Bishnupur
Assembly constituency 255 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#255 · GENAll candidates 7
Turnout 93.2%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total2,180
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 7 candidates = 2,05,298Verified
Seat history 2026–1967
- 2026
14.8 ppShukla ChatterjeeBharatiya Janata Party
- 2021
6.1 ppTanmay Ghosh (BUMBA)Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2016
0.5 ppTushar Kanti BhattacharyaIndian National Congress
- 2011
5.5 ppShyama Prasad MukherjeeAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2006
38.4 ppMahadeb PatraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
32.6 ppNanda Dulal MajhiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1996
41.0 ppNandadulal MajhiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1991
36.7 ppNanda Dulal MajhiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1987
27.3 ppBadan BoraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1982
16.9 ppBadan BoraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1977
42.3 ppBadan BoraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1972
10.3 ppRoy AswiniCommunist Party of India
- 1971
23.9 ppAnil RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1969
32.2 ppPhakir Chandra RoyIndependent
- 1967
22.8 ppP . C . RoyIndependent
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 42.3 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
The top two polled 92.3% of votes; the other 5 candidates 6.6% between them.
(1,11,082 + 80,477) ÷ 2,07,478 = 92.3% · 13,739 ÷ 2,07,478 = 6.6% -
Turnout of 93.2% was 0.2 pp below the state's median seat (93.4%).
93.2 − 93.4 = −0.2 -
The margin widened from 6.1 pp in 2021 to 14.8 pp.
14.8 − 6.1 = +8.7 pp -
Tanmay Ghosh (Bumba), 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 7 candidate lines2,05,298
- NOTAcounted within the total2,180
- Published totalVotes polled2,07,478
- 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
Candidates7 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