Magrahat Purba
Assembly Constituency, West Bengal
Magrahat Purba is one of the 294 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in West Bengal. This seat can be classified as Rural and falls in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The reservation status of this constituency is Scheduled Caste. Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency falls within the Joynagar (Scheduled Caste) Lok Sabha constituency.<br/><br/>In the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election, Magrahat Purba will vote on Thursday, April 9, 2026 and the counting of votes is set to take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.<br/><br/>
2021
Magrahat Purba Assembly election results
2016
Magrahat Purba Assembly election results
2011
Magrahat Purba Assembly election results
Demographic profile
There were a total of 238020 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency, of whom 123872 were male, 114146 female and 2 belonged to the third gender.
In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 242395 registered voters, of whom 123700 were male, 118693 female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 212019 registered voters, of whom 110447 were male, 101571 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 177554 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 93649 were male, 83905 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 135 in 2021, 63 in 2016, and 42 in 2011.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 921, in 2021 it was 960, 920 in 2016, and 896 in 2011.
Poll dates
Magrahat Purba 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 3 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.
In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 6 on Saturday, April 30, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.
In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 3 on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.
Extent
Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of South 24 Parganas district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Magrahat - II
This constituency covers an approximate area of 136 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Magrahat Purba is: 22°15'45.0"N 88°22'45.5"E.
Voter turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 85.09%, while it was 86.72% in 2016, and 85.27% in 2011.
Victory margin
In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Namita Saha of TMC won in this constituency beating Chandan Kumar Naskar of BJP by a margin of 54079 votes which was 26.42% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Namita Saha . of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Chandan Saha of CPIM by a margin of 9560 votes which was 5.2% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Namita Saha of TMC won this seat defeating Chandan Saha of CPIM by a margin of 8803 votes which was 5.81% of the total votes polled for the seat.
Winner vote share (%)
In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Namita Saha of TMC had a vote share of 54.21% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Namita Saha . of TMC got a vote share of 48.7% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Namita Saha of TMC got a vote share of 49.68% in Magrahat Purba.
- First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
- Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM IST