KARANDIGHI
Assembly seat no. 32 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
GOUTAM PAUL
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
FBL
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2021
36,626
17.18% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPSUBHAS CHANDRA SINHA S/O: HARANARAYAN SINHA
- Votes
- 79,968
- Vote share
- 37.52%
- Behind by
- 36,626
Electors
2,64,207
Total votes polled
2,13,136
Valid votes
2,13,136
NOTA votes
2,449
1.15% of votes polled
Turnout
80.7%
Full result, 2021
11 candidates · 2,13,136 valid votes
GOUTAM PAULAITCwon
1,16,594
54.7%
SUBHAS CHANDRA SINHA S/O: HARANARAYAN SINHABJP
79,968
37.5%
MD. HAFIZUL IQBALAIFB
9,146
4.3%
BENOY KUMAR DASIND
1,269
0.6%
HARUN RASHIDBSP
1,139
0.5%
SUBHASH CHANDRA SINHA S/O: BUYASU LAL SINGHAIND
693
0.3%
ABDULLAHIND
632
0.3%
DINESH CHANDRA SINGHAIND
537
0.3%
BISHWAJIT SINHAAMRABANGALEE
271
0.1%
SANTHAPAN HASDAKBAHUJANMUKTIPARTY
231
0.1%
SHANTILAL SINGHASUCI
207
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Biraj Biswas | BJP | 96,260 | 43.76% | Goutam Paul | 19,869 |
| 2021 | GOUTAM PAUL | AITC | 1,16,594 | 54.70% | SUBHAS CHANDRA SINHA S/O: HARANARAYAN SINHA | 36,626 |
| 2016 | MANODEB SINHA | AITC | 54,599 | 29.44% | GOKUL ROY | 3,232 |
| 2011 | GOKUL ROY | AIFB | 57,023 | 37.99% | SUBHAS GOSWAMI | 5,778 |
| 2006 | GOKUL ROY | AIFB | 71,430 | 45.07% | HAZI SAJJAD HUSSAIN | 4,435 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above