Mangalkot
Assembly constituency 272 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#272 · GENAll candidates 9
- 01 Shishir GhoshBJP1,04,020 47.4%
- 02 Apurba Chowdhury (Achal)AITC91,297 41.6%
- 03 Miraj Alam SekhCPI(M)12,698 5.8%
- 04 Jagadish DuttaINC3,117 1.4%
- 05 Mandal AzizulAJUP1,733 0.8%
- 06 Ramkrishna Malik (Dev)BSP991 0.5%
- 07 Uday DasIND803 0.4%
- 08 Sk Mozammel SamadRSMP620 0.3%
- 09 Sekh Mojammel Haque (Moni)SUCI(C)545 0.3%
Turnout 93.0%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total3,423
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 9 candidates = 2,15,824Verified
Seat history 2026–1967
- 2026
5.8 ppShishir GhoshBharatiya Janata Party
- 2021
10.5 ppApurba Chowdhury (Achal)All India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
6.1 ppChowdhury SiddiqullahAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2011
0.1 ppSahajahan ChoudhuryCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2006
45.0 ppPrasanta MajhiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2004
55.4 ppProsanta MajhiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
36.8 ppJyotsna SinghCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1996
38.0 ppDalui ShibaprasadCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1991
38.5 ppDaula Shiba PrasadCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1987
31.0 ppShibaprasad DaluiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1985
18.3 ppS.P.DaluiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1982
20.7 ppPurna Chandra MalikCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1977
28.0 ppPurna Chandra MalikCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1972
7.9 ppSachi Nandan ShawIndian National Congress
- 1971
19.9 ppSk. Manjurul IslamCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1969
11.5 ppBhakti Bhusan MondalAll India Forward Bloc
- 1967
0.8 ppK.N. BandopadhyayIndependent
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 55.4 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
The top two polled 89.1% of votes; the other 7 candidates 9.4% between them.
(1,04,020 + 91,297) ÷ 2,19,247 = 89.1% · 20,507 ÷ 2,19,247 = 9.4% -
Turnout of 93.0% was 0.4 pp below the state's median seat (93.4%).
93.0 − 93.4 = −0.4 -
The margin narrowed from 10.5 pp in 2021 to 5.8 pp.
5.8 − 10.5 = −4.7 pp -
Apurba Chowdhury (Achal), the 2021 winner, finished second in 2026.
2021 winner name = 2026 runner-up name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 9 candidate lines2,15,824
- NOTAcounted within the total3,423
- Published totalVotes polled2,19,247
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates9 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 292 seats on the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database