West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2026
Piyush Kanodia of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Rajarhat New Town Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in West Bengal in the 2026 state assembly election, securing 106,564 votes (39.82% vote share). The runner-up was Tapash Chatterjee (All India Trinamool Congress) with 106,255 votes.
A total of 13 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piyush Kanodia | 106564 | 39.82% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Tapash Chatterjee | 106255 | 39.70% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 3 | Saptarshi Deb | 32246 | 12.05% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) |
| 4 | Sk Nizamuddin | 1885 | 0.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Narayan Mandal | 1227 | 0.46% | Independent |
| 7 | Sujan Sardar | 768 | 0.29% | Independent |
| 8 | Ashutosh Paul | 484 | 0.18% | National Republic Party Of India |
| 9 | Ashit Dhali | 313 | 0.12% | Independent |
| 10 | Rajib Sarkar | 313 | 0.12% | Independent |
| 11 | Abhimanyu Shandilya | 220 | 0.08% | Independent |
| 12 | Firdaus Ali Molla | 211 | 0.08% | Aam Janata Unnayan Party |
| 13 | Sunil Naskar | 178 | 0.07% | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) |
| 14 | Shubhankar Mondal | 112 | 0.04% | Samata Party |
The Rajarhat New Town constituency is part of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2026 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Piyush Kanodia (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 106,564 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.