Raghunathganj

Demographic profile

There were a total of 250727 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Raghunathganj Assembly constituency, of whom 130153 were male, 120574 female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 249428 registered voters, of whom 126802 were male, 122625 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 207987 registered voters, of whom 107669 were male, 100315 were female and 3 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 168860 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 87468 were male, 81392 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 128 in 2021, 32 in 2016, and 20 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 926, in 2021 it was 967, 932 in 2016, and 931 in 2011.

Poll dates

Raghunathganj 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 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

Raghunathganj Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Murshidabad district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Raghunathganj-II, 2. Nurpur GP of CDB Suti-I and 3. Maiya GP of CDB Lalgola

This constituency covers an approximate area of 129 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Raghunathganj is: 24°28'43.0"N 88°07'47.3"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 76.14%, while it was 79.88% in 2016, and 86.77% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Akhruzzaman of TMC won in this constituency beating Golam Modaswer of BJP by a margin of 98313 votes which was 52.42% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Akhruzzaman of INC was the winner in this seat beating Abul Kasem Molla of TMC by a margin of 23786 votes which was 14.32% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Akhruzzaman of INC won this seat defeating Abul Hasnat of RSP by a margin of 15540 votes which was 10.61% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Akhruzzaman of TMC had a vote share of 67.63% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Akhruzzaman of INC got a vote share of 47.26% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Akhruzzaman of INC got a vote share of 50.99% in Raghunathganj.