SILIGURI
Assembly seat no. 26 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
ASOK BHATTACHARYA
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2016
14,072
8.36% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCBHAICHUNG BHUTIA
- Votes
- 63,982
- Vote share
- 38.01%
- Behind by
- 14,072
Electors
2,08,719
Total votes polled
1,68,350
Valid votes
1,68,350
NOTA votes
2,877
1.71% of votes polled
Turnout
80.7%
Full result, 2016
10 candidates · 1,68,350 valid votes
ASOK BHATTACHARYACPMwon
78,054
46.4%
BHAICHUNG BHUTIAAITC
63,982
38.0%
GITA CHATTERJEEBJP
19,300
11.5%
RABINDRA RAIGRAC
924
0.6%
HARIDAS THAKURBSP
832
0.5%
MAHENDRA KUMAR JAINJMM
618
0.4%
MD. ZAFAR EQBALIND
499
0.3%
VISHWJEET CHATTERJIAMB
491
0.3%
TANMAY DUTTASUCI
439
0.3%
DASARATH KARMAKARABHM
334
0.2%
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