Ballygunge Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay
votes
1,08,481
Margin
61,476(36.7%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay✓ WinnerAITC1,08,48164.81%
- 2ShatorupaBJP47,00528.08%
- 3Afreen BegumCPI(M)Deposit lost7,1854.29%
- 4Rohan MitraINCDeposit lost1,9751.18%
- 5NOTA8190.49%
- 6Ayasanul Haque Sk.Socialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost4270.26%
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- 7Dola SarkarBSPDeposit lost3830.23%
- 8Mehboob AlamINDDeposit lost3660.22%
- 9Uttam Kumar DasINDDeposit lost1910.11%
- 10Reepa BhattacharjeeINDDeposit lost1620.1%
- 11Shaik ImranINDDeposit lost1410.08%
- 12Gobinda NaskarINDDeposit lost1370.08%
- 13Faisal KhanAam Janata Unnayan PartyDeposit lost1120.07%
Deposit lost: 10 of 12 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 1,88,988
- Votes cast
- 1,67,470
- Turnout
- 88.61%
- Polling stations
- 291
incl. service voters
incl. 923 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women88%
81,562 of 92,697 voted on EVMs
Men88.3%
84,979 of 96,284 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 7; 6 voted.
- Candidates12 (4 women)
- Lost deposit10
- NOTA819
- Valid votes1,66,565
Women candidates: Shatorupa, Afreen Begum, Dola Sarkar, Reepa Bhattacharjee
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Ballygunge?
Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay (AITC) won Ballygunge in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,08,481 votes.
What was the winning margin in Ballygunge?
Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay defeated Shatorupa (BJP) by 61,476 votes.
What was the turnout in Ballygunge in 2026?
88.61% — 1,67,470 of 1,88,988 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 88%, men's 88.3%.
How many voters does Ballygunge have?
1,88,988 electors at the 2026 election — 96,284 men, 92,697 women, 7 third gender (service voters included), and 291 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Ballygunge?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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