Purbasthali Dakshin Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Pran Krishna Tapadar
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Pran Krishna Tapadar
votes
1,11,004
Margin
16,662(7.6%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Pran Krishna Tapadar✓ WinnerBJP1,11,00450.44%
- 2Swapan DebnathAITC94,34242.87%
- 3Jiyadul SekhCPI(ML)LDeposit lost7,2823.31%
- 4Rabindranath MondalINCDeposit lost2,8431.29%
- 5NOTA1,9230.87%
- 6Fajar Ali SeikhAam Janata Unnayan PartyDeposit lost1,2880.59%
See all candidates (+2)−
- 7Manotosh MondalBSPDeposit lost8930.41%
- 8Pravat MajhiSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost4810.22%
Deposit lost: 5 of 7 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
- 2,32,857
- Votes cast
- 2,20,273
- Turnout
- 94.6%
- Polling stations
- 274
incl. service voters
incl. 1,572 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women95.4%
1,07,093 of 1,12,299 voted on EVMs
Men92.6%
1,11,608 of 1,20,557 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 1; 0 voted.
- Candidates7
- Lost deposit5
- NOTA1,923
- Valid votes2,18,133
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Purbasthali Dakshin?
Pran Krishna Tapadar (BJP) won Purbasthali Dakshin in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,11,004 votes.
What was the winning margin in Purbasthali Dakshin?
Pran Krishna Tapadar defeated Swapan Debnath (AITC) by 16,662 votes.
What was the turnout in Purbasthali Dakshin in 2026?
94.6% — 2,20,273 of 2,32,857 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 95.4%, men's 92.6%.
How many voters does Purbasthali Dakshin have?
2,32,857 electors at the 2026 election — 1,20,557 men, 1,12,299 women, 1 third gender (service voters included), and 274 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Purbasthali Dakshin?
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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