BARJORA
Assembly seat no. 253 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
SUSMITA BISWAS
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2001
9,821
7.75% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCSUDHANGHSHU SEKHAR TEWARI
- Votes
- 54,826
- Vote share
- 43.25%
- Behind by
- 9,821
Electors
1,67,110
Total votes polled
1,26,770
Valid votes
1,26,770
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
75.9%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,26,770 valid votes
SUSMITA BISWASCPMwon
64,647
51.0%
SUDHANGHSHU SEKHAR TEWARIAITC
54,826
43.3%
JATINDRA NATH TUDUIND
2,739
2.2%
DILIP MUKHERJEECPI(ML)(L)
2,522
2.0%
GIRI SIBAPADAIND
2,036
1.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Billeswar Sinha | BJP | 1,25,419 | 53.29% | Goutam Mishra (shyam) | 41,310 |
| 2021 | ALOK MUKHERJEE | AITC | 93,290 | 42.51% | SUPRITI CHATTERJEE | 3,269 |
| 2016 | SUJIT CHAKRABORTY | CPM | 86,873 | 43.42% | SOHAM CHAKRABORTY | 616 |
| 2011 | ASUTOSH MUKHERJEE | AITC | 84,457 | 47.69% | SUSMITA BISWAS | 8,491 |
| 2006 | SUSMITA BISWAS | CPM | 73,859 | 53.27% | DARIPA SHAMPA | 20,476 |
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 BARJORA assembly constituency in 2026?
Billeswar Sinha (BJP) won BARJORA in 2026, by a margin of 41,310 votes.
Which party has won BARJORA the most times?
CPM, with 10 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BARJORA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BARJORA the most times?
SUSMITA BISWAS, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2006.
