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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2026
Rashbehari
Winner — 2026
DASGUPTA SWAPAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.3%AITC 38.3%8 others 8.3%
Votes
74,123
53.4% share
Winning margin
20,865
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
87.6%
of 1,58,586
Rashbehari is a safe seat — DASGUPTA SWAPAN won by 15.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DASGUPTA SWAPAN | BJP (NDA) | 74,123 | 53.4% |
| 2 | DEBASISH KUMAR (DEBA) |  AITC | 53,258 | 38.4% |
| 3 | MANAS GHOSH | CPI(ML)(L) | 5,618 | 4.0% |
| 4 | ASHUTOSH CHATTERJEE | 2,427 | 1.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,296 | 0.9% |
| 6 | DILIP CHANDRA HALDER | 845 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | GOPAL GHOSH | IND | 513 | 0.4% |
| 8 | DEBASHIS NATH | IND | 321 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PANKAJ THAKKAR | IND | 210 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SK ALAMGIR | IND | 203 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (284th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
284th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
79th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.4%AITC 38.4%OTH 7.3%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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