In Gangarampur assembly, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Satyendra Nath Rai defeated Trinamool Congress’ Goutam Das. Nath secured 1,05,780 total votes, defeating Das by 36,987 votes.The 2026 elections in Gangarampur (SC) will feature TMC’s Goutam Das taking on BJP’s sitting MLA Satyendra Nath Rai, with Congress fielding Jui Barman.Gangarampur is a Scheduled Caste-reserved constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur…

In Payyannur, Independent candidate V. Kunhikrishnan won the 2026 Kerala Assembly election by 7,487 votes against CPI(M) candidate T. I. Madhusoodanan, while A. P. Gangadharan contested from the BJP.Payyanur, in Kannur district, has a mix of urban centres and rural villages, with a literacy-driven electorate. Registered voters numbered around 2.3 lakh in 2021.The 2021 elections…

Puducherry CM N Rangasamy NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is poised to return to power in Puducherry and become the Union territory’s first incumbent government to secure re-election since Congress accomplished the feat in 2006.Counting for the April 9 assembly polls was held on Monday, with the election recording an 89.87% turnout—the highest…