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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 257 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Indus
Winner — 2026
NIRMAL KUMAR DHARA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.7%AITC 46.3%7 others 6.9%
Votes
1,08,733
46.8% share
Winning margin
900
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
94.7%
of 2,45,791
Indus was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 900 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRMAL KUMAR DHARA | BJP (NDA) | 1,08,733 | 46.8% |
| 2 | SHYAMALI ROY BAGDI |  AITC | 1,07,833 | 46.4% |
| 3 | JHARNA MALLIK | 7,027 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | MOU MANDAL SAMANTA | 2,201 | 0.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,582 | 0.7% |
| 6 | ANUPAM BAGDI | IND | 1,479 | 0.6% |
| 7 | ANIRBAN DAKUA | IND | 1,400 | 0.6% |
| 8 | NANDA MONDAL | IND | 1,400 | 0.6% |
| 9 | TAPAS MALIK | IND | 739 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (118th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
118th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
166th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.8%AITC 46.4%OTH 6.1%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.