Palashipara
Assembly constituency 79 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#79 · GENAll candidates 9
Turnout 91.8%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total2,048
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 9 candidates = 2,12,602Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
5.3 ppRukbanur RahmanAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2021
25.4 ppDr. Manik BhattacharyaAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
3.1 ppTapas Kumar SahaAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2011
1.0 ppS.M. SadiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2006
1.7 ppNayan SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
1.6 ppNayan SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1996
3.6 ppBiswas Shashanka ShekhorIndian National Congress
- 1991
4.4 ppNayan SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1987
15.4 ppSukumar MandalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1982
8.0 ppSukumar MandalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1977
9.9 ppSukumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1972
29.4 ppAjit Kumar GangulyCommunist Party of India
- 1971
6.5 ppAjit Kumar GangulyCommunist Party of India
- 1969
14.4 ppAjit Kumar GangulyCommunist Party of India
- 1967
9.0 ppK.BhowmickIndian National Congress
- 1962
21.0 ppTarun Kumar Sen GuptaCommunist Party of India
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 29.4 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed AISF polled 34,584 votes, 3.0× the 11,454-vote margin.
34,584 ÷ 11,454 = 3.0 -
The top two polled 77.8% of votes; the other 7 candidates 21.2% between them.
(89,241 + 77,787) ÷ 2,14,650 = 77.8% · 45,574 ÷ 2,14,650 = 21.2% -
Turnout of 91.8% was 1.6 pp below the state's median seat (93.4%).
91.8 − 93.4 = −1.6 -
The margin narrowed from 25.4 pp in 2021 to 5.3 pp.
5.3 − 25.4 = −20.1 pp -
AITC held the seat it won in 2021.
2021 AITC · 2026 AITC
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 9 candidate lines2,12,602
- NOTAcounted within the total2,048
- Published totalVotes polled2,14,650
- 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
Candidates9 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