Ballygunge Assembly Election Result 2016

West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2016

Subrata Mukherjee of All India Trinamool Congress won the Ballygunge Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in West Bengal in the 2016 state assembly election, securing 70,083 votes (46.60% vote share). The runner-up was Krishna Debnath (Indian National Congress) with 54,858 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: 2016
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Subrata Mukherjee 70083 46.60% All India Trinamool Congress
2 Krishna Debnath 54858 36.50% Indian National Congress
3 Jiban Kumar Sen 20622 13.70% Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Rajendra Ram Das 1538 1.00% Bahujan Samaj Party
5 Wajul Haque Khan 1218 0.80% Indian Union Muslim League
6 Sweta Paul 998 0.70% Independent
7 Amitava Dutta 766 0.50% Independent
8 Ashis Sarkar 425 0.30% Independent

About Ballygunge Assembly Constituency

The Ballygunge constituency is part of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2016 Assembly election, 8 candidates contested for this seat. Subrata Mukherjee (All India Trinamool Congress) emerged as the winner securing 70,083 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 2016 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 2016 Vidhan Sabha election.