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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2026
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Winner — 2026
GIRIJA SHANKAR RAY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.4%AITC 39.5%8 others 6.1%
Votes
1,26,911
54.5% share
Winning margin
34,613
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
97.1%
of 2,40,383
A clear win with a 14.9% margin.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRIJA SHANKAR RAY | BJP (NDA) | 1,26,911 | 54.5% |
| 2 | SAILENDRA NATH BARMA |  AITC | 92,298 | 39.7% |
| 3 | AKIK HASSAN | 6,606 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | BISWAJIT SARKAR | 2,516 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,113 | 0.5% |
| 6 | ABDUS SALAM | 976 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | SAHIDUL HOSSAIN | IND | 814 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MRINAL KANTI SAHA | IND | 677 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MD. SAKOWAT ALI | AJUP | 431 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAGHUNATH BISWAS | IND | 374 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (16th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.9% · max 34.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
16th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
237th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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257th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.5%AITC 39.7%OTH 5.3%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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