Kharagpur Sadar

Demographic profile

There were a total of 192605 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency, of whom 94216 were male, 98378 female and 11 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 234437 registered voters, of whom 114829 were male, 119591 female and 17 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 218231 registered voters, of whom 108796 were male, 109434 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 195162 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 100036 were male, 95126 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 232 in 2021, 242 in 2016, and 177 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1044, in 2021 it was 1041, 1006 in 2016, and 951 in 2011.

Poll dates

Kharagpur Sadar 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 2 on Thursday, April 1, 2024 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

Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Paschim Medinipur district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Kharagpur (M) 2. Kharagpur Rly. Settlement (Ct) of CDB Kharagpur-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 40 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Kharagpur Sadar is: 22°20'25.1"N 87°18'37.8"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 87.71%, while it was 71.71% in 2016, and 70.78% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Hiranmoy Chattopadhyaya of BJP won in this constituency beating Pradip Sarkar of TMC by a margin of 3771 votes which was 2.23% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Dilip Kumar Ghosh of BJP was the winner in this seat beating Gyan Singh Sohanpal of INC by a margin of 6309 votes which was 4.03% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Gyan Singh Sohanpal of INC won this seat defeating Anil Kumar Das of CPIM by a margin of 32369 votes which was 23.63% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Hiranmoy Chattopadhyaya of BJP had a vote share of 47.18% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Dilip Kumar Ghosh of BJP got a vote share of 39.29% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Gyan Singh Sohanpal of INC got a vote share of 55.06% in Kharagpur Sadar.