Assembly constituency 216, West Bengal
Kanthi Dakshin
Arup Kumar Das (BJP) won the 2026 election by 31,472 votes, taking 55.54% of the vote to Tarun Kumar Jana (AITC)'s 40.76%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerBJPArup Kumar Das, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202655.54%runner-up 40.76%
Winning margin, 202631,47214.79% of votes cast
Elections on record4BJP 2, AITC 2
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Assembly | Kanthi Dakshin Seat 216 | Arup Kumar Das BJP | 1,18,219 55.5% | Tarun Kumar Jana AITC | 86,747 40.8% | 31,472 votes 14.79% |
| 2021 | Assembly | Kanthi Dakshin Seat 216 | Arup Kumar Das BJP | 98,477 50.6% | Jyotirmoy Kar AITC | 88,184 45.5% | 10,293 votes 5.29% |
| 2016 | Assembly | Kanthi Dakshin Seat 216 | Adhikari Dibyendu AITC | 93,359 53.7% | Uttam Pradhan CPI | 59,469 34.7% | 33,890 votes 19.50% |
| 2011 | Assembly | Kanthi Dakshin Seat 216 | Adhikari Dibyendu AITC | 86,933 57.1% | Uttam Pradhan CPI | 58,296 38.3% | 28,637 votes 18.82% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.