JAMALPUR
Assembly seat no. 262 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Arun Halder
BJP
Elections held
15
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2026
11,178
5.21% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCBhutnath Malik
- Votes
- 88,758
- Vote share
- 41.33%
- Behind by
- 11,178
Electors
2,25,551
Total votes polled
2,14,774
Valid votes
2,14,774
NOTA votes
1,798
0.84% of votes polled
Turnout
95.2%
Full result, 2026
8 candidates · 2,14,774 valid votes
Arun HalderBJPwon
99,936
46.5%
Bhutnath MalikAITC
88,758
41.3%
Samar HazraCPM
18,732
8.7%
Rajib SahaINC
1,656
0.8%
Biswajit BagIND
1,545
0.7%
Gaurhari PatraBSP
1,153
0.5%
Raj Kumar MalikIND
694
0.3%
Atasi PakreySUCI
502
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arun Halder | BJP | 99,936 | 46.53% | Bhutnath Malik | 11,178 |
| 2021 | ALOK KUMAR MAJHI | AITC | 96,999 | 46.93% | BALARAM BAPARI | 17,971 |
| 2016 | SAMAR HAZRA | CPM | 85,491 | 44.53% | UJJAL PRAMANICK | 1,423 |
| 2011 | UJJAL PRAMANICK | AITC | 84,434 | 48.73% | SAMAR HAZRA | 2,543 |
| 2006 | SAMAR HAZRA | IND | 94,568 | 63.61% | SANKAR CHANDRA MALLICK | 53,051 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
