Itahar

Demographic profile

There were a total of 227913 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Itahar Assembly constituency, of whom 118649 were male, 109257 female and 7 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 229100 registered voters, of whom 117578 were male, 111515 female and 7 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 202219 registered voters, of whom 105389 were male, 96829 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 164109 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 86207 were male, 77904 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 238 in 2021, 162 in 2016, and 114 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, 919 in 2016, and 904 in 2011.

Poll dates

Itahar 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

Itahar Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Uttar Dinajpur district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: CDB Itahar

This constituency covers an approximate area of 337 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Itahar is: 25°26'13.9"N 88°09'11.2"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 83.94%, while it was 83.77% in 2016, and 85.58% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Mosaraf Hussen of TMC won in this constituency beating Amit Kumar Kundu of BJP by a margin of 43975 votes which was 22.82% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Amal Acharjee of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI by a margin of 19120 votes which was 11.29% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Amal Acharjee of TMC won this seat defeating Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI by a margin of 7052 votes which was 5.02% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Mosaraf Hussen of TMC had a vote share of 59.48% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Amal Acharjee of TMC got a vote share of 52.26% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Amal Acharjee of TMC got a vote share of 43.95% in Itahar.