Assembly constituency 282, West Bengal

Kulti

Ajay Kumar Poddar (BJP) won the 2026 election by 26,498 votes, taking 54.44% of the vote to Abhijit Ghatak (AITC)'s 40.51%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerBJPAjay Kumar Poddar, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202654.44%runner-up 40.51%
Winning margin, 202626,49813.93% of votes cast
Elections on record4BJP 2, AITC 2

Result by result

2011 AITC 77,610 56.1% vs 35.5%2016 AITC 68,952 40.8% vs 29.8%2021 BJP 81,112 46.4% vs 47.0%2026 BJP 1,03,570 54.4% vs 40.5%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyKulti
Seat 282
Ajay Kumar Poddar
BJP
1,03,570
54.4%
Abhijit Ghatak
AITC
77,072
40.5%
26,498 votes
13.93%
2021AssemblyKulti
Seat 282
Ajay Kumar Poddar
BJP
81,112
46.4%
Ujjal Chatterjee
AITC
80,433
47.0%
679 votes
0.39%
2016AssemblyKulti
Seat 282
Ujjal Chatterjee
AITC
68,952
40.8%
Ajay Kumar Poddar
BJP
49,464
29.8%
19,488 votes
11.53%
2011AssemblyKulti
Seat 282
Ujjal Chatterjee
AITC
77,610
56.1%
Acharya Maniklal
AIFB
49,044
35.5%
28,566 votes
20.65%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.