KRISHNAGANJ
Assembly seat no. 88 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
SUSHIL BISWAS
CPM
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2001
541
0.45% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCBIDHAN CHANDRA PODDAR
- Votes
- 52,854
- Vote share
- 44.37%
- Behind by
- 541
Electors
1,48,167
Total votes polled
1,19,127
Valid votes
1,19,127
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.4%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,19,127 valid votes
SUSHIL BISWASCPMwon
53,395
44.8%
BIDHAN CHANDRA PODDARAITC
52,854
44.4%
SUPRAVAT BISWASBJP
7,971
6.7%
AKHIL BAIDYABSP
2,654
2.2%
HARADHAN SIKDERNCP
2,253
1.9%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KRISHNAGANJ assembly constituency in 2026?
Sukanta Biswas (BJP) won KRISHNAGANJ in 2026, by a margin of 60,899 votes.
Which party has won KRISHNAGANJ the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 11 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has KRISHNAGANJ gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1977 to 2026.
Who has won KRISHNAGANJ the most times?
SUSHIL BISWAS, with 4 wins between 1991 and 2011.
