Saikat Panja — MLA, Manteswar (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Saikat Panja
Saikat Panja is the MLA from the Manteswar 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.
Manteswar constituency
Manteswar is seat number 263 of the 294 in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and lies in Purba Bardhaman district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 216,764 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Manteswar votes as part of the Bardhaman–Durgapur 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. Saikat Panja was returned from Manteswar in 2026.
Other MLAs in Purba Bardhaman district
Purba Bardhaman district returns 16 members to the West Bengal assembly. The others are:
- Nabin Chandra Bag — Khandaghosh, All India Trinamool Congress
- Moumita Biswas Misra — Burdwan Dakshin, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Subhash Patra — Raina, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Arun Halder — Jamalpur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Siddhartha Majumdar — Kalna, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Manab Guha — Memari, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Nisith Kumar Malik — Burdwan Uttar, All India Trinamool Congress
- Soumen Karfa — Bhatar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Pran Krishna Tapadar — Purbasthali Dakshin, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Gopal Chattopadhyay — Purbasthali Uttar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Krishna Ghosh — Katwa, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Anadi Ghosh — Ketugram, 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.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Manteswar?
- Saikat Panja of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Manteswar, elected in 2026.
- Which party does Saikat Panja belong to?
- Saikat Panja represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 209 of the 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Manteswar constituency in?
- Manteswar is seat number 263 and lies in Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal.
- Is Manteswar a reserved constituency?
- Manteswar is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Manteswar fall under?
- Manteswar is one of the assembly segments of the Bardhaman–Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Manteswar?
- Manteswar had about 216,764 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Saikat Panja, West Bengal की Manteswar विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2026 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Manteswar सीट Purba Bardhaman ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,16,764 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Manteswar 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।