Raidighi

Assembly Constituency, West Bengal

Raidighi 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 General. Raidighi Assembly constituency falls within the Mathurapur (Scheduled Caste) Lok Sabha constituency.<br/><br/>In the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election, Raidighi 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

Raidighi Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
AITC1,15,70748.47%
Aloke Jaldata
Winner
Margin :35,568 (30.74%)
Winner
BJP80,13933.57%Santanu Bapuli
CPIM36,93115.47%Kanti Ganguly
SUCI2,8621.2%Gunasindhu Haldar
NOTA1,4620.61%Nota
BSP7950.33%Mintu Mistri
IND5320.22%Souvik Bapuli
IND2920.12%Bablu Haldar
2016

Raidighi Assembly election results

2011

Raidighi Assembly election results

Demographic profile

There were a total of 274811 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Raidighi Assembly constituency, of whom 142976 were male, 131830 female and 5 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 273472 registered voters, of whom 140129 were male, 133333 female and 10 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 243711 registered voters, of whom 126398 were male, 117312 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 207140 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 108213 were male, 98927 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 86 in 2021, 52 in 2016, and 36 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 922, in 2021 it was 952, 928 in 2016, and 914 in 2011.

Poll dates

Raidighi 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

Raidighi Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of South 24 Parganas district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Mathurapur-II, 2. Abad Bhagawanpur, Debipur, Krishnachandrapur, Lalpur, Shankarpur and Nalua GPs of CDB Mathurapur-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 333 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Raidighi is: 22°00'17.3"N 88°25'26.8"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 86.92%, while it was 89.3% in 2016, and 90.47% in 2011.
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Total voters

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Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Aloke Jaldata of TMC won in this constituency beating Santanu Bapuli of BJP by a margin of 35568 votes which was 14.99% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Debasree Roy of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Kanti Ganguly of CPIM by a margin of 1229 votes which was 0.56% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Debasree Roy of TMC won this seat defeating Kanti Ganguly of CPIM by a margin of 5553 votes which was 2.96% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Aloke Jaldata of TMC had a vote share of 48.77% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Debasree Roy of TMC got a vote share of 46.48% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Debasree Roy of TMC got a vote share of 49.76% in Raidighi.
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  • First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
  • Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM IST

134. Raidighi


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :West Bengal
District(s) :South 24 Parganas
Region (State) :South East Bengal
Lok Sabha constituency :Mathurapur
2026 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Total voters :2,74,811
Male voters :1,42,976
Female voters :1,31,830
Third gender voters :5
Electorate gender ratio :922
Poll phase :2
Poll date :April 29, 2026
Results (Counting of votes) :May 4, 2026

Assembly cons. Results

Cons. name202120162011
KulpiTMCTMCTMC
RaidighiTMCTMCTMC
MandirbazarTMCTMCTMC
JaynagarTMCTMCSUCI
Baruipur PurbaTMCTMCTMC
Canning PaschimTMCTMCTMC
Canning PurbaTMCTMCCPIM
Baruipur PaschimTMCTMCTMC
Magrahat PurbaTMCTMCTMC
Magrahat PaschimTMCTMCTMC