SANTIPUR
Assembly seat no. 86 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
JAGANNATH SARKAR
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2021
15,878
7.23% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
AITCAJOY DEY
- Votes
- 93,844
- Vote share
- 42.72%
- Behind by
- 15,878
Electors
2,56,529
Total votes polled
2,19,692
Valid votes
2,19,692
NOTA votes
2,385
1.09% of votes polled
Turnout
85.6%
Full result, 2021
7 candidates · 2,19,692 valid votes
JAGANNATH SARKARBJPwon
1,09,722
49.9%
AJOY DEYAITC
93,844
42.7%
RITZU GHOSALINC
9,848
4.5%
PROFULLA KUMAR ROYBSP
1,294
0.6%
SUKDEB BISWASPURVANCHALMAHAPANCHAYAT
1,099
0.5%
SUFAL SARKARJANSANGHPARTY
892
0.4%
NADIA CHAND BISWASSUCI
608
0.3%
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.
