Balagarh Vidhan Sabha election result 2026
All candidates and votes
Winner
Sumana Sarkar
votes
1,25,624
Margin
41,914(18.5%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Sumana Sarkar✓ WinnerBJP1,25,62455.58%
- 2Ranjan DharaAITC83,71037.03%
- 3Bikash GolderCPI(M)Deposit lost10,1754.5%
- 4Harichand MajumdarBSPDeposit lost1,8030.8%
- 5Ashok BiswasINCDeposit lost1,4870.66%
- 6Sukdeb BiswasSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost1,3720.61%
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- 7NOTA1,3470.6%
- 8Soma BiswasINDDeposit lost5130.23%
Deposit lost: 5 of 7 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,40,491
- Votes cast
- 2,26,242
- Turnout
- 94.08%
- Polling stations
- 302
incl. service voters
incl. 1,559 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women94.2%
1,11,180 of 1,18,003 voted on EVMs
Men92.7%
1,13,498 of 1,22,482 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 6; 5 voted.
- Candidates7 (2 women)
- Lost deposit5
- NOTA1,347
- Valid votes2,24,684
Women candidates: Sumana Sarkar, Soma Biswas — a woman won this seat.
Frequently asked questions
Who won Balagarh in 2026?
Sumana Sarkar (BJP) won with 1,25,624 votes, defeating Ranjan Dhara (AITC) by 41,914 votes.
How many votes were cast in Balagarh in 2026?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 2,26,031 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Balagarh in 2026?
94.08% — 2,26,242 of 2,40,491 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 94.2%, men's 92.7%.
How many voters does Balagarh have?
2,40,491 electors at the 2026 election — 1,22,482 men, 1,18,003 women, 6 third gender (service voters included), and 302 polling stations.
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