Samserganj

Demographic profile

There were a total of 235944 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Samserganj Assembly constituency, of whom 118375 were male, 117566 female and 3 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 235504 registered voters, of whom 115231 were male, 120271 female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 194128 registered voters, of whom 96577 were male, 97549 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 152508 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 76331 were male, 76177 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 65 in 2021, 25 in 2016, and 12 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 993, in 2021 it was 1044, 1010 in 2016, and 998 in 2011.

Poll dates

Samserganj 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 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 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 2 on Saturday, April 23, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Samserganj Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Murshidabad district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Dhulian (M), 2. Bhasaipaikar, Bogdadnagar, Chachanda, Dogachhi Napara, Nimtita, Pratapganj and Tinpukuria GPs of CDB Samserganj

This constituency covers an approximate area of 60 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Samserganj is: 24°38'17.2"N 87°57'38.9"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 80.05%, while it was 81.92% in 2016, and 86.35% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Amirul Islam of TMC won in this constituency beating Zaidur Rahaman of INC by a margin of 26379 votes which was 11.2% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Amirul Islam of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Touab Ali of CPIM by a margin of 1780 votes which was 1.12% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Touab Ali of CPIM won this seat defeating Mousumi Begum of INC by a margin of 7789 votes which was 5.92% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Amirul Islam of TMC had a vote share of 51.13% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Amirul Islam of TMC got a vote share of 30.43% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Touab Ali of CPIM got a vote share of 46.43% in Samserganj.