SANKRAIL
Assembly seat no. 174 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Priya Paul
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2026
16,740
7.30% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
BJPBarnali Dhali Naskar
- Votes
- 88,672
- Vote share
- 38.69%
- Behind by
- 16,740
Electors
2,40,335
Total votes polled
2,29,210
Valid votes
2,29,210
NOTA votes
1,769
0.77% of votes polled
Turnout
95.4%
Full result, 2026
10 candidates · 2,29,210 valid votes
Priya PaulAITCwon
1,05,412
46.0%
Barnali Dhali NaskarBJP
88,672
38.7%
Samir MalickCPM
29,178
12.7%
Bechuram MalickINC
2,221
1.0%
Srikumar NaskarIND
546
0.2%
Kousik NaskarIND
352
0.2%
Rekha MondalIND
336
0.1%
Bimal Kanti NaskarIND
325
0.1%
Baruna DasIND
200
0.1%
Nilkamal DasIND
199
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Priya Paul | AITC | 1,05,412 | 45.99% | Barnali Dhali Naskar | 16,740 |
| 2021 | PRIYA PAUL | AITC | 1,11,888 | 50.37% | PROBHAKAR PANDIT | 40,427 |
| 2016 | SITAL KUMAR SARDAR | AITC | 86,212 | 44.70% | SAMIR MALICK | 14,757 |
| 2011 | SITAL KUMAR SARDAR | AITC | 88,029 | 51.21% | DR. ANIRBAN HAZRA | 17,857 |
| 2006 | SITAL KUMAR SARDAR | AITC | 66,551 | 44.76% | ANIRBAN HAZRA | 113 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above