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Kanthi Dakshin Assembly Election Results 2026
Kanthi Dakshin in Purba Medinipur district is currently represented by Arup Kumar Das of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. He won the 2021 election with 98,477 votes (51per cent vote share), defeating AITC's Jyotirmoy Kar's 88,184 votes (45per cent), by a margin of 10,293 votes. Key issues include urban infrastructure strain in Kanthi municipality and Kanthi-I CDB, road connectivity between GPs like Durmuth and Kusumpur, and drinking water supply amid rapid suburban growth. Flood control, health facilities, schools and local employment opportunities are prominent concerns in this semi-urban constituency with 11.15per cent SC population and 87.66per cent literacy. High voter turnout above 85per cent across three elections reflects political engagement. Arup Das flipped the seat from AITC's Adhikari Dibyendu (2011, 2016 wins with margins of 28,637 and 33,890 votes), ending family dominance after Suvendu Adhikari's 2006 victory. Kanthi Dakshin falls under Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency, retained by BJP's Soumendu Adhikari in 2024 by 47,764 votes. This BJP sweep from Assembly to Parliament marks a decisive shift from TMC's earlier control in southern Medinipur's coastal hub.
2026 Kanthi Dakshin Assembly Election Results
Arup Kumar Das
BJP - WonVotes118,219
Vote %55.54
Tarun Kumar Jana
AITC - 1st Runner Up Votes86,747
Vote %40.76
Teheran Hossain
CPIVotes3,868
Vote %1.82
Nota
NOTAVotes1,288
Vote %0.61
Raj Kumar Sheet
INDVotes906
Vote %0.43
Masud Mallik
CONGVotes855
Vote %0.40
Rafikul Islam
SUCI(C)Votes372
Vote %0.17
Hiralal Mirdha
BSPVotes198
Vote %0.09
Biswajit Jana
INDVotes166
Vote %0.08
Tapas Kumar Adhikari
INDVotes142
Vote %0.07
Ajitesh Pahari
INDVotes74
Vote %0.03
Source: PValue
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2021 Kanthi Dakshin Assembly Election Results
ARUP KUMAR DAS
BJP - WonVotes98,477
Vote %50.58
JYOTIRMOY KAR
AITC - 1st Runner Up Votes88,184
Vote %45.30
ANURUP PANDA
CPIVotes6,014
Vote %3.09
SHRABANI PAHARI
SUCIVotes1,136
Vote %0.58
NOTA
NOTAVotes870
Vote %0.45
2016 Kanthi Dakshin Assembly Election Results
Adhikari Dibyendu
AITC - WonVotes93,359
Vote %53.72
Uttam Pradhan
CPI - 1st Runner Up Votes59,469
Vote %34.22
Kamales Mishra
BJPVotes15,223
Vote %8.76
None Of The Above
NOTAVotes2,311
Vote %1.33
Sridhar Dash
WPOIVotes1,038
Vote %0.60
Manas Pradhan
SUCIVotes1,010
Vote %0.58
Jahangir Mahammad Sk.
BHNPVotes754
Vote %0.43
Dr. Arun Kumar Giri
ABHMVotes639
Vote %0.37
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