Satgachhia Election Results 2026 Highlights Updates:: BJP's Agniswar Naskar defeats AITC's Somashree Betal by 401 votes

Party	Candidate	Status
BJP	Agniswar Naskar	WON
AITC	Somashree Betal	LOST
CPM	Goutam Pal	LOST
INC	Prabhash Chandra Ghosh	LOST
IND	Palash Kr Mondal	LOST
SUCI	Uttam Pal	LOST
IND	Sanjit Ghorui	LOST
IND	Sanjoy Pramanick	LOST

May 6, 2026 6:23 PM IST

Satgachhia Assembly Election Result 2026 Live: BJP's Agniswar Naskar defeats AITC's Somashree Betal by 401 votes

West Bengal Election Results 2026 | The verdict is in for the Satgachhia assembly seat. BJP's Agniswar Naskar has won, defeating AITC's Somashree Betal. Agniswar Naskar secured 111023 votes against Somashree Betal's 110622.

May 4, 2026 8:03 PM IST

West Bengal Assembly Election Results 2026 Live: How Are Parties and Alliances Performing in the PRESIDENCY region of West Bengal?

The Satgachhia seat in West Bengal falls within the PRESIDENCY region. How are parties and alliances performing here? Check the latest vote share and updated figures.

Alliance	Total Seats
TMC+	47
BJP	59
CONG	0
LEFT	1
OTH	0

Nearby ConstituenciesAmdanga, Amta, Ashoknagar, Baduria, Bagda, Bagnan, Bally, Ballygunge, Bangaon Dakshin, Bangaon Uttar, Baranagar, Barasat, Barrackpur, Baruipur Paschim, Baruipur Purba, Basanti, Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Behala Paschim, Behala Purba, Beleghata, Bhabanipur, Bhangar, Bhatpara, Bidhannagar, Bijpur, Bishnupur, Budge Budge, Canning Paschim, Canning Purba, Chakdaha, Chapra, Chowrangee, Deganga, Diamond Harbour, Domjur, Dum Dum, Dum Dum Uttar, Entally, Falta, Gaighata, Gosaba, Habra, Haringhata, Haroa, Hingalganj, Howrah Dakshin, Howrah Madhya, Howrah Uttar, Jadavpur, Jagatballavpur, Jagatdal, Jaynagar, Jorasanko, Kakdwip, Kaliganj, Kalyani, Kamarhati, Karimpur, Kasba, Kashipur-Belgachhia, Khardaha, Kolkata Port, Krishnaganj, Krishnanagar Dakshin, Krishnanagar Uttar, Kulpi, Kultali, Madhyamgram, Magrahat Paschim, Magrahat Purba, Maheshtala, Mandirbazar, Maniktala, Metiaburuz, Minakhan, Nabadwip, Naihati, Nakashipara, Noapara, Palashipara, Panchla, Panihati, Patharpratima, Raidighi, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Rajarhat New Town, Ranaghat Dakshin, Ranaghat Uttar Paschim, Ranaghat Uttar Purba, Rashbehari, Sagar, Sandeshkhali, Sankrail, Santipur, Satgachhia, Shibpur, Shyampukur, Shyampur, Sonarpur Dakshin, Sonarpur Uttar, Swarupnagar, Tehatta, Tollyganj, Udaynarayanpur, Uluberia Dakshin, Uluberia Purba, Uluberia Uttar

May 4, 2026 8:02 PM IST

West Bengal Election Results 2026 Live: How are the leading candidates performing in West Bengal?

How are top candidates performing in the West Bengal Assembly elections? Check the latest updates here.

Party	Constituency	Candidate	Status
BJP	Mathabhanga (SC)	Nishith Pramanik	WON
BJP	Siliguri	Shankar Ghosh	WON
AJUP	Rejinagar	Humayun Kabir	WON
BJP	Asansol Dakshin	Agnimitra Paul	WON
BJP	Naihati	Sumitro Chatterjee	WON
BJP	Bhatpara	Pawan Kumar Singh	WON
TMC	Kamarhati	Madan Mitra	WON
BJP	Rashbehari	Swapan Dasgupta	WON
TMC	Beleghata	Kunal Ghosh	WON
BJP	Shibpur	Rudranil Ghosh	WON
CONG	Malatipur	Mausam B. Noor	LOST
CONG	Baharampur	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury	LOST
TMC	Baranagar	Sayantika Banerjee	LOST
BJP	Entally	Priyanka Tibrewal	LOST
TMC	Shyampukur	Shashi Panja	LOST
CONG	Shibpur	Shrabanti Singh	LOST
BJP	Moyna	Ashoke Dinda	LEADING
BJP	Nandigram	Suvendu Adhikari	LEADING
BJP	Kharagpur Sadar	Dilip Ghosh	LEADING
BJP	Noapara	Arjun Singh	LEADING
BJP	Panihati	Ratna Debnath	LEADING
TMC	Baruipur Paschim	Biman Banerjee	LEADING
BJP	Sonarpur Dakshin	Rupa Ganguly	LEADING
TMC	Bhabanipur	Mamata Banerjee	LEADING
TMC	Karimpur	Soham Chakraborty	TRAILING
TMC	Dum Dum	Bratyabrata Basu	TRAILING
BJP	Bhabanipur	Suvendu Adhikari	TRAILING
BJP	Uluberia Dakshin	Swami Mangalananda	TRAILING

