Ayush Jain

Assembly constituency 168, West Bengal

Kashipur-Belgachhia

Ritesh Tiwari (BJP) won the 2026 election by 1,651 votes, taking 45.41% of the vote to Atin Ghosh (AITC)'s 44.32%. Below is every result here since 2009.

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Latest winnerBJPRitesh Tiwari, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202645.41%runner-up 44.32%
Winning margin, 20261,6511.10% of votes cast
Elections on record2BJP 1, AITC 1

Result by result

2021 AITC 76,182 56.5% vs 30.6%2026 BJP 68,368 45.4% vs 44.3%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyKashipur-Belgachhia
Seat 168		Ritesh Tiwari
BJP		68,368
45.4%		Atin Ghosh
AITC		66,717
44.3%		1,651 votes
1.10%
2021AssemblyKashipur-Belgachhia
Seat 168		Atin Ghosh
AITC		76,182
56.5%		Sibaji Sinha Roy
BJP		40,792
30.6%		35,390 votes
26.24%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.