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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Krishnaganj
Winner — 2026
SUKANTA BISWAS
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 60.0%AITC 33.9%11 others 6.1%
Votes
1,39,838
60.1% share
Winning margin
60,899
26.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
91.6%
of 2,54,486
Krishnaganj is a safe seat — SUKANTA BISWAS won by 26.2%.
Seat history
1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKANTA BISWAS | BJP (NDA) | 1,39,838 | 60.1% |
| 2 | SAMIR KUMAR PODDAR |  AITC | 78,939 | 34.0% |
| 3 | ARCHANA BISWAS | 6,833 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | MILAN KUMAR MANDAL | IND | 1,229 | 0.5% |
| 5 | SANKAR SARKAR | 1,085 | 0.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 923 | 0.4% |
| 7 | CHAINA BISWAS BALA | IND | 910 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SANTOSH KUMAR ADHIKARY | GSD | 586 | 0.3% |
| 9 | ASIT BARAN BISWAS | 561 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | DULAL BISWAS | 523 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | ANIMESH BISWAS | IND | 458 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SUBIR BISWAS | IND | 363 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RATHIN BARAI | IND | 219 | 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 (237th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.1% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
237th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
281st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
277th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.1%AITC 34.0%OTH 5.5%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
4 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.