KRISHNAGANJ
Assembly seat no. 88 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2016
SATYAJIT BISWAS
AITC
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2016
43,928
20.59% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMMRINAL BISWAS(MINI)
- Votes
- 70,698
- Vote share
- 33.13%
- Behind by
- 43,928
Electors
2,51,773
Total votes polled
2,13,392
Valid votes
2,13,392
NOTA votes
1,795
0.84% of votes polled
Turnout
84.8%
Full result, 2016
7 candidates · 2,13,392 valid votes
SATYAJIT BISWASAITCwon
1,14,626
53.7%
MRINAL BISWAS(MINI)CPM
70,698
33.1%
SUJIT KUMAR BISWASBJP
17,741
8.3%
NITYA GOPAL MONDALINC
4,175
2.0%
RAJNATH SARKARBSP
2,197
1.0%
BIPLAB KUMAR GOLDERNDPOI
1,245
0.6%
APURBA BISWASSUCI
915
0.4%
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.
