Sonarpur Dakshin is assembly constituency number 147 in West Bengal, in South 24 Parganas district, and one of the segments of the Jadavpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Rupa Ganguly of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.3% of the vote, 35,782 votes ahead of Arundhuti Maitra(lovely) (AITC).
- 01Rupa GangulyBJP1,28,97052.34%
- 02Arundhuti Maitra(lovely)TMC93,18837.82%
- 03Paramita DasguptaCPI16,7846.81%
- 04Subrata DuttaINC1,3680.56%
- 05Asima MondalBSP8460.34%
- 9 other candidates · 3,287 votesNOTA · 1,950 (0.79%)
Margin 35,782 votes · 14.52% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,46,393 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rupa GangulyFemale · 59 yrs | BJP | 1,28,970 | 52.34% |
| 2 | Arundhuti Maitra(lovely)Female · 35 yrs | TMC | 93,188 | 37.82% |
| 3 | Paramita DasguptaFemale · 58 yrs · SC | CPI | 16,784 | 6.81% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,950 | 0.79% |
| 4 | Subrata DuttaFemale · 64 yrs | INC | 1,368 | 0.56% |
| 5 | Asima MondalFemale · 48 yrs · SC | BSP | 846 | 0.34% |
| 6 | Rumpa GangulyFemale · 42 yrs | Independent | 698 | 0.28% |
| 7 | Rupa MondalFemale · 30 yrs | Independent | 665 | 0.27% |
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| 8 | Rajanya Haldar(sara)Female · 27 yrs | Independent | 512 | 0.21% |
| 9 | Minati Mitra HalderFemale · 58 yrs | SUCI | 499 | 0.20% |
| 10 | Dilip GayenMale · 60 yrs · SC | MPOI | 270 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Rathin SarkarMale · 53 yrs · SC | Independent | 210 | 0.09% |
| 12 | Prohallad NaskarMale · 47 yrs · SC | Independent | 168 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Pradip Kumar MandalMale · 53 yrs · SC | Independent | 142 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Atrasta NathFemale · 35 yrs | Independent | 123 | 0.05% |
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.
Sonarpur Dakshin result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arundhuti Maitra (lovely) | TMC | 1,09,222 | 46.92% |
| 2 | Anjana Basu | BJP | 83,041 | 35.67% |
| 3 | Shuvam Banerjee | CPI | 31,778 | 13.65% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,550 | 1.10% |
| 4 | Shampa Das | Independent | 1,907 | 0.82% |
| 5 | Bimal Krishna Mandal | BSP | 1,110 | 0.48% |
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| 6 | Dilip Kumar Roy | Independent | 601 | 0.26% |
| 7 | Rangalal Barik | Independent | 502 | 0.22% |
| 8 | Provash Mondal | Independent | 500 | 0.21% |
| 9 | Dibakar Halder | SUCI | 441 | 0.19% |
| 10 | Trayee Pradhan | RTORP | 372 | 0.16% |
| 11 | Uttam Samul | Independent | 316 | 0.14% |
| 12 | Arun Sarkar | Independent | 195 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Sanjay Roy | AMB | 146 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Debashis Rakshit | BMUP | 126 | 0.05% |
Sonarpur Dakshin result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiban Mukhopadhyay | TMC | 97,455 | 47.80% |
| 2 | Tarit Chakraborty | CPI | 82,426 | 40.43% |
| 3 | Manoranjan Joddar | BJP | 15,735 | 7.72% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,023 | 1.48% |
| 4 | Ashitavra Mondal | BSP | 1,649 | 0.81% |
| 5 | Sambhu Mondal | Independent | 1,091 | 0.54% |
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| 6 | Minati Mitra | SUCI | 1,063 | 0.52% |
| 7 | Jaladhar Naskar | Independent | 810 | 0.40% |
| 8 | Meghnath Halder | MPOI | 632 | 0.31% |
Sonarpur Dakshin result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiban Mukhopadhyay | TMC | 1,00,243 | 59.03% |
| 2 | Tarit Chakraborty(saheb) | CPI | 62,469 | 36.79% |
| 3 | Hasi Singha Roy | BJP | 2,926 | 1.72% |
| 4 | Manoj Kumar Barman | Independent | 1,687 | 0.99% |
| 5 | Subrata Halder | BSP | 1,081 | 0.64% |
| 6 | Prasanta Majumdar | Independent | 713 | 0.42% |
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| 7 | Jyoshikanta Joddar | RJNP | 372 | 0.22% |
| 8 | Paul Sanpui | PPIS | 325 | 0.19% |
Sonarpur 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 South 24 Parganas district
- Gosaba
- Basanti
- Kultali
- Patharpratima
- Kakdwip
- Sagar
- Kulpi
- Raidighi
- Mandirbazar
- Jaynagar
- Baruipur Purba
- Canning Paschim
- Canning Purba
- Baruipur Paschim
- Magrahat Purba
- Magrahat Paschim
- Diamond Harbour
- Falta
- Satgachhia
- Bishnupur
- Bhangar
- Kasba
- Jadavpur
- Sonarpur Uttar
- Tollyganj
- Behala Purba
- Behala Paschim
- Maheshtala
- Budge Budge
- Metiaburuz
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Sonarpur Dakshin is one of the assembly segments of Jadavpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Jadavpur candidates.
- Sayani GhoshTMC97,628 42.1%
- Dr. Anirban GangulyBJP87,909 37.9%
- Srijan BhattacharyyaCPI(M)40,696 17.5%
- Ranjit Kumar MandalIndependent1,106 0.5%
- Nur Alam KhanAISF717 0.3%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 9,719 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Sonarpur Dakshin.
Who won the Sonarpur Dakshin assembly seat in 2026?
Rupa Ganguly of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Sonarpur Dakshin in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,28,970 votes, which was 52.34% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Sonarpur Dakshin?
The margin was 35,782 votes (14.52% of valid votes). The runner-up was Arundhuti Maitra(lovely) of the All India Trinamool Congress with 93,188 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Sonarpur Dakshin in 2026?
Turnout was 94.44%: 2,46,613 of 2,61,143 registered electors voted, across 315 polling stations. That is 13.6 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sonarpur Dakshin part of?
Sonarpur Dakshin is an assembly segment of the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sayani Ghosh got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Sonarpur Dakshin a reserved constituency?
No. Sonarpur Dakshin is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Sonarpur 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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