Kharagpur Sadar Vidhan Sabha election result 2026
All candidates and votes
Winner
Dilip Ghosh
votes
89,885
Margin
30,506(18.9%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Dilip Ghosh✓ WinnerBJP89,88555.6%
- 2Pradip SarkarAITC59,37936.73%
- 3Madhusudan RoyCPI(M)Deposit lost5,4513.37%
- 4Dr. Papiya ChakrabortyINCDeposit lost2,8791.78%
- 5NOTA1,2900.8%
- 6Suranjan MahapatraSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost8060.5%
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- 7Gokul KhatickBSPDeposit lost7750.48%
- 8Bishnu Kumar SahuINDDeposit lost5630.35%
- 9T. Anil SinghRashtriya Lok Janshakti PartyDeposit lost3550.22%
- 10Azfar Ali KhanINDDeposit lost2780.17%
Deposit lost: 7 of 9 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
- 1,80,764
- Votes cast
- 1,61,886
- Turnout
- 89.56%
- Polling stations
- 272
incl. service voters
incl. 1,730 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women87.9%
80,519 of 91,558 voted on EVMs
Men89.3%
79,630 of 89,198 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 8; 7 voted.
- Candidates9 (1 women)
- Lost deposit7
- NOTA1,290
- Valid votes1,60,371
Women candidates: Dr. Papiya Chakraborty
Frequently asked questions
Who won Kharagpur Sadar in 2026?
Dilip Ghosh (BJP) won with 89,885 votes, defeating Pradip Sarkar (AITC) by 30,506 votes.
How many votes were cast in Kharagpur Sadar in 2026?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,61,661 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Kharagpur Sadar in 2026?
89.56% — 1,61,886 of 1,80,764 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 87.9%, men's 89.3%.
How many voters does Kharagpur Sadar have?
1,80,764 electors at the 2026 election — 89,198 men, 91,558 women, 8 third gender (service voters included), and 272 polling stations.
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