Islampur is assembly constituency number 29 in West Bengal, in Uttar Dinajpur district, and one of the segments of the Raiganj Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Agarwal Kanaia Lal of the All India Trinamool Congress won with 58.1% of the vote, 40,063 votes ahead of Chitrajit Roy (BJP).
- 01Agarwal Kanaia LalTMC1,08,11758.14%
- 02Chitrajit RoyBJP68,05436.60%
- 03Md. Sami KhanCPI(M)4,2372.28%
- 04Guddy RiazINC1,3910.75%
- 05Md Hashibur RahamanIndependent7540.41%
- 7 other candidates · 1,388 votesNOTA · 2,020 (1.09%)
Margin 40,063 votes · 21.54% of valid votes
All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,85,961 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agarwal Kanaia LalMale · 71 yrs | TMC | 1,08,117 | 58.14% |
| 2 | Chitrajit RoyMale · 42 yrs · SC | BJP | 68,054 | 36.60% |
| 3 | Md. Sami KhanMale · 37 yrs | CPI(M) | 4,237 | 2.28% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,020 | 1.09% |
| 4 | Guddy RiazFemale · 25 yrs | INC | 1,391 | 0.75% |
| 5 | Md Hashibur RahamanMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 754 | 0.41% |
| 6 | Sourav SarkarMale · 27 yrs | Independent | 368 | 0.20% |
| 7 | Rupa SarkarFemale · 32 yrs · SC | BSP | 264 | 0.14% |
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| 8 | Md. Tousique RezaMale · 33 yrs | Independent | 240 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Birendra Nath SinhaMale · 47 yrs · SC | SUCI | 163 | 0.09% |
| 10 | Md. Ziaul Haque ChowdhuryMale · 42 yrs | AJUP | 143 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Neyaz ImamMale · 37 yrs | Independent | 111 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Kamal MajumdarMale · 37 yrs · SC | Independent | 99 | 0.05% |
AITC held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Islampur bye-election, 19 May 2019
Turnout 71.6% · 1,46,050 of 2,04,049 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdul Karim Chowdhary | TMC | 77,528 | 53.08% |
| 2 | Dr. Saumyaroop Mandal | BJP | 56,141 | 38.44% |
| 3 | Muzaffar Hussain | INC | 5,208 | 3.57% |
| 4 | Guhaneogi Shantiprokash | CPI(M) | 5,128 | 3.51% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,391 | 0.95% |
| 5 | Dr. Md. Tabibur Rahman | Indian Democratic People’s Party | 652 | 0.45% |
Islampur result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdul Karim Chowdhary | TMC | 1,00,131 | 58.91% |
| 2 | Saumyaroop Mandal | BJP | 62,691 | 36.88% |
| 3 | Sadiqul Islam | INC | 3,461 | 2.04% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,976 | 1.16% |
| 4 | Birendra Nath Sinha | SUCI | 1,152 | 0.68% |
| 5 | Md. Naiyar Alam | Independent | 563 | 0.33% |
Islampur result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanaia Lal Agarwal | INC | 65,559 | 43.88% |
| 2 | Abdul Karim Chowdhary | TMC | 57,841 | 38.71% |
| 3 | Saumyaroop Mandal | BJP | 18,668 | 12.49% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,943 | 1.30% |
| 4 | Md Arsad | JD(U) | 1,521 | 1.02% |
| 5 | Sefali Roy Mondal | BSP | 1,164 | 0.78% |
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| 6 | Altamas Chowdhury | GOJAM | 1,069 | 0.72% |
| 7 | Abdus Subhan | SP | 923 | 0.62% |
| 8 | Dayal Singha | SUCI | 716 | 0.48% |
Islampur result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdul Karim Chowdhary | TMC | 49,326 | 41.48% |
| 2 | Sayeda Farhat Afroz | CPI(M) | 38,054 | 32.00% |
| 3 | Kanaia Lal Agarwal | Independent | 20,870 | 17.55% |
| 4 | Nepal Dutta | BJP | 5,772 | 4.85% |
| 5 | Md. Nadeem Akhter | Independent | 2,941 | 2.47% |
| 6 | Umar Ali | BSP | 1,944 | 1.63% |
Islampur outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Uttar Dinajpur district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Islampur is one of the assembly segments of Raiganj. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Raiganj candidates.
- Kalyani KrishnaTMC86,994 50.3%
- Kartick Chandra PaulBJP62,987 36.4%
- Ali Imran Ramz (victor)INC15,536 9.0%
- Dwarik Nath BarmanIndependent1,838 1.1%
- Md Nazir AkhtarIndependent766 0.4%
In the assembly election AITC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 24,007 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Islampur.
Who won the Islampur assembly seat in 2026?
Agarwal Kanaia Lal of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won Islampur in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,08,117 votes, which was 58.14% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Islampur?
The margin was 40,063 votes (21.54% of valid votes). The runner-up was Chitrajit Roy of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 68,054 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Islampur in 2026?
Turnout was 91.93%: 1,86,055 of 2,02,385 registered electors voted, across 246 polling stations. That is 14.4 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Islampur part of?
Islampur is an assembly segment of the Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kalyani Krishna got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Islampur had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 19 May 2019, Abdul Karim Chowdhary (All India Trinamool Congress) won by 21,387 votes.
Is Islampur a reserved constituency?
No. Islampur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Islampur?
The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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