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Assembly constituency 153 · West Bengal

Behala Purba is assembly constituency number 153 in West Bengal, in South 24 Parganas district, and one of the segments of the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Sankar Sikder of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.2% of the vote, 25,137 votes ahead of Subhasish Chakraborty (AITC).

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Behala Purba · 2026AC 153
  1. 01
    Sankar Sikder
    BJP
    1,15,502
    49.22%
  2. 02
    Subhasish Chakraborty
    TMC
    90,365
    38.50%
  3. 03
    Dr Nilay Majumdar
    CPI(M)
    21,991
    9.37%
  4. 04
    Abhijit Raha
    INC
    1,883
    0.80%
  5. 05
    Pushpa Dhali
    BSP
    690
    0.29%
  6. 7 other candidates · 2,621 votesNOTA · 1,635 (0.70%)

Margin 25,137 votes · 10.71% of valid votes

2,59,876
Registered electors
2026 election
90.5%
Turnout
+18.6 pts vs 2021
25,137
Victory margin
10.7% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,34,687 valid votes, NOTA included.

Behala Purba 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sankar SikderMale · 55 yrsBJP1,15,502
49.22%
2Subhasish ChakrabortyMale · 68 yrsTMC90,365
38.50%
3Dr Nilay MajumdarMale · 54 yrsCPI(M)21,991
9.37%
4Abhijit RahaMale · 50 yrsINC1,883
0.80%
—NOTANOTA1,635
0.70%
5Pushpa DhaliFemale · 61 yrs · SCBSP690
0.29%
6Asish SamantaMale · 42 yrsSUCI683
0.29%
7Bholanath PatraMale · 52 yrs · SCIndependent610
0.26%
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8Subhashis KarMale · 53 yrsIndependent397
0.17%
9Krishnasish GangopadhyayMale · 53 yrsIndependent330
0.14%
10Pintu BayenMale · 45 yrs · SCIndependent235
0.10%
11Atanu DasMale · 42 yrsIndependent219
0.09%
12Ashim ChakrabortyMale · 56 yrsIndependent147
0.06%
Past results

The seat changed hands: AITC won in 2021, BJP in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 49.2%TMC 38.5%CPI(M) 9.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Sankar SikderBJP · 49.2% · margin 25,137Turnout90.5%
2021Ratna ChatterjeeTMC · 50.0% · margin 37,428Turnout72.0%
2016Sovan ChatterjeeTMC · 47.3% · margin 24,294Turnout73.8%
2011Sovan ChatterjeeTMC · 60.3% · margin 48,173Turnout79.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Behala Purba result 2021

Behala Purba 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ratna ChatterjeeTMC1,10,968
50.01%
2Payel SarkarBJP73,540
33.15%
3Samita Har ChowdhuryCPI(M)30,172
13.60%
—NOTANOTA2,835
1.28%
4Rina RoyBSP1,175
0.53%
5Tulsi Rani PramanikIndependent1,167
0.53%
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6Ashis Kumar DandaSUCI663
0.30%
7Subrata RoyIndependent403
0.18%
8Dr. Arun Kumar GiriIndependent271
0.12%
9Nikhilesh GhoshIndependent270
0.12%
10Bholanath PatraIndependent265
0.12%
11Dhiman DebnathIndependent143
0.06%

Behala Purba result 2016

Behala Purba 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sovan ChatterjeeTMC96,621
47.33%
2Professor Ambikesh MahapatraIndependent72,327
35.43%
3Chandra Bhan SinghBJP21,854
10.71%
—NOTANOTA3,919
1.92%
4Sumit BanerjeeShiv Sena3,649
1.79%
5Bimal MondalIndependent2,093
1.03%
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6Rina RoyBSP1,700
0.83%
7Ayan NagIndependent1,221
0.60%
8Namita ChakrabortyIndependent738
0.36%

Behala Purba result 2011

Behala Purba 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sovan ChatterjeeTMC1,16,709
60.28%
2Kumkum ChakrabortiCPI(M)68,536
35.40%
3A. Biswajit NaiduBJP3,692
1.91%
4Indrajit Kumar HalderBSP1,170
0.60%
5Tarun Kanti DasIndependent1,131
0.58%
6Dr. Arun Kumar GiriIndependent1,005
0.52%
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7Bimal MandalIndependent955
0.49%
8Sanjay MallikIndependent419
0.22%
Map

Behala Purba outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in South 24 Parganas district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Behala Purba is one of the assembly segments of Kolkata Dakshin. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kolkata Dakshin candidates.

  • Mala RoyTMC97,125 45.4%
  • Debasree ChaudhuriBJP81,899 38.3%
  • Saira Shah HalimCPI(M)30,471 14.2%
  • Firoza KhatunBSP743 0.3%
  • Niraj AgarwalIndependent659 0.3%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 15,226 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Behala Purba.

Who won the Behala Purba assembly seat in 2026?

Sankar Sikder of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Behala Purba in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,15,502 votes, which was 49.22% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Behala Purba?

The margin was 25,137 votes (10.71% of valid votes). The runner-up was Subhasish Chakraborty of the All India Trinamool Congress with 90,365 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Behala Purba in 2026?

Turnout was 90.54%: 2,35,281 of 2,59,876 registered electors voted, across 320 polling stations. That is 18.6 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Behala Purba part of?

Behala Purba is an assembly segment of the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Mala Roy got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Behala Purba a reserved constituency?

No. Behala Purba is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Behala Purba?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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