BARANAGAR
Assembly seat no. 113 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
AMAR CHOWDHURY
RSP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2006
18,156
10.91% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCATIN GHOSH
- Votes
- 67,428
- Vote share
- 40.53%
- Behind by
- 18,156
Electors
2,12,397
Total votes polled
1,66,383
Valid votes
1,66,383
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.3%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 1,66,383 valid votes
AMAR CHOWDHURYRSPwon
85,584
51.4%
ATIN GHOSHAITC
67,428
40.5%
PURNENDU BIMAL DUTTA (KALIDAS)INC
8,257
5.0%
SWAPAN MAITRAIND
1,538
0.9%
MOUMITA PAL (MARIK)BSP
1,283
0.8%
TRIDIB SINHAIND
1,193
0.7%
SUKHA RANJAN BANIKIND
1,100
0.7%
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.
