SHIBPUR
Assembly seat no. 172 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2006
DR. JAGANNATH BHATTACHARYYA
AIFB
Elections held
14
1967–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 4 of 14
Margin, 2006
9,559
4.77% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCJATU LAHIRI
- Votes
- 83,335
- Vote share
- 41.62%
- Behind by
- 9,559
Electors
2,69,646
Total votes polled
2,00,237
Valid votes
2,00,237
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.3%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 2,00,237 valid votes
DR. JAGANNATH BHATTACHARYYAAIFBwon
92,894
46.4%
JATU LAHIRIAITC
83,335
41.6%
BINODANANDA BANERJEE(BINTU)INC
18,573
9.3%
SWAPAN RUIDASIND
2,051
1.0%
SOUMITRA SENGUPTAIND
1,758
0.9%
UTTAM DOLUIIND
708
0.3%
DHARAMPAL SINGHIND
526
0.3%
DAS SWAPANIND
392
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rudranil Ghosh | BJP | 89,615 | 49.42% | Dr. Rana Chatterjee | 16,058 |
| 2021 | Manoj Tiwary | AITC | 92,372 | 50.69% | Rathin Chakrabarty | 32,603 |
| 2016 | JATU LAHIRI | AITC | 88,076 | 51.86% | JAGANNATH BHATTACHARYYA | 27,014 |
| 2011 | JATU LAHIRI | AITC | 1,00,739 | 61.83% | JAGANNATH BHATTACHARYYA | 46,404 |
| 2006 | DR. JAGANNATH BHATTACHARYYA | AIFB | 92,894 | 46.39% | JATU LAHIRI | 9,559 |
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 SHIBPUR assembly constituency in 2026?
Rudranil Ghosh (BJP) won SHIBPUR in 2026, by a margin of 16,058 votes.
Which party has won SHIBPUR the most times?
AITC, with 4 of the 14 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has SHIBPUR gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1967 to 2026.
Who has won SHIBPUR the most times?
JATU LAHIRI, with 5 wins between 1991 and 2016.
