Bishnupur

Demographic profile

There were a total of 218674 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Bishnupur Assembly constituency, of whom 110542 were male, 108132 female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 218690 registered voters, of whom 110816 were male, 107874 female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 195374 registered voters, of whom 99835 were male, 99835 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 171567 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 88992 were male, 82575 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 593 in 2021, 561 in 2016, and 291 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 978, in 2021 it was 973, 1000 in 2016, and 928 in 2011.

Poll dates

Bishnupur 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

Bishnupur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Bankura district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Bishnupur (M) 2. CDB Bishnupur, 3. Amdangra, Saltora and Satmauli GPs of CDB Taldangra

This constituency covers an approximate area of 488 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Bishnupur is: 23°03'09.0"N 87°19'14.5"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 86.99%, while it was 88.79% in 2016, and 90.05% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Tanmay Ghosh (Bumba) of BJP won in this constituency beating Archita Bid of TMC by a margin of 11420 votes which was 6.07% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya of INC was the winner in this seat beating Shyamaprasad Mukherjee of TMC by a margin of 891 votes which was 0.24% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee of TMC won this seat defeating Ghosh Swapan of CPIM by a margin of 9857 votes which was 2.97% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Tanmay Ghosh (Bumba) of BJP had a vote share of 47.69% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya of INC got a vote share of 20.28% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee of TMC got a vote share of 23.37% in Bishnupur.