Habibpur

Demographic profile

There were a total of 238904 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Habibpur Assembly constituency, of whom 121592 were male, 117307 female and 5 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 249257 registered voters, of whom 125652 were male, 123596 female and 9 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 223084 registered voters, of whom 114225 were male, 108854 were female and 5 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 187000 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 96344 were male, 90656 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 293 in 2021, 165 in 2016, and 120 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 965, in 2021 it was 984, 953 in 2016, and 941 in 2011.

Poll dates

Habibpur 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 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

Habibpur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Malda district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Bamangola, 2. Aktail, Baidyapur, Bulbul Chandi, Dhumpur, Habibpur, Jajail, Kanturka and Mangalpur GPs of CDB Habibpur

This constituency covers an approximate area of 613 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Habibpur is: 25°03'56.2"N 88°20'39.8"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 79.04%, while it was 82.69% in 2016, and 84.35% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Joyel Murmu of BJP won in this constituency beating Prodip Baskey of TMC by a margin of 19517 votes which was 9.97% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Khagen Murmu of CPIM was the winner in this seat beating Amal Kisku of TMC by a margin of 2512 votes which was 1.36% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Khageneral Murmu of CPIM won this seat defeating Mohan Tudu of TMC by a margin of 2258 votes which was 1.43% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Joyel Murmu of BJP had a vote share of 48.04% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Khagen Murmu of CPIM got a vote share of 34.76% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Khageneral Murmu of CPIM got a vote share of 37.6% in Habibpur.