Dantan

Demographic profile

There were a total of 236966 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Dantan Assembly constituency, of whom 122586 were male, 114380 female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 233622 registered voters, of whom 120000 were male, 113621 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 211636 registered voters, of whom 110128 were male, 101508 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 179499 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 93373 were male, 86126 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 219 in 2021, 271 in 2016, and 191 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 933, in 2021 it was 947, 922 in 2016, and 922 in 2011.

Poll dates

Dantan 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 1 on Saturday, March 27, 2021 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

Dantan Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Paschim Medinipur district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Dantan-II 1. CDB Mohanpur and 2. Chak Ismailpur GPs of CDB Dantan-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 384 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Dantan is: 21°53'52.8"N 87°23'31.9"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 84.02%, while it was 84.63% in 2016, and 89.34% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Bikram Chandra Pradhan of TMC won in this constituency beating Saktipada Nayak of BJP by a margin of 623 votes which was 0.32% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Bikram Chandra Pradhan of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Sisir Kumar Patra of CPI by a margin of 29260 votes which was 16.35% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Arun Mohapatra of CPI won this seat defeating Shaibal Giri of TMC by a margin of 4650 votes which was 2.9% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Bikram Chandra Pradhan of TMC had a vote share of 48.44% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Bikram Chandra Pradhan of TMC got a vote share of 53.46% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Arun Mohapatra of CPI got a vote share of 49.35% in Dantan.