KUSHMANDI
Assembly seat no. 37 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Tapas Chandra Roy
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2026
9,063
4.54% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCRekha Roy
- Votes
- 88,374
- Vote share
- 44.29%
- Behind by
- 9,063
Electors
2,06,031
Total votes polled
1,99,526
Valid votes
1,99,526
NOTA votes
1,584
0.79% of votes polled
Turnout
96.8%
Full result, 2026
8 candidates · 1,99,526 valid votes
Tapas Chandra RoyBJPwon
97,437
48.8%
Rekha RoyAITC
88,374
44.3%
Jyotirmoy RoyRSP
6,861
3.4%
Bablu SarkarINC
2,645
1.3%
Paresh AdhikariIND
1,167
0.6%
Jugal BiswasIND
603
0.3%
Nirod Candra RoyIND
494
0.2%
Kansha RoyIND
361
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tapas Chandra Roy | BJP | 97,437 | 48.83% | Rekha Roy | 9,063 |
| 2021 | REKHA ROY | AITC | 89,968 | 48.88% | RANJIT KUMAR ROY | 12,584 |
| 2016 | NARMADA CHANDRA ROY | RSP | 68,965 | 42.18% | REKHA ROY | 3,529 |
| 2011 | NARMADA CHANDRA ROY | RSP | 66,368 | 47.42% | PARTHASARATHI SARKAR | 3,643 |
| 2006 | NARMADA CHANDRA ROY | RSP | 66,131 | 46.86% | RAJIB LOCHAN SARKAR | 22,216 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above