Nandigram Kharagpur Sadar result highlights: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, Dilip Ghosh lead

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West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday maintained a strong lead over BJP challenger Suvendu Adhikari by 15,494 votes in the high-profile Bhabanipur constituency in south Kolkata, after initial fluctuations in early rounds of counting.

According to Election Commission data, Banerjee secured 35,522 votes against Adhikari's 20,028 at the end of the eighth round of counting.

The TMC supremo had earlier built a commanding lead of 17,371 votes by the end of the seventh round, polling 32,822 votes against Adhikari's 15,451, before the margin narrowed slightly in the subsequent round.

The contest witnessed sharp swings in the initial rounds.

Former BJP MP Dilip Ghosh was leading by 9,075 votes over his nearest rival Pradip Sarkar of the TMC in Kharagpur Sadar assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, according to the Election Commission.

Ghosh, a former BJP state president, polled 16,694 votes, while Sarkar bagged 7,619 votes. CPI(M)'s Madhusudan Roy was at the third spot, securing only 788 votes after three rounds of counting, with 17 more rounds left.

Both Ghosh and Sarkar are former MLAs of the constituency. Ghosh had also represented the Medinipur Lok Sabha seat.

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to party candidates and agents not to leave counting centres, as early trends on the EC website showed that the BJP was taking a lead in the majority of the seats.

In a video message issued in the midst of the counting of votes, Banerjee urged party workers to remain vigilant and not to lose morale.

"I appeal to everyone that neither TMC candidates nor counting agents should abandon counting centres," she said.

BJP is currently leading in 180 constituencies, putting it 32 seats past the majority mark of 148 if those leads hold. TMC is leading in 90 seats and needs 58 more to reach the halfway threshold. Counting remains in progress across the state, with other parties and independents accounting for leads in the remaining seats.

BJP's Dilip Ghosh's lead has crossed 9,000, according to Election Commission data.

In Nandigram, sitting BJP MLA Adhikari Suvendu is currently leading the count with 24,376 votes. The 57-year-old is ahead of TMC's Pabitra Kar, who has so far polled 16,678 votes. The margin between the two stands at 7,698 votes as counting continues in this West Bengal constituency.

Nandigram result LIVE: West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee widened the lead over BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to 8,482 votes. The trends were based on the trends after fourth round of counting in Bhabanipur. According to Election Commission, Banerjee polled 17,244 votes against Adhikari's 8,762, significantly establishing her lead in what began as a see-saw contest.

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari is currently leading from Nandigram, ahead of TMC.

BJP's Dilip Ghosh is leading in Kharagpur Sadar seat with a margin of 3,156 votes.

BJP is leading in West Bengal on 153 seats in West Bengal, while the TMC has clawed back somewhat.

As Bharatiya Janata Party has taken an early lead in West Bengal, the party's state president Samik Bhattacharya said that the dreams of party workers are "about to come true," expressing confidence in a comfortable victory.

Speaking with ANI, Samik Bhattacharya said, "The dreams of the BJP workers are about to come true. The dream of forming a government from Gangotri to Ganga Sagar is going to be fulfilled today. The government will be formed and will remain in place... Didi is sure to take a rest. It will happen."

Speaking about the trends, he said that there will be ups and downs but expressed confidence of a comfortable victory, adding that the party workers are completely focused on the results.

"Everyone is awake. Workers everywhere are awake. We want Didi to unwind and rest a little. The election is over now. The results are about to come. There will be ups and downs. Early trends are here," he said.

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is continuing to lead the Nandigram seat, which he won last election against CM Mamata Banerjee. This time, he is leading ahead of TMC's Pabitra Kar.

Suvendu Adikari of the BJP is confident of his party's win in West Bengal.
"All the channels are showing that I'm leading. I got more votes than I expected in Nandigram. I got three times more. I fully expect the BJP government will be formed," he said

Votes cast in Nandigram during polling are now being officially counted. As the rounds progress, cumulative tallies will build toward the final result that will formally decide the winner of this constituency in 2026.

Former BJP West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh is leading from the Kharagpur Sadar, ahead of TMC's Pradip Sarkar.

Nandigram result LIVE: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari has taken an early lead, trends show. TMC's Pabitra Kar trails.

Nandigram result LIVE: As per PValue report, TMC is leading with 13 seats, while BJP is leading with 17 seats across Bengal.

Nandigram result LIVE: In West Bengal, TMC is leading with 2 seats, as per pvalue report.

Kharagpur Sadar result LIVE: In 2021 elections, the TMC had won 215 seats across the state while BJP had only acquired 77 seats. Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and ISF bagged 1 seat each.

Nandigram result LIVE: The Nandigram seat is especially important because last time, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari pulled off an upset here against CM Mamata Banerjee, even though his party managed just 77 seats in the 294 member strong assembly.

Kharagpur Sadar result LIVE: The counting of votes commences.

Nandigram result LIVE: Nandigram will see Suvendu Adhikari take on a new TMC face Pabitra Kar, who crossed over to the Mamata camp from the BJP.

Adhikari, who is also the leader of the opposition in the West Bengal assembly, is also contesting from the Bhabanipur seat against CM Mamata Banerjee again.

Kharagpur Sadar result LIVE: BJP has fielded former state party chief Dilip Ghosh from Kharagpur Sadar, who will be taking on TMC’s Pradip Sarkar. Sarkar has fought on the seat in 2021 as well but had lost it to the BJP candidate.

Nandigram result LIVE: Nandigram was a battlefield in 2021 as sitting chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced firebrand and then-newly minted BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, and lost.

Though that did not stop Mamata from retaining the CM chair as TMC won 215 of the 294 seats, it certainly propelled Adhikari as her direct rival.