DHANEKHALI
Assembly seat no. 197 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2026
Asima Patra
AITC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2026
13,057
5.27% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
BJPBarnali Das
- Votes
- 1,10,405
- Vote share
- 44.57%
- Behind by
- 13,057
Electors
2,62,844
Total votes polled
2,47,691
Valid votes
2,47,691
NOTA votes
2,896
1.17% of votes polled
Turnout
94.2%
Full result, 2026
7 candidates · 2,47,691 valid votes
Asima PatraAITCwon
1,23,462
49.8%
Barnali DasBJP
1,10,405
44.6%
Ruma AhiriCPI(ML)(L)
4,907
2.0%
Jyoti Kumari DasINC
3,358
1.4%
Labani MajhiIND
1,121
0.5%
Arabinda BagIND
843
0.3%
Shefali SantraIND
699
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Asima Patra | AITC | 1,23,462 | 49.84% | Barnali Das | 13,057 |
| 2021 | ASIMA PATRA | AITC | 1,24,776 | 53.36% | TUSAR KUMAR MAJUMDAR | 30,159 |
| 2016 | ASIMA PATRA | AITC | 1,25,298 | 57.54% | PRADIP MAJUMDAR | 58,644 |
| 2011 | ASIMA PATRA | AITC | 1,00,529 | 51.18% | SHRABANI SARKAR | 16,277 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- AITC4 wins