The counting of votes for the Jagatballavpur Assembly constituency in West Bengal is underway, with eight candidates vying for the seat in the 2026 state elections. The key contenders include Subir Chatterjee of the Trinamool Congress, Anupam Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and Koushik Roy of the Indian National Congress. Other candidates are Nazira Khatun (All India Secular Front), Prasenjit Santra (Bharatiya Nyay-Adhikar Raksha Party), and independents Anupam Malik, Kousik Ghosh, and Jyotsna Rang.
Constituency Profile
Jagatballavpur is a General constituency located under the Sreerampur Lok Sabha segment. In the 2021 Assembly election, Sitanath Ghosh of the Trinamool Congress won the seat by a significant margin of 29,196 votes, defeating BJP's Anupam Ghosh. Prior to that, in 2016, Md Abdul Ghani of the TMC had emerged victorious.
Counting and Trends
As counting progresses, early trends from each round are being closely monitored. The final result will determine which candidate secures the most votes in Jagatballavpur for 2026. This outcome will also contribute to the overall state-wide picture across West Bengal's 294 Assembly constituencies.
Disclaimer: Data provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and MyNeta, sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
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