
    Sanjib Roy
    Independent
    1,594
    0.71%
  5. 05
    Tushar Kanti Roy
    INC
    1,460
    0.65%
  6. 8 other candidates · 5,795 votesNOTA · 1,322 (0.59%)

Margin 21,477 votes · 9.57% of valid votes

2,31,186
Registered electors
2026 election
97.4%
Turnout
+8.3 pts vs 2021
21,477
Victory margin
9.6% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,24,379 valid votes, NOTA included.

Rajganj 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dinesh SarkarMale · 61 yrs · SCBJP1,14,657
51.10%
2Swapna BarmanFemale · 29 yrs · SCTMC93,180
41.53%
3Kharendra Nath RoyMale · 67 yrs · SCCPI(M)6,371
2.84%
4Sanjib RoyMale · 50 yrs · SCIndependent1,594
0.71%
5Tushar Kanti RoyMale · 57 yrs · SCINC1,460
0.65%
—NOTANOTA1,322
0.59%
6Radhu MandalMale · 48 yrs · SCBSP1,232
0.55%
7Ananta Kumar RoyMale · 57 yrs · SCSUCI1,054
0.47%
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8Prakash Chandra RoyMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent999
0.45%
9Swapna BarmanFemale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent932
0.42%
10Bapi RoyMale · 32 yrs · SCIndependent625
0.28%
11Kunal RoyMale · 30 yrs · SCIndependent338
0.15%
12Harendranath RoyMale · 63 yrs · SCAMB308
0.14%
13Jagadish Chandra RoyMale · 51 yrs · SCKPPU307
0.14%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 51.1%TMC 41.5%CPI(M) 2.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Dinesh SarkarBJP · 51.1% · margin 21,477Turnout97.4%
2021Khageswar RoyTMC · 48.5% · margin 15,773Turnout89.1%
2016Khageswar RoyTMC · 46.1% · margin 14,677Turnout90.0%
2011Khageswar RoyTMC · 46.6% · margin 7,020Turnout89.7%

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

Rajganj result 2021

Rajganj 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Khageswar RoyTMC1,04,641
48.50%
2Supen RoyBJP88,868
41.19%
3Ratan Kumar RoyCPI(M)12,108
5.61%
—NOTANOTA3,175
1.47%
4Tapati Roy (barman)KPPU1,860
0.86%
5Uday RoySUCI1,605
0.74%
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6Santi Kishor BarariBSP1,510
0.70%
7Digbijay MandalIndependent1,146
0.53%
8Nirode Chandra AdhikaryAMB842
0.39%

Rajganj result 2016

Rajganj 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Khageswar RoyTMC89,785
46.15%
2Satyendra Nath MondalCPI(M)75,108
38.61%
3Prakash Chandra RoyBJP17,811
9.16%
—NOTANOTA3,525
1.81%
4Hriday RoyKPPU3,471
1.78%
5Arun BarmanSUCI3,027
1.56%
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6Rajat RoyBSP1,804
0.93%

Rajganj result 2011

Rajganj 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Khageswar RoyTMC74,546
46.64%
2Amulya Kumar RoyCPI(M)67,526
42.25%
3Supen RoyBJP8,038
5.03%
4Paresh Chandra RoyJMM7,104
4.44%
5Santi Kishor BarariBSP2,624
1.64%
Map

Rajganj 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 Jalpaiguri 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

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

  • Nirmal Chandra RoyTMC1,04,594 47.7%
  • Dr Jayanta Kumar RoyBJP97,114 44.3%
  • Debraj BarmanCPI(M)10,781 4.9%
  • Shipra Ray HakimIndependent1,564 0.7%
  • Binod MallickBSP1,340 0.6%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 7,480 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Rajganj assembly seat in 2026?

Dinesh Sarkar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Rajganj in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,14,657 votes, which was 51.10% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Rajganj?

The margin was 21,477 votes (9.57% of valid votes). The runner-up was Swapna Barman of the All India Trinamool Congress with 93,180 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Rajganj in 2026?

Turnout was 97.38%: 2,25,128 of 2,31,186 registered electors voted, across 271 polling stations. That is 8.3 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rajganj part of?

Rajganj is an assembly segment of the Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Nirmal Chandra Roy got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Rajganj a reserved constituency?

Yes. Rajganj 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 Rajganj?

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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