Barasat

There were a total of 258138 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Barasat Assembly constituency, of whom 128883 were male, 129239 female and 16 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 279300 registered voters, of whom 139577 were male, 139710 female and 13 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 248132 registered voters, of whom 124677 were male, 123451 were female and 4 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 211206 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 107949 were male, 103258 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 292 in 2021, 410 in 2016, and 296 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1003, in 2021 it was 1001, 990 in 2016, and 957 in 2011.

Barasat 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 5 on Saturday, April 17, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 5 on Monday, April 25, 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.

Barasat Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of North 24 Parganas district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Barasat (M) and 2. Chhoto Jagulia GPs of CDB Barasat-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 32 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Barasat is: 22°42'45.4"N 88°30'06.1"E.

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 80.38%, while it was 83.09% in 2016, and 84.51% in 2011.

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Chiranjeet Chakrabarti of TMC won in this constituency beating Sankar Chatterjee of BJP by a margin of 23783 votes which was 10.66% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Chiranjeet Chakrabarti of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Chattopadhyay Sanjib of AIFB by a margin of 24999 votes which was 12.15% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Chiranjeet Chakrabarti of TMC won this seat defeating Sanjib Chattopadhaya of AIFB by a margin of 40211 votes which was 22.54% of the total votes polled for the seat.

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Chiranjeet Chakrabarti of TMC had a vote share of 46.83% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Chiranjeet Chakrabarti of TMC got a vote share of 48.44% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Chiranjeet Chakrabarti of TMC got a vote share of 58.28% in Barasat.