Minakhan

Assembly Constituency, West Bengal

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

Minakhan Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
AITC1,09,81851.72%
Usha Rani Mondal
Winner
Margin :55,830 (50.84%)
Winner
BJP53,98825.42%Jayanta Mondal
CPIM44,60621.01%Pradyut Roy
NOTA3,9401.86%Nota
2016

Minakhan (SC) Assembly election results

2011

Minakhan Assembly election results

Demographic profile

There were a total of 237673 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Minakhan Assembly constituency, of whom 125097 were male, 112572 female and 4 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 236498 registered voters, of whom 122420 were male, 114075 female and 3 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 209028 registered voters, of whom 109588 were male, 99438 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 164561 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 87605 were male, 76957 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 30 in 2021, 27 in 2016, and 21 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 900, in 2021 it was 932, 907 in 2016, and 878 in 2011.

Poll dates

Minakhan 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.

Extent

Minakhan Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of North 24 Parganas district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Minakhan 2. Bakjuri, Kulti, Shalipur and Sonapukur Sankarpur GPs of CDB Haroa

This constituency covers an approximate area of 223 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Minakhan is: 22°30'42.5"N 88°43'05.5"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 89.54%, while it was 88.55% in 2016, and 91.88% in 2011.
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Total voters

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Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Usha Rani Mondal of TMC won in this constituency beating Jayanta Mondal of BJP by a margin of 55830 votes which was 26.79% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Usha Rani Mondal of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Dinabandhu Mondal of CPIM by a margin of 42598 votes which was 23.01% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Usha Rani Mondal of TMC won this seat defeating Dilip Roy of CPIM by a margin of 7136 votes which was 4.72% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Usha Rani Mondal of TMC had a vote share of 52.69% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Usha Rani Mondal of TMC got a vote share of 55.76% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Usha Rani Mondal of TMC got a vote share of 48.66% in Minakhan.
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  • First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
  • Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM IST

122. Minakhan


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :Scheduled Caste
State :West Bengal
District(s) :North 24 Parganas
Region (State) :South East Bengal
Lok Sabha constituency :Basirhat
2026 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Total voters :2,37,673
Male voters :1,25,097
Female voters :1,12,572
Third gender voters :4
Electorate gender ratio :900
Poll phase :2
Poll date :April 29, 2026
Results (Counting of votes) :May 4, 2026

Assembly cons. Results

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