May 4, 2026 7:46 PM IST

Satgachhia Election Result 2026 Live: Agniswar Naskar of BJP ahead with 98361 votes, AITC's Somashree Betal in close pursuit

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 | Agniswar Naskar of BJP is leading in Satgachhia with 98361 votes. Somashree Betal of AITC is currently behind with 96795 votes.

May 4, 2026 7:32 PM IST

Satgachhia Assembly Election Result 2026 Live: Who is leading in the Satgachhia seat?

Vote counting is underway for the Satgachhia Assembly seat. As per the latest figures, BJP is leading, with candidate Agniswar Naskar securing votes.

Party	Candidate	Status
BJP	Agniswar Naskar	LEADING
AITC	Somashree Betal	TRAILING
CPM	Goutam Pal	TRAILING
INC	Prabhash Chandra Ghosh	TRAILING
IND	Palash Kr Mondal	TRAILING
SUCI	Uttam Pal	TRAILING
IND	Sanjit Ghorui	TRAILING
IND	Sanjoy Pramanick	TRAILING

May 4, 2026 7:32 PM IST

Satgachhia Assembly Election Result 2026 Live: Who is leading in the Satgachhia seat?

Vote counting is underway for the Satgachhia Assembly seat. As per the latest figures, BJP is leading, with candidate Agniswar Naskar securing 77798 votes.

Party	Candidate	Status
BJP	Agniswar Naskar	LEADING
AITC	Somashree Betal	TRAILING
CPM	Goutam Pal	TRAILING
INC	Prabhash Chandra Ghosh	TRAILING
IND	Palash Kr Mondal	TRAILING
SUCI	Uttam Pal	TRAILING
IND	Sanjit Ghorui	TRAILING
IND	Sanjoy Pramanick	TRAILING

May 4, 2026 7:02 PM IST

West Bengal Election Results 2026 Live: Who is leading the battle?

Who’s ahead in West Bengal 2026 polls? See the latest updates and detailed seat-wise status here.

Alliance	Leads	Won	Total
TMC+	44	39	83
BJP	113	91	204
CONG	1	1	2
LEFT	2	0	2
OTH	0	2	2

May 4, 2026 6:43 PM IST

West Bengal Election Results 2026 Live: How Are Political Alliances Performing?

Here are the latest numbers and party-wise trends from the West Bengal Assembly election Results 2026.

Alliance	Leads	Won	Total
TMC+	50	33	83
BJP	128	76	204
CONG	1	1	2
LEFT	2	0	2
OTH	0	2	2

May 4, 2026 6:32 PM IST

West Bengal Election Results 2026 Live: How are the leading candidates performing in West Bengal?

How are top candidates performing in the West Bengal Assembly elections? Check the latest updates here.

Party	Constituency	Candidate	Status
BJP	Siliguri	Shankar Ghosh	WON
AJUP	Rejinagar	Humayun Kabir	WON
BJP	Asansol Dakshin	Agnimitra Paul	WON
BJP	Naihati	Sumitro Chatterjee	WON
BJP	Bhatpara	Pawan Kumar Singh	WON
TMC	Kamarhati	Madan Mitra	WON
TMC	Beleghata	Kunal Ghosh	WON
BJP	Entally	Priyanka Tibrewal	LOST
TMC	Shyampukur	Shashi Panja	LOST
BJP	Mathabhanga (SC)	Nishith Pramanik	LEADING
BJP	Moyna	Ashoke Dinda	LEADING
BJP	Nandigram	Suvendu Adhikari	LEADING
BJP	Kharagpur Sadar	Dilip Ghosh	LEADING
BJP	Noapara	Arjun Singh	LEADING
BJP	Panihati	Ratna Debnath	LEADING
TMC	Baruipur Paschim	Biman Banerjee	LEADING
BJP	Sonarpur Dakshin	Rupa Ganguly	LEADING
TMC	Bhabanipur	Mamata Banerjee	LEADING
BJP	Rashbehari	Swapan Dasgupta	LEADING
BJP	Shibpur	Rudranil Ghosh	LEADING
CONG	Malatipur	Mausam B. Noor	TRAILING
CONG	Baharampur	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury	TRAILING
TMC	Karimpur	Soham Chakraborty	TRAILING
TMC	Baranagar	Sayantika Banerjee	TRAILING
TMC	Dum Dum	Bratyabrata Basu	TRAILING
BJP	Bhabanipur	Suvendu Adhikari	TRAILING
CONG	Shibpur	Shrabanti Singh	TRAILING
BJP	Uluberia Dakshin	Swami Mangalananda	TRAILING

