West Bengal · AC 282
Kulti
West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Paschim Bardhaman
173,861
Electors
113,221
Votes polled
65.12%
Turnout
1,865
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Acharyya Maniklal
Won
Male
|
FBL | 49,852 | 44.03% |
| 2 |
Ajit Kr. Ghatak
Male
|
INC | 47,987 | 42.38% |
| 3 |
Hrishikesh Puitandi
Male
|
BJP | 11,022 | 9.73% |
| 4 |
Rukmini Prasad
Male
|
IND | 1,326 | 1.17% |
| 5 |
Sankar Nunia
Male
|
IND | 1,121 | 0.99% |
| 6 |
Iswarlal Paswan
Male
|
IND | 447 | 0.39% |
| 7 |
Asish Bhattacharya
Male
|
AMB | 347 | 0.31% |
| 8 |
Prabhakar Maji
Male
|
IND | 325 | 0.29% |
| 9 |
Anita Haldar
Female
|
IND | 320 | 0.28% |
| 10 |
Rajib Dey
Male
|
IND | 164 | 0.14% |
| 11 |
Sukhu Kurmi
Male
|
IND | 159 | 0.14% |
| 12 |
Bharat Pd. Gupta
Male
|
IND | 151 | 0.13% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Kulti Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Ajay Kumar Poddar
Male
BJP
|
54.44% |
Abhijit Ghatak
Male
AITC
|
40.51% |
| 2021 |
Ajay Kumar Poddar
Male
BJP
|
46.41% |
Ujjal Chatterjee
Male
AITC
|
46.02% |
| 2016 |
Ujjal Chatterjee
Male
AITC
|
40.81% |
Ajay Kumar Poddar
Male
BJP
|
29.28% |
| 2011 |
Ujjal Chatterjee
Male
AITC
|
56.09% |
Acharya Maniklal
Male
AIFB
|
35.45% |
| 2006 |
Ujjal Chatterjee
Male
AITC
|
— |
Acharya Maniklal
Male
AIFB
|
— |
| 2001 |
Acharya Maniklal
Male
FBL
|
46.65% |
Suhrid Basumallick
Male
AITC
|
44.05% |
| 1996 |
Acharyya Maniklal
Male
FBL
|
44.03% |
Ajit Kr. Ghatak
Male
INC
|
42.38% |
| 1991 |
Acharje Manik Lal
Male
FBL
|
48.98% |
Hrishi Kesh Pautandy
Male
BJP
|
27.40% |
| 1987 |
Tuhin Samanta
Male
INC
|
50.89% |
Madhu Benerjee
Male
FBL
|
38.77% |
| 1982 |
Madhu Benerjee
Male
FBL
|
51.42% |
Gopal Das Nag
Male
INC
|
39.54% |
| 1977 |
Madhu Banerjee
Male
MFB
|
34.30% |
Ghatak Sibdas
Male
INC
|
33.27% |
| 1972 |
Ramdas Banerjee
Male
INC
|
59.47% |
Chandra Shekhar Mukhapadhya
Male
CPM
|
30.44% |
| 1971 |
Ramdas Banerjee
Male
INC
|
38.86% |
Chandra Sekhar Mukhopadhya
Male
CPM
|
31.83% |
| 1969 |
Tarak Nath Chakraborty
Male
SSP
|
60.73% |
Jaynarayan Sharma
Male
INC
|
36.47% |