Englishbazar

Demographic profile

There were a total of 263756 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Englishbazar Assembly constituency, of whom 131670 were male, 132079 female and 7 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 274722 registered voters, of whom 137113 were male, 137599 female and 10 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 246790 registered voters, of whom 125224 were male, 121562 were female and 4 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 208529 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 107773 were male, 100756 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 545 in 2021, 362 in 2016, and 246 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1003, in 2021 it was 1004, 971 in 2016, and 935 in 2011.

Poll dates

Englishbazar 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 8 on Thursday, April 29, 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

Englishbazar Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Malda district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. English Bazar (M) 2. Amriti, Binodpur, Jadupur-I, Jadupur- II, Kajigram, Kotwali and Mahadipur GPs of CDB English Bazar

This constituency covers an approximate area of 173 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Englishbazar is: 24°56'00.2"N 88°05'43.8"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 76.13%, while it was 84.1% in 2016, and 82.88% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury (Nirbhoy Didi) of BJP won in this constituency beating Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury of TMC by a margin of 20099 votes which was 9.46% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Nihar Ranjan Ghosh of IND was the winner in this seat beating Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury of TMC by a margin of 39727 votes which was 19.17% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury of INC won this seat defeating Samar Roy of CPIM by a margin of 21829 votes which was 12.64% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury (Nirbhoy Didi) of BJP had a vote share of 50.71% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Nihar Ranjan Ghosh of IND got a vote share of 51.72% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury of INC got a vote share of 51.79% in Englishbazar.