RAJGANJ
Assembly seat no. 18 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2021
KHAGESWAR ROY
AITC
Elections held
14
1967–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2021
15,773
7.31% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPSUPEN ROY
- Votes
- 88,868
- Vote share
- 41.19%
- Behind by
- 15,773
Electors
2,44,870
Total votes polled
2,15,755
Valid votes
2,15,755
NOTA votes
3,175
1.47% of votes polled
Turnout
88.1%
Full result, 2021
8 candidates · 2,15,755 valid votes
KHAGESWAR ROYAITCwon
1,04,641
48.5%
SUPEN ROYBJP
88,868
41.2%
RATAN KUMAR ROYCPM
12,108
5.6%
TAPATI ROY (BARMAN)KAMATAPURPEOPLESPARTYUNITED
1,860
0.9%
UDAY ROYSUCI
1,605
0.7%
SANTI KISHOR BARARIBSP
1,510
0.7%
DIGBIJAY MANDALIND
1,146
0.5%
NIRODE CHANDRA ADHIKARYAMRABANGALEE
842
0.4%
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