SILIGURI
Assembly seat no. 26 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2011
RUDRA NATH BHATTACHARYA
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2011
5,006
3.34% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPMASOK NARAYAN BHATTACHARYA
- Votes
- 67,013
- Vote share
- 44.73%
- Behind by
- 5,006
Electors
1,84,303
Total votes polled
1,49,800
Valid votes
1,49,800
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.3%
Full result, 2011
8 candidates · 1,49,800 valid votes
RUDRA NATH BHATTACHARYAAITCwon
72,019
48.1%
ASOK NARAYAN BHATTACHARYACPM
67,013
44.7%
ARUN PRASAD SARKERBJP
6,069
4.0%
HARDWAR SINGHIND
1,310
0.9%
SHANKAR DASBSP
1,054
0.7%
HIRALAL PASWANLJP
1,028
0.7%
KHUSHIRANJAN MANDALAMB
804
0.5%
ADHIR SINGHAJD(U)
503
0.3%
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