May 4, 2026 6:08 PM IST

Satgachhia Election Result 2026 Live: Agniswar Naskar of BJP ahead with 77798 votes, AITC's Somashree Betal in close pursuit

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 | Agniswar Naskar of BJP is leading in Satgachhia with 77798 votes. Somashree Betal of AITC is currently behind with 77787 votes.

May 4, 2026 5:50 PM IST

Satgachhia Election Results 2026 Live: Which party or alliance is dominating the PRESIDENCY region? Check the latest updates here

The Satgachhia Assembly seat falls within the PRESIDENCY region of West Bengal. Below are the latest figures highlighting the performance of various parties and alliances in this area.

Alliance	Total Seats
TMC+	47
BJP	59
CONG	0
LEFT	1
OTH	0

Nearby Constituencies UpdatesAmdanga, Amta, Ashoknagar, Baduria, Bagda, Bagnan, Bally, Ballygunge, Bangaon Dakshin, Bangaon Uttar, Baranagar, Barasat, Barrackpur, Baruipur Paschim, Baruipur Purba, Basanti, Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Behala Paschim, Behala Purba, Beleghata, Bhabanipur, Bhangar, Bhatpara, Bidhannagar, Bijpur, Bishnupur, Budge Budge, Canning Paschim, Canning Purba, Chakdaha, Chapra, Chowrangee, Deganga, Diamond Harbour, Domjur, Dum Dum, Dum Dum Uttar, Entally, Falta, Gaighata, Gosaba, Habra, Haringhata, Haroa, Hingalganj, Howrah Dakshin, Howrah Madhya, Howrah Uttar, Jadavpur, Jagatballavpur, Jagatdal, Jaynagar, Jorasanko, Kakdwip, Kaliganj, Kalyani, Kamarhati, Karimpur, Kasba, Kashipur-Belgachhia, Khardaha, Kolkata Port, Krishnaganj, Krishnanagar Dakshin, Krishnanagar Uttar, Kulpi, Kultali, Madhyamgram, Magrahat Paschim, Magrahat Purba, Maheshtala, Mandirbazar, Maniktala, Metiaburuz, Minakhan, Nabadwip, Naihati, Nakashipara, Noapara, Palashipara, Panchla, Panihati, Patharpratima, Raidighi, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Rajarhat New Town, Ranaghat Dakshin, Ranaghat Uttar Paschim, Ranaghat Uttar Purba, Rashbehari, Sagar, Sandeshkhali, Sankrail, Santipur, Satgachhia, Shibpur, Shyampukur, Shyampur, Sonarpur Dakshin, Sonarpur Uttar, Swarupnagar, Tehatta, Tollyganj, Udaynarayanpur, Uluberia Dakshin, Uluberia Purba, Uluberia Uttar

May 4, 2026 5:37 PM IST

Satgachhia Assembly Election Result 2026 Live: Somashree Betal of AITC leads with 71543 votes, BJP's Agniswar Naskar right behind with 70647 votes

A tight battle is underway in Satgachhia between AITC and BJP. Somashree Betal of AITC is currently ahead with 71543 votes, but Agniswar Naskar of BJP is close behind having polled 70647 votes so far.

May 4, 2026 5:32 PM IST

West Bengal Assembly Election Results 2026 Live: How Are Parties and Alliances Performing in the PRESIDENCY region of West Bengal?

The Satgachhia seat in West Bengal falls within the PRESIDENCY region. How are parties and alliances performing here? Check the latest vote share and updated figures.

