PANIHATI
Assembly seat no. 111 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2026
Ratna Debnath
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2026
28,836
16.48% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCTirthankar Ghosh
- Votes
- 59,141
- Vote share
- 33.80%
- Behind by
- 28,836
Electors
1,89,867
Total votes polled
1,74,984
Valid votes
1,74,984
NOTA votes
1,045
0.60% of votes polled
Turnout
92.2%
Full result, 2026
11 candidates · 1,74,984 valid votes
Ratna DebnathBJPwon
87,977
50.3%
Tirthankar GhoshAITC
59,141
33.8%
Kalatan DasguptaCPM
24,032
13.7%
Subhashish Bhattacharya (tata)INC
1,175
0.7%
Sadhana ChakrabortyIND
563
0.3%
Sanjib Kumar GhoshIND
371
0.2%
Swaminath KoriBSP
198
0.1%
Shekh Imanur RahmanIND
176
0.1%
Chandra Shekhar ChowdhuriSUCI
151
0.1%
Afsana KhatoonAJUP
83
0.0%
Biswanath DeyIND
72
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ratna Debnath | BJP | 87,977 | 50.28% | Tirthankar Ghosh | 28,836 |
| 2021 | NIRMAL GHOSH | AITC | 86,495 | 49.61% | SANMOY BANDYOPADHYAY | 25,177 |
| 2016 | NIRMAL GHOSH | AITC | 73,545 | 44.69% | SANMOY BANDYOPADHYAY | 3,030 |
| 2011 | NIRMAL GHOSH | AITC | 88,334 | 58.34% | AHIBHUSAN (DULAL)CHAKRABORTY | 31,432 |
| 2006 | GOPAL KRISHNA BHATTACHARYYA | CPM | 75,466 | 48.05% | NIRMAL GHOSH | 3,846 |
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 PANIHATI assembly constituency in 2026?
Ratna Debnath (BJP) won PANIHATI in 2026, by a margin of 28,836 votes.
Which party has won PANIHATI the most times?
CPM, with 8 of the 15 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has PANIHATI gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1967 to 2026.
Who has won PANIHATI the most times?
NIRMAL GHOSH, with 5 wins between 1996 and 2021.
