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
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Assembly | Kulti Seat 282 | Ajay Kumar Poddar BJP | 1,03,570 54.4% | Abhijit Ghatak AITC | 77,072 40.5% | 26,498 votes 13.93% |
| 2021 | Assembly | Kulti Seat 282 | Ajay Kumar Poddar BJP | 81,112 46.4% | Ujjal Chatterjee AITC | 80,433 47.0% | 679 votes 0.39% |
| 2016 | Assembly | Kulti Seat 282 | Ujjal Chatterjee AITC | 68,952 40.8% | Ajay Kumar Poddar BJP | 49,464 29.8% | 19,488 votes 11.53% |
| 2011 | Assembly | Kulti 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.