Burwan

Assembly Constituency, West Bengal

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

Burwan Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
AITC81,89046.32%
Jiban Krishna Saha
Winner
Margin :2,749 (3.36%)
Winner
BJP79,14144.76%Amiya Kumar Das
INC12,2606.93%Shiladitya Haldar
NOTA2,0081.14%Nota
IND1,5040.85%Naresh Kumar Das
2016

Burwan Assembly election results

2011

Burwan Assembly election results

Demographic profile

There were a total of 215716 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Burwan Assembly constituency, of whom 112084 were male, 103627 female and 5 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 216528 registered voters, of whom 110941 were male, 105583 female and 4 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 194415 registered voters, of whom 101910 were male, 92504 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 169158 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 88814 were male, 80344 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 971 in 2021, 1507 in 2016, and 1145 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 925, in 2021 it was 952, 908 in 2016, and 905 in 2011.

Poll dates

Burwan 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 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 2 on Saturday, April 23, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Burwan Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Murshidabad district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Biprasekhar, Burwan-I, Burwan-II, Kharjuna, Kuli, Kurunnurun, Panchthupi, Sabaldaha, Sabalpur, Sahora and Sundarpur GPs of CDB Burwan and 2. Godda, Jajan and Gundiria GPs of CDB Bharatpur-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 219 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Burwan is: 23°53'46.7"N 87°55'57.7"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 81.12%, while it was 78.03% in 2016, and 83.32% in 2011.
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Total voters

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Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Jiban Krishna Saha of TMC won in this constituency beating Amiya Kumar Das of BJP by a margin of 2749 votes which was 1.57% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Protima Rajak of INC was the winner in this seat beating Shasthi Charan Mal of TMC by a margin of 15002 votes which was 9.9% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Protima Rajak of INC won this seat defeating Binoy Sarkar of RSP by a margin of 616 votes which was 0.44% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Jiban Krishna Saha of TMC had a vote share of 46.85% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Protima Rajak of INC got a vote share of 36.89% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Protima Rajak of INC got a vote share of 47.09% in Burwan.
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  • First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
  • Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM IST

67. Burwan


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :Scheduled Caste
State :West Bengal
District(s) :Murshidabad
Region (State) :South East Bengal
Lok Sabha constituency :Baharampur
2026 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Total voters :2,15,716
Male voters :1,12,084
Female voters :1,03,627
Third gender voters :5
Electorate gender ratio :925
Poll phase :1
Poll date :April 23, 2026
Results (Counting of votes) :May 4, 2026

Assembly cons. Results

Cons. name202120162011
KulpiTMCTMCTMC
RaidighiTMCTMCTMC
MandirbazarTMCTMCTMC
JaynagarTMCTMCSUCI
Baruipur PurbaTMCTMCTMC
Canning PaschimTMCTMCTMC
Canning PurbaTMCTMCCPIM
Baruipur PaschimTMCTMCTMC
Magrahat PurbaTMCTMCTMC
Magrahat PaschimTMCTMCTMC