KANTHI DAKSHIN
Assembly seat no. 216 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2026
Arup Kumar Das
BJP
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2026
31,472
14.79% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCTarun Kumar Jana
- Votes
- 86,747
- Vote share
- 40.76%
- Behind by
- 31,472
Electors
2,28,412
Total votes polled
2,12,835
Valid votes
2,12,835
NOTA votes
1,288
0.61% of votes polled
Turnout
93.2%
Full result, 2026
10 candidates · 2,12,835 valid votes
Arup Kumar DasBJPwon
1,18,219
55.5%
Tarun Kumar JanaAITC
86,747
40.8%
Teheran HossainCPI
3,868
1.8%
Raj Kumar SheetIND
906
0.4%
Masud MallikINC
855
0.4%
Rafikul IslamSUCI
372
0.2%
Hiralal MirdhaBSP
198
0.1%
Biswajit JanaIND
166
0.1%
Tapas Kumar AdhikariIND
142
0.1%
Ajitesh PahariIND
74
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arup Kumar Das | BJP | 1,18,219 | 55.55% | Tarun Kumar Jana | 31,472 |
| 2021 | ARUP KUMAR DAS | BJP | 98,477 | 50.58% | JYOTIRMOY KAR | 10,293 |
| 2016 | ADHIKARI DIBYENDU | AITC | 93,359 | 53.72% | UTTAM PRADHAN | 33,890 |
| 2011 | DIBYENDU ADHIKARI | AITC | 86,933 | 57.12% | UTTAM PRADHAN | 28,637 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above