Arup Kumar Das — MLA, Kanthi Dakshin (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Arup Kumar Das
Arup Kumar Das is the MLA from the Kanthi Dakshin assembly constituency in West Bengal, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly (elected in 2026).
Member identity and party: West Bengal Legislative Assembly, member list. Sitting-member roster checked on 12 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified.
Kanthi Dakshin constituency
Kanthi Dakshin is seat number 216 of the 294 in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and lies in Purba Medinipur district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 227,954 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Kanthi Dakshin votes as part of the Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Bharatiya Janata Party in the West Bengal assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party holds 209 of the 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 148. Arup Kumar Das was returned from Kanthi Dakshin in 2026.
Other MLAs in Purba Medinipur district
Purba Medinipur district returns 16 members to the West Bengal assembly. The others are:
- Hare Krishna Bera — Tamluk, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Subrata Maity — Panskura Purba, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Sintu Senapati — Panskura Paschim, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Ashoke Dinda — Moyna, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Nirmal Khanra — Nandakumar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Subhas Chandra Panja — Mahisadal, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Pradip Kumar Bijali — Haldia, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Hasi Rani Rath — Nandigram, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Pijush Kanti Das — Chandipur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Tapan Maity — Patashpur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Sumita Sinha — Kanthi Uttar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Santanu Pramanik — Bhagabanpur, Bharatiya Janata Party
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 294 seats and was last elected in 2026. The next election is due by May 2031.
Latest West Bengal Political News
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Kanthi Dakshin?
- Arup Kumar Das of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Kanthi Dakshin, elected in 2026.
- Which party does Arup Kumar Das belong to?
- Arup Kumar Das represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 209 of the 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Kanthi Dakshin constituency in?
- Kanthi Dakshin is seat number 216 and lies in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal.
- Is Kanthi Dakshin a reserved constituency?
- Kanthi Dakshin is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Kanthi Dakshin fall under?
- Kanthi Dakshin is one of the assembly segments of the Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Kanthi Dakshin?
- Kanthi Dakshin had about 227,954 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Arup Kumar Das, West Bengal की Kanthi Dakshin विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2026 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Kanthi Dakshin सीट Purba Medinipur ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,27,954 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Kanthi Dakshin विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।