Rashbehari

Demographic profile

There were a total of 158955 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Rashbehari Assembly constituency, of whom 76474 were male, 82474 female and 7 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 205959 registered voters, of whom 103001 were male, 102954 female and 4 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 205943 registered voters, of whom 104123 were male, 101817 were female and 3 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 200423 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 103427 were male, 96996 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 37 in 2021, 52 in 2016, and 43 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1078, in 2021 it was 1000, 978 in 2016, and 938 in 2011.

Poll dates

Rashbehari 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 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 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

Rashbehari Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Kolkata district in the Greater Kolkata region of West Bengal: Ward Nos.-81, 83, 84, 86 to 90 and 93 of Kolkata M. Corp.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 8 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Rashbehari is: 22°30'39.2"N 88°20'52.8"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 59.71%, while it was 67.12% in 2016, and 67.67% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Debasish Kumar of TMC won in this constituency beating Lt Gen (Dr ) Subrata Saha of BJP by a margin of 21414 votes which was 17.44% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Ashutosh Chatterjee of INC by a margin of 14553 votes which was 10.56% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay of TMC won this seat defeating Shantanu Basu of CPIM by a margin of 49894 votes which was 36.79% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Debasish Kumar of TMC had a vote share of 53.51% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay of TMC got a vote share of 44.15% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay of TMC got a vote share of 65.55% in Rashbehari.