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, 2016
SHAONI SINGHA ROY
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2016
25,139
12.50% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCASHIM KRISHNA BHATTA
- Votes
- 69,440
- Vote share
- 34.52%
- Behind by
- 25,139
Electors
2,35,052
Total votes polled
2,01,150
Valid votes
2,01,150
NOTA votes
2,966
1.47% of votes polled
Turnout
85.6%
Full result, 2016
9 candidates · 2,01,150 valid votes
SHAONI SINGHA ROYINCwon
94,579
47.0%
ASHIM KRISHNA BHATTAAITC
69,440
34.5%
GOURI SANKAR GHOSHBJP
24,031
11.9%
BIVAS CHAKRABORTYAIFB
5,066
2.5%
MILIA SAJEMSUCI
1,669
0.8%
SUMIT DASIND
1,190
0.6%
DHANANJAY BANERJEEBSP
1,028
0.5%
MD MOSARAF HOSSAINLJP
603
0.3%
MD JALALUDDIN MONDALIND
578
0.3%
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.
