Pingla

Demographic profile

There were a total of 2,55,892 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Pingla Assembly constituency, of whom 1,30,604 were male, 1,25,287 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,54,683 registered voters, of whom 1,28,839 were male, 1,25,844 female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,29,666 registered voters, of whom 1,17,456 were male, 1,12,210 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 1,94,839 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 1,00,754 were male, 94,085 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 371 in 2021, 596 in 2016, and 405 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 961, in 2021 it was 977, 955 in 2016, and 934 in 2011.

Poll dates

Pingla 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 2 on Thursday, April 1, 2024 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 2 on Monday, April 11, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 5 on Saturday, May 7, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Pingla Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Paschim Medinipur district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Dhaneswarpur, Gobordhanpur, Jamna, Karkai, Kshirai, Kusumda and Pindurui GPs of CDB Pingla and 2. CDB Kharagpur - II

This constituency covers an approximate area of 382 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Pingla is: 22°20'29.4"N 87°26'53.5"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 89.02%, while it was 90.39% in 2016, and 92.08% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Ajit Maity of TMC won in this constituency beating Antara Bhattacharyya of BJP by a margin of 6656 votes which was 2.94% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Saumen Kumar Mahapatra of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Prabodh Chandra Sinha of DSPP by a margin of 24218 votes which was 11.68% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Prabodh Chandra Sinha of DSPP won this seat defeating Ajit Maity of TMC by a margin of 1234 votes which was 0.69% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Ajit Maity of TMC had a vote share of 49.62% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Saumen Kumar Mahapatra of TMC got a vote share of 50.38% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Prabodh Chandra Sinha of DSPP got a vote share of 47.24% in Pingla.