Raniganj

Demographic profile

There were a total of 2,15,994 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Raniganj Assembly constituency, of whom 1,10,971 were male, 1,05,021 female and 2 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,50,608 registered voters, of whom 1,29,562 were male, 1,21,043 female and 3 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,29,329 registered voters, of whom 1,21,912 were male, 1,07,417 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 1,97,129 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 1,08,956 were male, 88,173 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 166 in 2021, 103 in 2016, and 57 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 951, in 2021 it was 934, 881 in 2016, and 809 in 2011.

Poll dates

Raniganj 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 2 on Monday, April 11, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 5 on Saturday, May 7, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Raniganj Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Paschim Bardhaman district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: CDB Ondal and 2. Raniganj (M)

This constituency covers an approximate area of 117 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Raniganj is: 23°37'02.3"N 87°10'59.5"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 72.18%, while it was 77.31% in 2016, and 78.35% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Tapas Banerjee of TMC won in this constituency beating Dr Bijan Mukherjee of BJP by a margin of 3556 votes which was 1.97% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Runu Dutta of CPIM was the winner in this seat beating Bano Nargis of TMC by a margin of 12385 votes which was 6.99% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Ali Sohrab of TMC won this seat defeating Runu Dutta of CPIM by a margin of 1751 votes which was 1.13% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Tapas Banerjee of TMC had a vote share of 43.38% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Runu Dutta of CPIM got a vote share of 42.32% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Ali Sohrab of TMC got a vote share of 47.83% in Raniganj.