Baranagar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Sajal Ghosh
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Sajal Ghosh
votes
81,730
Margin
16,956(10%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Sajal Ghosh✓ WinnerBJP81,73048.26%
- 2Sayantika BanerjeeAITC64,77438.25%
- 3Sayandeep MitraCPI(M)Deposit lost18,68911.04%
- 4NOTA1,1970.71%
- 5Kalyani ChakrabortyINCDeposit lost1,1910.7%
- 6Supriya BhattacharyaSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost4820.28%
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- 7Shubhrangshu BhaktaINDDeposit lost4480.26%
- 8Sajal GhoshINDDeposit lost3790.22%
- 9Sajal Kumar GhoshINDDeposit lost2340.14%
- 10Prasenjit DeyINDDeposit lost1450.09%
- 11Dulal Kanti BhattacharyaINDDeposit lost780.05%
Deposit lost: 8 of 10 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
- 1,86,656
- Votes cast
- 1,69,464
- Turnout
- 90.79%
- Polling stations
- 255
incl. service voters
incl. 1,643 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women88.9%
85,249 of 95,853 voted on EVMs
Men90.9%
82,570 of 90,799 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 4; 2 voted.
- Candidates10 (2 women)
- Lost deposit8
- NOTA1,197
- Valid votes1,68,150
Women candidates: Sayantika Banerjee, Kalyani Chakraborty
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Baranagar?
Sajal Ghosh (BJP) won Baranagar in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 81,730 votes.
What was the winning margin in Baranagar?
Sajal Ghosh defeated Sayantika Banerjee (AITC) by 16,956 votes.
What was the turnout in Baranagar in 2026?
90.79% — 1,69,464 of 1,86,656 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 88.9%, men's 90.9%.
How many voters does Baranagar have?
1,86,656 electors at the 2026 election — 90,799 men, 95,853 women, 4 third gender (service voters included), and 255 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Baranagar?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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