Assembly constituency 153, West Bengal

Behala Purba

Sankar Sikder (BJP) won the 2026 election by 25,137 votes, taking 49.22% of the vote to Subhasish Chakraborty (AITC)'s 38.50%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerBJPSankar Sikder, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202649.22%runner-up 38.50%
Winning margin, 202625,13710.71% of votes cast
Elections on record4AITC 3, BJP 1

Result by result

2011 AITC 1,16,709 60.3% vs 35.4%2016 AITC 96,621 47.3% vs 36.1%2021 AITC 1,10,968 50.0% vs 33.6%2026 BJP 1,15,502 49.2% vs 38.5%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyBehala Purba
Seat 153
Sankar Sikder
BJP
1,15,502
49.2%
Subhasish Chakraborty
AITC
90,365
38.5%
25,137 votes
10.71%
2021AssemblyBehala Purba
Seat 153
Ratna Chatterjee
AITC
1,10,968
50.0%
Payel Sarkar
BJP
73,540
33.6%
37,428 votes
16.87%
2016AssemblyBehala Purba
Seat 153
Sovan Chatterjee
AITC
96,621
47.3%
Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra
IND
72,327
36.1%
24,294 votes
11.90%
2011AssemblyBehala Purba
Seat 153
Sovan Chatterjee
AITC
1,16,709
60.3%
Kumkum Chakraborti
CPM
68,536
35.4%
48,173 votes
24.88%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.