Magrahat Purba Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Sarmistha Purkait
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Sarmistha Purkait
votes
1,08,412
Margin
31,607(14.2%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Sarmistha Purkait✓ WinnerAITC1,08,41248.8%
- 2Uttam Kumar BanikBJP76,80534.57%
- 3Chandan SahaCPI(M)Deposit lost29,18813.14%
- 4Atanu HalderINCDeposit lost4,7332.13%
- 5NOTA8580.39%
- 6Somnath NaskarSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost7370.33%
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- 7Gobinda Kumar SardarBSPDeposit lost6780.31%
- 8Soumendra Nath SardarINDDeposit lost4270.19%
- 9Bhaskar Chandra NaskarINDDeposit lost3400.15%
Deposit lost: 6 of 8 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
- 2,32,718
- Votes cast
- 2,22,724
- Turnout
- 95.71%
- Polling stations
- 282
incl. service voters
incl. 1,685 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women95.4%
1,04,804 of 1,09,821 voted on EVMs
Men94.6%
1,16,234 of 1,22,895 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 2; 1 voted.
- Candidates8 (1 women)
- Lost deposit6
- NOTA858
- Valid votes2,21,320
Women candidates: Sarmistha Purkait — a woman won this seat.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Magrahat Purba?
Sarmistha Purkait (AITC) won Magrahat Purba in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,08,412 votes.
What was the winning margin in Magrahat Purba?
Sarmistha Purkait defeated Uttam Kumar Banik (BJP) by 31,607 votes.
What was the turnout in Magrahat Purba in 2026?
95.71% — 2,22,724 of 2,32,718 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 95.4%, men's 94.6%.
How many voters does Magrahat Purba have?
2,32,718 electors at the 2026 election — 1,22,895 men, 1,09,821 women, 2 third gender (service voters included), and 282 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Magrahat Purba?
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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