SILIGURI
Assembly seat no. 26 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BJPShankar Ghosh | AITCGoutam Deb | 73,192 | 39.87% | 11 | 91.3% |
| 2021 | BJPSankar Ghosh | AITCDr. Omprakash Mishra | 35,586 | 19.92% | 10 | 77.4% |
| 2016 | CPMASOK BHATTACHARYA | AITCBHAICHUNG BHUTIA | 14,072 | 8.36% | 10 | 80.7% |
| 2011 | AITCRUDRA NATH BHATTACHARYA | CPMASOK NARAYAN BHATTACHARYA | 5,006 | 3.34% | 8 | 81.3% |
| 20061973 boundaries | CPMASOK BHATTACHARYA | INCNANTU PAUL | 74,971 | 35.24% | 9 | 78.5% |
| 20011973 boundaries | CPMASOK BHATTACHARYA | AITCPRASANTA NANDY | 22,881 | 12.47% | 8 | 64.5% |
| 19961973 boundaries | CPMASOK BHATTACHARYA | INCSANKAR MALAKAR | 54,073 | 28.20% | 9 | 72.5% |
| 19911973 boundaries | CPMASOK BHATTACHARYA | INCPRASANTA NANDY | 10,633 | 7.18% | 9 | 65.6% |
| 19871973 boundaries | CPMGOUR CHAKROBORTY | INCPRASANTA NANDY | 5,510 | 5.18% | 6 | 55.5% |
| 19821973 boundaries | CPMBIREN BOSE | INCKRISHNENDRA NARAYAN CHOWDHURY | 10,067 | 12.23% | 6 | 55.0% |
| 19771973 boundaries | CPMBIREN BOSE | INCARUN KUMAR MOITRA | 9,504 | 17.41% | 12 | 35.9% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCARUN KUMAR MOITRA | CPMBIREN BOSE | 14,502 | 35.48% | 4 | 37.6% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCARUN KUMAR MOITRA | CPMBIREN BOSE | 8,496 | 20.70% | 5 | 37.4% |
| 19691966 boundaries | IGLPREM THAPA | INCARUN KUMAR MOITRA | 7,998 | 18.42% | 4 | 49.2% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCA.K.MOITRA | INDP.THAPA | 2,962 | 6.64% | 6 | 53.7% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCJAGADISH CHANDRA BHATTACHARJEE | CPISATYENDRA NARAYAN MAZUMDAR | 1,793 | 5.51% | 4 | 45.9% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
