Kushmandi

Demographic profile

There were a total of 219044 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Kushmandi Assembly constituency, of whom 115001 were male, 104039 female and 4 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 219743 registered voters, of whom 114059 were male, 105678 female and 6 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 191402 registered voters, of whom 100799 were male, 90601 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 155978 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 82827 were male, 73151 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 166 in 2021, 71 in 2016, and 55 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 905, in 2021 it was 927, 899 in 2016, and 883 in 2011.

Poll dates

Kushmandi 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

Kushmandi Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Kushmandi, 2. Belbari-II, Jahangirpur and Sukdebpur GPs of CDB Gangarampur

This constituency covers an approximate area of 337 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Kushmandi is: 25°30'12.2"N 88°21'43.6"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 82.98%, while it was 85.44% in 2016, and 89.83% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Rekha Roy of TMC won in this constituency beating Ranjit Kumar Roy of BJP by a margin of 12584 votes which was 6.9% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP was the winner in this seat beating Rekha Roy of TMC by a margin of 3529 votes which was 2.16% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP won this seat defeating Parthasarathi Sarkar of INC by a margin of 3643 votes which was 2.6% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Rekha Roy of TMC had a vote share of 49.3% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP got a vote share of 42.18% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP got a vote share of 47.42% in Kushmandi.