104 Muslim Candidates Win in 2026 Assembly Elections Across Five States – BJP Fields None

The 2026 Assembly elections across West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have thrown up a striking political picture. While the BJP stormed to power in West Bengal and Assam, and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) made a comeback in Kerala after a decade, one number stood out across all five states – 104 Muslim candidates won assembly seats, and not a single one was from the BJP.

Out of a total of 824 assembly seats across these five states, Muslim candidates won 104, accounting for roughly 12.62 percent of all elected legislators. Here is a detailed list of Muslim candidates who won.

S.No	Name	Constituency	Party
1	Hamidul Rahaman	Chopra	TMC
2	MD Ghulam Rabbani	Goalpokhar	TMC
3	Azad Minhajul Arfin	Chakulia	TMC
4	Mosaraf Hussen	Itahar	TMC
5	Toraf Hossain Mandal	Kumarganj	TMC
6	MD. Matibur Rahaman	Harischandrapur	TMC
7	Abdur Rahim Boxi	Malatipur	TMC
8	Islam MD Najrul	Mothabari	TMC
9	Sabina Yeasmin	Sujapur	TMC
10	Mohammed Noor Alam	Samserganj	TMC
11	Akhruzzaman	Raghunathganj	TMC
12	Mustafijur Rahaman (Suman)	Bharatpur	TMC
13	Niamot Sheikh	Hariharpara	TMC
14	Babar Ali	Jalangi	TMC
15	Rukbanur Rahman	Palashipara	TMC
16	Alifa Ahmed	Kaliganj	TMC
17	Jeber Sekh	Chapra	TMC
18	Burhanul Mukaddim (Liton)	Baduria	TMC
19	Mohammad Kasem Siddique	Amdanga	TMC
20	Anisur Rahaman Bidesh	Deganga	TMC
21	Abdul Matin Muhammad	Haroa	TMC
22	MD. Tauseffur Rahman	Basirhat Uttar	TMC
23	MD Baharul Islam	Canning Purba	TMC
24	MD. Samim Ahamed Molla	Magrahat Paschim	TMC
25	Ahmed Javed Khan	Kasba	TMC
26	Abdul Khaleque Molla	Metiaburuz	TMC
27	Firhad Hakim	Kolkata Port	TMC
28	Fayezul Haque (Kajal SK)	Hansan	TMC
29	Dr. Mosarraf Hossain	Murarai	TMC
30	Abdul Aziz Doctor	Lalgola	TMC
31	Reyat Hossain Sarkar	Bhagawangola	TMC
32	Gulsan Mullick	Panchla	TMC
33	Motab Shaikh	Farakka	INC
34	Julfikar Ali	Raninagar	INC
35	Humayun Kabir	Rejinagar	AJUP
36	Humayun Kabir	Nowda	AJUP
37	MD. Mostafijur Rahaman	Domkal	CPI(M)
38	MD Nawsad Siddique	Bhangar	AISF

S.No	Name	Constituency	Party
1	ADV. T Siddique	Kalpetta	INC
2	Aryadan Shoukath	Nilambur	INC
3	K.P Noushad Ali	Ponnani	INC
4	Mohammed Shiyas	Kochi	INC
5	F. Raja	Devikulam	INC
6	ADV. Shanimol Osman	Aroor	INC
7	M. M. Naseer	Chadayamangalam	INC
8	Muhammed Sudheersha S	Vamanapuram	INC
9	A K M Ashraf	Manjeshwar	IUML
10	Kallatra Mahin	Kasaragod	IUML
11	Parakkal Abdulla	Kuttiadi	IUML
12	ADV. Fathima Thahiliya	Perambra	IUML
13	ADV. Fyzal Babu	Kozhikode South	IUML
14	M.A. Razak Master	Kunnamangalam	IUML
15	P K Firos	Koduvally	IUML
16	C K Kasim	Thiruvambadi	IUML
17	T.P. Ashrafali	Kondotty	IUML
18	P.K. Basheer	Ernad	IUML
19	ADV. M. Rahmathulla	Manjeri	IUML
20	Najeeb Kanthapuram	Perinthalmanna	IUML
21	Manjalamkuzhi Ali	Mankada	IUML
22	P.K Kunhalikutty	Malappuram	IUML
23	K.M. Shaji	Vengara	IUML
24	T V Ibrahim	Vallikunnu	IUML
25	P M A Sameer	Tirurangadi	IUML
26	P K Navas	Tanur	IUML
27	Kurukkoli Moideen	Tirur	IUML
28	Prof. Abid Hussain Thangal	Kottakkal	IUML
29	ADV. N. Samsudheen	Mannarkkad	IUML
30	ADV. V E Abdul Gafoor	Kalamassery	IUML
31	P.A Mohamed Riyas	Beypore	CPI(M)
32	A C Moideen	Kunnamkulam	CPI(M)
33	N. K. Akbar	Guruvayoor	CPI(M)
34	Muhammed Muhassin	Pattambi	CPI

