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, 2016
BISWANATH CHOUDHURY
RSP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2016
1,450
1.02% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCCHAKRAVORTI SHANKAR
- Votes
- 59,140
- Vote share
- 41.79%
- Behind by
- 1,450
Electors
1,60,609
Total votes polled
1,41,503
Valid votes
1,41,503
NOTA votes
3,357
2.37% of votes polled
Turnout
88.1%
Full result, 2016
5 candidates · 1,41,503 valid votes
BISWANATH CHOUDHURYRSPwon
60,590
42.8%
CHAKRAVORTI SHANKARAITC
59,140
41.8%
GAUTAM CHAKRABORTYBJP
15,258
10.8%
SAMAR KUMAR MAHATOBSP
1,668
1.2%
BIREN MAHANTASUCI
1,490
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BALURGHAT assembly constituency in 2026?
Bidyut Kumar Roy (BJP) won BALURGHAT in 2026, by a margin of 47,576 votes.
Which party has won BALURGHAT the most times?
RSP, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BALURGHAT gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BALURGHAT the most times?
BISWANATH CHOUDHURY, with 4 wins between 1982 and 2016.
