Khargram

Demographic profile

There were a total of 233900 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Khargram Assembly constituency, of whom 121294 were male, 112603 female and 3 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 228286 registered voters, of whom 116670 were male, 111614 female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 204103 registered voters, of whom 105815 were male, 98286 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 172961 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 89926 were male, 83035 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 625 in 2021, 661 in 2016, and 514 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 928, in 2021 it was 957, 929 in 2016, and 923 in 2011.

Poll dates

Khargram 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 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 2 on Saturday, April 23, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Khargram Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Murshidabad district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Khargram, 2. Kalyanpur-I and Kalyanpur-II GPs of CDB Burwan

This constituency covers an approximate area of 293 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Khargram is: 24°04'16.0"N 87°58'03.4"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 81.02%, while it was 79.36% in 2016, and 85.77% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Ashis Marjit of TMC won in this constituency beating Aditya Moulik of BJP by a margin of 32573 votes which was 17.68% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Ashis Marjit of INC was the winner in this seat beating Madhab Chandra Marjit of TMC by a margin of 33173 votes which was 20.49% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Ashis Marjit of INC won this seat defeating Goutam Mondal of CPIM by a margin of 8970 votes which was 6.05% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Ashis Marjit of TMC had a vote share of 50.61% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Ashis Marjit of INC got a vote share of 54.93% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Ashis Marjit of INC got a vote share of 49.96% in Khargram.