DANTAN
Assembly seat no. 219 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BJPAjit Kumar Jana | AITCManik Maiti | 10,376 | 4.75% | 7 | 92.4% |
| 2021 | AITCBIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN | BJPSaktipada Nayak | 623 | 0.31% | 4 | 84.0% |
| 2016 | AITCBIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN | CPISISIR KUMAR PATRA | 29,260 | 16.35% | 4 | 84.5% |
| 2011 | CPIARUN MOHAPATRA | AITCSHAIBAL GIRI | 4,650 | 2.90% | 5 | 89.3% |
| 20061973 boundaries | CPINANDA GOPAL BATTACHARJEE | AITCBIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN | 36,864 | 26.80% | 3 | 85.3% |
| 20011973 boundaries | CPINANDAGOPAL BHATTACHARYA | AITCBIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN | 31,782 | 25.45% | 4 | 79.6% |
| 19961973 boundaries | CPINANDA GOPAL BHATTACHARJEE | INCSUNIL BARAN GIRI | 48,385 | 40.09% | 4 | 83.8% |
| 19911973 boundaries | CPMPATRA RANJIT | INCPANCHANAN MAHANTI | 45,648 | 45.75% | 5 | 76.5% |
| 19871973 boundaries | CPIKANAI BHOMIK | INCDILIP KUMAR DAS | 29,911 | 34.62% | 5 | 76.1% |
| 19821973 boundaries | CPIKANAI BHOWMIK | JNPPRADYOT KUMAR MAHANTI | 35,638 | 49.06% | 5 | 77.5% |
| 19771973 boundaries | JNPPRADYOT KUMAR MAHANTI | CPIDWIBEDI RABINDRA NATH | 3,403 | 6.93% | 5 | 61.6% |
| 19721966 boundaries | NCOPRADYOT KUMAR MAHANTI | CPIDWIBEDI RABINDRANATH | 4,135 | 9.07% | 3 | 60.0% |
| 19711966 boundaries | CPIPULIN BEHARI TRIPATHY | NCOPRADYOT KUMAR MAHANTI | 277 | 0.56% | 6 | 66.3% |
| 19691966 boundaries | BACDEBENDRA NATH DAS | INCPRODYOT KUMAR MAHANTI | 1,974 | 3.67% | 2 | 76.5% |
| 19671966 boundaries | BACD . N . DAS | INCP . K . MAHANTI | 4,842 | 9.57% | 2 | 73.0% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCCHARU CHANDRA MAHANTI | INDBASANT KUMAR PANIGRAHI | 11,547 | 28.91% | 3 | 53.1% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
