SHYAMPUKUR
Assembly seat no. 166 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2016
SHASHI PANJA
AITC
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
FBL
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2016
13,155
11.26% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AIFBPIYALI PAL
- Votes
- 40,352
- Vote share
- 34.54%
- Behind by
- 13,155
Electors
1,71,045
Total votes polled
1,16,816
Valid votes
1,16,816
NOTA votes
2,700
2.31% of votes polled
Turnout
68.3%
Full result, 2016
9 candidates · 1,16,816 valid votes
SHASHI PANJAAITCwon
53,507
45.8%
PIYALI PALAIFB
40,352
34.5%
SOMABRATA MANDALBJP
18,378
15.7%
SUBIR SAMANTASUCI
619
0.5%
TARKESH RAIIND
473
0.4%
SAMPA BASUIND
262
0.2%
BIKASH DEYIND
203
0.2%
ASHIM DASIND
173
0.1%
CHHAYA GHOSHIND
149
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Purnima Chakraborty | BJP | 60,248 | 51.60% | Shashi Panja | 14,633 |
| 2021 | Dr. SHASHI PANJA | AITC | 55,785 | 54.18% | SANDIPAN BISWAS | 22,520 |
| 2016 | SHASHI PANJA | AITC | 53,507 | 45.80% | PIYALI PAL | 13,155 |
| 2011 | DR. SHASHI PANJA | AITC | 72,904 | 57.97% | JIBAN PRAKASH SAHA | 27,036 |
| 2006 | JIBAN PRAKASH SAHA | AIFB | 26,382 | 52.53% | SAMIK BHATTACHARYA | 10,078 |
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 SHYAMPUKUR assembly constituency in 2026?
Purnima Chakraborty (BJP) won SHYAMPUKUR in 2026, by a margin of 14,633 votes.
Which party has won SHYAMPUKUR the most times?
FBL, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has SHYAMPUKUR gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1977 to 2026.
Who has won SHYAMPUKUR the most times?
SANTI RANJAN GANGULY, with 2 wins between 1991 and 1996.
