Usha Rani Mondal, representing the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), has secured a decisive victory in the Minakhan constituency, garnering 92,079 votes. She defeated her closest rival, Rudrendra Patra of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who managed 59,787 votes. The winning margin stood at 32,292 votes, reinforcing Mondal's stronghold in this Scheduled Caste-reserved seat.
Constituency Profile
Minakhan, located in the North 24 Parganas district, is part of the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency. It encompasses the rural Minakhan community development block and select panchayats. The electorate is almost entirely rural, and voter turnout exceeded 88 percent in the 2026 elections. The seat has been a TMC bastion, with Mondal having won comfortably in previous elections.
Previous Election Performance
In the 2021 assembly elections, Mondal won with 1,09,818 votes, defeating BJP's Jayanta Mondal by a margin of 55,830 votes. In 2016, she secured 1,03,210 votes, defeating CPI(M)'s Dinabandhu Mondal by 42,598 votes. These back-to-back landslide victories established her as one of TMC's most entrenched incumbents in North 24 Parganas. The seat was widely considered safe for the party heading into the 2026 polls.
Election Context
The 2026 elections saw high stakes across several states, including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry. In Minakhan, Mondal's victory underscores TMC's continued dominance in the region, despite challenges from the BJP and other parties. The results reflect the party's strong grassroots support and organizational strength in rural West Bengal.
This article provides a comprehensive overview of the Minakhan constituency results and the political landscape in the 2026 elections.
