Islampur

Demographic profile

There were a total of 217385 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Islampur Assembly constituency, of whom 115533 were male, 101843 female and 9 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 219019 registered voters, of whom 114425 were male, 104587 female and 7 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 188269 registered voters, of whom 99411 were male, 88857 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 150195 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 79968 were male, 70227 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 166 in 2021, 122 in 2016, and 91 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 882, in 2021 it was 914, 894 in 2016, and 878 in 2011.

Poll dates

Islampur 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 6 on Thursday, April 22, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Sunday, April 17, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Monday, April 14, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Islampur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Uttar Dinajpur district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Islampur (M) and 2. Agdimti Khanti, Gaisal-I, Gaisal-II, Gunjaria, Islampur, Matikunda-I, Matikunda-II, Panditpota-I, Panditpota-II, Ramganj-I and Ramganj-II GPs of CDB Islampur

This constituency covers an approximate area of 296 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Islampur is: 26°13'53.8"N 88°13'12.0"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 76.69%, while it was 79.43% in 2016, and 79.18% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Abdul Karim Chowdhary of TMC won in this constituency beating Saumyaroop Mandal of BJP by a margin of 37440 votes which was 22.29% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Kanaia Lal Agarwal of INC was the winner in this seat beating Abdul Karim Chowdhary of TMC by a margin of 7718 votes which was 5.17% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Abdul Karim Chowdhary of TMC won this seat defeating Sayeda Farhat Afroz of CPIM by a margin of 11272 votes which was 9.48% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Abdul Karim Chowdhary of TMC had a vote share of 59.6% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Kanaia Lal Agarwal of INC got a vote share of 43.88% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Abdul Karim Chowdhary of TMC got a vote share of 41.48% in Islampur.