SANTIPUR
Assembly seat no. 86 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
AJOY DEY
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2006
2,113
1.12% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
CPMSANTANU CHAKRABARTI
- Votes
- 87,721
- Vote share
- 46.66%
- Behind by
- 2,113
Electors
2,03,233
Total votes polled
1,88,014
Valid votes
1,88,014
NOTA votes
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Turnout
92.5%
Full result, 2006
5 candidates · 1,88,014 valid votes
AJOY DEYINCwon
89,834
47.8%
SANTANU CHAKRABARTICPM
87,721
46.7%
UJJAL NANDIIND
4,093
2.2%
KANCHAN MAITRABJP
4,038
2.1%
AMAL SARKARBSP
2,328
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Swapan Kumar Das | BJP | 1,17,941 | 54.86% | Brajakishore Goswami | 45,376 |
| 2021 | JAGANNATH SARKAR | BJP | 1,09,722 | 49.94% | AJOY DEY | 15,878 |
| 2016 | ARINDAM BHATTACHARYA | INC | 1,03,566 | 51.76% | AJOY DEY | 19,488 |
| 2011 | AJOY DEY | INC | 98,902 | 57.77% | IYAR MALLIK | 38,158 |
| 2006 | AJOY DEY | INC | 89,834 | 47.78% | SANTANU CHAKRABARTI | 2,113 |
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 SANTIPUR assembly constituency in 2026?
Swapan Kumar Das (BJP) won SANTIPUR in 2026, by a margin of 45,376 votes.
Which party has won SANTIPUR the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SANTIPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won SANTIPUR the most times?
AJOY DEY, with 4 wins between 1991 and 2011.
