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, 2011
MOHIT SENGUPTA
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2011
5,409
4.28% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
SPKIRANMAY NANDA
- Votes
- 57,455
- Vote share
- 45.42%
- Behind by
- 5,409
Electors
1,49,614
Total votes polled
1,26,506
Valid votes
1,26,506
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.5%
Full result, 2011
7 candidates · 1,26,506 valid votes
MOHIT SENGUPTAINCwon
62,864
49.7%
KIRANMAY NANDASP
57,455
45.4%
SACHINDRA NATH DASBJP
3,053
2.4%
MANJIT MONDALIND
1,064
0.8%
SANATAN DUTTASUCI
750
0.6%
SWAPAN KUMAR DASBSP
734
0.6%
ANINDYA GANGULYIPFB
586
0.5%
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.
