Sankar Sikder — MLA, Behala Purba (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Sankar Sikder
Sankar Sikder is the MLA from the Behala Purba assembly constituency in West Bengal, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly (elected in 2026).
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Behala Purba constituency
Behala Purba is seat number 153 of the 294 in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and lies in South 24 Parganas district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 259,752 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Behala Purba votes as part of the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Bharatiya Janata Party in the West Bengal assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party holds 209 of the 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 148. Sankar Sikder was returned from Behala Purba in 2026.
Other MLAs in South 24 Parganas district
South 24 Parganas district returns 31 members to the West Bengal assembly. The others are:
- Bikarna Naskar — Gosaba, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Nilima Mistry Bishal — Basanti, All India Trinamool Congress
- Ganesh Chandra Mondal — Kultali, All India Trinamool Congress
- Samir Kumar Jana — Patharpratima, All India Trinamool Congress
- Dipankar Jana — Kakdwip, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Sumanta Mandal — Sagar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Barnali Dhara — Kulpi, All India Trinamool Congress
- Tapas Mondal — Raidighi, All India Trinamool Congress
- Joydeb Halder — Mandirbazar, All India Trinamool Congress
- Biswanath Das — Jaynagar, All India Trinamool Congress
- Bivas Sardar — Baruipur Purba, All India Trinamool Congress
- Paresh Ram Das — Canning Paschim, All India Trinamool Congress
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 294 seats and was last elected in 2026. The next election is due by May 2031.
Latest West Bengal Political News
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Behala Purba?
- Sankar Sikder of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Behala Purba, elected in 2026.
- Which party does Sankar Sikder belong to?
- Sankar Sikder represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 209 of the 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Behala Purba constituency in?
- Behala Purba is seat number 153 and lies in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
- Is Behala Purba a reserved constituency?
- Behala Purba is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Behala Purba fall under?
- Behala Purba is one of the assembly segments of the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Behala Purba?
- Behala Purba had about 259,752 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Sankar Sikder, West Bengal की Behala Purba विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2026 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Behala Purba सीट South 24 Parganas ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,59,752 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Behala Purba विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।