Alliance	Total Seats
TMC+	47
BJP	59
CONG	0
LEFT	1
OTH	0

Nearby ConstituenciesAmdanga, Amta, Ashoknagar, Baduria, Bagda, Bagnan, Bally, Ballygunge, Bangaon Dakshin, Bangaon Uttar, Baranagar, Barasat, Barrackpur, Baruipur Paschim, Baruipur Purba, Basanti, Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Behala Paschim, Behala Purba, Beleghata, Bhabanipur, Bhangar, Bhatpara, Bidhannagar, Bijpur, Bishnupur, Budge Budge, Canning Paschim, Canning Purba, Chakdaha, Chapra, Chowrangee, Deganga, Diamond Harbour, Domjur, Dum Dum, Dum Dum Uttar, Entally, Falta, Gaighata, Gosaba, Habra, Haringhata, Haroa, Hingalganj, Howrah Dakshin, Howrah Madhya, Howrah Uttar, Jadavpur, Jagatballavpur, Jagatdal, Jaynagar, Jorasanko, Kakdwip, Kaliganj, Kalyani, Kamarhati, Karimpur, Kasba, Kashipur-Belgachhia, Khardaha, Kolkata Port, Krishnaganj, Krishnanagar Dakshin, Krishnanagar Uttar, Kulpi, Kultali, Madhyamgram, Magrahat Paschim, Magrahat Purba, Maheshtala, Mandirbazar, Maniktala, Metiaburuz, Minakhan, Nabadwip, Naihati, Nakashipara, Noapara, Palashipara, Panchla, Panihati, Patharpratima, Raidighi, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Rajarhat New Town, Ranaghat Dakshin, Ranaghat Uttar Paschim, Ranaghat Uttar Purba, Rashbehari, Sagar, Sandeshkhali, Sankrail, Santipur, Satgachhia, Shibpur, Shyampukur, Shyampur, Sonarpur Dakshin, Sonarpur Uttar, Swarupnagar, Tehatta, Tollyganj, Udaynarayanpur, Uluberia Dakshin, Uluberia Purba, Uluberia Uttar

May 4, 2026 5:02 PM IST

Satgachhia Assembly Election Result 2026 Live: Who is leading in the Satgachhia seat?

Vote counting is underway for the Satgachhia Assembly seat. As per the latest figures, AITC is leading, with candidate Somashree Betal securing 58791 votes.

Party	Candidate	Status
AITC	Somashree Betal	LEADING
BJP	Agniswar Naskar	TRAILING
CPM	Goutam Pal	TRAILING
INC	Prabhash Chandra Ghosh	TRAILING
IND	Palash Kr Mondal	TRAILING
SUCI	Uttam Pal	TRAILING
IND	Sanjit Ghorui	TRAILING
IND	Sanjoy Pramanick	TRAILING

May 4, 2026 5:02 PM IST

Satgachhia Assembly Election Result 2026 Live: Who is leading in the Satgachhia seat?

Vote counting is underway for the Satgachhia Assembly seat. As per the latest figures, AITC is leading, with candidate Somashree Betal securing votes.

Party	Candidate	Status
AITC	Somashree Betal	LEADING
BJP	Agniswar Naskar	TRAILING
CPM	Goutam Pal	TRAILING
INC	Prabhash Chandra Ghosh	TRAILING
IND	Palash Kr Mondal	TRAILING
SUCI	Uttam Pal	TRAILING
IND	Sanjit Ghorui	TRAILING
IND	Sanjoy Pramanick	TRAILING

May 4, 2026 4:32 PM IST

West Bengal Election Results 2026 Live: Who is leading the battle?

Who’s ahead in West Bengal 2026 polls? See the latest updates and detailed seat-wise status here.

Alliance	Leads	Won	Total
TMC+	86	2	88
BJP	191	8	199
CONG	2	0	2
LEFT	2	0	2
OTH	2	0	2

May 4, 2026 4:21 PM IST

Satgachhia Assembly Election Result 2026 Live: Somashree Betal of AITC and BJP's Agniswar Naskar locked in a tight contest

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 | The contest in Satgachhia looks set to go down to the wire. After 02:50 hours back hours of counting, AITC's Somashree Betal leads BJP's Agniswar Naskar by 2056 votes, though the situation remains volatile.

May 4, 2026 4:02 PM IST

West Bengal Election Results 2026 Live: How are the leading candidates performing in West Bengal?

How are top candidates performing in the West Bengal Assembly elections? Check the latest updates here.

