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KHARAGPUR

Assembly seat no. 228 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.

Winner, 2016
DINEN ROY
AITC
Elections held
9
1962–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 3 of 9
Margin, 2016
19,099
10.80% of valid votes

Result, 2016

Winner
Votes
85,630
Vote share
48.43%
Margin
19,099
Runner-up
CPMSK SAJAHAN ALI
Votes
66,531
Vote share
37.63%
Behind by
19,099
Electors
1,99,151
Total votes polled
1,76,797
Valid votes
1,76,797
NOTA votes
2,461
1.39% of votes polled
Turnout
88.8%

Full result, 2016

5 candidates · 1,76,797 valid votes

2016 election →
DINEN ROYAITCwon
85,630
48.4%
SK SAJAHAN ALICPM
66,531
37.6%
GOUTAM BHATTACHARJEEBJP
17,722
10.0%
MANIK CHANDRA PORIASUCI
2,402
1.4%
SEKH ANUWARIND
2,051
1.2%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 9 elections

View all 9
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2026Dinen RoyAITC98,32047.14%Tapan Bhuya2,872
2021DINEN ROYAITC1,09,72754.85%TAPAN BHUYA36,230
2016DINEN ROYAITC85,63048.43%SK SAJAHAN ALI19,099
2011HAQUE NAZMULCPM70,17846.78%BILKIS KHANAM2,504
1972GYAN SINGH SOHANPALINC26,73279.03%JATINDRA NATH MITRA19,639

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%27%53%80%107%196219671969197119722011201620212026Turnout

Winning margin

0%16%33%49%65%196219671969197119722011201620212026Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the KHARAGPUR assembly constituency in 2026?

Dinen Roy (AITC) won KHARAGPUR in 2026, by a margin of 2,872 votes.

Which party has won KHARAGPUR the most times?

AITC, with 3 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has KHARAGPUR gone to the polls?

9 times, from 1962 to 2026.

Who has won KHARAGPUR the most times?

DINEN ROY, with 2 wins between 2016 and 2021.

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