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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 172 · 2026
Shibpur
Winner — 2026
RUDRANIL GHOSH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.3%AITC 40.5%9 others 10.2%
Votes
89,615
49.4% share
Winning margin
16,058
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
93.1%
of 1,95,103
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUDRANIL GHOSH | BJP (NDA) | 89,615 | 49.4% |
| 2 | DR. RANA CHATTERJEE |  AITC | 73,557 | 40.6% |
| 3 | DR. JAGANNATH BHATTACHARYYA | 12,542 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | SHRABANTI SINGH | 1,993 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,300 | 0.7% |
| 6 | BIMALESH KUMAR HELA | 671 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | SANJAY KARMAKAR | IND | 571 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAJ ROY | IND | 360 | 0.2% |
| 9 | KARTICK SHIL | 318 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | SUROJIT DAS | IND | 219 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ABHISEK MONDAL | IND | 177 | 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 (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.1% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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196th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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147th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.4%AITC 40.6%AIFB 6.9%OTH 2.4%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.59 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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