Kolkata, May 4: The election results for the Nandigram seat in West Bengal have been announced, with BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari winning by a margin of over 9,000 votes against TMC candidate Pabitra Kar. According to the Election Commission of India, Adhikari secured 127,301 votes, while Kar received 117,636 votes.
With these results, Nandigram has once again become one of the most talked-about constituencies in the state’s politics. Nandigram is not just a legislative assembly seat; it is a focal point of West Bengal’s political landscape, capable of determining the direction of the entire state. In the previous election, the TMC faced a significant setback here when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost.
The 2021 assembly elections brought Nandigram into the national spotlight again when Mamata Banerjee contested from here, leaving her traditional seat. She faced off against her former ally, Suvendu Adhikari, who had joined the BJP. In a closely contested battle, Banerjee lost by less than 2,000 votes.
Historically, there have been 16 assembly elections in Nandigram. The early decades saw dominance by the Communist Party of India (CPI), which won nine times. Subsequently, Congress and TMC also made their mark, while the BJP achieved its first victory in 2021.
Nandigram, located in the East Midnapore district, has long been a center of West Bengal’s politics. It includes the Nandigram-1 and Nandigram-2 blocks and was formed in its current shape in 1967, previously existing as two separate seats.
The name Nandigram is deeply associated with the 2007 movement against land acquisition for a proposed chemical hub by the Left Front government, which resulted in the deaths of 14 villagers. This incident marked a significant turning point in state politics, leading to a rapid rise in support for Mamata Banerjee and the TMC, which ousted the 34-year-old Left government in 2011.
Demographically, Nandigram is predominantly rural, with approximately 96.65% of voters residing in villages. Muslim voters constitute around 23.60%, while Scheduled Caste voters make up 16.46%. The voter turnout in 2021 was 88.51%, one of the highest in the state, reflecting the political engagement in this constituency.
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