S.No	Name	Constituency	Party
1	MD Ashraful Islam Sheikh	Parbatjhora	INC
2	Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar	Gauripur	INC
3	Baby Begum	Dhubri	INC
4	Wazed Ali Choudhury	Birsing Jarua	INC
5	Mohibur Rohman (Bappy)	Mankachar	INC
6	Aftab Uddin Mollah	Jaleshwar	INC
7	Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam	Goalpara East	INC
8	MD. Nurul Islam	Srijangram	INC
9	Abdur Rahim Ahmed	Chenga	INC
10	Jakir Hussain Sikdar	Pakabetbari	INC
11	Rekibuddin Ahmed	Chamaria	INC
12	Dr Asif Mohammad Nazar	Laharighat	INC
13	Nurul Huda	Rupahihat	INC
14	Tanzil Hussain	Samaguri	INC
15	Aminul Haque Laskar	Sonai	INC
16	Zubair Anam Mazumder	Algapur-Katlicherra	INC
17	Jakaria Ahmed	Karimganj North	INC
18	Aminur Rashid Choudhury	Karimganj South	INC
19	Mazibur Rahman	Dalgaon	AIUDF
20	Mohammed Badruddin Ajmal	Binnakandi	AIUDF
21	Mehboob Muktar	Dhing	Raijor Dal
22	Sherman Ali Ahmed	Mandia	TMC

S.No	Name	Constituency	Party
1	Thahira	Ranipet	TVK
2	Mohamed Farvas J	Aranthangi	TVK
3	Madhar Badhurudeen	Madurai Central	TVK
4	Thamimun Ansari M	Chidambaram	DMK
5	M.H. Jawahirullah	Nagapattinam	DMK
6	M. Abdul Wahab	Palayamkottai	DMK
7	Syed Farooq Basha SSB	Vaniyambadi	IUML
8	A.M. Shahjahan	Papanasam	IUML
9	Jamal Mohamed Younoos Y.N	Mayiladuthurai	INC

S.No	Name	Constituency	Party
1	A.M.H. Nazeem	Karaikal South	DMK

State	Total Seats	Muslim MLAs
West Bengal	294	38
Kerala	140	34
Assam	126	22
Tamil Nadu	234	9
Puducherry	30	1
Total	824	104

Across all five states, 104 Muslim MLAs were elected out of 824 seats – roughly 12.62 percent of the total. The Muslim win rate was highest in Kerala and Assam, both crossing 80 percent, driven largely by strong alliance politics and targeted seat-sharing arrangements.

However, the data also reveals a significant gap. In states like Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Muslim representation in the assembly remains far below the community’s actual population share, largely because political parties fielded fewer Muslim candidates to begin with.

The most defining takeaway from these elections is that the BJP, which won power in West Bengal and Assam, did not field a single Muslim candidate across any of the five states. Every one of the 104 Muslim MLAs elected in these elections belongs to an opposition or regional party – a reflection of both the BJP’s political strategy and the continued importance of Muslim voters in shaping outcomes for non-BJP alliances across India.