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, 2011
SHAONI SINGHA ROY
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2011
6,352
3.88% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
AIFBBIVAS CHAKRABORTY
- Votes
- 69,089
- Vote share
- 42.15%
- Behind by
- 6,352
Electors
1,88,558
Total votes polled
1,63,893
Valid votes
1,63,893
NOTA votes
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Turnout
86.9%
Full result, 2011
6 candidates · 1,63,893 valid votes
SHAONI SINGHA ROYINCwon
75,441
46.0%
BIVAS CHAKRABORTYAIFB
69,089
42.1%
RANAJIT KUMAR DASBJP
9,946
6.1%
DAS SHYAMAL KRISHNAIND
4,495
2.7%
MD KASIMUDDIN SHAIKHPDS
2,753
1.7%
GULSHENARA IVASUCI
2,169
1.3%
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.
