Behala Purba

Demographic profile

There were a total of 258273 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Behala Purba Assembly constituency, of whom 125364 were male, 132903 female and 6 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 308157 registered voters, of whom 151384 were male, 156767 female and 6 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 278062 registered voters, of whom 138264 were male, 139798 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 243394 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 122471 were male, 120923 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 128 in 2021, 200 in 2016, and 138 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1060, in 2021 it was 1036, 1011 in 2016, and 987 in 2011.

Poll dates

Behala Purba 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 Purba Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of South 24 Parganas district in the Greater Kolkata region of West Bengal: 1. Ward Nos.115 to 117 and 120 to 124 of Kolkata M. Corp. 2. Joka-I and Joka-II GPs of CDB Thakurpukur Mahestola

This constituency covers an approximate area of 21 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Behala Purba is: 22°27'10.4"N 88°19'21.7"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 71.51%, while it was 73.83% in 2016, and 79.79% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Ratna Chatterjee of TMC won in this constituency beating Payel Sarkar of BJP by a margin of 37428 votes which was 17.09% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Sovan Chatterjee of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra of IND by a margin of 24294 votes which was 11.9% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Sovan Chatterjee of TMC won this seat defeating Kumkum Chakraborti of CPIM by a margin of 48173 votes which was 24.88% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Ratna Chatterjee of TMC had a vote share of 50.66% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Sovan Chatterjee of TMC got a vote share of 47.33% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Sovan Chatterjee of TMC got a vote share of 60.28% in Behala Purba.