PANIHATI
Assembly seat no. 111 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2021
NIRMAL GHOSH
AITC
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2021
25,177
14.44% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPSANMOY BANDYOPADHYAY
- Votes
- 61,318
- Vote share
- 35.17%
- Behind by
- 25,177
Electors
2,32,474
Total votes polled
1,74,356
Valid votes
1,74,356
NOTA votes
2,334
1.34% of votes polled
Turnout
75.0%
Full result, 2021
6 candidates · 1,74,356 valid votes
NIRMAL GHOSHAITCwon
86,495
49.6%
SANMOY BANDYOPADHYAYBJP
61,318
35.2%
TAPAS MAJUMDERINC
21,169
12.1%
BHASKAR ROYBSP
1,326
0.8%
MANISHA DASGUPTASUCI
887
0.5%
IMRAN KHANIND
827
0.5%
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.
