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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 255 · 2026
Bishnupur
Winner — 2026
SHUKLA CHATTERJEE
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.5%AITC 38.7%6 others 7.8%
Votes
1,11,082
53.5% share
Winning margin
30,605
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
94.0%
of 2,20,848
A clear win with a 14.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHUKLA CHATTERJEE | BJP (NDA) | 1,11,082 | 53.5% |
| 2 | TANMAY GHOSH (BUMBA) |  AITC | 80,477 | 38.8% |
| 3 | TITAS GUPTA | CPI(ML)(L) | 5,385 | 2.6% |
| 4 | UJJAL CHANDRA | 3,646 | 1.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,180 | 1.1% |
| 6 | SUKLA BANDYOPADHYAY | IND | 1,776 | 0.9% |
| 7 | GULJAR BAYEN | AJUP | 1,668 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SHASHIBHUSAN BANERJEE | 1,264 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (146th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.7% · min 0.5% · max 43.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
146th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
57th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.5%AITC 38.8%OTH 6.6%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.