Ranaghat Dakshin Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Ashim Kumar Biswas
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Ashim Kumar Biswas
votes
1,40,010
Margin
64,464(27.7%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Ashim Kumar Biswas✓ WinnerBJP1,40,01060.17%
- 2Sougata Kumar BurmanAITC75,54632.47%
- 3Arindam BiswasCPI(M)Deposit lost10,7144.6%
- 4Rita Paul DasINCDeposit lost2,0670.89%
- 5NOTA1,2230.53%
- 6Birendranath PodderBSPDeposit lost1,1810.51%
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- 7Subham MondalINDDeposit lost7680.33%
- 8Nani Gopal MistrySocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost7030.3%
- 9Manmatha BiswasINDDeposit lost4730.2%
Deposit lost: 6 of 8 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
- 2,54,197
- Votes cast
- 2,32,900
- Turnout
- 91.62%
- Polling stations
- 331
incl. service voters
incl. 2,266 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women94.6%
1,15,902 of 1,22,471 voted on EVMs
Men87.1%
1,14,730 of 1,31,724 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 2; 2 voted.
- Candidates8 (1 women)
- Lost deposit6
- NOTA1,223
- Valid votes2,31,462
Women candidates: Rita Paul Das
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Ranaghat Dakshin?
Ashim Kumar Biswas (BJP) won Ranaghat Dakshin in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,40,010 votes.
What was the winning margin in Ranaghat Dakshin?
Ashim Kumar Biswas defeated Sougata Kumar Burman (AITC) by 64,464 votes.
What was the turnout in Ranaghat Dakshin in 2026?
91.62% — 2,32,900 of 2,54,197 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 94.6%, men's 87.1%.
How many voters does Ranaghat Dakshin have?
2,54,197 electors at the 2026 election — 1,31,724 men, 1,22,471 women, 2 third gender (service voters included), and 331 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Ranaghat 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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