Behala Paschim
Assembly constituency 154 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#154 · GENAll candidates 14
- 01 Dr. Indranil KhanBJP1,13,171 47.4%
- 02 Ratna ChatterjeeAITC88,472 37.1%
- 03 Nihar BhaktaCPI(M)30,676 12.9%
- 04 Saibal RayINC1,606 0.7%
- 05 Ratna BaithaIND603 0.3%
- 06 Sanjoy BiswasSUCI(C)555 0.2%
- 07 Adarsha RoyBSP503 0.2%
- 08 Sutapa DasIND456 0.2%
- 09 Swapan DasIND428 0.2%
- 10 Nihar RoyIND276 0.1%
- 11 Mousumi GhoshIND184 0.1%
- 12 Mridul OjhaIND149 0.1%
- 13 Saroop ChattopadhyayAJUP122 0.1%
- 14 Mohit BanerjeeIND111 0.1%
Turnout 89.2%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,484
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 14 candidates = 2,37,312Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
10.3 ppDr. Indranil KhanBharatiya Janata Party
- 2021
22.2 ppPartha ChatterjeeAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
4.1 ppPartha ChatterjeeAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2011
29.1 ppPartha ChatterjeeAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2006
18.0 ppDebesh DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
1.1 ppDebesh DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1996
13.0 ppTapati SahaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1991
14.1 ppDebesh DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1987
2.3 ppSumanta Kumar HiraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1982
15.1 ppSumanta Kumar HiraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1977
17.4 ppSumanta Kr. HiraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1972
15.9 ppSanti Kumar Das GuptaIndian National Congress
- 1971
5.4 ppSanti Kumar Das GuptaIndian National Congress
- 1969
13.0 ppPralay TalukdarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1967
19.8 ppB . K . BhattacharjaIndian National Congress
- 1962
2.8 ppPanchu Gopal BhaduriCommunist Party of India
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 29.1 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed CPI(M) polled 30,676 votes, 1.2× the 24,699-vote margin.
30,676 ÷ 24,699 = 1.2 -
The top two polled 84.4% of votes; the other 12 candidates 14.9% between them.
(1,13,171 + 88,472) ÷ 2,38,796 = 84.4% · 35,669 ÷ 2,38,796 = 14.9% -
Turnout of 89.2% was 4.2 pp below the state's median seat (93.4%).
89.2 − 93.4 = −4.2 -
The margin narrowed from 22.2 pp in 2021 to 10.3 pp.
10.3 − 22.2 = −11.9 pp -
The seat changed hands: AITC in 2021, BJP in 2026.
2021 AITC · 2026 BJP
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 14 candidate lines2,37,312
- NOTAcounted within the total1,484
- Published totalVotes polled2,38,796
- 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