RATUA
Assembly seat no. 48 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
SAMAR MUKHERJEE
INC
Elections held
14
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2016
43,275
23.24% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCSHEHNAZ QUADERY
- Votes
- 53,312
- Vote share
- 28.62%
- Behind by
- 43,275
Electors
2,39,555
Total votes polled
1,86,248
Valid votes
1,86,248
NOTA votes
2,181
1.17% of votes polled
Turnout
77.8%
Full result, 2016
7 candidates · 1,86,248 valid votes
SAMAR MUKHERJEEINCwon
96,587
51.9%
SHEHNAZ QUADERYAITC
53,312
28.6%
SANJAY KUMAR SAHABJP
25,746
13.8%
ARAFAT ALIWPOI
4,290
2.3%
EMDADUL HAQUEIND
1,572
0.8%
MD KABATULLABSP
1,531
0.8%
SEKH ALAMINBMUP
1,029
0.6%
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.
