TARAKESWAR
Assembly seat no. 198 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Santu Pan
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
IND
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2026
30,999
13.99% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCRamendu Sinharay
- Votes
- 85,902
- Vote share
- 38.77%
- Behind by
- 30,999
Electors
2,35,634
Total votes polled
2,21,578
Valid votes
2,21,578
NOTA votes
1,485
0.67% of votes polled
Turnout
94.0%
Full result, 2026
12 candidates · 2,21,578 valid votes
Santu PanBJPwon
1,16,901
52.8%
Ramendu SinharayAITC
85,902
38.8%
Adesh KhamruiCPM
9,616
4.3%
Diti BhattacharjeeIND
1,878
0.8%
Jaydeb SantraIND
1,449
0.7%
Bhabani Prasad MondalINC
1,077
0.5%
Imamul Hasan MullikIND
845
0.4%
Madan Chandra GhoshIND
666
0.3%
Ahamed Alamgir MiddyaAJUP
583
0.3%
Tapan TuduBSP
475
0.2%
Nirmal Kumar DharaIND
467
0.2%
Astikmoni MalickIND
234
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Santu Pan | BJP | 1,16,901 | 52.76% | Ramendu Sinharay | 30,999 |
| 2021 | RAMENDU SINHARAY | AITC | 96,698 | 46.96% | Dr. Swapan Dasgupta | 7,484 |
| 2016 | RACHHPAL SINGH E | AITC | 97,588 | 50.75% | SURAJIT GHOSH | 27,690 |
| 2011 | RACHHPAL SINGH | AITC | 97,022 | 55.10% | PRATIM CHATTERJEE | 25,472 |
| 2006 | PRATIM CHATTERJEE | IND | 74,849 | 58.10% | KRISHNA BHATTACHARJEE | 30,271 |
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 TARAKESWAR assembly constituency in 2026?
Santu Pan (BJP) won TARAKESWAR in 2026, by a margin of 30,999 votes.
Which party has won TARAKESWAR the most times?
IND, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has TARAKESWAR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won TARAKESWAR the most times?
PRATIM CHATTERJEE, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2006.
