Purbasthali Dakshin

Demographic profile

There were a total of 242150 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Purbasthali Dakshin Assembly constituency, of whom 124584 were male, 117565 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 248297 registered voters, of whom 127027 were male, 121268 female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 224266 registered voters, of whom 116661 were male, 107603 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 191256 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 100893 were male, 90363 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 236 in 2021, 350 in 2016, and 234 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 944, in 2021 it was 955, 922 in 2016, and 896 in 2011.

Poll dates

Purbasthali Dakshin Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 6 on Thursday, April 22, 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 4 on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Purbasthali Dakshin Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Purba Bardhaman district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Nandai, Kankuria, Begpur, Atghoria Simlan, Dhatrigram and Sultanpur GPs of CDB Kalna-I and 2. Nasratpur, Samudragarh, Bagpur, Sreerampur and Nadanghat GPs of CDB Purbasthali-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 217 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Purbasthali Dakshin is: 23°20'15.4"N 88°16'24.6"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 86.38%, while it was 88.1% in 2016, and 90.49% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Swapan Debnath of TMC won in this constituency beating Rajib Kumar Bhowmick of BJP by a margin of 17410 votes which was 8.14% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Swapan Debnath of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Abhijit Bhattacharyya of INC by a margin of 37666 votes which was 19.07% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Swapan Debnath of TMC won this seat defeating Aleya Begam Sekh of CPIM by a margin of 15858 votes which was 9.16% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Swapan Debnath of TMC had a vote share of 49.44% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Swapan Debnath of TMC got a vote share of 52.85% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Swapan Debnath of TMC got a vote share of 49.72% in Purbasthali Dakshin.