BARANAGAR
Assembly seat no. 113 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
AMAR CHAUDHURI
RSP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2001
2,541
1.43% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCATIN GHOSH
- Votes
- 83,106
- Vote share
- 46.66%
- Behind by
- 2,541
Electors
2,28,831
Total votes polled
1,78,122
Valid votes
1,78,122
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.8%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,78,122 valid votes
AMAR CHAUDHURIRSPwon
85,647
48.1%
ATIN GHOSHAITC
83,106
46.7%
HEMEN GUHA ROYBJP
6,298
3.5%
ANINDYA DASGUPTAIND
1,545
0.9%
GOPAL CHAKRABORTYIND
1,526
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
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 BARANAGAR assembly constituency in 2026?
Sajal Ghosh (BJP) won BARANAGAR in 2026, by a margin of 16,956 votes.
Which party has won BARANAGAR the most times?
RSP, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BARANAGAR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BARANAGAR the most times?
TAPAS ROY, with 3 wins between 2011 and 2021.
