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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 70

RejinagarAssembly by-election result, 2026

Shankharavh Sarkar (BJP) won Rejinagar in the 2026 assembly by-election with 63.3% of the vote, beating Golam Nabi Azad (Robin) (AJUP) by 75,816 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2011 election. In 2006, seat no. 70 was Palashipara. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

SHANKHARAVH SARKAR
BJP
BJP 63.3%AJUP 26.4%13 others 10.3%
Votes
1,29,914
63.3% share
Winning margin
75,816
37.0% of votes
Candidates
15

A comfortable win — SHANKHARAVH SARKAR won by 37.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
SHANKHARAVH SARKAR
BJP
BJP
1,29,91463.3%
2
GOLAM NABI AZAD (ROBIN)
AJUP
AJUP
54,09826.4%
3
ABDULLAHIL KAFI
INC
INC
6,1683.0%
4
RABIUL ALAM CHOWDHURY
MAITC
MAITC
3,8471.9%
5
MD. SAYEED
CPM
CPM
3,7971.9%
6
SAFIUZZAMAN SAIKH
DTC
DTC
2,0441.0%
7
MEHEBUB ALAM
IND
IND
1,3740.7%
8
GOLAK BANERJEE
IND
IND
1,2270.6%
9
MAJIFUL HOQUE
IND
IND
6570.3%
10
IMRAN MALLIK
RPPRINAT
RPPRINAT
5970.3%
11
SAHIN SAHA
JUNP
JUNP
3760.2%
12
BIKASH CHANDRA MISRA
RSP
RSP
3290.2%
13
JALALUDDIN MIDDER
IND
IND
2910.1%
14
SAIFUL ISLAM
IND
IND
2230.1%
15
TUSHAR PANDEY
IND
IND
2110.1%

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A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
37.0%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Essentially two

BJP and AJUP took 90% of the votes.

Parties in the race 2.12

How did the vote split?

SEAT
63.3%won by BJP
BJP 63.3%AJUP 26.4%Others 10.3%

Murshidabad district · 71 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Mango and its processed products and Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
  • Muslim66.3%
  • Hindu33.2%
  • Christian0.3%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)0.1%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water7.0%
Electric lighting34.6%
Toilet at home39.5%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 1855.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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Tomb of Mirmadan

🏛️MonumentASI
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Tomb of Mirmadan

🏛️MonumentASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Who has won Rejinagar, 2011–2026

  1. 2011HUMAYUN KABIR (INC), margin 5.6%
  2. 2016RABIUL ALAM CHOWDHURY (INC), margin 3.0%
  3. 2021RABIUL ALAM CHOWDHURY (AITC), margin 32.4%
  4. 2026HUMAYUN KABIR (AJUP), margin 24.6%