KANTHI DAKSHIN
Assembly seat no. 216 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2016
ADHIKARI DIBYENDU
AITC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2016
33,890
19.50% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPIUTTAM PRADHAN
- Votes
- 59,469
- Vote share
- 34.22%
- Behind by
- 33,890
Electors
2,04,691
Total votes polled
1,73,803
Valid votes
1,73,803
NOTA votes
2,311
1.33% of votes polled
Turnout
84.9%
Full result, 2016
7 candidates · 1,73,803 valid votes
ADHIKARI DIBYENDUAITCwon
93,359
53.7%
UTTAM PRADHANCPI
59,469
34.2%
KAMALES MISHRABJP
15,223
8.8%
SRIDHAR DASHWPOI
1,038
0.6%
MANAS PRADHANSUCI
1,010
0.6%
JAHANGIR MAHAMMAD SK.BHNP
754
0.4%
DR. ARUN KUMAR GIRIABHM
639
0.4%
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