PANIHATI
Assembly seat no. 111 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2001
NIRMAL GHOSH
AITC
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2001
13,888
9.17% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMKAMAL SENGUPTA BASU
- Votes
- 63,838
- Vote share
- 42.16%
- Behind by
- 13,888
Electors
2,08,764
Total votes polled
1,51,428
Valid votes
1,51,428
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
72.5%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,51,428 valid votes
NIRMAL GHOSHAITCwon
77,726
51.3%
KAMAL SENGUPTA BASUCPM
63,838
42.2%
MRINAL KANTI DASBJP
6,970
4.6%
KISHORE KUMAR SINGHIND
1,678
1.1%
PURNENDU (KALIDAS) DATTANCP
1,216
0.8%
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.
