Raipur

Demographic profile

There were a total of 223779 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Raipur Assembly constituency, of whom 112986 were male, 110793 female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 224099 registered voters, of whom 112542 were male, 111557 female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 204514 registered voters, of whom 103579 were male, 100935 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 178332 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 91801 were male, 86531 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 505 in 2021, 416 in 2016, and 253 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 981, in 2021 it was 991, 974 in 2016, and 943 in 2011.

Poll dates

Raipur 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 6 on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Raipur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Bankura district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Raipur and 2. CDB Sarenga

This constituency covers an approximate area of 570 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Raipur is: 22°46'19.6"N 86°56'13.6"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 86.04%, while it was 86.74% in 2016, and 87.23% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Mrityunjoy Murmu of TMC won in this constituency beating Sudhanshu Hansda of BJP by a margin of 19398 votes which was 10.13% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Birendra Nath Tudu of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Dilip Kumar Hansda of CPIM by a margin of 26722 votes which was 15.07% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Upen Kisku of CPIM won this seat defeating Pramila Murmu of TMC by a margin of 182 votes which was 0.12% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Mrityunjoy Murmu of TMC had a vote share of 52.77% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Birendra Nath Tudu of TMC got a vote share of 50.67% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Upen Kisku of CPIM got a vote share of 44.38% in Raipur.