Dhanekhali

Demographic profile

There were a total of 265052 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Dhanekhali Assembly constituency, of whom 132567 were male, 132483 female and 2 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 271349 registered voters, of whom 135137 were male, 136210 female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 249887 registered voters, of whom 126317 were male, 126317 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 222562 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 112661 were male, 109901 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 169 in 2021, 266 in 2016, and 178 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 999, in 2021 it was 1008, 1000 in 2016, and 976 in 2011.

Poll dates

Dhanekhali Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 6 on Saturday, April 30, 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

Dhanekhali Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Hooghly district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Belmuri, Bhastara, Dashghara-I, Dashghara-II, Dhanekhali- I, Dhanekhali-II, Gurap, Gurbari-I, Gurbari-II, Khajurdaha Milki, Mandra, Somaspur-I and Somaspur-II GPs of CDB Dhanekhali, 2. Babnan, Dadpur, Makalpur and Satithan GPs of CDB Polba-Dadpur

This constituency covers an approximate area of 307 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Dhanekhali is: 22°58'23.5"N 88°08'21.5"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 85.37%, while it was 87.16% in 2016, and 88.26% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Asima Patra of TMC won in this constituency beating Tusar Kumar Majumdar of BJP by a margin of 30159 votes which was 13.02% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Asima Patra of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Pradip Majumdar of AIFB by a margin of 58644 votes which was 26.93% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Asima Patra of TMC won this seat defeating Shrabani Sarkar of AIFB by a margin of 16277 votes which was 8.29% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Asima Patra of TMC had a vote share of 53.86% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Asima Patra of TMC got a vote share of 57.54% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Asima Patra of TMC got a vote share of 51.18% in Dhanekhali.