BALLYGUNGE
Assembly seat no. 161 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
RABIN DEB
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2001
3,349
2.65% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCKAKOLI GHOSH DASTIDAR
- Votes
- 56,582
- Vote share
- 44.71%
- Behind by
- 3,349
Electors
2,18,925
Total votes polled
1,26,545
Valid votes
1,26,545
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
57.8%
Full result, 2001
9 candidates · 1,26,545 valid votes
RABIN DEBCPMwon
59,931
47.4%
KAKOLI GHOSH DASTIDARAITC
56,582
44.7%
MD. IQBAL AHMEDBJP
4,538
3.6%
TAPAS BOSEIND
1,647
1.3%
UTTAM DASIND
1,032
0.8%
ASIM KUMAR DEYNCP
906
0.7%
RANJIT DEYIND
838
0.7%
DILIP ROYIND
649
0.5%
RANJIT BARUAIND
422
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay | AITC | 1,08,481 | 64.81% | Shatorupa | 61,476 |
| 2021 | Subrata Mukherjee | AITC | 1,06,585 | 70.60% | LOKENATH CHATTERJEE | 75,359 |
| 2016 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | AITC | 70,083 | 45.53% | KRISHNA DEBNATH | 15,225 |
| 2011 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | AITC | 88,194 | 60.65% | DR. FUAD HALIM | 41,185 |
| 2006 | AHMED JAVED KHAN | AITC | 59,693 | 48.21% | RABIN DEB | 6,451 |
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 BALLYGUNGE assembly constituency in 2026?
Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay (AITC) won BALLYGUNGE in 2026, by a margin of 61,476 votes.
Which party has won BALLYGUNGE the most times?
CPM, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BALLYGUNGE gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BALLYGUNGE the most times?
SACHIN SEN, with 4 wins between 1977 and 1991.
