BALLY
Assembly seat no. 169 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
KANIKA GANGULY
CPM
Elections held
15
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 15
Margin, 2006
29,525
32.22% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCREKHA RAUT
- Votes
- 24,737
- Vote share
- 26.99%
- Behind by
- 29,525
Electors
1,28,404
Total votes polled
91,637
Valid votes
91,637
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.4%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 91,637 valid votes
KANIKA GANGULYCPMwon
54,262
59.2%
REKHA RAUTAITC
24,737
27.0%
TAPAN GANGULYINC
9,690
10.6%
SANKAR KUMAR DASIND
1,203
1.3%
BISWAJIT MITRA (KAJAL)IND
732
0.8%
DEV KUMAR SHARMASTPI
486
0.5%
ASHOKE KUMAR PATRAIND
265
0.3%
GURU CHAND MONDALIND
262
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | BJP | 57,639 | 48.91% | Kailash Kumar Mishra | 11,997 |
| 2021 | RANA CHATTERJEE | AITC | 53,347 | 42.38% | BAISHALI DALMIYA | 6,237 |
| 2016 | BAISHALI DALMIYA | AITC | 52,702 | 46.97% | SAUMENDRANATH BERA | 15,403 |
| 2011 | SULTAN SINGH | AITC | 52,770 | 50.42% | KANIKA GANGULY | 6,600 |
| 2006 | KANIKA GANGULY | CPM | 54,262 | 59.21% | REKHA RAUT | 29,525 |
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 BALLY assembly constituency in 2026?
Sanjay Kumar Singh (BJP) won BALLY in 2026, by a margin of 11,997 votes.
Which party has won BALLY the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 15 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BALLY gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BALLY the most times?
KANIKA GANGULY, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2006.
