Kakdwip

Assembly Constituency, West Bengal

Kakdwip is one of the 294 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in West Bengal. This seat can be classified as Rural and falls in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The reservation status of this constituency is General. Kakdwip Assembly constituency falls within the Mathurapur (Scheduled Caste) Lok Sabha constituency.<br/><br/>In the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election, Kakdwip 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

Kakdwip Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
AITC1,14,49352.14%
Manturam Pakhira
Winner
Margin :25,302 (22.1%)
Winner
BJP89,19140.62%Dipankar Jana
INC12,2345.57%Indranil Rout
BSP1,6300.74%Parbati Bhunia
SUCI1,0260.47%Jhantu Maity
NOTA1,0230.47%Nota
2016

Kakdwip Assembly election results

2011

Kakdwip Assembly election results

Demographic profile

There were a total of 244787 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Kakdwip Assembly constituency, of whom 127651 were male, 117132 female and 4 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 247649 registered voters, of whom 126872 were male, 120773 female and 4 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 217094 registered voters, of whom 112071 were male, 105019 were female and 4 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 180377 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 94280 were male, 86097 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 177 in 2021, 118 in 2016, and 65 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 918, in 2021 it was 952, 937 in 2016, and 913 in 2011.

Poll dates

Kakdwip 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 2 on Thursday, April 1, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 6 on Saturday, April 30, 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

Kakdwip Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of South 24 Parganas district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Kakdwip, 2. Budhakhali and Narayanpur GPs of CDB Namkhana

This constituency covers an approximate area of 388 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Kakdwip is: 21°51'29.9"N 88°13'51.6"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 88.33%, while it was 89.91% in 2016, and 91.03% in 2011.
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Total voters

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Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Manturam Pakhira of TMC won in this constituency beating Dipankar Jana of BJP by a margin of 25302 votes which was 11.58% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Manturam Pakhira of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Rafik Uddin Molla of INC by a margin of 24919 votes which was 12.78% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Manturam Pakhira of TMC won this seat defeating Milan Bhattacharyya of CPIM by a margin of 10503 votes which was 6.4% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Manturam Pakhira of TMC had a vote share of 52.38% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Manturam Pakhira of TMC got a vote share of 53.7% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Manturam Pakhira of TMC got a vote share of 51.46% in Kakdwip.
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  • First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
  • Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM IST

131. Kakdwip


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :West Bengal
District(s) :South 24 Parganas
Region (State) :South East Bengal
Lok Sabha constituency :Mathurapur
2026 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Total voters :2,44,787
Male voters :1,27,651
Female voters :1,17,132
Third gender voters :4
Electorate gender ratio :918
Poll phase :2
Poll date :April 29, 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