The BEHALA PURBA constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 87.26% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Sunil Maharaj of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat by defeating Subhasish Chakraborty of the All India Trinamool Congress with a margin of 25137 votes.The BEHALA PURBA Assembly constituency falls under the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, All India Trinamool Congress candidate Mala Roy won the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 187231 votes, defeating Debashree Chaudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Below you can find the BEHALA PURBA Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sunil Maharaj
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
115,502
Lead:
25,137
|
49.22% |
| Subhasish Chakraborty | All India Trinamool Congress | 90,365 | 38.50% |
| Dr. Niloy Majumder | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 21,991 | 9.37% |
| Abhijit Raha | Indian National Congress | 1,883 | 0.80% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,635 | 0.70% |
| Pushpa Dhali | Bahujan Samaj Party | 690 | 0.29% |
| Asish Samanta | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) | 683 | 0.29% |
| Bholanath Patra | Independent | 610 | 0.26% |
| Subhashis Kar | Independent | 397 | 0.17% |
| Krishnasish Gangopadhyay | Independent | 330 | 0.14% |
| Pintu Bayen | Independent | 235 | 0.10% |
| Atanu Das | Independent | 219 | 0.09% |
| Ashim Chakraborty | Independent | 147 | 0.06% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ratna Chatterjee
Winner
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
110,968
Lead:
37,428
|
50% |
| Payel Sarkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 73,540 | 33% |
| Samita Har Chowdhury | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 30,172 | 14% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,835 | 1% |
| Rina Roy | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,175 | 1% |
| Tulsi Rani Pramanik | Independent | 1,167 | 1% |
| Ashis Kumar Danda | SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) | 663 | 0% |
| Subrata Roy | Independent | 403 | 0% |
| Dr. Arun Kumar Giri | Independent | 271 | 0% |
| Nikhilesh Ghosh | Independent | 270 | 0% |
| Bholanath Patra | Independent | 265 | 0% |
| Dhiman Debnath | Independent | 143 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sovan Chatterjee
Winner
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
96,621
Lead:
24,294
|
47% |
| Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra | Independent | 72,327 | 35% |
| Chandra Bhan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 21,854 | 11% |
| None Of The Above | Nota | 3,919 | 2% |
| Sumit Banerjee | Shiv Sena | 3,649 | 2% |
| Bimal Mondal | Independent | 2,093 | 1% |
| Rina Roy | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,700 | 1% |
| Ayan Nag | Independent | 1,221 | 1% |
| Namita Chakraborty | Independent | 738 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sovan Chatterjee
Winner
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
116,709
Lead:
48,173
|
60% |
| Kumkum Chakraborti | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 68,536 | 35% |
| A. Biswajit Naidu | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,692 | 2% |
| Indrajit Kumar Halder | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,170 | 1% |
| Tarun Kanti Das | Independent | 1,131 | 1% |
| Dr. Arun Kumar Giri | Independent | 1,005 | 1% |
| Bimal Mondal | Independent | 955 | 0% |
| Sanjay Mallik | Independent | 419 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kumkum Chakraborti
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
103,421
Lead:
25,895
|
51% |
| Sovan Chatterjee | All India Trinamool Congress | 77,526 | 38% |
| Parash Dutta | Indian National Congress | 15,399 | 8% |
| Mritunjoy Bose | Independent | 1,784 | 1% |
| Ranjit Das | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,670 | 1% |
| Chandan Pramanik | Independent | 1,269 | 1% |
| Tapan Sarkar | Independent | 600 | 0% |
| Tapan Roy | Independent | 445 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Parash Dutta
Winner
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
90,190
Lead:
3,463
|
48% |
| Kumkum Chakraborti | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 86,727 | 46% |
| Shambhu Nath Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5,666 | 3% |
| Bipul Ganguly | Party For Democratic Socialism | 2,326 | 1% |
| Soumen Kumar Mitra | Independent | 1,755 | 1% |
| Suhka Ranjan Sarkar | Independent | 1,011 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kumkum Chakraborti
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
98,593
Lead:
9,134
|
49% |
| Sonali Guha | Indian National Congress | 89,459 | 44% |
| Krishna Dhan Chatterjee | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8,500 | 4% |
| Biplab Halder | Akhil Bhartiya Shivsena - Rashtrawadi | 674 | 0% |
