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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 196 · 2026
Haripal
Winner — 2026
MADHUMITA GHOSH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.0%AITC 44.6%10 others 9.4%
Votes
1,13,332
46.1% share
Winning margin
3,488
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
93.1%
of 2,64,434
Haripal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 3,488 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.81 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADHUMITA GHOSH | BJP (NDA) | 1,13,332 | 46.1% |
| 2 | KARABI MANNA |  AITC | 1,09,844 | 44.6% |
| 3 | SK.MUJAFFAR ALI (MAJA) | AISF | 12,537 | 5.1% |
| 4 | AZAD SAIF | 1,846 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | SEKH MOJAPHAR ALI | IND | 1,815 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,747 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SK MOJAFFAR | IND | 1,388 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SUROJ PHUSTI | IND | 1,187 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SUBIR KUMAR ROY | 827 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | MADHUMITA GHOSH W/O MITHUN GHOSH | IND | 543 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SISIR KUMAR ROY | 498 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | MADHUMITA GHOSH W/O PALASH GHOSH | IND | 430 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.4% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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192nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
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125th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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150th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.1%AITC 44.6%AISF 5.1%OTH 3.5%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.81 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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