Behala Paschim

Demographic profile

There were a total of 264162 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Behala Paschim Assembly constituency, of whom 127452 were male, 136706 female and 4 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 313005 registered voters, of whom 152399 were male, 160600 female and 6 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 294404 registered voters, of whom 144628 were male, 149774 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 260955 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 131187 were male, 129768 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 193 in 2021, 318 in 2016, and 251 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1073, in 2021 it was 1054, 1036 in 2016, and 989 in 2011.

Poll dates

Behala Paschim 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 4 on Saturday, April 10, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 6 on Saturday, April 30, 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

Behala Paschim Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of South 24 Parganas district in the Greater Kolkata region of West Bengal: 1. Ward-118 to 119 and 125 to 132 of Kolkata M. Corp.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 23 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Behala Paschim is: 22°28'50.9"N 88°18'05.8"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 73.49%, while it was 75.49% in 2016, and 77.87% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Partha Chatterjee of TMC won in this constituency beating Srabanti Chatterjee of BJP by a margin of 50884 votes which was 22.18% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Partha Chatterjee of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Kaustav Chatterjee of CPIM by a margin of 8896 votes which was 4.01% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Partha Chatterjee of TMC won this seat defeating Anupam Debsarkar of CPIM by a margin of 59021 votes which was 29.06% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Partha Chatterjee of TMC had a vote share of 50.04% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Partha Chatterjee of TMC got a vote share of 45.98% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Partha Chatterjee of TMC got a vote share of 62.96% in Behala Paschim.