CHHATNA
Assembly seat no. 248 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
DHIRENDRA NATH LAYEK
RSP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2016
2,417
1.35% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCSUBHASIS BATABYAL
- Votes
- 71,231
- Vote share
- 39.78%
- Behind by
- 2,417
Electors
2,21,236
Total votes polled
1,79,069
Valid votes
1,79,069
NOTA votes
7,709
4.31% of votes polled
Turnout
80.9%
Full result, 2016
10 candidates · 1,79,069 valid votes
DHIRENDRA NATH LAYEKRSPwon
73,648
41.1%
SUBHASIS BATABYALAITC
71,231
39.8%
SWAPAN MUKHERJEEBJP
13,287
7.4%
BANKIM MISHRAIND
3,339
1.9%
SADANANDA MANDALSUCI
3,145
1.8%
MANIK BOURIBSP
1,661
0.9%
SATYABAN BAURIJMM
1,585
0.9%
UTTAM KUNDUBMUP
1,476
0.8%
RAMNIBAS BASKEYCPI(ML)(L)
1,153
0.6%
PANMANI BESRAJDP
835
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Satyanarayan Mukhopadhyay | BJP | 1,25,972 | 56.76% | Swapan Kumar Mondal | 47,174 |
| 2021 | SATYANARAYAN MUKHOPADHYAY | BJP | 90,233 | 45.84% | SUBASISH BATABYAL | 7,164 |
| 2016 | DHIRENDRA NATH LAYEK | RSP | 73,648 | 41.13% | SUBHASIS BATABYAL | 2,417 |
| 2011 | SUBHASIS BATABYAL | AITC | 70,340 | 45.58% | ANATH BANDHU MONDAL | 7,764 |
| 2006 | ANATH BANDHU MONDAL | RSP | 53,751 | 52.04% | MAHASWETA MONDAL | 17,451 |
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 CHHATNA assembly constituency in 2026?
Satyanarayan Mukhopadhyay (BJP) won CHHATNA in 2026, by a margin of 47,174 votes.
Which party has won CHHATNA the most times?
RSP, with 8 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHHATNA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won CHHATNA the most times?
SUBHAS GOSWAMI, with 4 wins between 1977 and 2001.
