Galsi

Demographic profile

There were a total of 252432 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Galsi Assembly constituency, of whom 127803 were male, 124626 female and 3 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 256462 registered voters, of whom 130418 were male, 126043 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 236847 registered voters, of whom 121876 were male, 114969 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 204589 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 107625 were male, 96964 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 174 in 2021, 296 in 2016, and 191 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 975, in 2021 it was 966, 943 in 2016, and 901 in 2011.

Poll dates

Galsi 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 6 on Thursday, April 22, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 4 on Thursday, April 21, 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

Galsi Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Purba Bardhaman district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Galsi-I, 2. Galsi and Kurkuba GPs of CDB Galsi-II, 3. Kanksa, Trilokchandrapur, Bankati and Bidbehar GPs of CDB Kanksa

This constituency covers an approximate area of 455 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Galsi is: 23°25'36.1"N 87°33'18.7"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 86.42%, while it was 86.56% in 2016, and 89.36% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Nepal Ghorui of TMC won in this constituency beating Bikash Biswas of BJP by a margin of 19262 votes which was 8.74% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Alok Kumar Majhi of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Nandalal Pondit of AIFB by a margin of 10771 votes which was 5.25% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Sunil Kumar Mondal of AIFB won this seat defeating Joydeb Saha of TMC by a margin of 10854 votes which was 5.96% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Nepal Ghorui of TMC had a vote share of 49.71% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Alok Kumar Majhi of TMC got a vote share of 46.44% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Sunil Kumar Mondal of AIFB got a vote share of 50.59% in Galsi.