Tarakeswar
Assembly constituency 198 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#198 · GENAll candidates 12
- 01 Santu PanBJP1,16,901 52.8%
- 02 Ramendu SinharayAITC85,902 38.8%
- 03 Adesh KhamruiCPI(M)9,616 4.3%
- 04 Diti BhattacharjeeIND1,878 0.9%
- 05 Jaydeb SantraIND1,449 0.7%
- 06 Bhabani Prasad MondalINC1,077 0.5%
- 07 Imamul Hasan MullikIND845 0.4%
- 08 Madan Chandra GhoshIND666 0.3%
- 09 Ahamed Alamgir MiddyaAJUP583 0.3%
- 10 Tapan TuduBSP475 0.2%
- 11 Nirmal Kumar DharaIND467 0.2%
- 12 Astikmoni MalickIND234 0.1%
Turnout 93.5%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,485
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 12 candidates = 2,20,093Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
14.0 ppSantu PanBharatiya Janata Party
- 2021
3.7 ppRamendu SinharayAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
14.7 ppRachhpal SinghAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2011
14.5 ppRachhpal SinghAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2006
2.6 ppSunil AdhikariCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
3.7 ppAjit BhuniaAll India Trinamool Congress
- 1996
5.2 ppMukhopadhaya Chitta RanjanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1991
8.8 ppPrabhas PodikarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1987
13.6 ppPrabhas PhodikarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1982
18.4 ppPrabhas PoodikarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1977
31.3 ppPrabhas Chandra PhadikarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1972
25.6 ppKamakhyanandan Das MohapatrCommunist Party of India
- 1971
4.3 ppAnil Kumar MammaPragati Sheel Party
- 1969
16.5 ppSubodh Gopal GuchhaitPragati Sheel Party
- 1967
2.1 ppM . L . DasIndian National Congress
- 1962
13.2 ppKandru MajhiLok Sevak Sangha
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 31.3 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
The top two polled 91.5% of votes; the other 10 candidates 7.8% between them.
(1,16,901 + 85,902) ÷ 2,21,578 = 91.5% · 17,290 ÷ 2,21,578 = 7.8% -
Turnout of 93.5% was 0.1 pp above the state's median seat (93.4%).
93.5 − 93.4 = +0.1 -
The margin widened from 3.7 pp in 2021 to 14.0 pp.
14.0 − 3.7 = +10.3 pp -
Ramendu Sinharay, 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 12 candidate lines2,20,093
- NOTAcounted within the total1,485
- Published totalVotes polled2,21,578
- 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
Candidates12 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