SAINTHIA
Assembly seat no. 289 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2016
NILABATI SAHA
AITC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2016
38,611
19.48% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMDHIREN BAGDI
- Votes
- 64,765
- Vote share
- 32.68%
- Behind by
- 38,611
Electors
2,28,000
Total votes polled
1,98,163
Valid votes
1,98,163
NOTA votes
2,599
1.31% of votes polled
Turnout
86.9%
Full result, 2016
5 candidates · 1,98,163 valid votes
NILABATI SAHAAITCwon
1,03,376
52.2%
DHIREN BAGDICPM
64,765
32.7%
PIYA SAHABJP
24,029
12.1%
PABAN KUMAR BAGDIIND
1,860
0.9%
NABA KUMAR DASSUCI
1,534
0.8%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SAINTHIA assembly constituency in 2026?
Krishna Kanta Saha (BJP) won SAINTHIA in 2026, by a margin of 10,306 votes.
Which party has won SAINTHIA the most times?
AITC, with 2 of the 4 wins recorded since 2011.
How many times has SAINTHIA gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2011 to 2026.
Who has won SAINTHIA the most times?
NILABATI SAHA, with 2 wins between 2016 and 2021.
