Ramnagar
Assembly constituency 217 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#217 · GENAll candidates 7
Turnout 90.5%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,277
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 7 candidates = 2,43,565Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
11.0 ppDr. Chandra Sekhar MondalBharatiya Janata Party
- 2021
5.7 ppAkhil GiriAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
14.1 ppAkhil GiriAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2011
9.3 ppAkhil GiriAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2006
22.8 ppRampada SamantaDemocratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)
- 2001
41.7 ppRamapada SamantaIndependent
- 1996
16.1 ppRam Pada SamantaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1991
10.8 ppHari Pada JanaDemocratic Socialist Party (PRABODH CHANDRA)
- 1987
14.2 ppHari Pada JanaIndependent
- 1982
8.6 ppHaripada JanaIndependent
- 1977
2.8 ppHaripada JanaJanata Party
- 1972
20.4 ppHarish Chandra MahapatraIndian National Congress
- 1971
3.3 ppHarish Chandra MahapatraIndian National Congress
- 1969
12.5 ppKar DhananjoySikkim Sangram Parishad
- 1967
21.2 ppD . KarSikkim Sangram Parishad
- 1962
17.5 ppPramatha GhoshCommunist Party of India
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 41.7 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
The top two polled 96.7% of votes; the other 5 candidates 2.8% between them.
(1,31,808 + 1,04,869) ÷ 2,44,842 = 96.7% · 6,888 ÷ 2,44,842 = 2.8% -
Turnout of 90.5% was 2.9 pp below the state's median seat (93.4%).
90.5 − 93.4 = −2.9 -
The margin widened from 5.7 pp in 2021 to 11.0 pp.
11.0 − 5.7 = +5.3 pp -
Akhil Giri, the 2021 winner, finished second in 2026.
2021 winner name = 2026 runner-up name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 7 candidate lines2,43,565
- NOTAcounted within the total1,277
- Published totalVotes polled2,44,842
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates7 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 292 seats on the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database