Barbani

Demographic profile

There were a total of 203023 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Barbani Assembly constituency, of whom 102973 were male, 100047 female and 3 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 225460 registered voters, of whom 114556 were male, 110900 female and 4 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 206828 registered voters, of whom 107560 were male, 99267 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 185113 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 98373 were male, 86740 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 116 in 2021, 209 in 2016, and 120 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 972, in 2021 it was 968, 923 in 2016, and 882 in 2011.

Poll dates

Barbani 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 2 on Monday, April 11, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 5 on Saturday, May 7, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Barbani Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Paschim Bardhaman district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Barabani and 2. CDB Salanpur

This constituency covers an approximate area of 273 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Barbani is: 23°47'44.9"N 86°56'42.7"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 74.2%, while it was 79.53% in 2016, and 80.32% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Bidhan Upadhyay of TMC won in this constituency beating Arijit Roy of BJP by a margin of 23457 votes which was 14.12% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Bidhan Upadhyay of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Shipra Mukherjee of CPIM by a margin of 24049 votes which was 14.63% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Bidhan Upadhyay of TMC won this seat defeating Abhas Raychoudhuri of CPIM by a margin of 20577 votes which was 13.85% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Bidhan Upadhyay of TMC had a vote share of 53.22% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Bidhan Upadhyay of TMC got a vote share of 47.13% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Bidhan Upadhyay of TMC got a vote share of 52.92% in Barbani.