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BALARAMPUR

Assembly seat no. 239 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.

Winner, 2026
Jaladhar Mahato
BJP
Elections held
9
1962–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 9
Margin, 2026
35,051
15.94% of valid votes

Result, 2026

Winner
Votes
1,18,421
Vote share
53.84%
Margin
35,051
Runner-up
AITCShantiram Mahato
Votes
83,370
Vote share
37.90%
Behind by
35,051
Electors
2,35,710
Total votes polled
2,19,946
Valid votes
2,19,946
NOTA votes
2,374
1.08% of votes polled
Turnout
93.3%

Full result, 2026

10 candidates · 2,19,946 valid votes

2026 election →
Jaladhar MahatoBJPwon
1,18,421
53.8%
Shantiram MahatoAITC
83,370
37.9%
Namita MahatoCPM
6,575
3.0%
Sukanta MahatoINC
2,830
1.3%
Anandi TuduBSP
1,698
0.8%
Sitaram HansdaAPOI
1,630
0.7%
Rabilal MandiIND
1,077
0.5%
Sharat SahisRASLJP
685
0.3%
Bholanath MurmmuSUCI
656
0.3%
Ajay GorainIND
630
0.3%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 9 elections

View all 9
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2026Jaladhar MahatoBJP1,18,42153.84%Shantiram Mahato35,051
2021BANESWAR MAHATOBJP89,52145.22%SHANTIRAM MAHATO423
2016SHANTIRAM MAHATOAITC82,08647.02%JAGADISH MAHATO10,204
2011SHANTIRAM MAHATOAITC65,24445.79%GOPE MANINDRA10,528
1972RUP SINGH MAJHIINC16,33054.18%BIKRAM TUDU2,517

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%26%52%78%105%196219671969197119722011201620212026Turnout

Winning margin

0%6%12%19%25%196219671969197119722011201620212026Margin

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