Rajarhat New Town Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Piyush Kanodia
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Piyush Kanodia
votes
1,06,564
Margin
316(0.1%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Piyush Kanodia✓ WinnerBJP1,06,56442.19%
- 2Tapash ChatterjeeAITC1,06,24842.07%
- 3Saptarshi DebCPI(M)Deposit lost32,24612.77%
- 4Sk NizamuddinINCDeposit lost1,8850.75%
- 5NOTA1,7920.71%
- 6Narayan MandalINDDeposit lost1,2270.49%
See all candidates (+8)−
- 7Sujan SardarINDDeposit lost7680.3%
- 8Ashutosh PaulNational Republic Party Of IndiaDeposit lost4840.19%
- 9Ashit DhaliINDDeposit lost3130.12%
- 10Rajib SarkarINDDeposit lost3130.12%
- 11Abhimanyu ShandilyaINDDeposit lost2200.09%
- 12Firdaus Ali MollaAam Janata Unnayan PartyDeposit lost2100.08%
- 13Sunil NaskarSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost1780.07%
- 14Shubhankar MondalSamata PartyDeposit lost1120.04%
Deposit lost: 11 of 13 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
- 2,67,716
- Votes cast
- 2,52,818
- Turnout
- 94.44%
- Polling stations
- 330
incl. service voters
incl. 1,290 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women93.5%
1,23,002 of 1,31,557 voted on EVMs
Men94.4%
1,28,525 of 1,36,155 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 4; 1 voted.
- Candidates13
- Lost deposit11
- NOTA1,792
- Valid votes2,50,768
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Rajarhat New Town?
Piyush Kanodia (BJP) won Rajarhat New Town in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,06,564 votes.
What was the winning margin in Rajarhat New Town?
Piyush Kanodia defeated Tapash Chatterjee (AITC) by 316 votes.
What was the turnout in Rajarhat New Town in 2026?
94.44% — 2,52,818 of 2,67,716 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 93.5%, men's 94.4%.
How many voters does Rajarhat New Town have?
2,67,716 electors at the 2026 election — 1,36,155 men, 1,31,557 women, 4 third gender (service voters included), and 330 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Rajarhat New Town?
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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