BALLYGUNGE
Assembly seat no. 161 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
SUBRATA MUKHERJEE
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2016
15,225
9.89% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INCKRISHNA DEBNATH
- Votes
- 54,858
- Vote share
- 35.64%
- Behind by
- 15,225
Electors
2,41,079
Total votes polled
1,53,941
Valid votes
1,53,941
NOTA votes
3,433
2.23% of votes polled
Turnout
63.9%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 1,53,941 valid votes
SUBRATA MUKHERJEEAITCwon
70,083
45.5%
KRISHNA DEBNATHINC
54,858
35.6%
JIBAN KUMAR SENBJP
20,622
13.4%
RAJENDRA RAM DASBSP
1,538
1.0%
WAJUL HAQUE KHANIUML
1,218
0.8%
SWETA PAULIND
998
0.7%
AMITAVA DUTTAIND
766
0.5%
ASHIS SARKARIND
425
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.
