SANKRAIL
Assembly seat no. 174 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
PRIYA PAUL
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2021
40,427
18.20% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPPROBHAKAR PANDIT
- Votes
- 71,461
- Vote share
- 32.17%
- Behind by
- 40,427
Electors
2,77,450
Total votes polled
2,22,127
Valid votes
2,22,127
NOTA votes
1,850
0.83% of votes polled
Turnout
80.1%
Full result, 2021
8 candidates · 2,22,127 valid votes
PRIYA PAULAITCwon
1,11,888
50.4%
PROBHAKAR PANDITBJP
71,461
32.2%
SAMIR MALICKCPM
34,144
15.4%
SAMIR SHITIND
1,006
0.5%
SUVOMAY KHELOIND
522
0.2%
TAPAS DOLUIIND
520
0.2%
BIMAL KANTI NASKARIND
396
0.2%
BUDHEN PATRAIND
340
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
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.
