NEW DELHI: In the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate Prasenjit Bag secured a narrow victory in the Jangipara constituency, defeating the incumbent Trinamool Congress MLA Snehasis Chakraborty by a margin of 862 votes. Bag garnered 1,02,409 votes, while Chakraborty received 1,01,547 votes.
Detailed Vote Tally
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Sudipta Sarkar finished third with 18,138 votes. Other candidates included Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party's Sekh Abdul Rahim (2,567 votes), Congress's Subhasis Dutta (1,572 votes), and six other candidates. A total of eleven candidates contested, along with the None of the Above (NOTA) option.
Constituency Profile
Jangipara (constituency number 195) is located in Hooghly district and forms part of the Sreerampur Lok Sabha constituency. It covers the Jangipara community development block, a predominantly rural area in southern Hooghly. In the 2021 elections, this constituency required re-polling at one booth due to alleged irregularities.
Historically, Jangipara was a CPI(M) stronghold, with the Left winning six of nine elections since 1977. However, the TMC has held the seat since 2016. In 2021, TMC's Snehasis Chakraborty won by a margin of nearly 18,000 votes against BJP's Debjit Sarkar, securing 48% of the vote share.
Electoral Context
This time, the TMC renominated Chakraborty, allowing him to contest on his incumbency record. The BJP fielded Prasenjit Bag, while Congress put forward Subhasis Dutta. Key issues in the constituency included agricultural development and rural infrastructure. The TMC had consolidated its grip in recent cycles, making the BJP's victory significant.
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