INDUS
Assembly seat no. 257 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2016
GURUPADA METE
AITC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2016
18,837
9.55% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMDILIP KUMAR MALIK
- Votes
- 76,103
- Vote share
- 38.59%
- Behind by
- 18,837
Electors
2,19,065
Total votes polled
1,97,205
Valid votes
1,97,205
NOTA votes
3,670
1.86% of votes polled
Turnout
90.0%
Full result, 2016
5 candidates · 1,97,205 valid votes
GURUPADA METEAITCwon
94,940
48.1%
DILIP KUMAR MALIKCPM
76,103
38.6%
NIRMAL KUMAR DHARABJP
16,246
8.2%
BASUDEB DIGERIND
3,837
1.9%
BHAIRAB LOHARBSP
2,409
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nirmal Kumar Dhara | BJP | 1,08,733 | 46.79% | Shyamali Roy Bagdi | 900 |
| 2021 | NIRMAL KUMAR DHARA | BJP | 1,04,936 | 48.04% | RUNU METE | 7,220 |
| 2016 | GURUPADA METE | AITC | 94,940 | 48.14% | DILIP KUMAR MALIK | 18,837 |
| 2011 | GURUPADA METE | AITC | 85,589 | 49.05% | SANTANU KUMAR BORA | 4,005 |
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 INDUS assembly constituency in 2026?
Nirmal Kumar Dhara (BJP) won INDUS in 2026, by a margin of 900 votes.
Which party has won INDUS the most times?
BJP, with 2 of the 4 wins recorded since 2011.
How many times has INDUS gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2011 to 2026.
Who has won INDUS the most times?
GURUPADA METE, with 2 wins between 2011 and 2016.
