2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
4 April 2016 (2016-04-04) — 5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)
All 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered65,939,006
Turnout83.02% ( 1.31 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mamata Banerjee Mohammad Abdul Mannan Surya Kanta Mishra
Party AITC INC CPI(M)
Alliance - Mahajot Mahajot
Parties
Leader since 1998 2015 2016
Leader's seat Bhabanipur Champdani Narayangarh (lost)
Last election 38.93%, 184 seats 9.09%, 42 seats 30.08%, 40 seats
Seats won 211 44 26
Seat change 27 2 14
Coalition vote 24,564,523 6,700,938 1,42,16,327
Percentage 44.91% 12.25% 19.75%
Swing 5.98 pp 3.16% 10.33%
Alliance seats 211 77 77
Seatwise Result Map of the election
Chief Minister before election

Mamata Banerjee
AITC

Elected Chief Minister

Mamata Banerjee
AITC

Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2016 for all 294 seats of the Vidhan Sabha in the Indian state of West Bengal. The All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus returned to power with an enhanced majority. As in the 2011 election, the election was held in six phases, with the first phase divided into two days.[1][2] The first phase was held in Naxalite-Maoist affected red corridor areas with two polling dates: 4 April and 11 April. The other phases were held on 17, 21, 25, 30 April and 5 May. The result of the election was declared on 19 May.

In the previous election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress in a coalition with INC won a majority and ended the 34-year rule of the Left Front government in the state.

Background

In the previous assembly election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, won a majority and ended the 34-year rule of the Left Front government. During 2011 election, the main theme of TMC was paribartan (meaning "change"), implying it was time to change the Left Front reign of 34-years in the state. However, during the five year rule of TMC, urban population, in particular, were in general unhappy with the government.[3] Also, newspapers reported that chief minister Banerjee has been only trying to consolidate votes from the sizable Muslim minority.[4]

In January 2016, the Election Commission of India urged the central government to allow it to carry out a limited delimitation exercise in West Bengal to ensure voting rights to people who came to India following the exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh.[5] As per updated voter list for the year 2016 published by the Election Commission of India in January 2016, West Bengal has surpassed the rest of the country in elector-population ratio with 0.68. The final electoral roll in West Bengal for 2016 with 6.55 crore voters has 3.39 crore male and 3.16 crore female voters.[6]

Major issues

Prior to the West Bengal elections, on 3 January 2016, a mob turned violent and vandalised Kaliachak Police station, block development office and public property in Kaliachak, Malda district.[7] Mamata Banerjee's government was severely criticised for not handling the situation better.[8][9][10]

The Saradha Group financial scandal, the Narada Sting operation (which showcased the prominent ministers & MPs of the ruling party of accepting bribes), lack of any major industrial investments, and law & order issue surfaced as major issues and proved to be an acid test for Trinamool Congress. The Kolkata flyover collapse also happened during the poll process.

Schedule

Assembly elections in West Bengal are to be held in phases from 4 April to 5 May 2016.[11]

Voting phases.

