Canning Paschim

Demographic profile

There were a total of 245079 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Canning Paschim Assembly constituency, of whom 126834 were male, 118233 female and 12 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 257552 registered voters, of whom 130029 were male, 127514 female and 9 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 222418 registered voters, of whom 113055 were male, 109361 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 177902 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 92259 were male, 85590 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 129 in 2021, 78 in 2016, and 53 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 932, in 2021 it was 981, 967 in 2016, and 928 in 2011.

Poll dates

Canning 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 3 on Tuesday, April 6, 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

Canning Paschim Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of South 24 Parganas district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Canning – I and 2. Narayanpur GP of CDB Canning - II

This constituency covers an approximate area of 190 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Canning Paschim is: 22°16'21.7"N 88°36'24.5"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 84.34%, while it was 85.73% in 2016, and 86.16% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Paresh Ram Das of TMC won in this constituency beating Arnab Roy of BJP by a margin of 35243 votes which was 16.37% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Shyamal Mondal of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Arnab Roy of INC by a margin of 18726 votes which was 9.83% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Shyamal Mondal of TMC won this seat defeating Jaydeb Purkait of CPIM by a margin of 19614 votes which was 12.8% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Paresh Ram Das of TMC had a vote share of 51.58% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Shyamal Mondal of TMC got a vote share of 49.08% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Shyamal Mondal of TMC got a vote share of 53.35% in Canning Paschim.