Mathabhanga

Demographic profile

There were a total of 257844 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Mathabhanga Assembly constituency, of whom 134198 were male, 123645 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 247646 registered voters, of whom 128992 were male, 118653 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 229622 registered voters, of whom 119868 were male, 109753 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 194088 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 103076 were male, 91012 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 376 in 2021, 175 in 2016, and 95 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 920, 916 in 2016, and 883 in 2011.

Poll dates

Mathabhanga 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

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

This constituency covers an approximate area of 351 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Mathabhanga is: 26°24'29.5"N 89°13'46.9"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 85.75%, while it was 87.31% in 2016, and 86.85% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Sushil Barman of BJP won in this constituency beating Girindra Nath Barman of TMC by a margin of 26134 votes which was 12.28% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Binay Krishna Barman of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Khagen Chandra Barman of CPIM by a margin of 31918 votes which was 15.93% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Binay Krishna Barman of TMC won this seat defeating Ananta Roy of CPIM by a margin of 5324 votes which was 3.16% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Sushil Barman of BJP had a vote share of 53.23% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Binay Krishna Barman of TMC got a vote share of 48.1% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Binay Krishna Barman of TMC got a vote share of 46.46% in Mathabhanga.