Canning Paschim
Assembly constituency 138 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#138 · GENAll candidates 8
Turnout 95.8%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total2,368
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 2,28,318Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
17.6 ppParesh Ram DasAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2021
16.4 ppParesh Ram DasAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
10.0 ppShyamal MondalAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2011
12.8 ppShyamal MondalAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2006
16.5 ppRekha GoswamiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
0.1 ppArunava GhoshAll India Trinamool Congress
- 1996
16.7 ppSankar SenCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1991
18.8 ppSankar Kumar SenCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1987
22.5 ppSanti Ranjan GhatakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1982
32.9 ppSanti Ranjan GhatakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1981
34.6 ppS.R.GhatakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1977
42.3 ppTarun Sen GuptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1972
46.8 ppLakshmi Kanta BoseIndian National Congress
- 1971
32.2 ppLakshmi Kanta BasuIndian National Congress
- 1969
12.0 ppBejoy Kumar BanerjeeIndependent
- 1967
14.1 ppB.K.BanerjeeIndependent
- 1962
5.9 ppAnadi DassIndependent
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 46.8 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
The top two polled 86.9% of votes; the other 6 candidates 12.1% between them.
(1,20,548 + 79,883) ÷ 2,30,686 = 86.9% · 27,887 ÷ 2,30,686 = 12.1% -
Turnout of 95.8% was 2.4 pp above the state's median seat (93.4%).
95.8 − 93.4 = +2.4 -
The margin widened from 16.4 pp in 2021 to 17.6 pp.
17.6 − 16.4 = +1.2 pp -
Paresh Ram Das also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 8 candidate lines2,28,318
- NOTAcounted within the total2,368
- Published totalVotes polled2,30,686
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates8 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 292 seats on the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database