MANIKCHAK
Assembly seat no. 49 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Gour Chandra Mandal
BJP
Elections held
13
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2026
13,938
6.18% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCKabita Mandal
- Votes
- 96,180
- Vote share
- 42.68%
- Behind by
- 13,938
Electors
2,36,535
Total votes polled
2,25,363
Valid votes
2,25,363
NOTA votes
1,201
0.53% of votes polled
Turnout
95.3%
Full result, 2026
7 candidates · 2,25,363 valid votes
Gour Chandra MandalBJPwon
1,10,118
48.9%
Kabita MandalAITC
96,180
42.7%
Ansarul Haque (kalu)INC
9,201
4.1%
Debajyoti Sinha (babu)CPM
6,499
2.9%
Md SarifulIND
1,006
0.4%
Amal Kumar RabidasIND
619
0.3%
Md Tohidur RahamanAJUP
539
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gour Chandra Mandal | BJP | 1,10,118 | 48.86% | Kabita Mandal | 13,938 |
| 2006 | ASIMA CHAUDHURI | CPM | 45,660 | 44.29% | RAM PRABESH MANDAL | 5,464 |
| 2001 | ASIMA CHOWDHURI | CPM | 48,239 | 48.89% | RAM PROBESH MANDAL | 8,384 |
| 1996 | RAM PRABESH MONDAL | INC | 55,954 | 52.06% | SUBODH CHOUDHURI | 10,188 |
| 1991 | SUBODH CHAUDHURY | CPM | 39,440 | 47.68% | R AM PRABESH MONDAL | 5,938 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above