Raidighi

Demographic profile

There were a total of 274811 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Raidighi Assembly constituency, of whom 142976 were male, 131830 female and 5 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 273472 registered voters, of whom 140129 were male, 133333 female and 10 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 243711 registered voters, of whom 126398 were male, 117312 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 207140 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 108213 were male, 98927 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 86 in 2021, 52 in 2016, and 36 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 922, in 2021 it was 952, 928 in 2016, and 914 in 2011.

Poll dates

Raidighi 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 3 on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Raidighi Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of South 24 Parganas district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Mathurapur-II, 2. Abad Bhagawanpur, Debipur, Krishnachandrapur, Lalpur, Shankarpur and Nalua GPs of CDB Mathurapur-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 333 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Raidighi is: 22°00'17.3"N 88°25'26.8"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 86.92%, while it was 89.3% in 2016, and 90.47% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Aloke Jaldata of TMC won in this constituency beating Santanu Bapuli of BJP by a margin of 35568 votes which was 14.99% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Debasree Roy of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Kanti Ganguly of CPIM by a margin of 1229 votes which was 0.56% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Debasree Roy of TMC won this seat defeating Kanti Ganguly of CPIM by a margin of 5553 votes which was 2.96% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Aloke Jaldata of TMC had a vote share of 48.77% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Debasree Roy of TMC got a vote share of 46.48% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Debasree Roy of TMC got a vote share of 49.76% in Raidighi.