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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 101 · 2026
Ashoknagar
Winner — 2026
DR. SUMAY HIRA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.0%AITC 39.7%8 others 16.2%
Votes
96,807
44.0% share
Winning margin
9,408
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
95.6%
of 2,29,948
A closely fought contest. DR. SUMAY HIRA won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. SUMAY HIRA | BJP (NDA) | 96,807 | 44.0% |
| 2 | NARAYAN GOSWAMI | 87,399 | 39.8% | |
| 3 | TAPAS BANERJEE | AISF | 29,493 | 13.4% |
| 4 | ANGSHUMAN ROY | 1,417 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | TAPAS BANERJEE | IND | 1,285 | 0.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,161 | 0.5% |
| 7 | TARAKESWAR HAWLADER | 658 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | TARAK DAS | 628 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | SHIKHA GHOSH | AJUP | 610 | 0.3% |
| 10 | TAPAS SARDAR | IND | 299 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 2.6% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
66th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
234th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.0%AITC 39.8%AISF 13.4%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.29 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jewellery Box🏺Jute diversified products🏺Steel Furniture
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.