Alipurduars Assembly constituency
West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency
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Alipurduars Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Alipurduars | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 12 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Alipurduars Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Alipurduar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alipurduars (ST) |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 245,304 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
- Revolutionary Socialist Party (9 times) (50.0%)
- Indian National Congress (6 times) (33.3%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (2 times) (11.1%)
- All India Trinamool Congress (1 time) (5.55%)
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 12 Alipurduars Assembly constituency covers Alipurduar municipality, Alipurduar Railway Junction, Banchukamari, Chakowakheti, Mathura, Parorpar, Patlakhawa, Shalkumar I, Shalkumar II, Tapsikhata, Vivekananda II, Vivekananda I gram panchayats of Alipurduar I community development block, and Chaporerpar I, Chaporerpar II, and Tatpara II gram panchayats of Alipurduar II community development block.[1]
Alipurduars Assembly constituency is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2026
In the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Paritosh Das of BJP defeated his nearest rival Suman Kanjilal of TMC by 70,420 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Paritosh Das | 143,242 | 61.62 |  13.43 | |
| AITC | Suman Kanjilal | 72,822 | 31.33 |  9.67 | |
| CPI(M) | Shyamal Roy | 7,301 | 3.14 | ||
| INC | Mrinmoy Sarkar (papan) | 2,644 | 1.14 | 5.89 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,620 | 1.13 | 0.24 | |
| Majority | 70,420 | 30.29 | 23.1 | ||
| Turnout | 232,466 | 94.77 | 9.32 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | 11.55 | |||
2021
In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Suman Kanjilal of BJP defeated his nearest rival Sourav Chakraborty of TMC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suman Kanjilal | 107,333 | 48.19 | ||
| AITC | Sourav Chakraborty | 91,326 | 41.0 | ||
| INC | Debprosad Roy | 15,651 | 7.03 | ||
| Independent | Nikhil Chandra Raibir | 2,351 | 1.06 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,981 | 0.89 | ||
| Majority | 16,007 | 7.19 | |||
| Turnout | 222,732 | 85.45 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sourav Chakraborty of TMC defeated his nearest rival Biswaranjan Sarkar of Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sourav Chakraborty | 89,695 | 44.09 | Winner | |
| INC | Biswaranjan Sarkar | 77,737 | 38.21 | ||
| BJP | Kushal Chatterjee | 20,098 | 9.88 | ||
| RSP | Nirmal Das | 7,324 | 3.60 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Alokesh Das | 2,308 | 1.13 | ||
| AMB | Dalendra Nath Ray | 1,341 | 0.66 | ||
| Independent | Santosh Kumar Balo | 989 | 0.49 | ||
| BSP | Gouri Roy | 974 | 0.48 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,980 | 1.46 | ||
| Majority | 11,958 | 5.88 | |||
| Turnout | 2,03,446 | 86.16 | |||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Debaprasad Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Kshiti Goswami of RSP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Debaprasad Roy | 79,605 | 46.02 | Winner | |
| RSP | Kshiti Goswami | 72,822 | 42.10 | ||
| BJP | Manik Chandra Saha | 8,238 | 4.76 | ||
| Independent | Santosh Kumar Balo | 3,072 | 1.78 | ||
| JMM | Manohar Bhagat | 1,864 | 1.08 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Abhijit Roy | 1,508 | 0.87 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Chanchal Kumar Das | 1,438 | 0.83 | ||
| Independent | Parimal Roy | 1,396 | 0.81 | ||
| Independent | Sanjit Das | 1,301 | 0.75 | ||
| BSP | Mantu Barman | 1,195 | 0.69 | ||
| Rashtriya Deshaj Party | Bishwanath Gop | 530 | 0.31 | ||
| Majority | 6,783 | 3.92 | |||
| Turnout | 1,72,969 | 86.04 | |||
| INC gain from RSP | Swing | ||||
2006
Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections, Nirmal Das of RSP defeated Sourav Chakraborty of Congress, Prasanta Narayan Majumdar of Trinamool Congress, Manindralal Rakshit of Congress and Biswa Ranjan Sarkar of Congress, respectively. Nani Bhattacharya of RSP defeated Debabrata Chatterjee of Congress in 1987, Pallab Ghosh of Congress in 1982 and Narayan Bhattachary of Congress in 1977.
1972
Narayan Bhattacharya of Congress won in 1971 and 1972. Nani Bhattacharya of RSP won in 1967 and 1969. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won in 1957 and 1962. In independent India's first election in 1951, it was a joint seat. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee and Dhirandra Brahma Mandal, both from Congress, won.