In West Bengal's Nabagram constituency, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Saha emerged victorious by a margin of 5,919 votes over his nearest rival, Trinamool Congress candidate Pranab Chandra. Saha secured 78,739 votes, while Chandra garnered 72,820 votes in the 2026 assembly elections.
Constituency Details
Nabagram is one of the 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, located in the Murshidabad district and forming part of the Jangipur Lok Sabha seat. Reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates, the constituency has seen a mix of continuity and shifting party affiliations in recent elections.
For the 2026 Assembly election, Nabagram had a total of 2,43,025 registered voters on the electoral rolls. Of these, 1,24,325 were male, 1,18,697 were female, and three belonged to the third gender.
Previous Election Results
In the 2021 Assembly elections, Nabagram had 251,378 registered electors, with 208,516 casting valid votes. The seat was won by Trinamool Congress candidate Kanai Chandra Mondal, who secured 100,455 votes. BJP candidate Mohan Halder finished second with 64,922 votes, trailing by a margin of 35,533 votes.
In the 2016 Assembly elections, the constituency had an electorate of 222,785, with 181,705 valid votes recorded, reflecting a turnout of 81.56 percent. Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Kanai Chandra Mondal won the seat with 99,545 votes. TMC candidate Dilip Saha came second with 61,102 votes, losing by a margin of 38,443 votes.
Statewide Election Trends
West Bengal voted across 294 seats in two phases on April 23 and April 29, recording a combined turnout of nearly 93 percent — the highest since Independence and one of the largest in Indian electoral history. Notably, the surge was not limited to rural strongholds but saw a dramatic rise in urban centers, with women voters outpacing men to drive the record participation.
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