PURBASTHALI DAKSHIN
Assembly seat no. 268 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2016
SWAPAN DEBNATH
AITC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 3 of 4
Margin, 2016
37,666
19.07% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INCABHIJIT BHATTACHARYYA
- Votes
- 66,732
- Vote share
- 33.78%
- Behind by
- 37,666
Electors
2,24,266
Total votes polled
1,97,543
Valid votes
1,97,543
NOTA votes
1,916
0.97% of votes polled
Turnout
88.1%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 1,97,543 valid votes
SWAPAN DEBNATHAITCwon
1,04,398
52.9%
ABHIJIT BHATTACHARYYAINC
66,732
33.8%
RAJIB KUMAR BHOWMICKBJP
19,003
9.6%
NASIMUL GANI SAYEDPDS
1,555
0.8%
JIYADUL SEIKHCPI(ML)(L)
1,318
0.7%
MANORANJAN BOLLBSP
1,223
0.6%
RAM HANSDAIND
796
0.4%
ABUL KALAM SEIKHIND
602
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pran Krishna Tapadar | BJP | 1,11,004 | 50.44% | Swapan Debnath | 16,662 |
| 2021 | SWAPAN DEBNATH | AITC | 1,05,698 | 49.08% | RAJIB KUMAR BHOWMICK | 17,410 |
| 2016 | SWAPAN DEBNATH | AITC | 1,04,398 | 52.85% | ABHIJIT BHATTACHARYYA | 37,666 |
| 2011 | SWAPAN DEBNATH | AITC | 86,039 | 49.72% | ALEYA BEGAM SEKH | 15,858 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
