BALAGARH
Assembly seat no. 191 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
DIBAKANTA ROUTH
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2001
5,722
4.56% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCLAKSHMI PARUI
- Votes
- 53,654
- Vote share
- 42.79%
- Behind by
- 5,722
Electors
1,60,835
Total votes polled
1,25,391
Valid votes
1,25,391
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.0%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,25,391 valid votes
DIBAKANTA ROUTHCPMwon
59,376
47.4%
LAKSHMI PARUIAITC
53,654
42.8%
NARAYAN MAJUMDERBJP
6,200
4.9%
TAPAN KUMAR DASPDS
2,467
2.0%
PANCHANAN SADDARIND
1,946
1.6%
PROLAY BISWASCPI(ML)(L)
1,039
0.8%
BIVA BISWASNCP
709
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sumana Sarkar | BJP | 1,25,624 | 55.58% | Ranjan Dhara | 41,914 |
| 2021 | MANORANJAN BAPARI | AITC | 1,00,364 | 45.63% | SUBHAS CHANDRA HALDAR | 5,784 |
| 2016 | ASHIM KUMAR MAJHI | AITC | 96,472 | 47.36% | PANCHU GOPAL MONDAL | 17,837 |
| 2011 | ASIM KUMAR MAJHI | AITC | 96,254 | 52.35% | BHUBAN PRAMANICK | 21,583 |
| 2006 | DIBAKANTA ROUTH | CPM | 69,627 | 51.85% | ASIMA PATRA | 17,965 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BALAGARH assembly constituency in 2026?
Sumana Sarkar (BJP) won BALAGARH in 2026, by a margin of 41,914 votes.
Which party has won BALAGARH the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BALAGARH gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BALAGARH the most times?
ABINASH PRAMANIK, with 4 wins between 1971 and 1991.
