CHANCHAL
Assembly seat no. 45 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2021
Nihar Ranjan Ghosh
AITC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2021
67,338
33.72% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPDipankar Ram (Bankat)
- Votes
- 48,628
- Vote share
- 24.35%
- Behind by
- 67,338
Electors
2,50,569
Total votes polled
1,99,679
Valid votes
1,99,679
NOTA votes
1,023
0.51% of votes polled
Turnout
79.7%
Full result, 2021
6 candidates · 1,99,679 valid votes
Nihar Ranjan GhoshAITCwon
1,15,966
58.1%
Dipankar Ram (Bankat)BJP
48,628
24.4%
Asif MehbubINC
31,346
15.7%
Jhantu Kumar RabidasSUCI
1,214
0.6%
Younish MiaBSP
1,050
0.5%
Bhakta Prasad SahaIND
452
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Prasun Banerjee | AITC | 1,28,014 | 54.61% | Ratan Das | 63,874 |
| 2021 | Nihar Ranjan Ghosh | AITC | 1,15,966 | 58.08% | Dipankar Ram (Bankat) | 67,338 |
| 2016 | ASIF MEHBUB | INC | 92,590 | 53.78% | SOUMITRA RAY | 52,368 |
| 2011 | ASIF MEHBUB | INC | 68,586 | 48.69% | ANJUMAN ARA BEGAM | 14,187 |
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 CHANCHAL assembly constituency in 2026?
Prasun Banerjee (AITC) won CHANCHAL in 2026, by a margin of 63,874 votes.
Which party has won CHANCHAL the most times?
AITC, with 2 of the 4 wins recorded since 2011.
How many times has CHANCHAL gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2011 to 2026.
Who has won CHANCHAL the most times?
ASIF MEHBUB, with 2 wins between 2011 and 2016.
