Murshidabad Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP’s Gouri Sankar Ghosh defeats TMC’s Shaoni Singha Roy by 31,521 votes
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 06, 2026, 16:20:10 IST
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Murshidabad Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP’s Gouri Sankar Ghosh defeats TMC’s Shaoni Singha Roy by 31,521 votes

Abdul Mannan (All India Forward Bloc), Ali Siddique (Congress), Gouri Sankar Ghosh (Bharatiya Janata Party), Prallad Mahato (Bahujan Samaj Party), Shaoni Singha Roy (Trinamool Congress), Milia Sajem (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), Mir Hasnat Ali (Aam Janata Unnayan party), Champa Bibi (Independent), and Sahabuddin Sk (Independent) — 9 candidates contesting from Murshidabad 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. Murshidabad is a General constituency under the Murshidabad Lok Sabha segment, with 268,221 voters on its electoral rolls. In 2021, Gouri Sankar Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won by a margin of 2,491 votes. The 2016 winner was Shaoni Singha Roy of the Congress. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Murshidabad in 2026.
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10:03 (IST) May 04
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09:53 (IST) May 04
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09:53 (IST) May 04
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09:43 (IST) May 04
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09:33 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Election Result 2026: The electorate behind May 4 count in Murshidabad
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09:23 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Assembly Election Results 2026: Murshidabad's result in West Bengal's 294-seat Assembly count
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09:21 (IST) May 04
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09:13 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Elections 2026: How Murshidabad's 2026 winner will be officially confirmed
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09:11 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Election Result: No high-profile candidate leading in early count
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09:03 (IST) May 04
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09:00 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Election Results 2026: Champa Bibi leads early count in West Bengal seat
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08:53 (IST) May 04
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08:43 (IST) May 04
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08:33 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Election Results 2026: Meet the candidates in the Murshidabad count
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08:23 (IST) May 04
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08:13 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Assembly Election Results 2026: 2021 winner Gouri Sankar Ghosh and the 2026 count
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08:03 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Election Result 2026: How Murshidabad's 2,491-vote 2021 margin reads in 2026
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07:53 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Election Results: West Bengal's Assembly count and Murshidabad's contribution
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07:43 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Election Results 2026: How and when Murshidabad's 2026 result will be officially confirmed
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07:33 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Election Results: Congress' Murshidabad candidate and the 2026 count
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07:23 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Elections 2026: Early leads in Murshidabad — what they really mean
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07:13 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Election Results: How Murshidabad's 2026 margin will compare with 2021
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07:03 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Elections 2026: When counting ends in Murshidabad — reading the result
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06:53 (IST) May 04
Murshidabad Elections 2026: Polling done, counting begun — Murshidabad's result awaited
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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.
Murshidabad is a General constituency in West Bengal, falling under the Murshidabad Lok Sabha segment. The constituency has 268,221 voters on its electoral rolls. 9 candidates are contesting in 2026: Abdul Mannan (All India Forward Bloc), Ali Siddique (Congress), Gouri Sankar Ghosh (Bharatiya Janata Party), Prallad Mahato (Bahujan Samaj Party), Shaoni Singha Roy (Trinamool Congress), Milia Sajem (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), Mir Hasnat Ali (Aam Janata Unnayan party), Champa Bibi (Independent), and Sahabuddin Sk (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Gouri Sankar Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Murshidabad with a margin of 2,491 votes. The runner-up was Shaoni Singha Roy of the TMC. In 2016, Shaoni Singha Roy of the Congress had won the seat. round-by-round trends from Murshidabad 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.