Prasanta Digar

Prasanta Digar
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2026
Preceded byBiswanath Karak
ConstituencyGoghat
Personal details
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
SpouseMousumi Digar (Ghoroi)
Children2
ParentJagannath Digar
EducationChaudhary Charan Singh University
Profession

Prasanta Digar (born 1987) is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He is a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Goghat Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in Hooghly district representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life

Digar is from Goghat, Hooghly district, West Bengal. He is the son of Jagannath Digar. He completed his Bachelor of Arts at a college affiliated with Choudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut in 2013. He runs his own business. He declared assets worth Rs.1 crore in his affidavit to the Election Commission of India.

Career

Digar won the Goghat Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 1,34,498 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Nirmal Maji of the All India Trinamool Congress, by a margin of 49,582 votes.

Electoral performance

West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Margin Result
2026 Goghat BJP 1,34,498 57.39 Nirmal Maji AITC 84,916 36.29 49,582 Won

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Prasanta Digar, GOGHAT (SC) constituency, BJP, WestBengal Assembly Election 2026: Profile & Affidavit". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Goghat election result LIVE: Prasanta Digar of BJP wins". News18. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "GOGHAT Election Result | गोघट विधान सभा चुनाव परिणाम 2026: BJP प्रत्याशी Prasanta Digar ने जीत दर्ज की". Jansatta (in Hindi). 8 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Prasanta Digar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- GOGHAT (SC)(HOOGHLY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Goghat Election Result 2026 LIVE Updates: West Bengal (Goghat) Assembly Election Results 2026 Winner, Vote Counting, Runner-up". The Indian Express. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Goghat Election Result 2026 Highlights: BJP retains Goghat seat, Prasanta Digar wins with 134498 votes". India Today. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.