KHANAKUL
Assembly seat no. 202 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2011
IQBAL AHMED
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2011
27,879
15.12% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPMSUBHRA PARUI
- Votes
- 74,571
- Vote share
- 40.44%
- Behind by
- 27,879
Electors
2,19,432
Total votes polled
1,84,381
Valid votes
1,84,381
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
84.0%
Full result, 2011
3 candidates · 1,84,381 valid votes
IQBAL AHMEDAITCwon
1,02,450
55.6%
SUBHRA PARUICPM
74,571
40.4%
ARABINDA MAITYBJP
7,360
4.0%
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.
