Baranagar

Demographic profile

There were a total of 186596 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Baranagar Assembly constituency, of whom 90637 were male, 95955 female and 4 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 217655 registered voters, of whom 106982 were male, 110668 female and 5 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 203781 registered voters, of whom 101343 were male, 102437 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 186723 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 95807 were male, 90916 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 119 in 2021, 111 in 2016, and 76 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1059, in 2021 it was 1034, 1011 in 2016, and 949 in 2011.

Poll dates

Baranagar Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 5 on Saturday, April 17, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 5 on Monday, April 25, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 3 on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Baranagar Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of North 24 Parganas district in the Greater Kolkata region of West Bengal: 1. Baranagar (M) and 2. Ward Nos.17 to 20 of Kamarhati (M)

This constituency covers an approximate area of 11 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Baranagar is: 22°38'36.2"N 88°22'34.0"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 72.97%, while it was 77.01% in 2016, and 79.48% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Tapas Roy of TMC won in this constituency beating Parno Mittra of BJP by a margin of 35147 votes which was 22.26% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Tapas Roy of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Sukumar Ghosh of RSP by a margin of 16100 votes which was 10.26% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Tapas Roy of TMC won this seat defeating Sukumar Ghosh of RSP by a margin of 36828 votes which was 24.82% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Tapas Roy of TMC had a vote share of 54.23% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Tapas Roy of TMC got a vote share of 48.79% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Tapas Roy of TMC got a vote share of 60.58% in Baranagar.