Ausgram election results 2026: Kalita Maji of BJP wins against Shyama Prasanna Lohar of AITC

Kalita Maji of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the Ausgram (SC) Assembly Constituency No. 273, defeating Shyama Prasanna Lohar of the All India Trinamool Congress.Ausgram assembly constituency lies in the northeastern portion of the Purba Bardhaman district in south Bengal, in the Ausgram block region bordering Birbhum district. Covering Ausgram I and II community development blocks, the constituency is a rural SC-reserved seat in the Ajoy river valley, with paddy farming, small trade, and daily wage labour as primary livelihoods. The 236,000+ electors are predominantly SC communities (Bagdi, Bauri, Haddi) with a smaller OBC and Muslim presence.Key voter concerns include agricultural support, flood management along the Ajoy river, MGNREGA, welfare scheme delivery, drinking water, healthcare access, and road connectivity on the Bardhaman-Birbhum axis. Ajoy river flooding is a recurring local issue that tests government responsiveness.A historically Left Front-CPI(M) reserved seat, Ausgram moved to TMC post-2011 with BJP posing a competitive but ultimately unsuccessful challenge in 2021. Very high turnout (90.2%) under Bardhaman-Purba Lok Sabha.In 2021, TMC's Abhedananda Thander won by 11,815 votes (~5.5% of 213,041 total votes), a moderate comfortable margin.A comfortably marginal TMC seat; the margin, while solid, is not immune to erosion. As a northeastern anchor in the Bardhaman cluster, Ausgram is watched for signs of Birbhum-Bardhaman political spillover heading into 2026.