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Assembly constituency 26 · West Bengal

Siliguri is assembly constituency number 26 in West Bengal, in Darjiling district, and one of the segments of the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Shankar Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 65.8% of the vote, 73,192 votes ahead of Goutam Deb (AITC).

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Siliguri · 2026AC 26
  1. 01
    Shankar Ghosh
    BJP
    1,20,760
    65.78%
  2. 02
    Goutam Deb
    TMC
    47,568
    25.91%
  3. 03
    Saradindu Chakraborty (joy)
    CPI(M)
    9,168
    4.99%
  4. 04
    Alok Dhara
    INC
    2,275
    1.24%
  5. 05
    Tarun Talapatra
    Independent
    567
    0.31%
  6. 6 other candidates · 2,011 votesNOTA · 1,224 (0.67%)

Margin 73,192 votes · 39.87% of valid votes

2,01,008
Registered electors
2026 election
91.5%
Turnout
+13.0 pts vs 2021
73,192
Victory margin
39.9% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,83,573 valid votes, NOTA included.

Siliguri 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shankar GhoshMale · 52 yrsBJP1,20,760
65.78%
2Goutam DebMale · 69 yrsTMC47,568
25.91%
3Saradindu Chakraborty (joy)Male · 59 yrsCPI(M)9,168
4.99%
4Alok DharaMale · 45 yrsINC2,275
1.24%
—NOTANOTA1,224
0.67%
5Tarun TalapatraMale · 37 yrsIndependent567
0.31%
6Priyanka BoseFemale · 41 yrsBSP561
0.31%
7Suraj BishwakarmaMale · 40 yrs · SCIndependent457
0.25%
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8Krishna Nand SinghMale · 40 yrsIndependent271
0.15%
9Mamata DasFemale · 51 yrs · SCAMB251
0.14%
10Dr. Shahriar AlamMale · 30 yrsSUCI245
0.13%
11Sunil PanditMale · 46 yrsIndependent226
0.12%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 65.8%TMC 25.9%CPI(M) 5.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Shankar GhoshBJP · 65.8% · margin 73,192Turnout91.5%
2021Sankar GhoshBJP · 50.0% · margin 35,586Turnout78.5%
2016Asok BhattacharyaCPI(M) · 46.4% · margin 14,072Turnout80.8%
2011Rudra Nath BhattacharyaTMC · 48.1% · margin 5,006Turnout81.3%

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

Siliguri result 2021

Siliguri 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sankar GhoshBJP89,370
50.03%
2Dr. Omprakash MishraTMC53,784
30.11%
3Asok BhattacharyaCPI(M)28,835
16.14%
—NOTANOTA2,074
1.16%
4Kakali Majumdar (roy)BSP1,255
0.70%
5Habul GhoshIndependent957
0.54%
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6Nintu DuttaRPI(A)649
0.36%
7Chayan GuhaAMB594
0.33%
8Bhushan Kumar SoniJD(U)447
0.25%
9Dipti RoySUCI379
0.21%
10Chhotan SahaRPPRINAT306
0.17%

Siliguri result 2016

Siliguri 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Asok BhattacharyaCPI(M)78,054
46.36%
2Bhaichung BhutiaTMC63,982
38.01%
3Gita ChatterjeeBJP19,300
11.46%
—NOTANOTA2,877
1.71%
4Rabindra RaiGRAC924
0.55%
5Haridas ThakurBSP832
0.49%
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6Mahendra Kumar JainJMM618
0.37%
7Md. Zafar EqbalIndependent499
0.30%
8Vishwjeet ChatterjiAMB491
0.29%
9Tanmay DuttaSUCI439
0.26%
10Dasarath KarmakarABHM334
0.20%

Siliguri result 2011

Siliguri 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rudra Nath BhattacharyaTMC72,019
48.08%
2Asok Narayan BhattacharyaCPI(M)67,013
44.73%
3Arun Prasad SarkerBJP6,069
4.05%
4Hardwar SinghIndependent1,310
0.87%
5Shankar DasBSP1,054
0.70%
6Hiralal PaswanLJP1,028
0.69%
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7Khushiranjan MandalAMB804
0.54%
8Adhir SinghaJD(U)503
0.34%
Map

Siliguri 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 Darjiling 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

Siliguri is one of the assembly segments of Darjeeling. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Darjeeling candidates.

  • Raju BistaBJP1,14,570 64.6%
  • Gopal LamaTMC48,561 27.4%
  • Munish TamangINC10,732 6.1%
  • Bishnu Prasad SharmaIndependent823 0.5%
  • Bandana RaiIndependent317 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 66,009 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Siliguri.

Who won the Siliguri assembly seat in 2026?

Shankar Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Siliguri in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,20,760 votes, which was 65.78% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Siliguri?

The margin was 73,192 votes (39.87% of valid votes). The runner-up was Goutam Deb of the All India Trinamool Congress with 47,568 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Siliguri in 2026?

Turnout was 91.53%: 1,83,991 of 2,01,008 registered electors voted, across 250 polling stations. That is 13.0 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Siliguri part of?

Siliguri is an assembly segment of the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Raju Bista got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Siliguri a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Siliguri?

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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