Balurghat

Demographic profile

There were a total of 169941 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Balurghat Assembly constituency, of whom 85779 were male, 84148 female and 14 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 179958 registered voters, of whom 90650 were male, 89290 female and 18 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 160609 registered voters, of whom 81801 were male, 78797 were female and 11 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 139816 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 72037 were male, 67779 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 425 in 2021, 296 in 2016, and 216 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 981, in 2021 it was 985, 963 in 2016, and 941 in 2011.

Poll dates

Balurghat Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 7 on Monday, April 26, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Sunday, April 17, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Monday, April 14, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Balurghat Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Hilli 2. Amritakhand, Vatpara and Chingishpur GPs of CDB Balurghat 3. Balurghat (M)

This constituency covers an approximate area of 213 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Balurghat is: 25°14'14.6"N 88°52'43.0"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 82.7%, while it was 88.17% in 2016, and 89.19% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Ashok Kumar Lahiri of BJP won in this constituency beating Sekhar Dasgupta of TMC by a margin of 13436 votes which was 8.94% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Biswanath Choudhury of RSP was the winner in this seat beating Chakravorti Shankar of TMC by a margin of 1450 votes which was 1.02% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Chakraborty Shankar of TMC won this seat defeating Biswanath Choudhury of RSP by a margin of 18291 votes which was 14.71% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Ashok Kumar Lahiri of BJP had a vote share of 48% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Biswanath Choudhury of RSP got a vote share of 42.82% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Chakraborty Shankar of TMC got a vote share of 54.27% in Balurghat.