Trinamool Congress won the by-election to the Kaliganj Assembly seat in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Monday as its candidate Alifa Ahmed swept the seat by securing over 50,000 more votes than her nearest rival, BJP nominee Ashish Ghosh.

While Ahmed secured 1,02,759 votes, Ghosh bagged 52710 votes. Congress candidate Kabil Uddin Shaikh finished third with 28,348 votes.

As TMC was marching towards a massive win, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee congratulated the people of Kaliganj. 

“People of all religions, castes, races and walks of life in the area have blessed us immensely by exercising their right to vote in the by-elections to the Kaliganj Assembly constituency. I humbly express my gratitude to them. The main architects of this victory are ‘Maa, Mati, and Manush’. My colleagues from Kaliganj have worked tirelessly for this. I also extend my heartfelt congratulations to them. My greetings and salutations to everyone,” she said, expressing her gratitude to them.

“Remembering the late MLA Nasiruddin Ahmed, I dedicate this victory to the motherland and people of Bengal. My colleagues from Kaliganj have worked tirelessly for this. I also extend my heartfelt congratulations to them. My greetings and salutations to everyone,” Banerjee added.

The bypoll  in Kaliganj was necessitated after the sudden demise of sitting TMC MLA Nasiruddin Ahamed in February 2025. Following this, the party had fielded his daughter, Alifa Ahamed, to retain the seat.

Voting for the by-election was held on Thursday, with a voter turnout of 69.85 per cent recorded till 5:00 PM. Voting remained largely peaceful, barring a few isolated incidents.