Ballygunge Assembly Election Result 2021

West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2021

Subrata Mukherjee of All India Trinamool Congress won the Ballygunge Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in West Bengal in the 2021 state assembly election, securing 106,585 votes (71.20% vote share). The runner-up was Lokenath Chatterjee (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 31,226 votes.

A total of 11 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: 11
  • Election Year: 2021
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Subrata Mukherjee 106585 71.20% All India Trinamool Congress
2 Lokenath Chatterjee 31226 20.90% Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Dr. Fuad Halim 8474 5.70% Communist Party Of India (Marxist)
4 Rajendra Ram Das 812 0.50% Bahujan Samaj Party
5 Kaushik Ghoshal 643 0.40% Independent
6 Chhanda Saha 580 0.40% Bharatiya Nyay-Adhikar Raksha Party
7 Anirban Saha 541 0.40% Purvanchal Mahapanchayat
8 Zubin Rashid 258 0.20% Independent
9 Santanu Saha 213 0.10% Independent
10 Amitava Dutta 195 0.10% Independent
11 Sekh Sadik Hussain 118 0.10% United Socialist Party

About Ballygunge Assembly Constituency

The Ballygunge constituency is part of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2021 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Subrata Mukherjee (All India Trinamool Congress) emerged as the winner securing 106,585 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

11 candidates contested from Ballygunge assembly constituency in the 2021 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 2021 Vidhan Sabha election.