RASHBEHARI
Assembly seat no. 160 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1971.
Winner, 1971
LAKSHMI KANTA BASU
INC
Elections held
5
1971–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 3 of 5
Margin, 1971
11,891
32.18% of valid votes
Result, 1971
Runner-up
CPMSACHIN SEN
- Votes
- 11,529
- Vote share
- 31.20%
- Behind by
- 11,891
Electors
68,871
Total votes polled
36,949
Valid votes
36,949
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.6%
Full result, 1971
3 candidates · 36,949 valid votes
LAKSHMI KANTA BASUINCwon
23,420
63.4%
SACHIN SENCPM
11,529
31.2%
BHABESH GANGULYSUC
2,000
5.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dasgupta Swapan | BJP | 74,123 | 53.40% | Debasish Kumar (deba) | 20,865 |
| 2021 | DEBASISH KUMAR | AITC | 65,704 | 52.79% | LT. GEN. (DR.) SUBRATA SAHA | 21,414 |
| 2016 | SOBHANDEB CHATTOPADHYAY | AITC | 60,857 | 44.15% | ASHUTOSH CHATTERJEE | 14,553 |
| 2011 | SOBHANDEB CHATTOPADHYAY | AITC | 88,892 | 65.55% | SHANTANU BASU | 49,894 |
| 1971 | LAKSHMI KANTA BASU | INC | 23,420 | 63.38% | SACHIN SEN | 11,891 |
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 RASHBEHARI assembly constituency in 2026?
Dasgupta Swapan (BJP) won RASHBEHARI in 2026, by a margin of 20,865 votes.
Which party has won RASHBEHARI the most times?
AITC, with 3 of the 5 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has RASHBEHARI gone to the polls?
5 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won RASHBEHARI the most times?
SOBHANDEB CHATTOPADHYAY, with 2 wins between 2011 and 2016.
