SHIBPUR
Assembly seat no. 172 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2016
JATU LAHIRI
AITC
Elections held
14
1967–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 4 of 14
Margin, 2016
27,014
15.91% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AIFBJAGANNATH BHATTACHARYYA
- Votes
- 61,062
- Vote share
- 35.95%
- Behind by
- 27,014
Electors
2,16,988
Total votes polled
1,69,839
Valid votes
1,69,839
NOTA votes
3,132
1.84% of votes polled
Turnout
78.3%
Full result, 2016
7 candidates · 1,69,839 valid votes
JATU LAHIRIAITCwon
88,076
51.9%
JAGANNATH BHATTACHARYYAAIFB
61,062
36.0%
RAMAPRASAD BHATTACHARYABJP
13,363
7.9%
BRIJ LAL PRASADBSP
1,935
1.1%
SHYAM SUNDAR HAZRAIND
936
0.6%
KARTICK SHILSUCI
775
0.5%
RAJAT BHATAKIND
560
0.3%
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.
