KHANDAGHOSH
Assembly seat no. 259 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Nabin Chandra Bag
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2026
8,284
3.71% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
BJPGoutam Dhara
- Votes
- 95,899
- Vote share
- 42.96%
- Behind by
- 8,284
Electors
2,33,783
Total votes polled
2,23,246
Valid votes
2,23,246
NOTA votes
1,271
0.57% of votes polled
Turnout
95.5%
Full result, 2026
7 candidates · 2,23,246 valid votes
Nabin Chandra BagAITCwon
1,04,183
46.7%
Goutam DharaBJP
95,899
43.0%
Ramjiban RayCPM
17,535
7.9%
Anup Kumar SahaINC
1,866
0.8%
Apurbalal BiswasBSP
1,022
0.5%
Bijoy Kumar MajhiIND
933
0.4%
Biswajit SingIND
537
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nabin Chandra Bag | AITC | 1,04,183 | 46.67% | Goutam Dhara | 8,284 |
| 2021 | NABIN CHANDRA BAG | AITC | 1,04,264 | 47.85% | BIJAN MANDAL | 20,886 |
| 2016 | NABIN CHANDRA BAG | AITC | 90,151 | 45.88% | ASIMA ROY | 3,202 |
| 2011 | NABIN CHANDRA BAG | CPM | 94,284 | 52.11% | ALOK KUMAR MAJHI | 13,147 |
| 2006 | PRASANTA MAJHI | CPM | 89,701 | 68.64% | BISWANATH ROY | 58,886 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above