Behali constituency assembly election 2026: BJP’s Munindra Das beats CPM's Gyanendra Sarkar

Munindra Das (Bapti) of the BJP emerged victorious in the election, securing a total of 87224 votes. He defeated CPM candidate Gyanendra Sarkar by a decisive margin of 60703 votes.The Behali seat in Assam witnessed a direct contest between BJP's Munindra Das and CPM's Gyanendra Sarkar. Das emerged victorious, securing over 87,000 votes. He bested Sarkar with a margin of over 60,000 votes.The BJP-led alliance is poised for a decisive victory in Assam, which has secured a third term for Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Polling for all 126 constituencies took place on April 9, with voter turnout surpassing 85%.The robust participation was evident in both rural and urban pockets, underlining widespread public involvement in the democratic process.Behali Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Caste (SC)-reserved seat located in Biswanath district of Upper Assam. It is one of the nine Assembly segments under the Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency.In the 2021 Assam Assembly elections, the constituency had 1,25,542 registered voters, with 1,05,213 valid votes cast. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Ranjit Dutta won the seat with 53,583 votes. Independent candidate Jayanta Borah finished second with 23,744 votes, losing by a margin of 29,839 votes.In the 2016 Assembly elections, Behali had 1,07,746 electors, with 92,796 valid votes recorded. BJP’s Ranjit Dutta won with 52,152 votes, defeating Indian National Congress (INC) candidate Rupak Sarma, who secured 28,551 votes.According to the final electoral roll for the 2026 Assembly elections, Behali has 1,54,199 eligible voters, slightly higher than 1,54,037 voters in 2024. Earlier, the constituency had 1,23,279 voters in 2021, 1,18,085 in 2019, 1,06,975 in 2016, and 1,00,067 in 2011.Behali remains an overwhelmingly rural constituency. Voter turnout has traditionally been high, staying above 80 per cent in recent elections — 80.80 per cent in 2011, 86.25 per cent in 2016, 81.87 per cent in 2019, and 83.80 per cent in 2021.