Raghunathpur

Demographic profile

There were a total of 253544 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Raghunathpur Assembly constituency, of whom 129314 were male, 124229 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 259018 registered voters, of whom 131830 were male, 127186 female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 234336 registered voters, of whom 121932 were male, 112402 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 198409 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 105655 were male, 92754 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 416 in 2021, 136 in 2016, and 66 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 961, in 2021 it was 965, 922 in 2016, and 878 in 2011.

Poll dates

Raghunathpur 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 1 on Saturday, March 27, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Monday, April 4, 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

Raghunathpur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Purulia district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Raghunathpur-I, 2. Raghunathpur (M), 3. CDB Neturia and 4. CDB Santuri

This constituency covers an approximate area of 546 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Raghunathpur is: 23°35'05.6"N 86°45'31.0"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 82.21%, while it was 82.31% in 2016, and 81.42% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Vivekananda Bauri of BJP won in this constituency beating Bouri Hazari of TMC by a margin of 5438 votes which was 2.58% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Purna Chandra Bauri of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Satyanarayan Bauri of CPIM by a margin of 16142 votes which was 8.37% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Purna Chandra Bauri of TMC won this seat defeating Dipali Bauri of CPIM by a margin of 12743 votes which was 7.89% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Vivekananda Bauri of BJP had a vote share of 45.36% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Purna Chandra Bauri of TMC got a vote share of 43.39% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Purna Chandra Bauri of TMC got a vote share of 48.34% in Raghunathpur.