Bhatar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Karfa Soumen
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Karfa Soumen
votes
98,820
Margin
6,528(3%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Karfa Soumen✓ WinnerBJP98,82046.03%
- 2Koner ShantanuAITC92,29242.99%
- 3Hasina KhatunCPI(M)Deposit lost12,8395.98%
- 4Somnath SainINDDeposit lost3,3071.54%
- 5NOTA3,2521.51%
- 6Dhurjati MajiINCDeposit lost1,6470.77%
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- 7Sk Sariful BasarINDDeposit lost9340.44%
- 8Lakshmi Narayan HemramBSPDeposit lost4840.23%
- 9Buddhadeb (Ali)INDDeposit lost4590.21%
- 10Botham ChowdhuryAam Janata Unnayan PartyDeposit lost4050.19%
- 11Nazrul IslamINDDeposit lost2550.12%
Deposit lost: 8 of 10 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,26,841
- Votes cast
- 2,15,129
- Turnout
- 94.84%
- Polling stations
- 275
incl. service voters
incl. 1,626 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women94.5%
1,06,652 of 1,12,917 voted on EVMs
Men93.8%
1,06,851 of 1,13,924 voted on EVMs
- Candidates10 (1 women)
- Lost deposit8
- NOTA3,252
- Valid votes2,11,442
Women candidates: Hasina Khatun
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Bhatar?
Karfa Soumen (BJP) won Bhatar in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 98,820 votes.
What was the winning margin in Bhatar?
Karfa Soumen defeated Koner Shantanu (AITC) by 6,528 votes.
What was the turnout in Bhatar in 2026?
94.84% — 2,15,129 of 2,26,841 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 94.5%, men's 93.8%.
How many voters does Bhatar have?
2,26,841 electors at the 2026 election — 1,13,924 men, 1,12,917 women (service voters included), and 275 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Bhatar?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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