Rampurhat
Assembly constituency 291 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#291 · GENAll candidates 14
- 01 Dhruba SahaBJP1,11,920 47.9%
- 02 Asish BanerjeeAITC87,687 37.5%
- 03 Sanjib MallickCPI(M)22,994 9.8%
- 04 Vivekananda (Vivek) SauINC1,830 0.8%
- 05 Soumen MalIND1,660 0.7%
- 06 Anas AhmedAJUP1,311 0.6%
- 07 Dhanapati ChoudhuryIND1,082 0.5%
- 08 Susil DasIND519 0.2%
- 09 Sanjit HazraBSP394 0.2%
- 10 Jatin KiskuIND353 0.2%
- 11 Forida YasminSUCI(C)249 0.1%
- 12 Khayrul BasarIND240 0.1%
- 13 Sukhomay SarkarAB174 0.1%
- 14 Arkaprabha ChoudhuryIND147 0.1%
Turnout 94.0%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total3,163
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 14 candidates = 2,30,560Verified
Seat history 2026–1977
- 2026
10.4 ppDhruba SahaBharatiya Janata Party
- 2021
4.0 ppAsish BanerjeeAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
11.1 ppAsish BanerjeeAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2011
6.2 ppAsish BanerjeeAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2006
6.3 ppAsish BanerjeeAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2001
9.4 ppAsish BanerjeeAll India Trinamool Congress
- 1996
8.5 ppMahammad HannanAll India Forward Bloc
- 1991
9.3 ppSashanka MondalAll India Forward Bloc
- 1987
9.2 ppSasanka MondalAll India Forward Bloc
- 1982
15.2 ppSasanka Sekhar MondalAll India Forward Bloc
- 1977
15.5 ppShanshaka Sekhar MondalAll India Forward Bloc
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 15.5 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
The top two polled 85.4% of votes; the other 12 candidates 13.2% between them.
(1,11,920 + 87,687) ÷ 2,33,723 = 85.4% · 30,953 ÷ 2,33,723 = 13.2% -
Turnout of 94.0% was 0.6 pp above the state's median seat (93.4%).
94.0 − 93.4 = +0.6 -
The margin widened from 4.0 pp in 2021 to 10.4 pp.
10.4 − 4.0 = +6.4 pp -
Asish Banerjee, 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 14 candidate lines2,30,560
- NOTAcounted within the total3,163
- Published totalVotes polled2,33,723
- 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
Candidates14 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