SANDESHKHALI
Assembly seat no. 123 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
SUKUMAR MAHATA
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2016
38,190
20.37% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMNIRAPADA SARDAR
- Votes
- 58,366
- Vote share
- 31.13%
- Behind by
- 38,190
Electors
2,15,194
Total votes polled
1,87,519
Valid votes
1,87,519
NOTA votes
2,952
1.57% of votes polled
Turnout
87.1%
Full result, 2016
7 candidates · 1,87,519 valid votes
SUKUMAR MAHATAAITCwon
96,556
51.5%
NIRAPADA SARDARCPM
58,366
31.1%
SUKUMAR SARDARBJP
23,841
12.7%
MANIB SARDARAMB
1,890
1.0%
RAMKRISHNA MUNDA (SARDAR)BSP
1,686
0.9%
KRISHNA PADA MUNDASUCI
1,218
0.7%
HARISH CHANDRA SARDARIND
1,010
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sanat Sardar | BJP | 1,07,189 | 49.58% | Jharna Sardar | 17,510 |
| 2021 | SUKUMAR MAHATA | AITC | 1,12,450 | 54.64% | DR. BHASKAR SARDAR | 39,685 |
| 2016 | SUKUMAR MAHATA | AITC | 96,556 | 51.49% | NIRAPADA SARDAR | 38,190 |
| 2011 | NIRAPADA SARDAR | CPM | 66,815 | 43.21% | SRIMATI PADMA MAHATO | 4,232 |
| 2006 | ABANI ROY | CPM | 69,859 | 53.97% | GITA MONDAL | 19,992 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
