MURSHIDABAD
Assembly seat no. 64 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MURSHIDABAD. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2006
BIVAS CHAKRABORTY
AIFB
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2006
13,298
7.91% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
IPFBJOYANTA ROY
- Votes
- 69,014
- Vote share
- 41.07%
- Behind by
- 13,298
Electors
1,94,023
Total votes polled
1,68,059
Valid votes
1,68,059
NOTA votes
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Turnout
86.6%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 1,68,059 valid votes
BIVAS CHAKRABORTYAIFBwon
82,312
49.0%
JOYANTA ROYIPFB
69,014
41.1%
ADYA CHARAN DUTTAAITC
5,579
3.3%
ASIS ROY CHOWDHURYPDS
4,552
2.7%
GULSHENARA IVAIND
3,056
1.8%
SAIYAD MOSTAK AHAMEDIND
2,165
1.3%
TARUN KANTI SARKAR (BAGHA)SP
1,381
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gouri Sankar Ghosh | BJP | 1,14,443 | 48.18% | Shaoni Singha Roy | 31,521 |
| 2021 | GOURI SANKAR GHOSH | BJP | 95,967 | 41.86% | SHAONI SINGHA ROY | 2,491 |
| 2016 | SHAONI SINGHA ROY | INC | 94,579 | 47.02% | ASHIM KRISHNA BHATTA | 25,139 |
| 2011 | SHAONI SINGHA ROY | INC | 75,441 | 46.03% | BIVAS CHAKRABORTY | 6,352 |
| 2006 | BIVAS CHAKRABORTY | AIFB | 82,312 | 48.98% | JOYANTA ROY | 13,298 |
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 MURSHIDABAD assembly constituency in 2026?
Gouri Sankar Ghosh (BJP) won MURSHIDABAD in 2026, by a margin of 31,521 votes.
Which party has won MURSHIDABAD the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MURSHIDABAD gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won MURSHIDABAD the most times?
CHHAYA GHOSH, with 4 wins between 1977 and 2001.
