Kulti Vidhan Sabha election result 2026
All candidates and votes
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 won Kulti in 2026?
Ajay Kumar Poddar (BJP) won with 1,03,570 votes, defeating Abhijit Ghatak (AITC) by 26,498 votes.
How many votes were cast in Kulti in 2026?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,90,239 votes in total.
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.
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