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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 281 · 2026
Asansol Uttar
Winner — 2026
KRISHNENDU MUKHERJEE
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.6%AITC 44.0%12 others 6.4%
Votes
1,04,516
49.6% share
Winning margin
11,615
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
89.0%
of 2,37,089
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNENDU MUKHERJEE | BJP (NDA) | 1,04,516 | 49.6% |
| 2 | MOLOY GHATAK |  AITC | 92,901 | 44.1% |
| 3 | AKHILESH KUMAR SINGH | 4,779 | 2.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,755 | 1.3% |
| 5 | PRASENJIT PUITANDY | 1,980 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | MD. NASIM ANSARI | IND | 1,520 | 0.7% |
| 7 | DANISH AZIZ | 493 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | SUNIL THAKUR | IND | 486 | 0.2% |
| 9 | DHARMPAL MISHRA | IND | 280 | 0.1% |
| 10 | KRISHNENDU MUKHOPADHYAY | IND | 255 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KALLOL KUMAR RAY | 241 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | KRISHNENDU CHATTERJEE | IND | 185 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ANOWAR ALI | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BALIRAM GOND | 98 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (275th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.2% · min 5.5% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
275th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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23rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.6%AITC 44.1%OTH 5.0%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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