BARASAT
Assembly seat no. 119 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BARASAT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2001
ASHOKE (GOPAL) MUKHERJEE
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
FBL
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2001
6,747
2.96% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
FBLSARAL DEB
- Votes
- 1,01,201
- Vote share
- 44.39%
- Behind by
- 6,747
Electors
3,03,118
Total votes polled
2,28,001
Valid votes
2,28,001
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.2%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 2,28,001 valid votes
ASHOKE (GOPAL) MUKHERJEEAITCwon
1,07,948
47.4%
SARAL DEBFBL
1,01,201
44.4%
ANIL KUMAR HALDARBJP
10,237
4.5%
MANOJ HOWLADERBSP
3,322
1.5%
ABINASH BISWASIND
1,823
0.8%
SUBRATA DEYIND
1,736
0.8%
PARIMAL CHANDRA MAJUMDERNCP
1,734
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sankar Chatterjee | BJP | 1,22,171 | 51.63% | Sabyasachi Dutta | 34,558 |
| 2021 | CHIRANJEET CHAKRABARTI | AITC | 1,04,431 | 46.27% | SANKAR CHATTERJEE | 23,783 |
| 2016 | CHIRANJEET CHAKRABARTI | AITC | 99,667 | 48.44% | CHATTOPADHYAY SANJIB | 24,999 |
| 2011 | CHIRANJEET CHAKRABARTI | AITC | 1,03,954 | 58.28% | SANJIB CHATTOPADHAYA | 40,211 |
| 2006 | DR. BITHIKA MONDAL | AIFB | 1,24,664 | 46.76% | ASHOKE MUKHERJEE(GOPAL) | 6,587 |
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 BARASAT assembly constituency in 2026?
Sankar Chatterjee (BJP) won BARASAT in 2026, by a margin of 34,558 votes.
Which party has won BARASAT the most times?
FBL, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BARASAT gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BARASAT the most times?
SARAL DEB, with 5 wins between 1969 and 1991.
