Barjora

Demographic profile

There were a total of 251824 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Barjora Assembly constituency, of whom 128489 were male, 123334 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 249893 registered voters, of whom 126890 were male, 123002 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 231414 registered voters, of whom 118529 were male, 112880 were female and 5 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 203655 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 106238 were male, 97417 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 836 in 2021, 668 in 2016, and 436 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 960, in 2021 it was 969, 952 in 2016, and 917 in 2011.

Poll dates

Barjora 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 2 on Thursday, April 1, 2024 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 2 on Monday, April 11, 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

Barjora Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Bankura district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Bhaktabandh, Gangajalghati, Gobindadham, Kapista, Nityanandapur and Piraboni GPs of CDB Gangajalghati and 2. CDB Barjora

This constituency covers an approximate area of 532 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Barjora is: 23°22'35.0"N 87°13'38.6"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 87.25%, while it was 86.49% in 2016, and 86.97% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Alok Mukherjee of TMC won in this constituency beating Supriti Chatterjee of BJP by a margin of 3269 votes which was 1.52% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Sujit Chakraborty of CPIM was the winner in this seat beating Soham Chakraborty of TMC by a margin of 616 votes which was 0.31% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Asutosh Mukherjee of TMC won this seat defeating Susmita Biswas of CPIM by a margin of 8491 votes which was 4.79% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Alok Mukherjee of TMC had a vote share of 43.48% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Sujit Chakraborty of CPIM got a vote share of 43.42% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Asutosh Mukherjee of TMC got a vote share of 47.69% in Barjora.