Kotulpur

Demographic profile

There were a total of 2,53,697 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Kotulpur Assembly constituency, of whom 1,29,495 were male, 1,24,201 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,46,008 registered voters, of whom 1,25,404 were male, 1,20,604 female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,22,492 registered voters, of whom 1,14,804 were male, 1,07,687 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 1,90,151 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 99,341 were male, 90,810 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 777 in 2021, 825 in 2016, and 486 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 959, in 2021 it was 962, 938 in 2016, and 914 in 2011.

Poll dates

Kotulpur 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 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

Kotulpur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Bankura district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Deshrahkoyalpara, Gopinathpur, Kotulpur, Lego, Mirzapur and Sihar GPs of CDB Kotulpur, 2. Gelia, Jagannathpur, Kuchiakol, Maynapur, Salda, Uttarbarh, Hetia, Routkhanda and Shyamnagar GPs of CDB Jaypur

This constituency covers an approximate area of 430 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Kotulpur is: 23°00'32.0"N 87°30'46.1"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 72.68%, while it was 90.7% in 2016, and 92.55% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Harakali Protiher of BJP won in this constituency beating Sangeeta Malik of TMC by a margin of 11785 votes which was 5.3% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Shyamal Santra of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Akshay Santra of INC by a margin of 21248 votes which was 10.53% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Khan Soumitra of INC won this seat defeating Purnima Bagdi of CPIM by a margin of 1433 votes which was 0.81% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Harakali Protiher of BJP had a vote share of 47.7% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Shyamal Santra of TMC got a vote share of 49.03% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Khan Soumitra of INC got a vote share of 47.4% in Kotulpur.