Jorasanko

Assembly Constituency, West Bengal

Jorasanko is one of the 294 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in West Bengal. This seat can be classified as Urban and falls in the Kolkata district of West Bengal. The reservation status of this constituency is General. Jorasanko Assembly constituency falls within the Kolkata Uttar (General) Lok Sabha constituency.<br/><br/>In the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election, Jorasanko 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

Jorasanko Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
AITC52,12352.67%
Vivek Gupta
Winner
Margin :12,743 (24.45%)
Winner
BJP39,38039.8%Meena Devi Purohit
INC4,7694.82%Ajmal Khan
NOTA1,0281.04%Nota
BSP4120.42%Nirmal Kanti Samaddar
SUCI4080.41%Bijnan Kumar Bera
IND3610.36%Nawal Mondal
IND1790.18%Sushanta Ghosh
IND1040.11%Ranjit Kumar Thakur
IND960.1%Anand Singh Kharwar
2016

Jorasanko Assembly election results

2011

Jorasanko Assembly election results

Demographic profile

There were a total of 125082 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Jorasanko Assembly constituency, of whom 66923 were male, 58159 female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 197906 registered voters, of whom 116102 were male, 81803 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 194757 registered voters, of whom 115473 were male, 79284 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 203438 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 126157 were male, 77282 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 19 in 2021, 21 in 2016, and 15 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 869, in 2021 it was 705, 687 in 2016, and 613 in 2011.

Poll dates

Jorasanko 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 8 on Thursday, April 29, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 4 on Thursday, April 21, 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

Jorasanko Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Kolkata district in the Greater Kolkata region of West Bengal: Ward Nos.-22, 23, 25, 27 and 37 to 43 of Kolkata M. Corp.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 4 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Jorasanko is: 22°34'45.5"N 88°22'09.8"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 49.79%, while it was 53.73% in 2016, and 55.75% in 2011.
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Total voters

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Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Vivek Gupta of TMC won in this constituency beating Meena Devi Purohit of BJP by a margin of 12743 votes which was 13.01% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Smita Bakshi of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Rahul(Biswajit)Sinha of BJP by a margin of 6290 votes which was 6.01% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Smita Bakshi of TMC won this seat defeating Janki Singh of CPIM by a margin of 31509 votes which was 27.78% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Vivek Gupta of TMC had a vote share of 53.23% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Smita Bakshi of TMC got a vote share of 42.79% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Smita Bakshi of TMC got a vote share of 51.11% in Jorasanko.
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  • First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
  • Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM IST

165. Jorasanko


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :West Bengal
District(s) :Kolkata
Region (State) :Greater Kolkata
Lok Sabha constituency :Kolkata Uttar
2026 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Total voters :1,25,082
Male voters :66,923
Female voters :58,159
Electorate gender ratio :869
Poll phase :2
Poll date :April 29, 2026
Results (Counting of votes) :May 4, 2026

Assembly cons. Results

Cons. name202120162011
KarimpurTMCTMCCPIM
TehattaTMCTMCCPIM
PalashiparaTMCTMCCPIM
KaliganjTMCINCTMC
NakashiparaTMCTMCTMC
ChapraTMCTMCTMC
Krishnanagar UttarBJPTMCTMC
NabadwipTMCTMCTMC
Krishnanagar DakshinTMCTMCTMC
SantipurBJPINCINC