BEHALA PURBA
Assembly seat no. 153 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2011
SOVAN CHATTERJEE
AITC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 3 of 4
Margin, 2011
48,173
24.88% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPMKUMKUM CHAKRABORTI
- Votes
- 68,536
- Vote share
- 35.40%
- Behind by
- 48,173
Electors
2,43,394
Total votes polled
1,93,617
Valid votes
1,93,617
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
79.5%
Full result, 2011
8 candidates · 1,93,617 valid votes
SOVAN CHATTERJEEAITCwon
1,16,709
60.3%
KUMKUM CHAKRABORTICPM
68,536
35.4%
A. BISWAJIT NAIDUBJP
3,692
1.9%
INDRAJIT KUMAR HALDERBSP
1,170
0.6%
TARUN KANTI DASIND
1,131
0.6%
DR. ARUN KUMAR GIRIIND
1,005
0.5%
BIMAL MANDALIND
955
0.5%
SANJAY MALLIKIND
419
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sankar Sikder | BJP | 1,15,502 | 49.22% | Subhasish Chakraborty | 25,137 |
| 2021 | Ratna Chatterjee | AITC | 1,10,968 | 50.01% | Payel Sarkar | 37,428 |
| 2016 | SOVAN CHATTERJEE | AITC | 96,621 | 47.33% | PROFESSOR AMBIKESH MAHAPATRA | 24,294 |
| 2011 | SOVAN CHATTERJEE | AITC | 1,16,709 | 60.28% | KUMKUM CHAKRABORTI | 48,173 |
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 BEHALA PURBA assembly constituency in 2026?
Sankar Sikder (BJP) won BEHALA PURBA in 2026, by a margin of 25,137 votes.
Which party has won BEHALA PURBA the most times?
AITC, with 3 of the 4 wins recorded since 2011.
How many times has BEHALA PURBA gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2011 to 2026.
Who has won BEHALA PURBA the most times?
SOVAN CHATTERJEE, with 2 wins between 2011 and 2016.
