PURSURAH
Assembly seat no. 199 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2021
BIMAN GHOSH
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 15
Margin, 2021
28,178
12.63% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
AITCDILIP YADAV
- Votes
- 91,156
- Vote share
- 40.86%
- Behind by
- 28,178
Electors
2,61,455
Total votes polled
2,23,074
Valid votes
2,23,074
NOTA votes
2,788
1.25% of votes polled
Turnout
85.3%
Full result, 2021
4 candidates · 2,23,074 valid votes
BIMAN GHOSHBJPwon
1,19,334
53.5%
DILIP YADAVAITC
91,156
40.9%
MONIKA MALIK GHOSHINC
7,828
3.5%
CHIRANJIT BARIKIND
1,968
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Biman Ghosh | BJP | 1,38,821 | 57.62% | Partha Hazari | 53,453 |
| 2021 | BIMAN GHOSH | BJP | 1,19,334 | 53.50% | DILIP YADAV | 28,178 |
| 2016 | DR. M. NURUZZAMAN | AITC | 1,05,275 | 51.10% | PRATIM SINGHA ROY | 29,127 |
| 2011 | PARVEZ RAHMAN | AITC | 1,07,794 | 56.26% | SAUMENDRANATH BERA | 31,690 |
| 2006 | SAUMENDRANATH BERA | CPM | 84,289 | 59.39% | SK.PARVEZ RAHMAN | 34,962 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
