Salboni

Demographic profile

There were a total of 279337 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Salboni Assembly constituency, of whom 140787 were male, 138548 female and 2 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 276634 registered voters, of whom 139334 were male, 137299 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 247363 registered voters, of whom 126044 were male, 121319 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 208500 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 107764 were male, 100736 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 306 in 2021, 346 in 2016, and 169 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 984, in 2021 it was 985, 963 in 2016, and 935 in 2011.

Poll dates

Salboni 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

Salboni Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Paschim Medinipur district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Goaltor, Gohaldanga, Jeerapara, Makli, Patharpara and Pingbani GPs of CDB-Garbeta-II, 2. Bhimpur, Bishnupur, Debgram, Lalgeria and Shalboni GPs of CDB Salbani and 3. CDB Garbeta-III

This constituency covers an approximate area of 797 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Salboni is: 22°41'41.3"N 87°12'39.6"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 89.47%, while it was 90.4% in 2016, and 92.92% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Srikanta Mahata of TMC won in this constituency beating Rajib Kundu of BJP by a margin of 32644 votes which was 13.2% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Srikanta Mahata of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Shyam Sundar Pandey of CPIM by a margin of 52902 votes which was 23.67% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Srikanta Mahata of TMC won this seat defeating Abhiram Mahata of CPIM by a margin of 4355 votes which was 2.25% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Srikanta Mahata of TMC had a vote share of 50.97% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Srikanta Mahata of TMC got a vote share of 53.91% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Srikanta Mahata of TMC got a vote share of 47.54% in Salboni.