KULTI
Assembly seat no. 282 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Ajay Kumar Poddar
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2026
26,498
13.93% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCAbhijit Ghatak
- Votes
- 77,072
- Vote share
- 40.51%
- Behind by
- 26,498
Electors
2,10,912
Total votes polled
1,90,239
Valid votes
1,90,239
NOTA votes
2,539
1.33% of votes polled
Turnout
90.2%
Full result, 2026
6 candidates · 1,90,239 valid votes
Ajay Kumar PoddarBJPwon
1,03,570
54.4%
Abhijit GhatakAITC
77,072
40.5%
Bhabani Charan AcharyaAIFB
3,937
2.1%
Ravi YadavINC
1,555
0.8%
Akhtar Hussain MdIND
1,033
0.5%
Shekhawat KhanGGP
533
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ajay Kumar Poddar | BJP | 1,03,570 | 54.44% | Abhijit Ghatak | 26,498 |
| 2021 | AJAY KUMAR PODDAR | BJP | 81,112 | 46.41% | UJJAL CHATTERJEE | 679 |
| 2016 | UJJAL CHATTERJEE | AITC | 68,952 | 40.81% | AJAY KUMAR PODDAR | 19,488 |
| 2011 | UJJAL CHATTERJEE | AITC | 77,610 | 56.09% | ACHARYA MANIKLAL | 28,566 |
| 2006 | UJJAL CHATTERJEE | AITC | 57,097 | 54.55% | ACHARYA MANIKLAL | 16,816 |
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 KULTI assembly constituency in 2026?
Ajay Kumar Poddar (BJP) won KULTI in 2026, by a margin of 26,498 votes.
Which party has won KULTI the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KULTI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won KULTI the most times?
UJJAL CHATTERJEE, with 3 wins between 2006 and 2016.
