SILIGURI
Assembly seat no. 26 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
ASOK BHATTACHARYA
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2001
22,881
12.47% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCPRASANTA NANDY
- Votes
- 65,229
- Vote share
- 35.56%
- Behind by
- 22,881
Electors
2,84,405
Total votes polled
1,83,431
Valid votes
1,83,431
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.5%
Full result, 2001
8 candidates · 1,83,431 valid votes
ASOK BHATTACHARYACPMwon
88,110
48.0%
PRASANTA NANDYAITC
65,229
35.6%
DHRUBA BOMZONGNLF
11,138
6.1%
GOBINDA CHATTERJEEBJP
8,417
4.6%
MOHAN CHHETRIIND
5,846
3.2%
BIMAL DUTTABSP
1,964
1.1%
TAPAN CHAKRABORTYCPI(ML)(L)
1,660
0.9%
GOBINDA SARKARIND
1,067
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Shankar Ghosh | BJP | 1,20,760 | 65.78% | Goutam Deb | 73,192 |
| 2021 | Sankar Ghosh | BJP | 89,370 | 50.03% | Dr. Omprakash Mishra | 35,586 |
| 2016 | ASOK BHATTACHARYA | CPM | 78,054 | 46.36% | BHAICHUNG BHUTIA | 14,072 |
| 2011 | RUDRA NATH BHATTACHARYA | AITC | 72,019 | 48.08% | ASOK NARAYAN BHATTACHARYA | 5,006 |
| 2006 | ASOK BHATTACHARYA | CPM | 1,17,943 | 55.44% | NANTU PAUL | 74,971 |
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 SILIGURI assembly constituency in 2026?
Shankar Ghosh (BJP) won SILIGURI in 2026, by a margin of 73,192 votes.
Which party has won SILIGURI the most times?
CPM, with 8 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SILIGURI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won SILIGURI the most times?
ASOK BHATTACHARYA, with 5 wins between 1991 and 2016.
