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Assembly seat no. 113 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
2026BJP2021AITC2016AITC2011AITC2006RSP2001RSPView all 16 →
Winner, 2021
TAPAS ROY
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2021
35,147
21.93% of valid votes

Result, 2021

Winner
AITCTAPAS ROY
Votes
85,615
Vote share
53.42%
Margin
35,147
Runner-up
BJPPARNO MITTRA
Votes
50,468
Vote share
31.49%
Behind by
35,147
Electors
2,19,623
Total votes polled
1,60,259
Valid votes
1,60,259
NOTA votes
2,378
1.48% of votes polled
Turnout
73.0%

Full result, 2021

6 candidates · 1,60,259 valid votes

2021 election →
TAPAS ROYAITCwon
85,615
53.4%
PARNO MITTRABJP
50,468
31.5%
AMAL KUMAR MUKHOPADHYAYINC
20,135
12.6%
SUBRATA DEIND
630
0.4%
SURAJIT GHOSHNATIONALREPUBLICPARTYOFINDIA
538
0.3%
SHYAMAL CKIND
495
0.3%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 16 elections

View all 16 →
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2026Sajal GhoshBJP81,73048.26%Sayantika Banerjee16,956
2021TAPAS ROYAITC85,61553.42%PARNO MITTRA35,147
2016TAPAS ROYAITC76,53148.79%SUKUMAR GHOSH16,100
2011TAPAS ROYAITC89,88360.58%SUKUMAR GHOSH36,828
2006AMAR CHOWDHURYRSP85,58451.44%ATIN GHOSH18,156

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%25%51%76%102%1962196719691971197219771982198719911996200120062011201620212026Turnout

Winning margin

0%11%22%33%44%1962196719691971197219771982198719911996200120062011201620212026Margin

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