Election dates by constituency

Phase Date No. of constituencies Voter turnout
1(a) 4 April 2016 18 84.22%[12]
Nayagram, Gopiballavpur, Jhargram, Salboni, Medinipur, Binpur, Bandwan, Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur, Purulia, Manbazar, Kashipur, Para, Raghunathpur, Ranibandh, Raipur, Taldangra.
1(b) 11 April 2016 31 83.73%[12]
Dantan, Keshiary, Kharagpur Sadar, Narayangarh, Sabang, Pingla, Kharagpur, Debra, Daspur, Ghatal, Chandrakona, Garbeta, Keshpur, Saltora, Chhatna, Bankura, Barjora, Onda, Bishnupur, katulpur, Indus, Sonamukhi, Pandabeshwar, Durgapur Purba, Durgapur Paschim, Raniganj, Jamuria, Asansol Dakshin, Asansol Uttar, Kulti, Barabani
2 17 April 2016 56 83.05%[12]
Kumargram, Kalchini, Alipurduars, Falakata, Madarihat, Dhupguri, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri, Rajganj, Dabgram-Fulbari, Mal, Nagrakata, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Kurseong, Matigara-Naxalbari, Siliguri, Phansidewa, Chopra, Islampur, Goalpokhar, Chakulia, Karandighi, Hemtabad, Kaliaganj, Raiganj, Itahar, Kushmandi, Kumarganj, Balurghat, Tapan, Gangarampur, Harirampur, Habibpur, Gazole, Chanchal, Harishchandrapur, Malatipur, Ratua, Manikchak, Maldaha, English Bazar, Mothabari, Sujapur, Baisnabnagar, Dubrajpur, Suri, Bolpur, Nanoor, Labpur, Sainthia, Mayureswar, Rampurhat, Hansan, Nalhati, Murarai.
3 21 April 2016 62 82.28%[12]
Farakka, Samserganj, Suti, Jangipur, Raghunathganj, Sagardighi, Lalgola, Bhagawangola, Raninagar, Murshidabad, Nabagram, Khargram, Burwan, Kandi, Bharatpur, Rejinagar, Beldanga, Baharampur, Hariharpara, Nowda, Domkal, Jalangi, Karimpur, Tehatta, Palashipara, Kaliganj, Nakashipara, Chapra, Krishnanagar Uttar, Nabadwip, Krishnanagar Dakshin, Santipur, Ranaghat Uttar Paschim, Krishnaganj, Ranaghat Uttar Purba, Ranaghat Dakshin, Chakdaha, Kalyani, Haringhata, Chowrangee, Entally, Beleghata, Jorasanko, Shyampukur, Maniktala, Kashipur-Belgachhia, Khandaghosh, Bardhamandakshin, Raina, Jamalpur, Monteswar, Kalna, Memari, Bardhaman Uttar, Bhatar, Purbasthali Dakshin, Purbasthali Uttar, Katwa, Ketugram, Mangalkot, Ausgram, Galsi.
4 25 April 2016 49 81.25%[12]
Bagda, Bangaon Uttar, Bangaon Dakshin, Gaighata, Swarupnagar, Baduria, Habra, Ashoknagar, Amdanga, Bijpur, Naihati, Bhatpara, Jagatdal, Noapara, Barrackpur, Khardaha, Dum Dum Uttar, Panihati, Kamarhati, Baranagar, Dum Dum, Rajarhat New Town, Bidhannagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Madhyamgram, Barasat, Deganga, Haroa, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali, Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Hingalganj, Bally, Howrah Uttar, Howrah Madhya, Shibpur, Howrah Dakshin, Sankrail, Panchla, Uluberia Purba, Uluberia Uttar, Uluberia Dakshin, Shyampur, Bagnan, Amta, Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur, Domjur.
5 30 April 2016 53 81.66%[12]
Gosaba, Basanti, Kultali, Patharpratima, Kakdwip, Sagar, Kulpi, Raidighi, Mandirbazar, Jaynagar, Baruipur Purba, Canning Paschim, Canning Purba, Baruipur Paschim, Magrahat Purba, Magrahat Paschim, Diamond Harbour, Falta, Satgachhia, Bishnupur, Sonarpur Dakshin, Bhangar, Kasba, Jadavpur, Sonarpur Uttar, Tollygunge, Behala Purba, Behala Paschim, Maheshtala, Budge Budge, Metiaburuz, Kolkata Port, Bhowanipore, Rashbehari, Ballygunge, Uttarpara, Sreerampur, Champdani, Singur, Chandannagar, Chunchura, Balagarh, Pandua, Saptagram, Chanditala, Jangipara, Haripal, Dhanekhali, Tarakeswar, Pursurah, Arambag, Goghat, Khanakul.
6 5 May 2016 25 86.76%[12]
Mekliganj, Mathabhanga, Cooch behar Uttar, Cooch behar Dakshin, Sitalkuchi, Sitai, Dinhata, Natabari, Tufanganj, Tamluk, Panskura Purba, Panskura Paschim, Moyna, Nandakumar, Mahisadal, Haldia, Nandigram, Chandipur, Patashpur, Kanthi Uttar, Bhagabanpur, Khejuri, Kanthi Dakshin, Ramnagar, Egra.

On 4 March 2016, Election Commission of India announced that 22 assembly constituencies in West Bengal would have Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines attached along with EVMs.[13] Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines were to be in place in more than 5,993 polling stations.[14][11]

Assembly constituencies of West Bengal having VVPAT facility with EVMs[15]
CoochBehar Dakshin Alipurduar Jalpaiguri (SC)
Siliguri Raiganj Balurghat
Englishbazar Murshidabad Krishnanagar
Barasat Jadavpur Ballygunge
Chowrangee Howrah madhya Chandannagore
Tamluk Medinipur Purulia
Bankura Bardhaman dakshin Behala Paschim
Suri

Parties and alliances

Candidates

AITC released its candidate list on 5 March, the same day the elections were announced.[16]

On 10 March, BJP released its first candidate list of 52 members.[17]

Left Front consisting of CPI(M), CPI, RSP and All India Forward Bloc along with INC released their respective candidate list in several rounds after consultations and bargaining.[18][19]

Contesting Parties

Trinamool Congress+

Mahajot

National Democratic Alliance

Alliance(s)

Following the heavy defeats in the 2011 Assembly elections and the 2014 Indian General Election, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) welcomed ideas of the alliance even with parties not conforming to the communist ideology in general. The first signs came in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation election in 2015, when the CPI(M) made some local understanding with Congress to keep TMC and BJP out of power; resulting in CPI(M) leader Ashok Bhattacharya being appointed as the Mayor of Siliguri. This success then got popularity as 'Siliguri Model'.

