KANTHI DAKSHIN
Assembly seat no. 216 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2011
DIBYENDU ADHIKARI
AITC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2011
28,637
18.82% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPIUTTAM PRADHAN
- Votes
- 58,296
- Vote share
- 38.31%
- Behind by
- 28,637
Electors
1,75,105
Total votes polled
1,52,187
Valid votes
1,52,187
NOTA votes
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Turnout
86.9%
Full result, 2011
5 candidates · 1,52,187 valid votes
DIBYENDU ADHIKARIAITCwon
86,933
57.1%
UTTAM PRADHANCPI
58,296
38.3%
KAMALESH MISHRABJP
5,004
3.3%
SEK MAHAMMAD JILANIIND
1,233
0.8%
BISWANATH NAYAKIND
721
0.5%
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