| Ila Chakraborty | Independent | 349 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kum-kum Chakraborti
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
77,262
Lead:
16,646
|
49% |
| Sailen Das Gupta | Indian National Congress | 60,616 | 38% |
| Krishnadhan Chattopadhyay | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16,509 | 10% |
| Tapan Mukherjee | Independent | 1,290 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Niranjan Mukherjee
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
71,027
Lead:
20,587
|
57% |
| Debashis Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress | 50,440 | 40% |
| Ashoke Mukherjee | Independent | 643 | 1% |
| Amulya Das | Independent | 360 | 0% |
| Rajendra Prasad Maurya | Independent | 164 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Niranjan Mukherjee
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
59,805
Lead:
31,324
|
65% |
| Balaram Goswami | Indian National Congress | 28,481 | 31% |
| Uday Bose | Independent | 413 | 0% |
| Ganesh Chandra Mukherjee | Independent | 386 | 0% |
| Santi Lal Chatterjee | Independent | 271 | 0% |
| Amulya Das | Independent | 248 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Niranjan Mukherjee
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
37,256
Lead:
26,511
|
65% |
| Indrajit Majumdar | Indian National Congress | 10,745 | 19% |
| Subir Chaudhury | Janta Party | 7,146 | 12% |
| Amitava Ganguly | Socialist Unity Centre Of India | 1,271 | 2% |
| Ganesh Chandra Mukherjee | Independent | 188 | 0% |
| Reba Sen | Independent | 85 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunil Maharaj | BJP | 115,502 | 25,137 | 49.22% |
| 2021 | Ratna Chatterjee | AITC | 110,968 | 37,428 | 50% |
| 2016 | Sovan Chatterjee | AITC | 96,621 | 24,294 | 47% |
| 2011 | Sovan Chatterjee | AITC | 116,709 | 48,173 | 60% |
| 2006 | Kumkum Chakraborti | CPI(M) | 103,421 | 25,895 | 51% |
| 2001 | Parash Dutta | AITC | 90,190 | 3,463 | 48% |
| 1996 | Kumkum Chakraborti | CPM | 98,593 | 9,134 | 49% |
| 1991 | Kum-kum Chakraborti | CPM | 77,262 | 16,646 | 49% |
| 1987 | Niranjan Mukherjee | CPM | 71,027 | 20,587 | 57% |
| 1982 | Niranjan Mukherjee | CPM | 59,805 | 31,324 | 65% |
| 1977 | Niranjan Mukherjee | CPM | 37,256 | 26,511 | 65% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunil Maharaj | BJP |
115,502
(Lead:
25,137)
|
49.22% |
| Subhasish Chakraborty | AITC | 90,365 | 38.50% | |
| 2021 | Ratna Chatterjee | AITC |
110,968
(Lead:
37,428)
|
50% |
| Payel Sarkar | BJP | 73,540 | 33% | |
| 2016 | Sovan Chatterjee | AITC |
96,621
(Lead:
24,294)
|
47% |
| Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra | IND | 72,327 | 35% | |
| 2011 | Sovan Chatterjee | AITC |
116,709
(Lead:
48,173)
|
60% |
| Kumkum Chakraborti | CPM | 68,536 | 35% | |
| 2006 | Kumkum Chakraborti | CPI(M) |
103,421
(Lead:
25,895)
|
51% |
| Sovan Chatterjee | AITC | 77,526 | 38% | |
| 2001 | Parash Dutta | AITC |
90,190
(Lead:
3,463)
|
48% |
| Kumkum Chakraborti | CPM | 86,727 | 46% | |
| 1996 | Kumkum Chakraborti | CPM |
98,593
(Lead:
9,134)
|
49% |
| Sonali Guha | INC | 89,459 | 44% | |
| 1991 | Kum-kum Chakraborti | CPM |
77,262
(Lead:
16,646)
|
49% |
| Sailen Das Gupta | INC | 60,616 | 38% | |
| 1987 | Niranjan Mukherjee | CPM |
71,027
(Lead:
20,587)
|
57% |
| Debashis Bhattacharya | INC | 50,440 | 40% | |
| 1982 | Niranjan Mukherjee | CPM |
59,805
(Lead:
31,324)
|
65% |
| Balaram Goswami | INC | 28,481 | 31% | |
| 1977 | Niranjan Mukherjee | CPM |
37,256
(Lead:
26,511)
|
65% |
| Indrajit Majumdar | INC | 10,745 | 19% |
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Sunil Maharaj of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the BEHALA PURBA Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating Subhasish Chakraborty of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) by a margin of 25137 votes.
The strike rate in the BEHALA PURBA constituency is 56% CPM and 44% AITC, with CPM won 5 times and AITC won 4 times since the 1977 elections.
Sunil Maharaj (BJP) received 49.22% vote share.
Subhasish Chakraborty (AITC) received 38.50% vote share.
Sunil Maharaj (BJP) won the 2026 election with 115502 votes, leading by 25137 votes and securing a 49.22% vote share.
The BEHALA PURBA Assembly constituency falls under the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency of South 24 Parganas district.
Sunil Maharaj (BJP) won the BEHALA PURBA Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 25137 votes over Subhasish Chakraborty (AITC).
The BEHALA PURBA Assembly constituency is part of the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Kasba, Behala Paschim, Kolkata Port, Bhabanipur, Rashbehari, Ballygunge.
The top candidates in the BEHALA PURBA Assembly Election 2026 were:
Sunil Maharaj (BJP)
Subhasish Chakraborty (AITC)
Dr. Niloy Majumder (CPM)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Sunil Maharaj (BJP) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the BEHALA PURBA Assembly Election 2026 was 87.26%
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.