BHATAR
Assembly seat no. 267 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
SUBHAS MANDAL
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2001
17,079
13.35% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCHAZRA BANAMALI
- Votes
- 49,823
- Vote share
- 38.95%
- Behind by
- 17,079
Electors
1,59,878
Total votes polled
1,27,928
Valid votes
1,27,928
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
80.0%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 1,27,928 valid votes
SUBHAS MANDALCPMwon
66,902
52.3%
HAZRA BANAMALIAITC
49,823
39.0%
PRABAL ROYBJP
6,442
5.0%
FAZLUL KARIM CHOWDHURYPDS
2,205
1.7%
GOUR HARI CHOUDHURYIND
1,421
1.1%
MUFTI MOHAMMAD ABU NASERNCP
1,135
0.9%
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.
