BJP candidate Arjun Singh registered a massive victory against TMC's Trinankur Bhattacharjee during West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 vote counting on Monday. Singh accumulated 94,415 votes, defeating Bhattacharjee by a margin of 17,656 votes.
After winning the election, Singh appealed his workers against vengeful behavior towards TMC leaders and workers.
"No vengeful behavior will be tolerated towards any Trinamool leader, worker, supporter, or general citizen. Attacking the homes or shops of opposition supporters or physically humiliating them is against the BJP's party line. Keep yourselves restrained and maintain faith in the rule of law. The people of the state have brought us to power with overwhelming support," he posted on X.
"It is the responsibility of each of us to use this support, this love from the people as sustenance to keep our state free from political violence and to move forward together with everyone for the development of the state. Once again, I appeal to each and every one of you not to mistreat any individual in any way," he added.
Other candidates, who were in fray, included Asoke Bhattacharya from the Congress and Gargi Chatterjee from the Communist Party of India (Marxist). However, the main contest was widely believed to be between Bhattacharjee and Singh.
Political background of Noapara
Noapara has a long political history, where the Left parties once held strong influence. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) had won the seat eight times in the past.
This dominance continued until the TMC ended the streak in 2001, marking a shift in the constituency’s political landscape.
Previous election results
In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, TMC candidate Manju Basu won the Noapara seat. She secured 94,203 votes, which accounted for 48.9% of the total vote share. She defeated BJP candidate Sunil Singh by a margin of 26,710 votes, which was 14.05% of the total. Singh received 67,493 votes with a 35.04% vote share.
Congress candidate Subhankar Sarkar came third with 23,502 votes, making up 12.2% of the votes.
Voter profile of the constituency
According to Election Commission data from 2021, Noapara had 2,61,570 registered voters. Out of this 1,30,760 are male voters and 1,30,805 are female. As many as five voters belong to the third gender.
