Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency, including Sandeshkhali, delivered a clear mandate to the Trinamool Congress (TMC). TMC candidate Haji Nurul Islam triumphed over BJP’s Rekha Patra by a significant margin of over 3.3 lakh votes. Trinamool not only held onto Basirhat but also maintained its lead in the Sandeshkhali assembly segment, part of the Lok Sabha constituency.