Ghatal Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP’s Sital Kapat wins by 37,657 vote margin
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 07, 2026, 07:42:06 IST
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Ghatal Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP’s Sital Kapat wins by 37,657 vote margin

Kaberi Dolui (Congress), Shyamali Sardar (Trinamool Congress), Santi Nath Satick (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Sital Kapat (Bharatiya Janata Party), Sujay Dolai (Bahujan Samaj Party), Narugopal Dolui (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), Khagendra Dolai (Independent), Bivash Singha (Independent), and Ruma Patra (Independent) — 9 candidates contesting from Ghatal in West Bengal's 2026 Assembly Election. Votes cast across this constituency are now being counted, and early trends from each round will be closely watched as the day unfolds. Ghatal is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency under the Ghatal Lok Sabha segment. In 2021, SITAL KAPAT of the Bharatiya Janata Party won by a margin of 966 votes. The 2021 turnout was 82.9%. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Ghatal in 2026.
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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
Ghatal is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency in West Bengal, falling under the Ghatal Lok Sabha segment. A turnout of 82.9% was recorded in the 2021 election. 9 candidates are contesting in 2026: Kaberi Dolui (Congress), Shyamali Sardar (Trinamool Congress), Santi Nath Satick (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Sital Kapat (Bharatiya Janata Party), Sujay Dolai (Bahujan Samaj Party), Narugopal Dolui (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), Khagendra Dolai (Independent), Bivash Singha (Independent), and Ruma Patra (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, SITAL KAPAT of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Ghatal with a margin of 966 votes. round-by-round trends from Ghatal will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to West Bengal's state-wide tally across its 294 Assembly segments. This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.