Ballygunge Assembly Election Result 2011

West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2011

Subrata Mukherjee of All India Trinamool Congress won the Ballygunge Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in West Bengal in the 2011 state assembly election, securing 88,194 votes (60.70% vote share). The runner-up was Dr. Fuad Halim (Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)) with 47,009 votes.

A total of 8 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: West Bengal
  • Constituency: Ballygunge
  • Constituency Number: 161
  • District: Kolkata
  • Total Contestants: 8
  • Election Year: 2011
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Subrata Mukherjee 88194 60.70% All India Trinamool Congress
2 Dr. Fuad Halim 47009 32.30% Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)
3 Shatorupa 5188 3.60% Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Moloy Prokash Mitra 1538 1.10% Independent
5 Tirath Kaul 1510 1.00% Bahujan Samaj Party
6 Syed Md Wasim Raza 1030 0.70% All India Minorities Front
7 Md Ibrahim Khan 487 0.30% Janata Dal (United)
8 Amitava Dutta 458 0.30% Independent

About Ballygunge Assembly Constituency

The Ballygunge constituency is part of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2011 Assembly election, 8 candidates contested for this seat. Subrata Mukherjee (All India Trinamool Congress) emerged as the winner securing 88,194 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

8 candidates contested from Ballygunge assembly constituency in the 2011 Vidhan Sabha election.

Ballygunge is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in West Bengal.

Subrata Mukherjee (All India Trinamool Congress) won the Ballygunge assembly seat in the 2011 Vidhan Sabha election.