Kulti Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Ajay Kumar Poddar
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Ajay Kumar Poddar
votes
1,03,570
Margin
26,498(13.9%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Ajay Kumar Poddar✓ WinnerBJP1,03,57054.44%
- 2Abhijit GhatakAITC77,07240.51%
- 3Bhabani Charan AcharyaAll India Forward BlocDeposit lost3,9372.07%
- 4NOTA2,5391.33%
- 5Ravi YadavINCDeposit lost1,5550.82%
- 6Akhtar Hussain MdINDDeposit lost1,0330.54%
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- 7Shekhawat KhanGondvana Gantantra PartyDeposit lost5330.28%
Deposit lost: 4 of 6 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
- 2,10,912
- Votes cast
- 1,90,275
- Turnout
- 90.22%
- Polling stations
- 275
incl. service voters
incl. 1,093 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women90.1%
90,887 of 1,00,857 voted on EVMs
Men89.3%
98,294 of 1,10,051 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 4; 1 voted.
- Candidates6
- Lost deposit4
- NOTA2,539
- Valid votes1,87,700
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Kulti?
Ajay Kumar Poddar (BJP) won Kulti in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,03,570 votes.
What was the winning margin in Kulti?
Ajay Kumar Poddar defeated Abhijit Ghatak (AITC) by 26,498 votes.
What was the turnout in Kulti in 2026?
90.22% — 1,90,275 of 2,10,912 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 90.1%, men's 89.3%.
How many voters does Kulti have?
2,10,912 electors at the 2026 election — 1,10,051 men, 1,00,857 women, 4 third gender (service voters included), and 275 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Kulti?
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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