Kumarganj

Demographic profile

There were a total of 200697 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Kumarganj Assembly constituency, of whom 103877 were male, 96816 female and 4 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 203728 registered voters, of whom 105505 were male, 98216 female and 7 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 179509 registered voters, of whom 94280 were male, 85226 were female and 3 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 148934 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 78365 were male, 70569 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 257 in 2021, 137 in 2016, and 103 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 932, in 2021 it was 931, 904 in 2016, and 901 in 2011.

Poll dates

Kumarganj 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 7 on Monday, April 26, 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

Kumarganj Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Kumarganj, 2. Ashokegram, Basuria, Chaloon and Uday GPs of CDB Gangarampur

This constituency covers an approximate area of 431 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Kumarganj is: 25°25'21.7"N 88°43'00.1"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 83.13%, while it was 85.85% in 2016, and 89.1% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Toraf Hossain Mandal of TMC won in this constituency beating Manas Sarkar of BJP by a margin of 29367 votes which was 17.29% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Toraf Hossain Mandal of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Mafuja Khatun of CPIM by a margin of 3496 votes which was 2.27% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Begam Mahamuda of TMC won this seat defeating Khatun Mafuja of CPIM by a margin of 4218 votes which was 3.18% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Toraf Hossain Mandal of TMC had a vote share of 52.86% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Toraf Hossain Mandal of TMC got a vote share of 41.88% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Begam Mahamuda of TMC got a vote share of 46.93% in Kumarganj.