Onda

Demographic profile

There were a total of 261600 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Onda Assembly constituency, of whom 134080 were male, 127520 female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 256150 registered voters, of whom 130963 were male, 125186 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 228577 registered voters, of whom 118166 were male, 110410 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 199552 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 104078 were male, 95474 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 756 in 2021, 816 in 2016, and 501 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 951, in 2021 it was 956, 934 in 2016, and 917 in 2011.

Poll dates

Onda 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 2 on Thursday, April 1, 2024 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 2 on Monday, April 11, 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

Onda Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Bankura district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Onda, 2. Bikna, Kosthia, Narrah and Sanbandha GPs of CDB Bankura-II

This constituency covers an approximate area of 602 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Onda is: 23°08'50.6"N 87°09'40.0"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 87.55%, while it was 86.67% in 2016, and 87.25% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Amarnath Shakha of BJP won in this constituency beating Arup Kumar Khan of TMC by a margin of 11551 votes which was 5.23% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Arup Kumar Khan of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Manik Mukherjee of AIFB by a margin of 10848 votes which was 5.48% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Arup Kumar Khan of TMC won this seat defeating Tarapada Chakrabarti of AIFB by a margin of 596 votes which was 0.34% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Amarnath Shakha of BJP had a vote share of 47.51% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Arup Kumar Khan of TMC got a vote share of 40.7% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Arup Kumar Khan of TMC got a vote share of 43.5% in Onda.