Tamluk

Demographic profile

There were a total of 272764 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Tamluk Assembly constituency, of whom 138978 were male, 133779 female and 7 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 266553 registered voters, of whom 136303 were male, 130242 female and 8 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 242987 registered voters, of whom 126063 were male, 116918 were female and 6 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 209937 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 109864 were male, 100073 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 328 in 2021, 458 in 2016, and 212 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 963, in 2021 it was 956, 927 in 2016, and 911 in 2011.

Poll dates

Tamluk 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 2 on Thursday, April 1, 2024 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 7 on Thursday, May 5, 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

Tamluk Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Purba Medinipur district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Sahid Matangini, 2. Tamluk (M), 3. Bishnubarh-II, Pipulberia-I, Pipulberia-II and Uttar Sonamui GPs of CDB Tamluk

This constituency covers an approximate area of 159 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Tamluk is: 22°20'33.7"N 87°54'11.5"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 87.87%, while it was 87.85% in 2016, and 90.3% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Saumen Kumar Mahapatra of TMC won in this constituency beating Hare Krishna Bera of BJP by a margin of 793 votes which was 0.34% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Ashok Dinda of CPI was the winner in this seat beating Nirbed Ray of TMC by a margin of 520 votes which was 0.24% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Saumen Kumar Mahapatra of TMC won this seat defeating Jagannath Mitra of CPI by a margin of 20676 votes which was 10.95% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Saumen Kumar Mahapatra of TMC had a vote share of 46.08% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Ashok Dinda of CPI got a vote share of 44.72% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Saumen Kumar Mahapatra of TMC got a vote share of 52.82% in Tamluk.