After the success of the model, in the long run, some Congress and CPI(M) leaders advocated for a Left-Congress alliance.[21] on the grounds that on summing up individual voteshare of the Congress & Left Front in state polled during the 2014 general elections, were large enough in many areas to defeat the Trinamool Congress. The precedence of the Left Front providing outside support to the UPA-I government in 2004-2008 was cited in support. This gradually materialized into an "alliance" between INC and Left Front in all the seats except a few in Murshidabad district and Maldah district.

Given the political history of West Bengal, the materialisation of an alliance between the Congress & the CPI(M), 2 parties that have been bitter rivals of each other in the state since India's independence in 1947 & have a history of unleashing political violence against each other's cadres, (like 1970 Sainbari murders, during the Emergency era & the 1993 Kolkata firing) took the political circles of the state by surprise. After much dispute and secession of 2 far-left groups : SUCI(C) and CPI(ML)L from the Left Front, both Congress and Communists formed an understanding basis of what they called "seat-sharing", strongly objecting to the use of the word-"alliance". Trinamool Congress claimed that by forging an electoral understanding with the Left Front in the state, the Congress party was insulting the memory of those party workers who had died in political violence perpetrated by the Left Front, & Mamata Banerjee's allegation in 1998 about the state Congress having become a 'B-team' of the Left Front (due to which she broke away from the Congress to create her own party), stood vindicated. The CPI(M) (which had famously refused the Congress' proposal of making veteran Communist leader and one of its founders Jyoti Basu the country's prime minister in 1990, 1991 & 1996 in order not to been seen deviating from the cause of establishing the dictatorship of the proletariat) was similarly accused of compromising with its ideological stance & indulging in hypocrisy by the TMC & BJP for entering into seat-sharing agreement with the Congress.

The ruling All India Trinamool Congress announced its candidate list for all the 294 seats, as they were fighting alone this time. But after the announcement, the candidate from Kalimpong and former Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader, Harka Bahadur Chettri, stated that he will fight as an Independent candidate under the entity of his newly formed political party, Jana Andolan Party, and will be supported by the Trinamool Congress.

The BJP announced its candidate list for 291 seats in several phases, leaving 3 seats of the Darjeeling Hills for their allies, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha.

Seat Allotment

  Trinamool Congress+

All India Trinamool Congress-led Alliance
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats
All India Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee 293
Jana Andolan Party Harka Bahadur Chettri 1
Total 294

  Mahajot

Mahajot
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Surya Kanta Mishra 143+5
Indian National Congress Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury 75+17
All India Forward Bloc Debabrata Biswas 22+3
Revolutionary Socialist Party Manoj Bhattacharya 11+8
Communist Party of India Prabodh Panda 11
Democratic Socialist Party Prabodh Chandra Sinha 2
Rashtriya Janata Dal 1
Janata Dal (United) 1+1
Nationalist Congress Party 1
Independent politician 10
Total 277+17

NOTE: A total of 311 candidates were fielded. These candidates contested 277 unique seats. In 17 of those seats, there were two candidates each, making a total of 34 candidates across those constituencies. Overall, the alliance contested all 294 assembly seats.

Friendly Fights

Sl. No. Parties Involved # Constituency Name
1 CPI(M) and INC 58 Jangipur
2 75 Domkal
3 88 Krishnaganj (SC)
4 60 Sagardighi
5 73 Hariharpara
6 INC and AIFB 46 Harishchandrapur
7 64 Murshidabad
8 291 Rampurhat
9 INC and JD(U) 29 Islampur
10 INC and RSP 11 Kalchini (ST)
11 12 Alipurduars
12 47 Malatipur
13 57 Suti
14 59 Raghunathganj
15 67 Burwan (SC)
16 69 Bharatpur
17 74 Nowda

  National Democratic Alliance

National Democratic Alliance
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party Dilip Ghosh 291
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Bimal Gurung 3
Total 294

