Balarampur

Demographic profile

There were a total of 233455 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Balarampur Assembly constituency, of whom 121063 were male, 112389 female and 3 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 237815 registered voters, of whom 122348 were male, 115464 female and 3 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 209191 registered voters, of whom 109116 were male, 100075 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 175112 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 92178 were male, 82934 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 298 in 2021, 130 in 2016, and 57 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 928, in 2021 it was 944, 917 in 2016, and 900 in 2011.

Poll dates

Balarampur 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

Balarampur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Purulia district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Balarampur, 2. Chakaltore, Dimdiha, Durku, Garafusra, Lagda and Sonaijuri GPs CDB Purulia-I and 3. Chatu Hansa, Hensla and Puara GPs of CDB Arsha

This constituency covers an approximate area of 630 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Balarampur is: 23°14'21.8"N 86°15'33.5"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 82.66%, while it was 83.46% in 2016, and 81.37% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Baneswar Mahato of BJP won in this constituency beating Shantiram Mahato of TMC by a margin of 423 votes which was 0.22% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Shantiram Mahato of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Jagadish Mahato of INC by a margin of 10204 votes which was 5.84% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Shantiram Mahato of TMC won this seat defeating Gope Manindra of CPIM by a margin of 10528 votes which was 7.39% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Baneswar Mahato of BJP had a vote share of 45.79% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Shantiram Mahato of TMC got a vote share of 47.02% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Shantiram Mahato of TMC got a vote share of 45.79% in Balarampur.