Murshidabad

Demographic profile

There were a total of 263150 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Murshidabad Assembly constituency, of whom 133769 were male, 129380 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 267767 registered voters, of whom 134937 were male, 132827 female and 3 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 235052 registered voters, of whom 120829 were male, 114222 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 188558 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 98695 were male, 89863 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 431 in 2021, 264 in 2016, and 195 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 967, in 2021 it was 984, 945 in 2016, and 911 in 2011.

Poll dates

Murshidabad 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 4 on Thursday, April 21, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 2 on Saturday, April 23, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Murshidabad Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Murshidabad district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Murshidabad Jiaganj, 2. Jiaganj Azimganj (M) and 3. Murshidabad (M)

This constituency covers an approximate area of 213 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Murshidabad is: 24°11'36.6"N 88°17'42.4"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 85.15%, while it was 85.58% in 2016, and 86.92% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Gouri Sankar Ghosh of BJP won in this constituency beating Shaoni Singha Roy of TMC by a margin of 2491 votes which was 1.1% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Shaoni Singha Roy of INC was the winner in this seat beating Ashim Krishna Bhatta of TMC by a margin of 25139 votes which was 12.5% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Shaoni Singha Roy of INC won this seat defeating Bivas Chakraborty of AIFB by a margin of 6352 votes which was 3.88% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Gouri Sankar Ghosh of BJP had a vote share of 42.4% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Shaoni Singha Roy of INC got a vote share of 47.02% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Shaoni Singha Roy of INC got a vote share of 46.03% in Murshidabad.