KHANAKUL
Assembly seat no. 202 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
BANSHI BADAN MAITRA
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2001
62,374
44.92% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCTARAPADA DOLUI
- Votes
- 34,933
- Vote share
- 25.16%
- Behind by
- 62,374
Electors
1,75,477
Total votes polled
1,38,841
Valid votes
1,38,841
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
79.1%
Full result, 2001
3 candidates · 1,38,841 valid votes
BANSHI BADAN MAITRACPMwon
97,307
70.1%
TARAPADA DOLUIAITC
34,933
25.2%
TARUN SAHABJP
6,601
4.8%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KHANAKUL assembly constituency in 2026?
Susanta Ghosh (BJP) won KHANAKUL in 2026, by a margin of 34,483 votes.
Which party has won KHANAKUL the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KHANAKUL gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won KHANAKUL the most times?
BANSHI BADAN MAITRA, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2006.
