West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 | Key battles to watch out for: TMC and CPI(M) face off in Jadavpur

The constituency was a CPI(M) stronghold during the Left Front rule before TMC broke the fortress in 2011.

Jadavpur was a CPI(M) stronghold during the Left Front rule and the TMC broke into the former's fortress in 2011.

Candidate's profile:

TMC: Debabrata Majumdar

A former BJP sympathiser, Majumdar is a sitting ward corporator of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

CPI(M): Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya

The urban seat is going to see a direct fight between Majumdar and CPI(M)'s Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, who is a former mayor of Kolkata and a sitting Rajya Sabha MP.

BJP: Sarbari Mukherjee

The saffron party has nominated Sarbari Mukherjee from the seat.