Barrackpur

Demographic profile

There were a total of 173346 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Barrackpur Assembly constituency, of whom 87321 were male, 86024 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 214808 registered voters, of whom 110138 were male, 104669 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 201231 registered voters, of whom 104219 were male, 97012 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 170240 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 93534 were male, 76707 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 548 in 2021, 553 in 2016, and 320 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 985, in 2021 it was 950, 931 in 2016, and 820 in 2011.

Poll dates

Barrackpur 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 6 on Thursday, April 22, 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

Barrackpur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of North 24 Parganas district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Barrackpur (M) and 2. Titagarh (M)

This constituency covers an approximate area of 7 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Barrackpur is: 22°45'10.4"N 88°22'10.6"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 68.49%, while it was 71.78% in 2016, and 77.86% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Raju Chakraborty (Raj) of TMC won in this constituency beating Chandramani Shukla of BJP by a margin of 9222 votes which was 6.3% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Silbhadra Datta of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Debasish Bhowmick of CPIM by a margin of 7319 votes which was 5.07% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Silbhadra Datta of TMC won this seat defeating Dr. Madhusudan Samanta of CPIM by a margin of 36123 votes which was 27.27% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Raju Chakraborty (Raj) of TMC had a vote share of 47.08% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Silbhadra Datta of TMC got a vote share of 40.23% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Silbhadra Datta of TMC got a vote share of 60.02% in Barrackpur.