Dinhata

Demographic profile

There were a total of 293365 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Dinhata Assembly constituency, of whom 151269 were male, 142096 female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 298423 registered voters, of whom 154084 were male, 144339 female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 273294 registered voters, of whom 141857 were male, 131437 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 222013 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 116991 were male, 105022 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 828 in 2021, 549 in 2016, and 369 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 939, in 2021 it was 937, 927 in 2016, and 898 in 2011.

Poll dates

Dinhata 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 4 on Saturday, April 10, 2021 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 1 on Monday, April 14, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Dinhata Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Cooch Behar district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Dinhata-II, 2. Bhetaguri-I, Dinhata Gram-I, Dinhata Gram-II and Putimari-I GPs of CDB Dinhata-I and 3. Dinhata (M)

This constituency covers an approximate area of 282 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Dinhata is: 26°04'05.2"N 89°33'22.3"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 80.69%, while it was 81.88% in 2016, and 82.96% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Nisith Pramanik of BJP won in this constituency beating Udayan Guha of TMC by a margin of 57 votes which was 0.02% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Udayan Guha of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Akshay Thakur of AIFB by a margin of 21793 votes which was 9.74% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Udayan Guha of AIFB won this seat defeating Dr. Md. Fazle Haque of IND by a margin of 30026 votes which was 16.3% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Nisith Pramanik of BJP had a vote share of 47.91% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Udayan Guha of TMC got a vote share of 45.04% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Udayan Guha of AIFB got a vote share of 50.52% in Dinhata.