Chapra election results 2026: TMC's Jeber Sekh wins against BJP's Saikat Sarkar

NEW DELHI: TMC's Jeber Sekh won against BJP's Saikat Sarkar for the constituency of Chapra in the 2026 assembly elections.There were a total of 2,32,057 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Chapra Assembly constituency, of whom 1,23,420 were male, 1,08,637 female and 0 belonged to the third gender.West Bengal voted across 294 seats in two phases on April 23 and April 29, recording a combined turnout of nearly 93 per cent — the highest since Independence and one of the largest in Indian electoral history. Notably, the surge was not limited to rural strongholds but saw a dramatic rise in urban centres, with women voters outpacing men to drive the record participation.Chapra is a key legislative assembly constituency in West Bengal's Nadia district. It is a general category Assembly seat and forms part of the Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency.In the 2021 Assembly elections, the seat was won by Trinamool Congress. TMC candidate Rukbanur Rahman defeated Independent candidate Jeber Sekh by a margin of 12,118 votes.In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Trinamool Congress candidate Mahua Moitra won the Krishnanagar parliamentary seat, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party's Amrita Roy by a margin of 56,705 votes.Chapra had 258,821 registered voters in 2024, up from 248,014 in 2021 and 236,558 in 2019. Muslims account for around 49 per cent of the electorate, while Scheduled Castes make up 13.40 per cent. According to the 2011 Census, Muslims constituted 59.72 per cent of Chapra's population, while Hindus accounted for 37.15 per cent. The constituency's proximity to the Bangladesh border is often cited as a factor behind its demographic profile.Voter turnout in the constituency has remained high over the years, peaking at 87.95 per cent in 2011 and declining to 78.35 per cent in 2024. In the intervening elections, turnout was recorded at 85.25 per cent in 2016, 82.22 per cent in 2019 and 86.11 per cent in 2021.