JORASANKO
Assembly seat no. 165 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2021
VIVEK GUPTA
AITC
Elections held
14
1967–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 14
Margin, 2021
12,743
12.88% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPMEENA DEVI PUROHIT
- Votes
- 39,380
- Vote share
- 39.80%
- Behind by
- 12,743
Electors
1,98,545
Total votes polled
98,955
Valid votes
98,955
NOTA votes
1,028
1.04% of votes polled
Turnout
49.8%
Full result, 2021
10 candidates · 98,955 valid votes
VIVEK GUPTAAITCwon
52,123
52.7%
MEENA DEVI PUROHITBJP
39,380
39.8%
AJMAL KHANINC
4,769
4.8%
NIRMAL KANTI SAMADDARBSP
412
0.4%
BIJNAN KUMAR BERASUCI
408
0.4%
NAWAL MONDALIND
361
0.4%
SUSHANTA GHOSHIND
179
0.2%
RANJIT KUMAR THAKURIND
104
0.1%
ANAND SINGH KHARWARIND
96
0.1%
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARYIND
95
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.
