Basirhat Dakshin

Demographic profile

There were a total of 267164 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Basirhat Dakshin Assembly constituency, of whom 135973 were male, 131185 female and 6 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 275495 registered voters, of whom 139032 were male, 136456 female and 7 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 249807 registered voters, of whom 127526 were male, 122278 were female and 3 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 213440 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 110390 were male, 103051 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 439 in 2021, 571 in 2016, and 438 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 965, in 2021 it was 981, 959 in 2016, and 934 in 2011.

Poll dates

Basirhat Dakshin 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

Basirhat Dakshin Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of North 24 Parganas district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Basirhat (M), 2. CDB Basirhat-I and 3. Taki (M)

This constituency covers an approximate area of 142 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Basirhat Dakshin is: 22°38'11.4"N 88°53'48.5"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 79.2%, while it was 86.81% in 2016, and 87.33% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Dr Saptarshi Banerjee of TMC won in this constituency beating Tarak Nath Ghosh of BJP by a margin of 24468 votes which was 10.45% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Dipendu Biswas (Mithu) of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Samik Bhattacharya of BJP by a margin of 24058 votes which was 11.11% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Narayan Mukherjee of CPIM won this seat defeating Narayan Goswami of TMC by a margin of 12400 votes which was 6.66% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Dr Saptarshi Banerjee of TMC had a vote share of 49.51% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Dipendu Biswas (Mithu) of TMC got a vote share of 40.66% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Narayan Mukherjee of CPIM got a vote share of 35.94% in Basirhat Dakshin.