Raniganj
Assembly constituency 278 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#278 · GENAll candidates 8
Turnout 89.8%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total2,452
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 1,94,032Verified
Seat history 2026–1967
- 2026
9.1 ppPartha GhoshBharatiya Janata Party
- 2021
2.0 ppTapas BanerjeeAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
7.1 ppRunu DuttaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2011
1.1 ppAli SohrabAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2006
29.1 ppChaudhuri Md. HedayatullahCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
13.7 ppAbu Ayes MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1996
19.4 ppAbu Ayes MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1991
27.9 ppAbu Ayes MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1987
25.3 ppHemanta RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1982
20.5 ppHemanta RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1977
38.7 ppHemanta Kumar RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1972
15.2 ppDhanapati MalIndian National Congress
- 1971
20.6 ppTrilochan MalRevolutionary Communist Party Of India
- 1969
21.6 ppMondal MrityunjoyAll India Forward Bloc
- 1967
9.7 ppS . PrasadIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 38.7 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
The top two polled 90.1% of votes; the other 6 candidates 8.6% between them.
(97,416 + 79,630) ÷ 1,96,484 = 90.1% · 16,986 ÷ 1,96,484 = 8.6% -
Turnout of 89.8% was 3.6 pp below the state's median seat (93.4%).
89.8 − 93.4 = −3.6 -
The margin widened from 2.0 pp in 2021 to 9.1 pp.
9.1 − 2.0 = +7.1 pp -
The seat changed hands: AITC in 2021, BJP in 2026.
2021 AITC · 2026 BJP
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 8 candidate lines1,94,032
- NOTAcounted within the total2,452
- Published totalVotes polled1,96,484
- 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
Candidates8 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