Nowda

Demographic profile

There were a total of 246366 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Nowda Assembly constituency, of whom 127631 were male, 118733 female and 2 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 247171 registered voters, of whom 126360 were male, 120808 female and 3 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 218399 registered voters, of whom 113868 were male, 104529 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 183948 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 95875 were male, 88073 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 516 in 2021, 589 in 2016, and 377 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 930, in 2021 it was 956, 918 in 2016, and 919 in 2011.

Poll dates

Nowda 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

Nowda Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Murshidabad district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Nowda, 2. Chaitannapur-I, Chaitannapur-II, Madda and Mahula-II GPs of CDB Beldanga-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 308 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Nowda is: 23°54'43.2"N 88°20'44.5"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 81.43%, while it was 83.26% in 2016, and 85.09% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Sahina Momtaz Khan of TMC won in this constituency beating Anupam Mandal of BJP by a margin of 74153 votes which was 36.88% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Abu Taher Khan of INC was the winner in this seat beating Masud Karim of TMC by a margin of 19262 votes which was 10.6% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Abu Taher Khan of INC won this seat defeating Jayanta Kumar Biswas of RSP by a margin of 13795 votes which was 8.81% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Sahina Momtaz Khan of TMC had a vote share of 58.54% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Abu Taher Khan of INC got a vote share of 34.46% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Abu Taher Khan of INC got a vote share of 51.6% in Nowda.