RAJGANJ
Assembly seat no. 18 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2001
JOTINDRA NATH ROY
CPM
Elections held
14
1967–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2001
23,928
12.97% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCKHAGESWAR ROY
- Votes
- 61,591
- Vote share
- 33.39%
- Behind by
- 23,928
Electors
2,52,994
Total votes polled
1,84,461
Valid votes
1,84,461
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.9%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,84,461 valid votes
JOTINDRA NATH ROYCPMwon
85,519
46.4%
KHAGESWAR ROYAITC
61,591
33.4%
BASANTA KUMAR ROYBJP
13,613
7.4%
BIDYESHWAR ROYIND
12,549
6.8%
ANIL ROYBSP
4,518
2.5%
BHAGINDRA NATH ROYIND
4,098
2.2%
HARENDRA NATH ROYAMB
2,573
1.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dinesh Sarkar | BJP | 1,14,657 | 51.10% | Swapna Barman | 21,477 |
| 2021 | KHAGESWAR ROY | AITC | 1,04,641 | 48.50% | SUPEN ROY | 15,773 |
| 2016 | KHAGESWAR ROY | AITC | 89,785 | 46.15% | SATYENDRA NATH MONDAL | 14,677 |
| 2011 | KHAGESWAR ROY | AITC | 74,546 | 46.64% | AMULYA KUMAR ROY | 7,020 |
| 2006 | MAHENDRA KUMAR ROY | CPM | 1,09,548 | 51.67% | KHAGESWAR ROY | 49,472 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
