SAINTHIA
Assembly seat no. 289 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2026
Krishna Kanta Saha
BJP
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2026
10,306
4.27% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCNilabati Saha
- Votes
- 1,04,748
- Vote share
- 43.43%
- Behind by
- 10,306
Electors
2,52,442
Total votes polled
2,41,175
Valid votes
2,41,175
NOTA votes
1,551
0.64% of votes polled
Turnout
95.5%
Full result, 2026
9 candidates · 2,41,175 valid votes
Krishna Kanta SahaBJPwon
1,15,054
47.7%
Nilabati SahaAITC
1,04,748
43.4%
Debu ChunariCPM
9,478
3.9%
Archana Ankur (mondal)INC
4,174
1.7%
Biswanath BhallaIND
1,601
0.7%
Koushik SahaGGP
1,578
0.7%
Sanjay MeteBSP
1,180
0.5%
Astam MalAJUP
1,129
0.5%
Naba Kumar DasSUCI
682
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Krishna Kanta Saha | BJP | 1,15,054 | 47.71% | Nilabati Saha | 10,306 |
| 2021 | NILABATI SAHA | AITC | 1,10,572 | 49.84% | PIYA SAHA | 15,243 |
| 2016 | NILABATI SAHA | AITC | 1,03,376 | 52.17% | DHIREN BAGDI | 38,611 |
| 2011 | DHIREN BAGDI | CPM | 77,512 | 46.91% | PARIKSHIT BALA | 4,318 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above