Data Sources

West Bengal Election Data Sources

Every record in this explorer traces back to an official, verifiable source. We do not use estimated, modeled, or crowd-sourced data.

Election Commission of India

https://results.eci.gov.in

Primary Official

The primary source for constituency-level results, candidate tallies, NOTA counts, total valid votes, and vote share for both Assembly and Parliamentary elections.

Elections covered

· Assembly 2021

· Lok Sabha 2024

Data types

· Constituency results

· Candidate lists

· Vote counts

· NOTA

· Margin

Last verified

2024-06-06

Results for Lok Sabha 2024 available at results.eci.gov.in. Assembly 2021 archived at the same portal.

Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal

https://ceowestbengal.nic.in

Primary Official

State-level electoral authority. Primary source for turnout figures, polling station rolls, voter registration, and booth-level data where officially published.

Elections covered

· Assembly 2021

· Lok Sabha 2024

Data types

· Turnout

· Polling station lists

· Electoral rolls

· Booth-level data

Last verified

2024-06-10

Booth-level data availability is uneven. Not all assembly segments have booth-wise results published.

Census of India 2011

https://censusindia.gov.in

Official — Demographic

Used for district-level demographic context: population, literacy rate, urban/rural split, and SC/ST population share.

Elections covered

· Context only

Data types

· Population

· Literacy

· SC/ST share

· Urban percentage

· Area (km²)

Last verified

2011-03-01

Census 2011 is the most recent comprehensive Indian census. Demographic patterns may have shifted since publication.

Delimitation Commission of India

https://eci.gov.in/delimitation

Official — Boundaries

Constituency boundary delimitation orders used to confirm constituency names, numbers, and reserved (SC/ST/General) categories.

Elections covered

· Assembly 2021

· Lok Sabha 2024

Data types

· Constituency names

· Constituency numbers

· Reserved status

Last verified

2021-02-01

West Bengal constituencies were last delimited in 2007. The current delimitation applies to both 2021 and 2024 elections.

Source Hierarchy

ECI official results — constituency results and candidate tallies. This always takes precedence.

CEO West Bengal — turnout figures and booth data where published by the state electoral authority.

Census / Delimitation — contextual demographic and boundary data.

Missing data policy

If data from any of the above sources is unavailable for a specific constituency or booth, this explorer shows "Unavailable" rather than estimating or interpolating. See Methodology for full details.