Rashbehari is assembly constituency number 160 in West Bengal, in Kolkata district, and one of the segments of the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Dasgupta Swapan of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 53.4% of the vote, 20,865 votes ahead of Debasish Kumar (deba) (AITC).
- 01Dasgupta SwapanBJP74,12353.40%
- 02Debasish Kumar (deba)TMC53,25838.37%
- 03Manas GhoshCPI(ML)(L)5,6184.05%
- 04Ashutosh ChatterjeeINC2,4271.75%
- 05Dilip Chandra HalderSUCI8450.61%
- 4 other candidates · 1,247 votesNOTA · 1,296 (0.93%)
Margin 20,865 votes · 15.03% of valid votes
All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,38,814 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dasgupta SwapanMale · 70 yrs | BJP | 74,123 | 53.40% |
| 2 | Debasish Kumar (deba)Male · 66 yrs | TMC | 53,258 | 38.37% |
| 3 | Manas GhoshMale · 55 yrs | CPI(ML)(L) | 5,618 | 4.05% |
| 4 | Ashutosh ChatterjeeMale · 39 yrs | INC | 2,427 | 1.75% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,296 | 0.93% |
| 5 | Dilip Chandra HalderMale · 52 yrs · SC | SUCI | 845 | 0.61% |
| 6 | Gopal GhoshMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 513 | 0.37% |
| 7 | Debashis NathMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 321 | 0.23% |
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| 8 | Pankaj ThakkarMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 210 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Sk AlamgirMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 203 | 0.15% |
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.
Rashbehari result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debasish Kumar | TMC | 65,704 | 52.79% |
| 2 | Lt. Gen. (dr.) Subrata Saha | BJP | 44,290 | 35.59% |
| 3 | Ashutosh Chatterjee | INC | 10,314 | 8.29% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,662 | 1.34% |
| 4 | Preetam Kundu | Independent | 669 | 0.54% |
| 5 | Susmita Pal | SUCI | 546 | 0.44% |
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| 6 | Pankaj Thakkar | Independent | 342 | 0.27% |
| 7 | Romit Chowdhury | NRPI | 321 | 0.26% |
| 8 | Niraj Agarwal | Independent | 181 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Musarat Parveen | Independent | 134 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Debashis Nath | Independent | 123 | 0.10% |
| 11 | Gopal Ghosh | Independent | 97 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Swapan Das | BMUP | 72 | 0.06% |
Rashbehari result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay | TMC | 60,857 | 44.15% |
| 2 | Ashutosh Chatterjee | INC | 46,304 | 33.59% |
| 3 | Samir Banerjee | BJP | 23,381 | 16.96% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,872 | 2.81% |
| 4 | Swati Ghosh | SUCI | 1,335 | 0.97% |
| 5 | Omprakash Prajapati | BSP | 968 | 0.70% |
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| 6 | Uttam Kumar Das | Independent | 587 | 0.43% |
| 7 | Tarulata Dutta | Independent | 553 | 0.40% |
Rashbehari result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay | TMC | 88,892 | 65.55% |
| 2 | Shantanu Basu | CPI(M) | 38,998 | 28.76% |
| 3 | Jiban Kumar Sen | BJP | 5,108 | 3.77% |
| 4 | Mita Biswas | LJP | 1,059 | 0.78% |
| 5 | Deb Kumar Das | Independent | 983 | 0.72% |
| 6 | Ashim Halder | Independent | 563 | 0.42% |
Rashbehari 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 Kolkata district
- Kolkata Port
- Bhabanipur
- Ballygunge
- Chowrangee
- Entally
- Beleghata
- Jorasanko
- Shyampukur
- Maniktala
- Kashipur-Belgachhia
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Rashbehari is one of the assembly segments of Kolkata Dakshin. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kolkata Dakshin candidates.
- Mala RoyTMC57,905 44.0%
- Debasree ChaudhuriBJP56,214 42.7%
- Saira Shah HalimCPI(M)15,003 11.4%
- Niraj AgarwalIndependent415 0.3%
- Firoza KhatunBSP377 0.3%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 1,691 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rashbehari.
Who won the Rashbehari assembly seat in 2026?
Dasgupta Swapan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Rashbehari in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 74,123 votes, which was 53.40% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Rashbehari?
The margin was 20,865 votes (15.03% of valid votes). The runner-up was Debasish Kumar (deba) of the All India Trinamool Congress with 53,258 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Rashbehari in 2026?
Turnout was 87.62%: 1,38,952 of 1,58,586 registered electors voted, across 269 polling stations. That is 27.0 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rashbehari part of?
Rashbehari is an assembly segment of the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Mala Roy got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Rashbehari a reserved constituency?
No. Rashbehari is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Rashbehari?
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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