Behala Purba Vidhan Sabha election result 2026
All candidates and votes
Winner
Sankar Sikder
votes
1,15,502
Margin
25,137(10.7%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Sankar Sikder✓ WinnerBJP1,15,50249.22%
- 2Subhasish ChakrabortyAITC90,36538.5%
- 3Dr Nilay MajumdarCPI(M)Deposit lost21,9919.37%
- 4Abhijit RahaINCDeposit lost1,8830.8%
- 5NOTA1,6350.7%
- 6Pushpa DhaliBSPDeposit lost6900.29%
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- 7Asish SamantaSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost6830.29%
- 8Bholanath PatraINDDeposit lost6100.26%
- 9Subhashis KarINDDeposit lost3970.17%
- 10Krishnasish GangopadhyayINDDeposit lost3300.14%
- 11Pintu BayenINDDeposit lost2350.1%
- 12Atanu DasINDDeposit lost2190.09%
- 13Ashim ChakrabortyINDDeposit lost1470.06%
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
- 2,59,876
- Votes cast
- 2,35,281
- Turnout
- 90.54%
- Polling stations
- 320
incl. service voters
incl. 1,964 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women89.2%
1,19,341 of 1,33,758 voted on EVMs
Men90.4%
1,13,972 of 1,26,112 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 6; 4 voted.
- Candidates12 (1 women)
- Lost deposit10
- NOTA1,635
- Valid votes2,33,052
Women candidates: Pushpa Dhali
Frequently asked questions
Who won Behala Purba in 2026?
Sankar Sikder (BJP) won with 1,15,502 votes, defeating Subhasish Chakraborty (AITC) by 25,137 votes.
How many votes were cast in Behala Purba in 2026?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 2,34,687 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Behala Purba in 2026?
90.54% — 2,35,281 of 2,59,876 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 89.2%, men's 90.4%.
How many voters does Behala Purba have?
2,59,876 electors at the 2026 election — 1,26,112 men, 1,33,758 women, 6 third gender (service voters included), and 320 polling stations.
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