Egra

Demographic profile

There were a total of 290361 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Egra Assembly constituency, of whom 149585 were male, 140775 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 284277 registered voters, of whom 146441 were male, 137836 female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 260254 registered voters, of whom 135061 were male, 125192 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 219399 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 115287 were male, 104112 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 337 in 2021, 417 in 2016, and 279 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 941, in 2021 it was 941, 927 in 2016, and 903 in 2011.

Poll dates

Egra 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 7 on Thursday, May 5, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 4 on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Egra Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Purba Medinipur district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Egra-I, 2. Egra (M), 3. Basudevpur, Deshbandhu, Dubda, Manjusree, Paniparul, Sarbaday and Bibekananda GPs of CDB Egra-II

This constituency covers an approximate area of 376 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Egra is: 21°50'02.8"N 87°32'00.6"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 84.92% in 2016, and 87.73% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Tarun Kumar Maity of TMC won in this constituency beating Arup Dash of BJP by a margin of 18491 votes which was 7.72% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Das Samares of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Shaikh Mahmud Hossain of DSPP by a margin of 25956 votes which was 11.75% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Das Samares of TMC won this seat defeating Hrishikesh Paria of DSPP by a margin of 15953 votes which was 8.29% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Tarun Kumar Maity of TMC had a vote share of 52.53% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Das Samares of TMC got a vote share of 51.31% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Das Samares of TMC got a vote share of 51.57% in Egra.