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Mangalkot Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Mangalkot? — Shishir Ghosh (BJP), who won the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 by 12,723 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2026

Shishir Ghosh

BJP
Margin: 12,723Comfortable win

West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results

Winner

Shishir Ghosh

BJPComfortable win

votes

1,04,020

Margin

12,723(5.8%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Shishir Ghosh · BJPApurba Chowdhury (Achal) · AITC
1,04,02091,297
Candidate (10)votes
  1. 1Shishir Ghosh✓ WinnerBJP1,04,02047.44%
  2. 2Apurba Chowdhury (Achal)AITC91,29741.64%
  3. 3Miraj Alam SekhCPI(M)Deposit lost12,6985.79%
  4. 4NOTA3,4231.56%
  5. 5Jagadish DuttaINCDeposit lost3,1171.42%
  6. 6Mandal AzizulAam Janata Unnayan PartyDeposit lost1,7330.79%
See all candidates (+4)
  1. 7Ramkrishna Malik (Dev)BSPDeposit lost9910.45%
  2. 8Uday DasINDDeposit lost8030.37%
  3. 9Sk Mozammel SamadRashtriya Secular Majlis PartyDeposit lost6200.28%
  4. 10Sekh Mojammel Haque (Moni)Socialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost5450.25%
Total votes2,19,247

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
2,32,205

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,19,365

incl. 1,515 postal

Turnout
94.47%
Polling stations
297

Turnout of men and women

Women94.6%

1,06,983 of 1,13,138 voted on EVMs

Men93.1%

1,10,866 of 1,19,065 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 2; 1 voted.

  • Candidates9
  • Lost deposit7
  • NOTA3,423
  • Valid votes2,15,824

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Mangalkot?

Shishir Ghosh (BJP) won Mangalkot in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,04,020 votes.

What was the winning margin in Mangalkot?

Shishir Ghosh defeated Apurba Chowdhury (Achal) (AITC) by 12,723 votes.

What was the turnout in Mangalkot in 2026?

94.47% — 2,19,365 of 2,32,205 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 94.6%, men's 93.1%.

How many voters does Mangalkot have?

2,32,205 electors at the 2026 election — 1,19,065 men, 1,13,138 women, 2 third gender (service voters included), and 297 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Mangalkot?

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.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer