KULPI
Assembly seat no. 133 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Barnali Dhara
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2026
10,383
5.00% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
BJPAbani Naskar
- Votes
- 80,883
- Vote share
- 38.94%
- Behind by
- 10,383
Electors
2,16,699
Total votes polled
2,07,706
Valid votes
2,07,706
NOTA votes
1,378
0.66% of votes polled
Turnout
95.8%
Full result, 2026
9 candidates · 2,07,706 valid votes
Barnali DharaAITCwon
91,266
43.9%
Abani NaskarBJP
80,883
38.9%
Abdul Maleque MollaAISF
30,052
14.5%
Kutub Uddin MollaINC
1,497
0.7%
Abanimohan RoyIND
834
0.4%
Mosharaf MandalBSP
719
0.3%
Jamuna TantiSUCI
447
0.2%
Barnali MondalIND
355
0.2%
Sabina KhatunAJUP
275
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Barnali Dhara | AITC | 91,266 | 43.94% | Abani Naskar | 10,383 |
| 2021 | JOGARANJAN HALDER | AITC | 96,577 | 50.01% | PRANAB KUMAR MALLIK | 33,818 |
| 2016 | JOGARANJAN HALDER | AITC | 84,036 | 49.65% | REJAUL HAQUE KHAN | 11,455 |
| 2011 | JOGORANJAN HALDER | AITC | 76,693 | 53.75% | SAKUNTALA PAIK | 18,279 |
| 2006 | SAKUNTALA PAIK | CPM | 51,680 | 45.83% | JAGARANJAN HALDAR | 1,792 |
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 KULPI assembly constituency in 2026?
Barnali Dhara (AITC) won KULPI in 2026, by a margin of 10,383 votes.
Which party has won KULPI the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KULPI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won KULPI the most times?
KRISHNADHAN HALDER, with 3 wins between 1977 and 1991.
