RAIGANJ
Assembly seat no. 35 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called RAIGANJ. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2006
CHITTA RANJAN RAY
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2006
15,760
9.46% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
NCPDILIP KUMAR DAS
- Votes
- 62,029
- Vote share
- 37.24%
- Behind by
- 15,760
Electors
2,04,055
Total votes polled
1,66,576
Valid votes
1,66,576
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.6%
Full result, 2006
11 candidates · 1,66,576 valid votes
CHITTA RANJAN RAYINCwon
77,789
46.7%
DILIP KUMAR DASNCP
62,029
37.2%
NIMAI KABIRAJBJP
10,660
6.4%
SUBHAS BARMANIND
3,813
2.3%
NARESH CHANDRA BARMANIND
2,909
1.8%
AJIT KUMAR DASCPI(ML)
2,772
1.7%
BHAJAGOBINDA BARMANIND
1,713
1.0%
BINOY KUMAR MALLICKIND
1,404
0.8%
DHANGOPAL BARMANIND
1,235
0.7%
NAGENDRA NATH SARKARBSP
1,158
0.7%
HARADEB KUMAR BARMANSP
1,094
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Koushik Chowdhury | BJP | 1,05,561 | 64.05% | Krishna Kalyani | 58,641 |
| 2021 | KRISHNA KALYANI | BJP | 79,775 | 49.44% | AGARWAL KANAIA LAL | 20,748 |
| 2016 | MOHIT SENGUPTA | INC | 87,983 | 58.98% | PURNENDU DEY (BABLU) | 51,247 |
| 2011 | MOHIT SENGUPTA | INC | 62,864 | 49.69% | KIRANMAY NANDA | 5,409 |
| 2006 | CHITTA RANJAN RAY | INC | 77,789 | 46.70% | DILIP KUMAR DAS | 15,760 |
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 RAIGANJ assembly constituency in 2026?
Koushik Chowdhury (BJP) won RAIGANJ in 2026, by a margin of 58,641 votes.
Which party has won RAIGANJ the most times?
INC, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RAIGANJ gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won RAIGANJ the most times?
KHAGENDRA NATH SINHA, with 3 wins between 1977 and 1991.