Party	Constituency	Candidate	Status
BJP	Asansol Dakshin	Agnimitra Paul	WON
BJP	Mathabhanga (SC)	Nishith Pramanik	LEADING
BJP	Siliguri	Shankar Ghosh	LEADING
AJUP	Rejinagar	Humayun Kabir	LEADING
BJP	Moyna	Ashoke Dinda	LEADING
BJP	Nandigram	Suvendu Adhikari	LEADING
BJP	Kharagpur Sadar	Dilip Ghosh	LEADING
TMC	Karimpur	Soham Chakraborty	LEADING
BJP	Naihati	Sumitro Chatterjee	LEADING
BJP	Bhatpara	Pawan Kumar Singh	LEADING
BJP	Noapara	Arjun Singh	LEADING
BJP	Panihati	Ratna Debnath	LEADING
TMC	Kamarhati	Madan Mitra	LEADING
TMC	Baruipur Paschim	Biman Banerjee	LEADING
BJP	Sonarpur Dakshin	Rupa Ganguly	LEADING
TMC	Bhabanipur	Mamata Banerjee	LEADING
BJP	Rashbehari	Swapan Dasgupta	LEADING
TMC	Beleghata	Kunal Ghosh	LEADING
BJP	Shibpur	Rudranil Ghosh	LEADING
CONG	Malatipur	Mausam B. Noor	TRAILING
CONG	Baharampur	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury	TRAILING
TMC	Baranagar	Sayantika Banerjee	TRAILING
TMC	Dum Dum	Bratyabrata Basu	TRAILING
BJP	Bhabanipur	Suvendu Adhikari	TRAILING
BJP	Entally	Priyanka Tibrewal	TRAILING
TMC	Shyampukur	Shashi Panja	TRAILING
CONG	Shibpur	Shrabanti Singh	TRAILING
BJP	Uluberia Dakshin	Swami Mangalananda	TRAILING

May 4, 2026 3:50 PM IST

Satgachhia Election Results 2026 Live: Which party or alliance is dominating the PRESIDENCY region? Check the latest updates here

The Satgachhia Assembly seat falls within the PRESIDENCY region of West Bengal. Below are the latest figures highlighting the performance of various parties and alliances in this area.

Alliance	Total Seats
TMC+	53
BJP	53
CONG	0
LEFT	1
OTH	0

Nearby Constituencies UpdatesAmdanga, Amta, Ashoknagar, Baduria, Bagda, Bagnan, Bally, Ballygunge, Bangaon Dakshin, Bangaon Uttar, Baranagar, Barasat, Barrackpur, Baruipur Paschim, Baruipur Purba, Basanti, Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Behala Paschim, Behala Purba, Beleghata, Bhabanipur, Bhangar, Bhatpara, Bidhannagar, Bijpur, Bishnupur, Budge Budge, Canning Paschim, Canning Purba, Chakdaha, Chapra, Chowrangee, Deganga, Diamond Harbour, Domjur, Dum Dum, Dum Dum Uttar, Entally, Falta, Gaighata, Gosaba, Habra, Haringhata, Haroa, Hingalganj, Howrah Dakshin, Howrah Madhya, Howrah Uttar, Jadavpur, Jagatballavpur, Jagatdal, Jaynagar, Jorasanko, Kakdwip, Kaliganj, Kalyani, Kamarhati, Karimpur, Kasba, Kashipur-Belgachhia, Khardaha, Kolkata Port, Krishnaganj, Krishnanagar Dakshin, Krishnanagar Uttar, Kulpi, Kultali, Madhyamgram, Magrahat Paschim, Magrahat Purba, Maheshtala, Mandirbazar, Maniktala, Metiaburuz, Minakhan, Nabadwip, Naihati, Nakashipara, Noapara, Palashipara, Panchla, Panihati, Patharpratima, Raidighi, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Rajarhat New Town, Ranaghat Dakshin, Ranaghat Uttar Paschim, Ranaghat Uttar Purba, Rashbehari, Sagar, Sandeshkhali, Sankrail, Santipur, Satgachhia, Shibpur, Shyampukur, Shyampur, Sonarpur Dakshin, Sonarpur Uttar, Swarupnagar, Tehatta, Tollyganj, Udaynarayanpur, Uluberia Dakshin, Uluberia Purba, Uluberia Uttar

May 4, 2026 3:49 PM IST

Satgachhia Assembly Election Result 2026 Live: Somashree Betal of AITC and BJP's Agniswar Naskar locked in a tight contest

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 | The contest in Satgachhia looks set to go down to the wire. After 02:19 hours back hours of counting, AITC's Somashree Betal leads BJP's Agniswar Naskar by 1306 votes, though the situation remains volatile.

Satgachhia Election Results 2026 Highlights Updates:: BJP's Agniswar Naskar defeats AITC's Somashree Betal by 401 votes

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