Tufanganj

Demographic profile

There were a total of 240053 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Tufanganj Assembly constituency, of whom 123288 were male, 116764 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 233870 registered voters, of whom 121430 were male, 112440 female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 213560 registered voters, of whom 111130 were male, 102430 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 183248 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 96772 were male, 86476 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 441 in 2021, 182 in 2016, and 135 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 947, in 2021 it was 926, 922 in 2016, and 894 in 2011.

Poll dates

Tufanganj 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

Tufanganj Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Cooch Behar district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Tufanganj-II, 2.Tufanganj (M) and 3. Andaran Fulbari-I, Balabhut, Dhalpal-I, Nakkatigachh GPs of CDB Tufanganj-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 353 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Tufanganj is: 26°21'15.1"N 89°43'32.9"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 88.3%, while it was 90.13% in 2016, and 89.39% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Malati Rava Roy of BJP won in this constituency beating Pranab Kumar Dey of TMC by a margin of 31198 votes which was 15.05% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Fazal Karim Miah of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Shyamal Choudhury of INC by a margin of 15270 votes which was 7.94% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Arghya Roy Pradhan of TMC won this seat defeating Dhananjoy Rava of CPIM by a margin of 6182 votes which was 3.78% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Malati Rava Roy of BJP had a vote share of 55.23% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Fazal Karim Miah of TMC got a vote share of 44.21% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Arghya Roy Pradhan of TMC got a vote share of 45.02% in Tufanganj.