Overview
- The Election Commission-declared result on Sunday, May 24 shows BJP candidate Debangshu Panda won with 149,666 votes and a margin of 109,021 over the CPI(M) candidate.
- The ECI ordered a full repoll after a May 2 probe reported tampering at about 60 of 285 booths, citing complaints of black or white adhesive tape and perfume-like substances applied to EVM buttons.
- The fresh vote was held under heavy security on May 21 and counted at Diamond Harbour Women’s University, where early rounds showed a commanding BJP lead that widened through successive rounds.
- TMC’s Jahangir Khan announced his withdrawal days before the repoll but his name remained on ballots; he finished fourth with roughly 7,700–7,800 votes and forfeited his deposit, signalling a local collapse in TMC support.
- With Falta added, the BJP’s ECI-recorded tally in the 294-seat West Bengal assembly rose to 208 seats, a result that deepens the party’s statewide shift and is likely to fuel legal and political disputes over counting and post-result arrests alleged by the TMC.