Nalhati

Demographic profile

There were a total of 243611 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Nalhati Assembly constituency, of whom 123979 were male, 119625 female and 7 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 244436 registered voters, of whom 123938 were male, 120488 female and 10 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 216694 registered voters, of whom 111753 were male, 104935 were female and 6 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 176438 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 92381 were male, 84203 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 396 in 2021, 253 in 2016, and 146 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 965, in 2021 it was 972, 939 in 2016, and 911 in 2011.

Poll dates

Nalhati 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 8 on Thursday, April 29, 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 2 on Saturday, April 23, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Nalhati Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Birbhum district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Nalhati-I, 2. Kushmore-I, Kushmore-II and Rudranagar GPs of CDB Murarai-II

This constituency covers an approximate area of 295 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Nalhati is: 24°18'34.6"N 87°50'56.8"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 84.4%, while it was 84.92% in 2016, and 87.88% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Rajendra Prasad Singh (Raju Singh) of TMC won in this constituency beating Tapas Kumar Yadav (Ananda Yadav) of BJP by a margin of 56905 votes which was 27.65% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Moinuddin Shams of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Dipak Chatterjee of AIFB by a margin of 10328 votes which was 5.61% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Abhijit Mukherjee of INC won this seat defeating Dipak Chatterjee of AIFB by a margin of 15160 votes which was 9.77% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Rajendra Prasad Singh (Raju Singh) of TMC had a vote share of 57.07% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Moinuddin Shams of TMC got a vote share of 45.33% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Abhijit Mukherjee of INC got a vote share of 49.03% in Nalhati.