West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Debra profile: TMC won seat in last two elections

The Debra constituency lies in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal. It is part of the Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency. In 2016, the constituency had a total of 2,12,374 registered electors. Voter turnout in previous election The voter turnout in the 2016 Assembly election was 89.18 percent. Past election results and winners In 2011, TMC’s Radhakanta Maiti defeated CPM’s  Sk. Sorab Hossein by  8813 votes. In the 2016 Assembly election, TMC candidate Selima Khatun registered victory over CPM nominee Jahangir Karim Sk by 11,908 votes. Elections for the West Bengal assembly will be held in eight phases, up from seven last time, beginning with polling for 30 seats on 27 March, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said while announcing the poll schedule. The second phase of West Bengal’s assembly elections has been scheduled for 1 April and will cover 30 constituencies, followed by the third phase on 6 April for 31 seats, the fourth on 10 April for 44 constituencies, the fifth on 17 April for 45 seats, sixth for 43 seats on 22 April, seventh phase on 26 April for 36 seats and last and eighth phase on 29 April for 35 seats, Arora said. Debra will go to polls on1 April. The results of the election will be declared on 2 May.