SHIBPUR
Assembly seat no. 172 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2011
JATU LAHIRI
AITC
Elections held
14
1967–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 4 of 14
Margin, 2011
46,404
28.48% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
AIFBJAGANNATH BHATTACHARYYA
- Votes
- 54,335
- Vote share
- 33.35%
- Behind by
- 46,404
Electors
1,97,987
Total votes polled
1,62,923
Valid votes
1,62,923
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.3%
Full result, 2011
6 candidates · 1,62,923 valid votes
JATU LAHIRIAITCwon
1,00,739
61.8%
JAGANNATH BHATTACHARYYAAIFB
54,335
33.4%
PRABIR RAYBJP
3,967
2.4%
ALI ASGARBSP
1,850
1.1%
BIDYUT RAKSHITIND
1,119
0.7%
ANUP CHOWDHURYIND
913
0.6%
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.
