KALIAGANJ
Assembly seat no. 34 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2016
PRAMATHA NATH RAY
INC
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 10 of 15
Margin, 2016
46,602
21.71% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCBASANTA ROY
- Votes
- 66,266
- Vote share
- 30.87%
- Behind by
- 46,602
Electors
2,50,603
Total votes polled
2,14,642
Valid votes
2,14,642
NOTA votes
3,533
1.65% of votes polled
Turnout
85.7%
Full result, 2016
6 candidates · 2,14,642 valid votes
PRAMATHA NATH RAYINCwon
1,12,868
52.6%
BASANTA ROYAITC
66,266
30.9%
RUPAK ROYBJP
27,252
12.7%
BASUDEB DEBSHARMABSP
1,850
0.9%
JITEN ROY SINHASWJP
1,560
0.7%
JAGADISH RAJBHARCPI(ML)(L)
1,313
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utpal Brahmacharo | BJP | 1,58,349 | 61.32% | Nitai Baishya | 76,425 |
| 2021 | SOUMEN ROY | BJP | 1,16,768 | 48.71% | TAPAN DEB SINGHA | 21,820 |
| 2016 | PRAMATHA NATH RAY | INC | 1,12,868 | 52.58% | BASANTA ROY | 46,602 |
| 2011 | PRAMATHA NATH RAY | INC | 84,873 | 47.59% | NANI GOPAL ROY | 7,290 |
| 2006 | NANI GOPAL ROY | CPM | 69,626 | 44.97% | PRAMATHA NATH RAY | 2,282 |
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 KALIAGANJ assembly constituency in 2026?
Utpal Brahmacharo (BJP) won KALIAGANJ in 2026, by a margin of 76,425 votes.
Which party has won KALIAGANJ the most times?
INC, with 10 of the 15 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KALIAGANJ gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1967 to 2026.
Who has won KALIAGANJ the most times?
PRAMATHA NATH RAY, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2016.
