Khandaghosh
Assembly constituency 259 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#259 · GENAll candidates 7
Turnout 95.0%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,271
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 7 candidates = 2,21,975Verified
Seat history 2026–1967
- 2026
3.7 ppNabin Chandra BagAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2021
9.7 ppNabin Chandra BagAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
1.7 ppNabin Chandra BagAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2011
7.3 ppNabin Chandra BagCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2006
2.8 ppAmitava MukhopadhyayCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
24.3 ppMalay GhatakAll India Trinamool Congress
- 1996
5.9 ppShyamadas BanerjeeIndian National Congress
- 1991
1.7 ppMumtaz HassanJanata Dal
- 1987
6.6 ppSuhrid Basu MallikIndian National Congress
- 1982
6.2 ppBamapada MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1977
35.6 ppBamapada MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1972
12.8 ppSukumar ChattopadhayIndian National Congress
- 1971
23.7 ppGokulananda RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1969
14.8 ppGuha Panchu GopalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1967
1.9 ppD . TahPragati Sheel Party
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 35.6 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed CPI(M) polled 17,535 votes, 2.1× the 8,284-vote margin.
17,535 ÷ 8,284 = 2.1 -
The top two polled 89.6% of votes; the other 5 candidates 9.8% between them.
(1,04,183 + 95,899) ÷ 2,23,246 = 89.6% · 21,893 ÷ 2,23,246 = 9.8% -
Turnout of 95.0% was 1.6 pp above the state's median seat (93.4%).
95.0 − 93.4 = +1.6 -
The margin narrowed from 9.7 pp in 2021 to 3.7 pp.
3.7 − 9.7 = −6.0 pp -
Nabin Chandra Bag also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 7 candidate lines2,21,975
- NOTAcounted within the total1,271
- Published totalVotes polled2,23,246
- 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