DANTAN
Assembly seat no. 219 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Ajit Kumar Jana
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPI
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2026
10,376
4.75% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCManik Maiti
- Votes
- 99,883
- Vote share
- 45.74%
- Behind by
- 10,376
Electors
2,36,370
Total votes polled
2,18,374
Valid votes
2,18,374
NOTA votes
1,211
0.55% of votes polled
Turnout
92.4%
Full result, 2026
7 candidates · 2,18,374 valid votes
Ajit Kumar JanaBJPwon
1,10,259
50.5%
Manik MaitiAITC
99,883
45.7%
Shyamal Kanti DaspattanayekCPI
3,580
1.6%
Subhash DasSUCI
1,189
0.5%
Utpal DattaINC
1,109
0.5%
Maidul HodaAJUP
624
0.3%
Ajit Kumar KanangoIND
519
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ajit Kumar Jana | BJP | 1,10,259 | 50.49% | Manik Maiti | 10,376 |
| 2021 | BIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN | AITC | 95,209 | 48.13% | Saktipada Nayak | 623 |
| 2016 | BIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN | AITC | 95,641 | 53.46% | SISIR KUMAR PATRA | 29,260 |
| 2011 | ARUN MOHAPATRA | CPI | 79,118 | 49.35% | SHAIBAL GIRI | 4,650 |
| 2006 | NANDA GOPAL BATTACHARJEE | CPI | 83,149 | 60.44% | BIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN | 36,864 |
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 DANTAN assembly constituency in 2026?
Ajit Kumar Jana (BJP) won DANTAN in 2026, by a margin of 10,376 votes.
Which party has won DANTAN the most times?
CPI, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DANTAN gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won DANTAN the most times?
BIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN, with 2 wins between 2016 and 2021.
