Gosaba

Demographic profile

There were a total of 224780 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Gosaba Assembly constituency, of whom 116984 were male, 107792 female and 4 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 230230 registered voters, of whom 118212 were male, 112012 female and 6 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 211897 registered voters, of whom 109692 were male, 102199 were female and 6 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 180856 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 93673 were male, 87095 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 118 in 2021, 139 in 2016, and 86 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 921, in 2021 it was 948, 932 in 2016, and 930 in 2011.

Poll dates

Gosaba 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 2 on Thursday, April 1, 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

Gosaba Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of South 24 Parganas district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Gosaba and 2. Maszidbati and Chunakhali GPs of CDB Basanti

This constituency covers an approximate area of 2847 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Gosaba is: 21°52'03.7"N 88°52'46.9"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 84.4%, while it was 84.95% in 2016, and 85.58% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Jayanta Naskar of TMC won in this constituency beating Barun Pramanik (Chitta) of BJP by a margin of 23709 votes which was 12.17% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Jayanta Naskar of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Uttam Kumar Saha of RSP by a margin of 19671 votes which was 10.95% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Jayanta Naskar of TMC won this seat defeating Samarendra Nath Mandal of RSP by a margin of 10682 votes which was 6.91% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Jayanta Naskar of TMC had a vote share of 54.28% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Jayanta Naskar of TMC got a vote share of 50.52% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Jayanta Naskar of TMC got a vote share of 51% in Gosaba.