KRISHNAGANJ
Assembly seat no. 88 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2026
Sukanta Biswas
BJP
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2026
60,899
26.20% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCSamir Kumar Poddar
- Votes
- 78,939
- Vote share
- 33.96%
- Behind by
- 60,899
Electors
2,54,486
Total votes polled
2,32,467
Valid votes
2,32,467
NOTA votes
923
0.40% of votes polled
Turnout
91.3%
Full result, 2026
12 candidates · 2,32,467 valid votes
Sukanta BiswasBJPwon
1,39,838
60.2%
Samir Kumar PoddarAITC
78,939
34.0%
Archana BiswasCPM
6,833
2.9%
Milan Kumar MandalIND
1,229
0.5%
Sankar SarkarINC
1,085
0.5%
Chaina Biswas BalaIND
910
0.4%
Santosh Kumar AdhikaryGSD
586
0.3%
Asit Baran BiswasSUCI
561
0.2%
Dulal BiswasBSP
523
0.2%
Animesh BiswasIND
458
0.2%
Subir BiswasIND
363
0.2%
Rathin BaraiIND
219
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sukanta Biswas | BJP | 1,39,838 | 60.15% | Samir Kumar Poddar | 60,899 |
| 2021 | ASHIS KUMAR BISWAS | BJP | 1,17,668 | 50.73% | DR. TAPAS MANDAL | 21,277 |
| 2016 | SATYAJIT BISWAS | AITC | 1,14,626 | 53.72% | MRINAL BISWAS(MINI) | 43,928 |
| 2011 | SUSHIL BISWAS | AITC | 96,550 | 52.17% | BARUN BISWAS | 20,934 |
| 2006 | BINAY KRISHNA BISWAS | CPM | 64,391 | 46.79% | SUSHIL BISWAS | 5,038 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
