JORASANKO
Assembly seat no. 165 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2006
DINESH BAJAJ
AITC
Elections held
14
1967–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 14
Margin, 2006
819
2.38% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AIFBSHYAM SUNDAR GUPTA
- Votes
- 13,343
- Vote share
- 38.85%
- Behind by
- 819
Electors
67,449
Total votes polled
34,341
Valid votes
34,341
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.9%
Full result, 2006
11 candidates · 34,341 valid votes
DINESH BAJAJAITCwon
14,162
41.2%
SHYAM SUNDAR GUPTAAIFB
13,343
38.9%
MONOJ KUMAR PODDARINC
5,561
16.2%
VIJAY GUPTAIND
270
0.8%
CHANCHAL KUMAR DATTAIND
236
0.7%
SACHIN SHARMAIND
228
0.7%
BINDHYACHAL OJHAIND
175
0.5%
SWAPAN BOSEIND
159
0.5%
KASHINATH KUNDUIND
101
0.3%
DIPAK SHARMAIND
60
0.2%
GANESH MONDALIND
46
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vijay Ojha | BJP | 52,868 | 49.48% | Vijay Upadhyay | 5,797 |
| 2021 | VIVEK GUPTA | AITC | 52,123 | 52.67% | MEENA DEVI PUROHIT | 12,743 |
| 2016 | SMITA BAKSHI | AITC | 44,766 | 42.79% | RAHUL(BISWAJIT)SINHA | 6,290 |
| 2011 | SMITA BAKSHI | AITC | 57,970 | 51.11% | JANKI SINGH | 31,509 |
| 2006 | DINESH BAJAJ | AITC | 14,162 | 41.24% | SHYAM SUNDAR GUPTA | 819 |
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 JORASANKO assembly constituency in 2026?
Vijay Ojha (BJP) won JORASANKO in 2026, by a margin of 5,797 votes.
Which party has won JORASANKO the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 14 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has JORASANKO gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1967 to 2026.
Who has won JORASANKO the most times?
DEOKINANDAN PODDAR, with 3 wins between 1969 and 1996.
