Durgapur Purba

Demographic profile

There were a total of 238804 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Durgapur Purba Assembly constituency, of whom 119196 were male, 119607 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 256257 registered voters, of whom 129237 were male, 127019 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 234001 registered voters, of whom 120638 were male, 113362 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 202449 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 107268 were male, 95181 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 259 in 2021, 471 in 2016, and 306 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1003, in 2021 it was 983, 940 in 2016, and 887 in 2011.

Poll dates

Durgapur Purba 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 7 on Monday, April 26, 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

Durgapur Purba Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Paschim Bardhaman district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Ward Nos. 1-10, 23-28 of Durgapur M. Corp. and 2. Amlajora, Gopalpur and Molandighi GPs of CDB Kanksa

This constituency covers an approximate area of 198 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Durgapur Purba is: 23°31'37.2"N 87°22'35.0"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 74.48%, while it was 81.42% in 2016, and 85.82% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Pradip Mazumdar of TMC won in this constituency beating Colonel Diptansu Chaudhury of BJP by a margin of 3746 votes which was 1.97% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Santosh Debray of CPIM was the winner in this seat beating Pradip Mazumdar of TMC by a margin of 9131 votes which was 4.8% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Dr. Nikhil Kumar Banerjee of TMC won this seat defeating Alpana Chowdhury of CPIM by a margin of 8566 votes which was 4.95% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Pradip Mazumdar of TMC had a vote share of 41.73% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Santosh Debray of CPIM got a vote share of 44.22% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Dr. Nikhil Kumar Banerjee of TMC got a vote share of 50.32% in Durgapur Purba.