Assembly constituency 219, West Bengal

Dantan

Ajit Kumar Jana (BJP) won the 2026 election by 10,376 votes, taking 50.49% of the vote to Manik Maiti (AITC)'s 45.74%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerBJPAjit Kumar Jana, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202650.49%runner-up 45.74%
Winning margin, 202610,3764.75% of votes cast
Elections on record4AITC 2, BJP 1, CPI 1

Result by result

2011 CPI 79,118 49.4% vs 46.5%2016 AITC 95,641 53.5% vs 37.5%2021 AITC 95,209 48.1% vs 48.1%2026 BJP 1,10,259 50.5% vs 45.7%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyDantan
Seat 219
Ajit Kumar Jana
BJP
1,10,259
50.5%
Manik Maiti
AITC
99,883
45.7%
10,376 votes
4.75%
2021AssemblyDantan
Seat 219
Bikram Chandra Pradhan
AITC
95,209
48.1%
Saktipada Nayak
BJP
94,586
48.1%
623 votes
0.31%
2016AssemblyDantan
Seat 219
Bikram Chandra Pradhan
AITC
95,641
53.5%
Sisir Kumar Patra
CPI
66,381
37.5%
29,260 votes
16.35%
2011AssemblyDantan
Seat 219
Arun Mohapatra
CPI
79,118
49.4%
Shaibal Giri
AITC
74,468
46.5%
4,650 votes
2.90%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.