TARAKESWAR
Assembly seat no. 198 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2011
RACHHPAL SINGH
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
IND
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2011
25,472
14.47% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPMPRATIM CHATTERJEE
- Votes
- 71,550
- Vote share
- 40.64%
- Behind by
- 25,472
Electors
1,97,378
Total votes polled
1,76,072
Valid votes
1,76,072
NOTA votes
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Turnout
89.2%
Full result, 2011
4 candidates · 1,76,072 valid votes
RACHHPAL SINGHAITCwon
97,022
55.1%
PRATIM CHATTERJEECPM
71,550
40.6%
GANESH CHAKRABORTYBJP
4,504
2.6%
PALASH HANSDAJDP
2,996
1.7%
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.
