BHATAR
Assembly seat no. 267 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Karfa Soumen
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2026
6,528
3.04% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCKoner Shantanu
- Votes
- 92,292
- Vote share
- 42.99%
- Behind by
- 6,528
Electors
2,26,841
Total votes polled
2,14,694
Valid votes
2,14,694
NOTA votes
3,252
1.51% of votes polled
Turnout
94.6%
Full result, 2026
10 candidates · 2,14,694 valid votes
Karfa SoumenBJPwon
98,820
46.0%
Koner ShantanuAITC
92,292
43.0%
Hasina KhatunCPM
12,839
6.0%
Somnath SainIND
3,307
1.5%
Dhurjati MajiINC
1,647
0.8%
Sk Sariful BasarIND
934
0.4%
Lakshmi Narayan HemramBSP
484
0.2%
Buddhadeb (ali)IND
459
0.2%
Botham ChowdhuryAJUP
405
0.2%
Nazrul IslamIND
255
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Karfa Soumen | BJP | 98,820 | 46.03% | Koner Shantanu | 6,528 |
| 2021 | ADHIKARI MANGOBINDA | AITC | 1,08,028 | 50.44% | MAHENDRANATH KOWAR | 31,741 |
| 2016 | SUBHASH MONDAL | AITC | 92,544 | 46.86% | BAMACHARAN BANERJEE | 6,280 |
| 2011 | BANAMALI HAZRA | AITC | 83,883 | 47.29% | KONAR SRIJIT | 298 |
| 2006 | SAYED MD. MASIH | CPM | 75,610 | 57.96% | BANAMALI HAJRA | 35,303 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BHATAR assembly constituency in 2026?
Karfa Soumen (BJP) won BHATAR in 2026, by a margin of 6,528 votes.
Which party has won BHATAR the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BHATAR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BHATAR the most times?
SAYED MD. MASIH, with 2 wins between 1982 and 2006.
