RATUA
Assembly seat no. 48 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Samar Mukherjee
AITC
Elections held
14
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2026
32,562
13.97% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
BJPAbishek Singhania
- Votes
- 74,272
- Vote share
- 31.86%
- Behind by
- 32,562
Electors
2,47,168
Total votes polled
2,33,138
Valid votes
2,33,138
NOTA votes
1,447
0.62% of votes polled
Turnout
94.3%
Full result, 2026
14 candidates · 2,33,138 valid votes
Samar MukherjeeAITCwon
1,06,834
45.8%
Abishek SinghaniaBJP
74,272
31.9%
Alam MottakinINC
31,525
13.5%
Jahur AlamCPM
13,026
5.6%
Lakshi Narayan ChowdhuryIND
1,190
0.5%
Mantu MandalPPID
1,063
0.5%
Arjun MandalIND
872
0.4%
Lopamudra JhaIND
673
0.3%
Soutam Kr. SinghaIND
481
0.2%
Royal IslamAJUP
474
0.2%
Bikash MandalIND
360
0.2%
Md. SharifulWPOI
324
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Samar Mukherjee | AITC | 1,06,834 | 45.82% | Abishek Singhania | 32,562 |
| 2021 | Samar Mukherjee | AITC | 1,30,674 | 59.63% | Abishek Singhania | 75,650 |
| 2016 | SAMAR MUKHERJEE | INC | 96,587 | 51.86% | SHEHNAZ QUADERY | 43,275 |
| 2011 | SAMAR MUKHERJEE | INC | 74,936 | 48.34% | SAILEN SARKAR | 6,861 |
| 2006 | SAILEN SARKAR | CPM | 54,620 | 48.37% | ASIT BOSE (BACHCHU) | 5,033 |
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 RATUA assembly constituency in 2026?
Samar Mukherjee (AITC) won RATUA in 2026, by a margin of 32,562 votes.
Which party has won RATUA the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RATUA gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won RATUA the most times?
SAMAR MUKHERJEE, with 4 wins between 1982 and 2016.
