Chandipur

Demographic profile

There were a total of 254851 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Chandipur Assembly constituency, of whom 131927 were male, 122924 female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 245312 registered voters, of whom 126950 were male, 118362 female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 223472 registered voters, of whom 116376 were male, 107094 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 188758 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 98628 were male, 90130 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 463 in 2021, 761 in 2016, and 561 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 932, in 2021 it was 932, 920 in 2016, and 914 in 2011.

Poll dates

Chandipur 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 2 on Thursday, April 1, 2024 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 7 on Thursday, May 5, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 4 on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Chandipur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Purba Medinipur district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Chandipur, 2. Benodia, Bivisanpur, Gurgram, Kakra, Mahammadpur-I and Mahammadpur-II GPs of CDB Bhagawanpur-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 243 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Chandipur is: 22°06'07.6"N 87°53'43.8"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 89.28%, while it was 88.93% in 2016, and 91.87% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Soham Chakraborty of TMC won in this constituency beating Pulak Kanti Guria of BJP by a margin of 13472 votes which was 6.14% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Amiyakanti Bhattacharjee of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Mangal Chand Pradhan of CPIM by a margin of 9654 votes which was 4.88% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Amiya Kanti Bhattacharjee (Kablu) of TMC won this seat defeating Bidyut Guchhait of CPIM by a margin of 11709 votes which was 6.76% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Soham Chakraborty of TMC had a vote share of 49.99% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Amiyakanti Bhattacharjee of TMC got a vote share of 48.52% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Amiya Kanti Bhattacharjee (Kablu) of TMC got a vote share of 50.8% in Chandipur.