Sainthia Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP's Krishna Kanta Saha leads over sitting TMC MLA
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Sainthia Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP's Krishna Kanta Saha leads over sitting TMC MLA

Archana Ankur (Mondal) (Congress), Krishna Kanta Saha (Bharatiya Janata Party), Debu Chunari (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Nilabati Saha (Trinamool Congress), Sanjay Mete (Bahujan Samaj Party), Astam Mal (Aam Janata Unnayan party), Koushik Saha (Gondvana Gantantra Party), Naba Kumar Das (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), and Biswanath Bhalla (Independent) — 9 candidates contesting from Sainthia in West Bengal's 2026 Assembly Election. Votes cast across this constituency are now being counted, and early trends from each round will be closely watched as the day unfolds. Sainthia is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency under the Birbhum Lok Sabha segment. In 2021, NILABATI SAHA of the Trinamool Congress won the seat. The 2016 winner was Nilabati Saha of the TMC. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Sainthia in 2026.
22:20 (IST) May 06
Sainthia Assembly Election Results 2026: BJP’s Krishna Kanta Saha wins by 10,306 vote margin

In Sainthia, Krishna Kanta Saha of BJP secured a comfortable victory, polling 1,15,054 votes and defeating TMC’s Nilabati Saha by a margin of 10,306 votes. CPI(M)’s Debu Chunari finished a distant third with 9,478 votes, as the constituency went in favour of the BJP.

18:29 (IST) May 04
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18:18 (IST) May 04
Nanoor Election Results 2026: BJP's Khokan Das leads over sitting TMC MLA
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18:07 (IST) May 04
BJP leads West Bengal with a tally of 179 seats
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17:56 (IST) May 04
Sainthia Election Result: BJP leads as TMC incumbent trails
In the Sainthia assembly constituency of West Bengal, counting is still under way with no result declared yet. BJP's Krishna Kanta Saha is currently leading with 51,873 votes, while sitting TMC legislator Nilabati Saha is trailing at 36,678 votes. The margin between the two stands at 15,195 votes at this stage of counting.
17:45 (IST) May 04
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17:34 (IST) May 04
Nanoor Election Results 2026: BJP's Khokan Das leads over sitting TMC MLA
In Nanoor, West Bengal, BJP candidate Khokan Das is currently leading with 49,595 votes, holding a margin of 1,564 over TMC's Bidhan Chandra Majhi, who has accumulated 48,031 votes. The seat is currently held by TMC's Bidhan Chandra Majhi, who is trailing in the count as votes continue to be tallied. Counting is still underway and no result has been declared yet.
17:23 (IST) May 04
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17:11 (IST) May 04
Sainthia Election Result: BJP leads as TMC incumbent trails in West Bengal
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17:01 (IST) May 04
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16:50 (IST) May 04
Nanoor Election Results 2026: BJP's Khokan Das leads over sitting TMC MLA
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16:39 (IST) May 04
BJP leads West Bengal with a tally of 205 seats
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16:28 (IST) May 04
Sainthia Election Result: BJP leads as TMC incumbent trails by 4,577 votes
In the Sainthia constituency of West Bengal, BJP's Krishna Kanta Saha is currently leading with 31,297 votes, holding a margin of 4,577 over the sitting TMC legislator Nilabati Saha, who has polled 26,720 votes so far. The incumbent, contesting on a TMC ticket, finds herself trailing at this stage of counting as results from the seat are still being tallied.
16:17 (IST) May 04
Tamil Nadu tally leader crosses majority mark with 133 seats
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16:06 (IST) May 04
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15:55 (IST) May 04
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15:44 (IST) May 04
Sainthia Election Result: TMC incumbent Nilabati Saha leads in West Bengal seat
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15:33 (IST) May 04
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15:22 (IST) May 04
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15:11 (IST) May 04
Sainthia Election Result: TMC incumbent Nilabati Saha leads over BJP
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14:38 (IST) May 04
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14:28 (IST) May 04
Sainthia Election Result: TMC incumbent Nilabati Saha leads over BJP
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14:16 (IST) May 04
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13:54 (IST) May 04
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13:43 (IST) May 04
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13:10 (IST) May 04
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12:59 (IST) May 04
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12:27 (IST) May 04
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12:16 (IST) May 04
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11:44 (IST) May 04
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11:33 (IST) May 04
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11:23 (IST) May 04
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11:13 (IST) May 04
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11:02 (IST) May 04
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10:32 (IST) May 04
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10:21 (IST) May 04
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10:12 (IST) May 04
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10:02 (IST) May 04
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10:01 (IST) May 04
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09:52 (IST) May 04
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09:42 (IST) May 04
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09:32 (IST) May 04
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09:23 (IST) May 04
BJP leads in West Bengal with counting still under way
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09:22 (IST) May 04
Sainthia Assembly Election Results 2026: Parties and candidates on edge as Sainthia's count progresses
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09:12 (IST) May 04
Sainthia Election Result: TMC incumbent absent from early count
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09:12 (IST) May 04
Sainthia Elections 2026: How Sainthia's result feeds into West Bengal's big picture
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09:02 (IST) May 04
Sainthia Election Result: SUCI(C)'s Naba Kumar Das leads early count
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09:02 (IST) May 04
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08:52 (IST) May 04
Sainthia Election Results: Has Sainthia's vote pattern shifted since 2021?
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08:42 (IST) May 04
Sainthia Elections 2026: Reading the rounds: what Sainthia's count is showing
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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
Sainthia is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency in West Bengal, falling under the Birbhum Lok Sabha segment. 9 candidates are contesting in 2026: Archana Ankur (Mondal) (Congress), Krishna Kanta Saha (Bharatiya Janata Party), Debu Chunari (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Nilabati Saha (Trinamool Congress), Sanjay Mete (Bahujan Samaj Party), Astam Mal (Aam Janata Unnayan party), Koushik Saha (Gondvana Gantantra Party), Naba Kumar Das (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), and Biswanath Bhalla (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, NILABATI SAHA of the Trinamool Congress won Sainthia. In 2016, Nilabati Saha of the TMC had won the seat. round-by-round trends from Sainthia will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to West Bengal's state-wide tally across its 294 Assembly segments. This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.