SANKRAIL
Assembly seat no. 174 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2011
SITAL KUMAR SARDAR
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2011
17,857
10.39% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPMDR. ANIRBAN HAZRA
- Votes
- 70,172
- Vote share
- 40.82%
- Behind by
- 17,857
Electors
2,11,354
Total votes polled
1,71,897
Valid votes
1,71,897
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.3%
Full result, 2011
9 candidates · 1,71,897 valid votes
SITAL KUMAR SARDARAITCwon
88,029
51.2%
DR. ANIRBAN HAZRACPM
70,172
40.8%
JNAN PRAKASH RAYBJP
8,184
4.8%
SRIKANTA MONDALIND
1,735
1.0%
SOMA SARDARBSP
1,388
0.8%
BHISHMA BAGIND
772
0.5%
UPENDRANATH DOLUIIUC
658
0.4%
SHANKAR DASIND
603
0.3%
BALAI PANDITIND
356
0.2%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SANKRAIL assembly constituency in 2026?
Priya Paul (AITC) won SANKRAIL in 2026, by a margin of 16,740 votes.
Which party has won SANKRAIL the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SANKRAIL gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won SANKRAIL the most times?
SITAL KUMAR SARDAR, with 5 wins between 1996 and 2016.
