Karandighi
Assembly constituency 32 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#32 · GENAll candidates 15
- 01 Biraj BiswasBJP96,260 43.8%
- 02 Goutam PaulAITC76,391 34.7%
- 03 Md. SahabuddinCPI(M)39,414 17.9%
- 04 Mursid AlamINC1,599 0.7%
- 05 Sk. Mohammad AlamIND1,042 0.5%
- 06 Nirod Bandhu BiswasBSP764 0.4%
- 07 Ramesh Chandra SinhaIND711 0.3%
- 08 Biraj BiswasIND532 0.2%
- 09 Md. SahabuddinIND369 0.2%
- 10 Hasib RejaIND364 0.2%
- 11 Md. Faruque HossainIND228 0.1%
- 12 Ananda SinghaIND206 0.1%
- 13 Gautam PalIND160 0.1%
- 14 Sushanta Kumar SinhaSUCI(C)155 0.1%
- 15 Bahamoni HansdaIND131 0.1%
Turnout 94.3%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,647
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 15 candidates = 2,18,326Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
9.0 ppBiraj BiswasBharatiya Janata Party
- 2021
17.4 ppGoutam PaulAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
1.8 ppManodeb SinhaAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2011
3.8 ppGokul RoyAll India Forward Bloc
- 2006
1.5 ppNani Gopal RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
2.4 ppPramathanath RoyIndian National Congress
- 1996
3.7 ppPramatha Nath RayIndian National Congress
- 1991
0.6 ppRamani Kanta Deb SarmaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1987
1.7 ppRamani Kanta Deb SarmaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1982
10.0 ppNaba Kumar RoyIndian National Congress
- 1977
1.3 ppNaba Kumar RoyIndian National Congress
- 1972
42.2 ppMoslehuddin AhmedIndian National Congress
- 1971
28.2 ppAhmed MostehuddinIndian National Congress
- 1969
5.2 ppAhindra SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1967
6.1 ppK.SayedIndian National Congress
- 1962
22.1 ppNimai Chand MurmuCommunist Party of India
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 42.2 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed CPI(M) polled 39,414 votes, 2.0× the 19,869-vote margin.
39,414 ÷ 19,869 = 2.0 -
The top two polled 78.5% of votes; the other 13 candidates 20.8% between them.
(96,260 + 76,391) ÷ 2,19,973 = 78.5% · 45,675 ÷ 2,19,973 = 20.8% -
Turnout of 94.3% was 0.9 pp above the state's median seat (93.4%).
94.3 − 93.4 = +0.9 -
The margin narrowed from 17.4 pp in 2021 to 9.0 pp.
9.0 − 17.4 = −8.4 pp -
Goutam Paul, 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 15 candidate lines2,18,326
- NOTAcounted within the total1,647
- Published totalVotes polled2,19,973
- 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
Candidates15 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