BALURGHAT
Assembly seat no. 39 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BALURGHAT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2011
CHAKRABORTY SHANKAR
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2011
18,291
14.71% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
RSPBISWANATH CHOUDHURY
- Votes
- 49,204
- Vote share
- 39.56%
- Behind by
- 18,291
Electors
1,39,816
Total votes polled
1,24,366
Valid votes
1,24,366
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
89.0%
Full result, 2011
5 candidates · 1,24,366 valid votes
CHAKRABORTY SHANKARAITCwon
67,495
54.3%
BISWANATH CHOUDHURYRSP
49,204
39.6%
RANJAN KUMAR MONDALBJP
4,378
3.5%
KESHAB RAYIND
1,862
1.5%
NRIPENDRA NATH HANSDABSP
1,427
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bidyut Kumar Roy | BJP | 95,697 | 60.45% | Arpita Ghosh | 47,576 |
| 2021 | Ashok Kumar Lahiri | BJP | 72,129 | 47.42% | Sekhar Dasgupta | 13,436 |
| 2016 | BISWANATH CHOUDHURY | RSP | 60,590 | 42.82% | CHAKRAVORTI SHANKAR | 1,450 |
| 2011 | CHAKRABORTY SHANKAR | AITC | 67,495 | 54.27% | BISWANATH CHOUDHURY | 18,291 |
| 2006 | BISWANATH CHOUDHURY | RSP | 57,150 | 46.17% | CHOUDHURI DEBASREE | 8,255 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
