Rejinagar bypoll result prediction 2026: West Bengal’s Rejinagar Assembly constituency votes on October 6, with counting on October 9. This forecast examines the April result, the unusually fragmented candidate field and the latest campaign developments. It is an editorial forecast, not an exit poll.
Why Rejinagar is difficult to predict
The seat became vacant after Humayun Kabir won both Rejinagar and Nawda in the 2026 Assembly election and retained Nawda. The bypoll now features a fragmented contest involving the BJP, Congress, the Aam Janata Unnayan Party and two rival Trinamool factions.
Key candidates
| Candidate | Party | Role in contest |
|---|---|---|
| Rabiul Alam Chowdhury | Mamata All India Trinamool Congress | Major regional contender |
| Shankharavh Sarkar | BJP | Ruling party candidate |
| Abdullahil Kafi | Congress | Opposition contender |
| Golam Nabi Azad | AJUP | Son of former MLA Humayun Kabir |
| Md. Sayeed | CPI(M) | Left candidate |
April 2026 baseline
The April contest demonstrated that Rejinagar was highly competitive. Humayun Kabir won the seat, while BJP candidate Arabinda Biswas was also a substantial contender and Congress was competitive. The exact vote transfer this time is difficult to model because Kabir is not contesting and the political landscape has changed sharply since the Assembly election.
Our result prediction
Predicted winner: Rabiul Alam Chowdhury — Mamata All India Trinamool Congress.
Confidence: Low. This is one of the most uncertain of the October 6 contests. Rabiul Alam Chowdhury has local political experience and is backed by the Mamata faction, but the presence of a rival TMC faction, BJP, Congress and AJUP makes the winning path highly dependent on vote division.
Why Rabiul Alam Chowdhury gets the narrow edge
- Local familiarity: Chowdhury has previously represented Rejinagar and has a known local network.
- Minority-heavy electorate: Community-level political consolidation can be decisive in a closely divided Murshidabad seat.
- Opposition fragmentation: BJP, Congress, AJUP and the rival TMC faction are competing for overlapping anti-incumbent or non-Mamata votes.
- Candidate-level organisation: In a compact Assembly contest, booth management and personal networks may outweigh statewide narratives.
The biggest threat to the forecast
BJP has emerged as a much stronger statewide force after the 2026 Assembly election. If its candidate Shankharavh Sarkar consolidates enough votes, the BJP could turn the contest into a direct fight. AJUP’s Golam Nabi Azad can also inherit part of the personal support associated with his father, while Congress could benefit from opposition consolidation.
Polling and counting
| Polling | October 6, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Counting | October 9, 2026 |
| Seat | 70-Rejinagar, Murshidabad, West Bengal |
Final forecast
CareerSphere gives Rabiul Alam Chowdhury a narrow, low-confidence edge. The contest should be treated as genuinely open, with BJP, AJUP and Congress all capable of changing the final result if turnout and vote transfers differ from the expected pattern.
Editorial note: This is a pre-poll analytical forecast and not an exit poll. The official result will be determined after counting.
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