BHATAR
Assembly seat no. 267 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
SUBHASH MONDAL
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2016
6,280
3.18% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMBAMACHARAN BANERJEE
- Votes
- 86,264
- Vote share
- 43.68%
- Behind by
- 6,280
Electors
2,26,528
Total votes polled
1,97,480
Valid votes
1,97,480
NOTA votes
2,108
1.07% of votes polled
Turnout
87.2%
Full result, 2016
5 candidates · 1,97,480 valid votes
SUBHASH MONDALAITCwon
92,544
46.9%
BAMACHARAN BANERJEECPM
86,264
43.7%
ANJAN MUKHERJEEBJP
12,950
6.6%
DHANANJAY GHOSHALBSP
2,176
1.1%
SANTOSH NANDIIND
1,438
0.7%
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.
