Shibpur

Demographic profile

There were a total of 200576 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Shibpur Assembly constituency, of whom 99111 were male, 101461 female and 4 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 233591 registered voters, of whom 117244 were male, 116340 female and 7 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 216988 registered voters, of whom 110814 were male, 106172 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 197987 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 103696 were male, 94291 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 85 in 2021, 94 in 2016, and 68 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1024, in 2021 it was 992, 958 in 2016, and 909 in 2011.

Poll dates

Shibpur 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 4 on Saturday, April 10, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 5 on Monday, April 25, 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

Shibpur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Howrah district in the Greater Kolkata region of West Bengal: 1. Ward Nos.-8, 9, 21 to 23, 43 and 47 to 50 of Howrah M. Corp.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 13 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Shibpur is: 22°35'50.3"N 88°17'48.1"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 77.71%, while it was 78.34% in 2016, and 82.31% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Manoj Tiwary of TMC won in this constituency beating Rathin Chakrabarty of BJP by a margin of 32603 votes which was 18.08% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Jatu Lahiri of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Jagannath Bhattacharyya of AIFB by a margin of 27014 votes which was 15.91% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Jatu Lahiri of TMC won this seat defeating Jagannath Bhattacharyya of AIFB by a margin of 46404 votes which was 28.48% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Manoj Tiwary of TMC had a vote share of 51.23% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Jatu Lahiri of TMC got a vote share of 51.86% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Jatu Lahiri of TMC got a vote share of 61.83% in Shibpur.