RATUA
Assembly seat no. 48 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
Samar Mukherjee
AITC
Elections held
14
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2021
75,650
34.52% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPAbishek Singhania
- Votes
- 55,024
- Vote share
- 25.11%
- Behind by
- 75,650
Electors
2,84,977
Total votes polled
2,19,148
Valid votes
2,19,148
NOTA votes
2,051
0.94% of votes polled
Turnout
76.9%
Full result, 2021
9 candidates · 2,19,148 valid votes
Samar MukherjeeAITCwon
1,30,674
59.6%
Abishek SinghaniaBJP
55,024
25.1%
Khatun NajemaINC
16,173
7.4%
Payel KhatunIND
8,628
3.9%
Arafat AliWELFAREPARTYOFINDIA
2,102
1.0%
Chaitanya RabidasBSP
1,682
0.8%
Ashok ChowdhuryIND
1,387
0.6%
Sabina EasminIND
856
0.4%
Sk IsrailIND
571
0.3%
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.
