KHANAKUL
Assembly seat no. 202 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
IQBAL AHMED
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2016
43,487
21.99% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMISLAM ALI KHAN
- Votes
- 63,391
- Vote share
- 32.05%
- Behind by
- 43,487
Electors
2,50,715
Total votes polled
1,97,780
Valid votes
1,97,780
NOTA votes
3,638
1.84% of votes polled
Turnout
78.9%
Full result, 2016
6 candidates · 1,97,780 valid votes
IQBAL AHMEDAITCwon
1,06,878
54.0%
ISLAM ALI KHANCPM
63,391
32.0%
BIKASH CHANDRA DOLUIBJP
17,686
8.9%
CHANDAN MONDALIND
2,451
1.2%
SANJIB KARMAKARIND
2,305
1.2%
SUBHASIS DUTTAIND
1,431
0.7%
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.
