Dantan
Part of the Medinipur Lok Sabha seat.
Ajit Kumar Jana (Bharatiya Janta Party) won Dantan in 2026, 10,376 votes ahead of Manik Maiti.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
1,10,259 votes · 50.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MMAll India Trinamool Congress
99,883 votes · 45.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SDCommunist Party Of India
3,580 votes · 1.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SDSocialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist)
1,189 votes · 0.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- UDIndian National Congress
1,109 votes · 0.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MHAam Janata Unnayan Party
624 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AKIndependent
519 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
219 · Dantan
General2,36,370 registered voters · 7 candidates · 10,376 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Ajit Kumar Jana
BJP · Male · 1,10,259 votes (50.49%) · 10,376 ahead of Manik Maiti
- 92.48%
- Turnout
- 2,18,584
- Votes cast
- 2,17,163
- Valid votes
- 1,211
- None of the above
- 1,13,791
- Women electors
1,09,990 men and 1,07,014 women voted in person, plus 1,580 postal ballots. 210 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 202.
- BJP1,10,259801 postal50.49%
- Manik MaitiMale
AITC99,883510 postal45.74% 
CPI3,58038 postal1.64%- None of the aboveNOTA1,2110.55%
- Subhash DasMaleSUCIBattery Torch1,1894 postal0.54%
- Utpal DattaMale
INC1,1098 postal0.51% - Maidul HodaMale
AJUP6240.29% - INDGrapes5190.24%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.