Pursurah

Demographic profile

There were a total of 262427 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Pursurah Assembly constituency, of whom 133624 were male, 128802 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 259692 registered voters, of whom 132770 were male, 126920 female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 238626 registered voters, of whom 124043 were male, 114583 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 214053 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 111566 were male, 102487 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 296 in 2021, 401 in 2016, and 276 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 964, in 2021 it was 956, 924 in 2016, and 919 in 2011.

Poll dates

Pursurah 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 3 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 6 on Saturday, April 30, 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

Pursurah Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Hooghly district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Pursurah, 2. Arunda, Balipur, Rammohan-I, Rammohan-II and Tantisal GPs of CDB Khanakul-I, 3. Harinkhola-I and Harinkhola-II GPs of CDB Arambag

This constituency covers an approximate area of 225 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Pursurah is: 22°49'13.4"N 87°54'35.6"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 85.32%, while it was 86.35% in 2016, and 89.54% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Biman Ghosh of BJP won in this constituency beating Dilip Yadav of TMC by a margin of 28178 votes which was 12.79% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Dr. M. Nuruzzaman of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Pratim Singha Roy of INC by a margin of 29127 votes which was 14.14% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Parvez Rahman of TMC won this seat defeating Saumendranath Bera of CPIM by a margin of 31690 votes which was 16.54% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Biman Ghosh of BJP had a vote share of 54.17% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Dr. M. Nuruzzaman of TMC got a vote share of 51.1% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Parvez Rahman of TMC got a vote share of 56.26% in Pursurah.