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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 91 · 2026
Chakdaha
Winner — 2026
BANKIM CHANDRA GHOSH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.7%AITC 37.2%9 others 8.2%
Votes
1,15,433
54.8% share
Winning margin
36,945
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
94.0%
of 2,24,671
Chakdaha is a safe seat — BANKIM CHANDRA GHOSH won by 17.5%.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.54 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANKIM CHANDRA GHOSH | BJP (NDA) | 1,15,433 | 54.8% |
| 2 | SUBHANKAR SINGHA (JISHU) |  AITC | 78,488 | 37.3% |
| 3 | NARAYAN DAS GUPTA | 11,086 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | MALAY SAHA | 1,504 | 0.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,110 | 0.5% |
| 6 | UTTAM KUMAR DAS | IND | 951 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SAUMAJYOTI MUKHERJEE | IND | 655 | 0.3% |
| 8 | ARCHANA BHATTACHARJEE | 532 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | BIDHAN GHOSH | BNARP | 350 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SHARMA BAPPA | IND | 322 | 0.1% |
| 11 | GOPAL CHANDRA SIL | RASLJP | 289 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (150th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.6% · max 31.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
150th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
236th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.8%AITC 37.3%CPM 5.3%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.54 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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