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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 280 · 2026
Asansol Dakshin
Winner — 2026
AGNIMITRA PAUL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.3%AITC 36.4%7 others 8.2%
Votes
1,19,582
55.4% share
Winning margin
40,839
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
90.3%
of 2,39,405
Asansol Dakshin is a safe seat — AGNIMITRA PAUL won by 18.9%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGNIMITRA PAUL | BJP (NDA) | 1,19,582 | 55.4% |
| 2 | TAPAS BANERJEE |  AITC | 78,743 | 36.5% |
| 3 | SILPI CHAKRABORTY | 10,390 | 4.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,857 | 1.3% |
| 5 | SOUVIK MUKHERJEE | 1,367 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | DIPIKA BAURI | IND | 1,304 | 0.6% |
| 7 | ASGAR ALI | IND | 789 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ANUP BHATTACHARYA | 391 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | BIBEKANANDA SADHU | AMB | 369 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (262nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.1% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
262nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
21st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.4%AITC 36.5%OTH 6.8%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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