West Bengal · AC 26

Siliguri

West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Darjeeling

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264,465

Electors

191,738

Votes polled

72.50%

Turnout

54,073

Margin

Winner

Asok Bhattacharya

Male

Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)

Alliance: —
Votes: 106,062
Vote share: 55.32%
Margin: 54,073

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Asok Bhattacharya Won Male	CPM	106,062	55.32%
2	Sankar Malakar Male	INC	51,989	27.11%
3	M.B. Mukherjee Male	BJP	14,479	7.55%
4	Amar Bahadur Thapa Male	IND	12,345	6.44%
5	Man Singh Rai Male	IND	2,575	1.34%
6	Birendranath Roy Male	IND	1,473	0.77%
7	Bishwambhar Dalmia Male	IND	1,261	0.66%
8	Arun Prasad Sarkar Male	BSP	941	0.49%
9	Dasarath Karmakar Male	IND	613	0.32%

Party Wise Vote Share

Overall vote % (Pie)

Voter Participation by Gender

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Siliguri Constituency Results by Year

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2026	Shankar Ghosh Male BJP	65.78%	Goutam Deb Male AITC	25.91%
2021	Sankar Ghosh Male BJP	50.03%	Dr. Omprakash Mishra Male AITC	30.11%
2016	Asok Bhattacharya Male CPM	46.36%	Bhaichung Bhutia Male AITC	38.01%
2011	Rudra Nath Male AITC	48.08%	Bhattacharya Asok Narayan Male CPM	44.73%
2006	Nantu Paul Male INC	—	Pratul Chakraborty Male AITC	—
2001	Asok Bhattacharya Male CPM	48.03%	Prasanta Nandy Male AITC	35.56%
1996	Asok Bhattacharya Male CPM	55.32%	Sankar Malakar Male INC	27.11%
1991	Asok Bhattacharya Male CPM	48.30%	Prasanta Nandy Male INC	41.12%
1987	Gour Chakroborty Male CPM	51.08%	Prasanta Nandy Male INC	45.90%
1982	Biren Bose Male CPM	54.59%	Krishnendra Narayan Chowdhury Male INC	42.36%
1977	Biren Bose Male CPM	45.97%	Arun Kumar Moitra Male INC	28.56%
1972	Arun Kumar Moitra Male INC	65.39%	Biren Bose Male CPM	29.91%
1971	Arun Kumar Moitra Male INC	50.59%	Biren Bose Male CPM	29.89%
1969	Prem Thapa Male IGL	57.25%	Arun Kumar Moitra Male INC	38.83%

Siliguri Constituency Polling Booths

43 booths

Booth No.	Polling Booth
11	Sriguru Vidyamandir (H.S.) New Building
14	Sriguru Junior Basic School
17	Regulated Market Committee, Siliguri
20	Rajib Nagar Primary School
23	Mallaguri Primary School
26	Baghajatin Primary School
27	Baghajatin Primary School
29	Margaret Sister Nivedita English School
30	Margaret Sister Nivedita English School
32	Margaret Sister Nivedita English School
33	Margaret Sister Nivedita English School, Annex Building
36	Gandhi Shramik Hindi Vidyalaya
48	Vivekananda No. 2 G.S.F.P. School
51	Bharati Hindi Vidyalaya (H.S.)
54	Bharati Hindi Vidyalaya (H.S.)
56	Kabi Sukanta High School (H.S.)
57	Kabi Sukanta High School (H.S.)
59	Vivekananda Hindi Primary School
109	Hindi Balika Vidyapith
112	Hindi Balika Vidyapith
115	Govt. Saw Mill (Well Fare Centre - Auction Hall)
118	Govt. Saw Mill (Well Fare Centre - Auction Hall)
133	Rabindra Vidya Niketan
136	Dabgram G.S.F.P. School
139	Siliguri Hindi High School (H.S.)
142	Siliguri Hindi High School (H.S.)(New Building)
145	Purba Milan Pally G.S.F.P. School
146	Saugata Smriti Granthagar
148	Jyotshnamayee Girls High School (H.S.)
149	Jyotshnamayee Girls High School (H.S.)
151	Jyotshnamayee Girls High School (H.S.)
152	PHE, Siliguri Water Supply Division
155	Arya Samiti
164	Gandhi Memorial Hindi School
167	Baghajatin Park Primary School
170	Siliguri Boys High School
173	Siliguri Girls High School
176	District Fishary Office
179	Kanchanjangha Stadium (North)
212	Siliguri Barodakanta Vidyapith (H.S.)
231	Tarai Tarapada Adarsha Vidyalaya New Building
234	Shyama Prasad Primary School
237	Jagadish Chandra Vidyapith (Primary)