SILIGURI
Assembly seat no. 26 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
ASOK BHATTACHARYA
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2006
74,971
35.24% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCNANTU PAUL
- Votes
- 42,972
- Vote share
- 20.20%
- Behind by
- 74,971
Electors
2,70,969
Total votes polled
2,12,747
Valid votes
2,12,747
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
78.5%
Full result, 2006
9 candidates · 2,12,747 valid votes
ASOK BHATTACHARYACPMwon
1,17,943
55.4%
NANTU PAULINC
42,972
20.2%
PRATUL CHAKRABORTYAITC
28,604
13.4%
KESHAV CHANDRA LAMAGNLF
11,679
5.5%
GAUTAM BHATTACHARYAIND
3,699
1.7%
VIKASH VERMASHS
2,436
1.1%
KEDAR NATH SINHAIND
2,350
1.1%
DAULAT SINCHURIBSP
2,017
0.9%
RANENDRA NATH BARMAAMB
1,047
0.5%
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.
