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Assembly constituency 86 · West Bengal

Santipur is assembly constituency number 86 in West Bengal, in Nadia district, and one of the segments of the Ranaghat Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Swapan Kumar Das of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.9% of the vote, 45,376 votes ahead of Brajakishore Goswami (AITC).

Santipur · 2026AC 86
  1. 01
    Swapan Kumar Das
    BJP
    1,17,941
    54.86%
  2. 02
    Brajakishore Goswami
    TMC
    72,565
    33.76%
  3. 03
    Soumen Mahato
    CPI(M)
    11,533
    5.36%
  4. 04
    Arindam Bhattacharya
    Independent
    7,216
    3.36%
  5. 05
    Alok Chatterjee
    INC
    1,365
    0.63%
  6. 5 other candidates · 3,423 votesNOTA · 930 (0.43%)

Margin 45,376 votes · 21.11% of valid votes

2,27,916
Registered electors
2026 election
94.5%
Turnout
+8.3 pts vs 2021
45,376
Victory margin
21.1% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,14,973 valid votes, NOTA included.

Santipur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Swapan Kumar DasMale · 62 yrsBJP1,17,941
54.86%
2Brajakishore GoswamiMale · 37 yrsTMC72,565
33.76%
3Soumen MahatoMale · 51 yrsCPI(M)11,533
5.36%
4Arindam BhattacharyaMale · 46 yrsIndependent7,216
3.36%
5Alok ChatterjeeMale · 68 yrsINC1,365
0.63%
6Shyamal DasMale · 64 yrsIndependent989
0.46%
—NOTANOTA930
0.43%
7Sourav BiswasMale · 25 yrsIndependent634
0.29%
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8Tuhin IndraMale · 53 yrsIndependent624
0.29%
9Abu Hena Mostafa KamalMale · 50 yrsAJUP610
0.28%
10Profulla Kumar RoyMale · 52 yrs · SCBSP566
0.26%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 54.9%TMC 33.8%CPI(M) 5.4%INC 0.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Swapan Kumar DasBJP · 54.9% · margin 45,376Turnout94.5%
2021 byeBraja Kishor GoswamiTMC · 54.9% · margin 64,675Turnout80.1%
2021Jagannath SarkarBJP · 49.9% · margin 15,878Turnout86.2%
2016Arindam BhattacharyaINC · 51.8% · margin 19,488Turnout88.8%
2014 byeAjoy DeyTMC · 38.5% · margin 20,135Turnout86.9%
2011Ajoy DeyINC · 57.8% · margin 38,158Turnout89.8%

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

Santipur bye-election, 30 Oct 2021

Turnout 80.1% · 2,04,469 of 2,55,334 electors voted

Santipur bye-election 2021-10-30 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Braja Kishor GoswamiTMC1,12,087
54.89%
2Niranjan BiswasBJP47,412
23.22%
3Soumen MahatoCPI(M)39,958
19.57%
4Raju PalINC2,877
1.41%
—NOTANOTA1,880
0.92%

Santipur bye-election, 12 May 2014

Turnout 86.9% · 1,87,088 of 2,15,203 electors voted

Santipur bye-election 2014-05-12 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ajoy DeyTMC71,973
38.48%
2Anup Kumar GhoshCPI(M)51,838
27.72%
3Kumeresh ChakrabortyINC36,645
19.59%
4Sufal SarkarBJP24,324
13.00%
—NOTANOTA2,258
1.21%

Santipur result 2021

Santipur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jagannath SarkarBJP1,09,722
49.94%
2Ajoy DeyTMC93,844
42.72%
3Ritzu GhosalINC9,848
4.48%
—NOTANOTA2,385
1.09%
4Profulla Kumar RoyBSP1,294
0.59%
5Sukdeb BiswasPMPT1,099
0.50%
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6Sufal SarkarJASP892
0.41%
7Nadia Chand BiswasSUCI608
0.28%

Santipur result 2016

Santipur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arindam BhattacharyaINC1,03,566
51.76%
2Ajoy DeyTMC84,078
42.02%
3Swapan Kumar DamBJP7,495
3.75%
—NOTANOTA1,901
0.95%
4Saokat AliGMM1,639
0.82%
5Dinesh RayShiv Sena882
0.44%
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6Najima Bibi KayalSDPI519
0.26%

Santipur result 2011

Santipur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ajoy DeyINC98,902
57.77%
2Iyar MallikRCPI(R)60,744
35.48%
3Kanoj BiswasBJP11,543
6.74%
Map

Santipur 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 Nadia 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

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

  • Mukut Mani AdhikariTMC80,876 78.9%
  • Alakesh DasCPI(M)17,526 17.1%
  • Biplab BiswasBSP1,146 1.1%
  • Paresh HaldarSUCI1,059 1.0%
  • Jagannath SarkarBJP903 0.9%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 63,350 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Santipur assembly seat in 2026?

Swapan Kumar Das of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Santipur in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,17,941 votes, which was 54.86% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Santipur?

The margin was 45,376 votes (21.11% of valid votes). The runner-up was Brajakishore Goswami of the All India Trinamool Congress with 72,565 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Santipur in 2026?

Turnout was 94.45%: 2,15,259 of 2,27,916 registered electors voted, across 284 polling stations. That is 8.3 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Santipur part of?

Santipur is an assembly segment of the Ranaghat Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Mukut Mani Adhikari got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Santipur had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 30 Oct 2021, Braja Kishor Goswami (All India Trinamool Congress) won by 64,675 votes. In the bye-election on 12 May 2014, Ajoy Dey (All India Trinamool Congress) won by 20,135 votes.

Is Santipur a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Santipur?

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.