Rajarhat New Town
Assembly Constituency, West Bengal
Rajarhat New Town is one of the 294 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in West Bengal. This seat can be classified as Semi Urban and falls in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The reservation status of this constituency is General. Rajarhat New Town Assembly constituency falls within the Barasat (General) Lok Sabha constituency.<br/><br/>In the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election, Rajarhat New Town 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
Rajarhat New Town Assembly election results
2016
Rajarhat new town Assembly election results
2011
Rajarhat new town Assembly election results
Demographic profile
There were a total of 287618 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Rajarhat New Town Assembly constituency, of whom 146182 were male, 141431 female and 5 belonged to the third gender.
In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 288983 registered voters, of whom 146871 were male, 142103 female and 9 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 235946 registered voters, of whom 121429 were male, 114510 were female and 7 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 184101 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 96782 were male, 87319 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 62 in 2021, 85 in 2016, and 60 in 2011.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 967, in 2021 it was 968, 943 in 2016, and 902 in 2011.
Poll dates
Rajarhat New Town 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
Rajarhat New Town Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of North 24 Parganas district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Rajarhat and 2. Ward Nos. 1 to 6 and 10 to 13 of Rajarhat Gopalpur (M)
This constituency covers an approximate area of 76 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Rajarhat New Town is: 22°35'53.2"N 88°29'23.6"E.
Voter turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 81.15%, while it was 84.33% in 2016, and 89.11% in 2011.
Victory margin
In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Tapash Chatterjee of TMC won in this constituency beating Bhaskar Roy S/O - Dulal Roy of BJP by a margin of 56432 votes which was 24.23% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Sabya Sachi Dutta of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Narendra Nath Chatterjee (Balai) of CPIM by a margin of 9193 votes which was 4.62% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Sabyasachi Dutta of TMC won this seat defeating Tapash Chatterjee of CPIM by a margin of 7747 votes which was 4.72% of the total votes polled for the seat.
Winner vote share (%)
In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Tapash Chatterjee of TMC had a vote share of 54.7% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Sabya Sachi Dutta of TMC got a vote share of 45.59% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Sabyasachi Dutta of TMC got a vote share of 49.23% in Rajarhat New Town.
- First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
- Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM IST