BEHALA PURBA
Assembly seat no. 153 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2016
SOVAN CHATTERJEE
AITC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 3 of 4
Margin, 2016
24,294
11.90% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INDPROFESSOR AMBIKESH MAHAPATRA
- Votes
- 72,327
- Vote share
- 35.43%
- Behind by
- 24,294
Electors
2,78,062
Total votes polled
2,04,122
Valid votes
2,04,122
NOTA votes
3,919
1.92% of votes polled
Turnout
73.4%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 2,04,122 valid votes
SOVAN CHATTERJEEAITCwon
96,621
47.3%
PROFESSOR AMBIKESH MAHAPATRAIND
72,327
35.4%
CHANDRA BHAN SINGHBJP
21,854
10.7%
SUMIT BANERJEESHS
3,649
1.8%
BIMAL MONDALIND
2,093
1.0%
RINA ROYBSP
1,700
0.8%
AYAN NAGIND
1,221
0.6%
NAMITA CHAKRABORTYIND
738
0.4%
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.
