RANIGANJ
Assembly seat no. 278 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
TAPAS BANERJEE
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 12 of 16
Margin, 2021
3,556
1.95% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPDR. BIJAN MUKHERJEE
- Votes
- 74,608
- Vote share
- 40.95%
- Behind by
- 3,556
Electors
2,52,439
Total votes polled
1,82,211
Valid votes
1,82,211
NOTA votes
2,006
1.10% of votes polled
Turnout
72.2%
Full result, 2021
7 candidates · 1,82,211 valid votes
TAPAS BANERJEEAITCwon
78,164
42.9%
DR. BIJAN MUKHERJEEBJP
74,608
41.0%
HEMANT KUMAR PRABHAKARCPM
21,688
11.9%
RAJ KUMARJD(U)
1,612
0.9%
NILKANTHA BAURIBAHUJANMUKTIPARTY
1,609
0.9%
AVIJIT BOWRIBSP
1,540
0.8%
NIRAJ RAJAKPURVANCHALMAHAPANCHAYAT
984
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Partha Ghosh | BJP | 97,416 | 49.58% | Kalobaran Mondal | 17,786 |
| 2021 | TAPAS BANERJEE | AITC | 78,164 | 42.90% | DR. BIJAN MUKHERJEE | 3,556 |
| 2016 | RUNU DUTTA | CPM | 74,995 | 42.32% | BANO NARGIS | 12,385 |
| 2011 | ALI SOHRAB | AITC | 73,810 | 47.83% | RUNU DUTTA | 1,751 |
| 2006 | HARADHAN JHA | CPM | 71,981 | 68.29% | JITENDRA TIWARI | 50,171 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
