KHANAKUL
Assembly seat no. 202 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Susanta Ghosh
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2026
34,483
14.54% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCPalash Kumar Roy
- Votes
- 92,246
- Vote share
- 38.90%
- Behind by
- 34,483
Electors
2,68,692
Total votes polled
2,37,135
Valid votes
2,37,135
NOTA votes
1,695
0.71% of votes polled
Turnout
88.3%
Full result, 2026
9 candidates · 2,37,135 valid votes
Susanta GhoshBJPwon
1,26,729
53.4%
Palash Kumar RoyAITC
92,246
38.9%
Sk Saddam HossainAISF
8,021
3.4%
Bikash Chandra DoluiIND
1,936
0.8%
Pradip KarINC
1,933
0.8%
Biplab MazumderRSP
1,553
0.7%
Chayana KhanBSP
1,400
0.6%
Koushik AdhikaryIND
972
0.4%
Sk Mujibar RahamanAJUP
650
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Susanta Ghosh | BJP | 1,26,729 | 53.44% | Palash Kumar Roy | 34,483 |
| 2021 | SUSANTA GHOSH | BJP | 1,07,403 | 49.27% | MUNSI NAZBUL KARIM | 12,884 |
| 2016 | IQBAL AHMED | AITC | 1,06,878 | 54.04% | ISLAM ALI KHAN | 43,487 |
| 2011 | IQBAL AHMED | AITC | 1,02,450 | 55.56% | SUBHRA PARUI | 27,879 |
| 2006 | BANSHI BADAN MAITRA | CPM | 83,584 | 57.02% | KALYANI MAJI | 31,323 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above