ALIPURDUARS
Assembly seat no. 12 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1969.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called ALIPURDUARS. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 2016
SOURAV CHAKRABORTY(GHUTISH)
AITC
Elections held
12
1969–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 8 of 12
Margin, 2016
11,958
5.88% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INCBISWA RANJAN SARKAR
- Votes
- 77,737
- Vote share
- 38.21%
- Behind by
- 11,958
Electors
2,36,134
Total votes polled
2,03,446
Valid votes
2,03,446
NOTA votes
2,980
1.46% of votes polled
Turnout
86.2%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 2,03,446 valid votes
SOURAV CHAKRABORTY(GHUTISH)AITCwon
89,695
44.1%
BISWA RANJAN SARKARINC
77,737
38.2%
KUSHAL CHATTERJEE (TATU)BJP
20,098
9.9%
NIRMAL DASRSP
7,324
3.6%
ALOKESH DASSUCI
2,308
1.1%
DALENDRA NATH RAYAMB
1,341
0.7%
SANTOSH KUMAR BALOIND
989
0.5%
GOURI ROYBSP
974
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Paritosh Das | BJP | 1,43,242 | 61.62% | Suman Kanjilal | 70,420 |
| 2021 | SUMAN KANJILAL | BJP | 1,07,333 | 48.19% | SOURAV CHAKRABORTY (GHUTIS) | 16,007 |
| 2016 | SOURAV CHAKRABORTY(GHUTISH) | AITC | 89,695 | 44.09% | BISWA RANJAN SARKAR | 11,958 |
| 2011 | DEBAPRASAD ROY (MITHU) | INC | 79,605 | 46.02% | KSHITI GOSWAMI | 6,783 |
| 2006 | NIRMAL DAS | RSP | 72,394 | 49.97% | SOURAV CHAKROBORTY | 38,868 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above







