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Assembly constituency 198 · West Bengal

Tarakeswar is assembly constituency number 198 in West Bengal, in Hugli district, and one of the segments of the Arambag Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Santu Pan of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.8% of the vote, 30,999 votes ahead of Ramendu Sinharay (AITC).

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Tarakeswar · 2026AC 198
  1. 01
    Santu Pan
    BJP
    1,16,901
    52.76%
  2. 02
    Ramendu Sinharay
    TMC
    85,902
    38.77%
  3. 03
    Adesh Khamrui
    CPI(M)
    9,616
    4.34%
  4. 04
    Diti Bhattacharjee
    Independent
    1,878
    0.85%
  5. 05
    Jaydeb Santra
    Independent
    1,449
    0.65%
  6. 7 other candidates · 4,347 votesNOTA · 1,485 (0.67%)

Margin 30,999 votes · 13.99% of valid votes

2,35,634
Registered electors
2026 election
94.1%
Turnout
+7.7 pts vs 2021
30,999
Victory margin
14.0% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,21,578 valid votes, NOTA included.

Tarakeswar 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Santu PanMale · 29 yrsBJP1,16,901
52.76%
2Ramendu SinharayMale · 59 yrsTMC85,902
38.77%
3Adesh KhamruiMale · 30 yrsCPI(M)9,616
4.34%
4Diti BhattacharjeeFemale · 38 yrsIndependent1,878
0.85%
—NOTANOTA1,485
0.67%
5Jaydeb SantraMale · 52 yrsIndependent1,449
0.65%
6Bhabani Prasad MondalMale · 68 yrsINC1,077
0.49%
7Imamul Hasan MullikMale · 52 yrsIndependent845
0.38%
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8Madan Chandra GhoshMale · 78 yrsIndependent666
0.30%
9Ahamed Alamgir MiddyaMale · 27 yrsAJUP583
0.26%
10Tapan TuduMale · 60 yrs · STBSP475
0.21%
11Nirmal Kumar DharaMale · 51 yrsIndependent467
0.21%
12Astikmoni MalickMale · 34 yrs · SCIndependent234
0.11%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 52.8%TMC 38.8%CPI(M) 4.3%NCP 36.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Santu PanBJP · 52.8% · margin 30,999Turnout94.1%
2021Ramendu SinharayTMC · 47.0% · margin 7,484Turnout86.4%
2016Rachhpal Singh ETMC · 50.8% · margin 27,690Turnout86.7%
2011Rachhpal SinghTMC · 55.1% · margin 25,472Turnout89.2%

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

Tarakeswar result 2021

Tarakeswar 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ramendu SinharayTMC96,698
46.96%
2Dr. Swapan DasguptaBJP89,214
43.33%
3Surajit GhoshCPI(M)14,595
7.09%
—NOTANOTA2,752
1.34%
4Sanju ChakrabortyRPPRINAT1,697
0.82%
5Sukumar KhanraIndependent961
0.47%

Tarakeswar result 2016

Tarakeswar 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rachhpal Singh ETMC97,588
50.75%
2Surajit GhoshNCP69,898
36.35%
3Jagannath DasBJP17,989
9.36%
—NOTANOTA3,983
2.07%
4Palash HansdaJDP2,818
1.47%

Tarakeswar result 2011

Tarakeswar 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rachhpal SinghTMC97,022
55.10%
2Pratim ChatterjeeCPI(M)71,550
40.64%
3Ganesh ChakrabortyBJP4,504
2.56%
4Palash HansdaJDP2,996
1.70%
Map

Tarakeswar 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 Hugli 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

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

  • Bag MitaliTMC97,685 48.0%
  • Arup Kanti DigarBJP86,517 42.5%
  • Biplab Kumar MoitraCPI(M)15,436 7.6%
  • Raghu MallikIndependent2,311 1.1%
  • Subir Kumar RoyBSP469 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 11,168 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Tarakeswar assembly seat in 2026?

Santu Pan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Tarakeswar in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,16,901 votes, which was 52.76% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Tarakeswar?

The margin was 30,999 votes (13.99% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ramendu Sinharay of the All India Trinamool Congress with 85,902 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Tarakeswar in 2026?

Turnout was 94.10%: 2,21,723 of 2,35,634 registered electors voted, across 286 polling stations. That is 7.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Tarakeswar part of?

Tarakeswar is an assembly segment of the Arambag Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Bag Mitali got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Tarakeswar a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Tarakeswar?

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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