Candidates

District Constituency
AITC+ Mahajot NDA
Cooch Behar 1 Mekliganj (SC) AITC Arghya Roy Pradhan AIFB Paresh Chandra Adhikary BJP Dadhiram Ray
2 Mathabhanga (SC) AITC Binay Krishna Barman CPI(M) Khagen Chandra Barman BJP Sushil Barman
3 Cooch Behar Uttar (SC) AITC Parimal Barman AIFB Nagendra Nath Roy BJP Sukumar Roy
4 Cooch Behar Dakshin AITC Mihir Goswami AIFB Debasis Banik BJP Nikhil Ranjan Dey
5 Sitalkuchi (SC) AITC Hiten Barman CPI(M) Namadipti Adhikary BJP Baren Chandra Barman
6 Sitai (SC) AITC Jagadish Basunia INC Keshab Chandra Ray BJP Bhaben Chandra Ray
7 Dinhata AITC Udayan Guha AIFB Akshay Thakur BJP Sachindra Nath Adhikari
8 Natabari AITC Rabindra Nath Ghosh CPI(M) Tamser Ali BJP Ali Hossain
9 Tufanganj AITC Fazal Karim Miah INC Shyamal Chowdhury BJP Bivas Sen Ishore
Alipurduar 10 Kumargram (ST) AITC James Kujur RSP Manoj Kumar Oraon BJP Leos Kujur
11 Kalchini (ST) AITC Wilson Champramary INC Avijit Narjinary BJP Bishal Lama
12 Alipurduars AITC Sourav Chakraborty INC Biswa Ranjan Sarkar BJP Kushal Chatterjee
13 Falakata (SC) AITC Anil Adhikari CPI(M) Kshitish Chandra Ray BJP Narayan Chandra Mondal
14 Madarihat (ST) AITC Padam Lama RSP Kumari Kujur BJP Manoj Tigga
Jalpaiguri 15 Dhupguri (SC) AITC Mitali Roy CPI(M) Mamata Roy BJP Agun Roy
16 Maynaguri (SC) AITC Ananta Deb Adhikari RSP Chhaya Dey BJP Biswajit Roy
17 Jalpaiguri (SC) AITC Dhartimohan Roy INC Sukhbilas Barma BJP Tapan Roy
18 Rajganj (SC) AITC Khageswar Roy CPI(M) Satyendra Nath Mondal BJP Prakash Chandra Roy
19 Dabgram-Phulbari AITC Goutam Deb CPI(M) Dilip Singh BJP Rathindra Bose
20 Mal (ST) AITC Bulu Chik Baraik CPI(M) Augustus Kerketta BJP Mahesh Bagey
21 Nagrakata (ST) AITC Sukra Munda INC Joseph Munda BJP John Barla
Kalimpong 22 Kalimpong JAP Harka Bahadur Chhetri CPRM Kishore Pradhan GJM Sarita Rai
Darjeeling 23 Darjeeling AITC Sharda Rai Subba CPRM Govind Chhetri GJM Amar Singh Rai
24 Kurseong AITC Shanta Chhetri CPRM Arun Kumar Ghatani GJM Rohit Sharma
25 Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) AITC Amar Sinha INC Shankar Malakar BJP Anandamoy Barman
26 Siliguri AITC Bhaichung Bhutia CPI(M) Ashok Bhattacharya BJP Gita Chatterjee
27 Phansidewa (ST) AITC Carolus Lakra INC Sunil Chandra Tirkey BJP Durga Murmu
Uttar Dinajpur 28 Chopra AITC Hamidul Rahman CPI(M) Akramul Hoque BJP Sajen Ram Singha
29 Islampur AITC Abdul Karim Chowdhury INC Kanaia Lal Agarwal BJP Saumya Roop Mandal
30 Goalpokhar AITC Ghulam Rabbani INC Afjal Hosen BJP Debashis Sarkar
31 Chakulia AITC Alema Noorie AIFB Ali Imran Ramz BJP Ashim Kumar Mridha
32 Karandighi AITC Manodeb Sinha AIFB Gokul Roy BJP Abdul Jalil
33 Hemtabad (SC) AITC Sabita Kshetry CPI(M) Debendra Nath Roy BJP Bhanu Ram Barman
34 Kaliaganj (SC) AITC Basanta Roy INC Pramatha Nath Ray BJP Rupak Roy
35 Raiganj AITC Purnendu Dey INC Mohit Sengupta BJP Pradip Sarkar
36 Itahar AITC Amal Acharjee CPI Srikumar Mukherjee BJP Yunish Hoque
Dakshin Dinajpur 37 Kushmandi (SC) AITC Rekha Roy RSP Narmada Chandra Roy BJP Ranjit Kumar Roy
38 Kumarganj AITC Toraf Hossain Mandal CPI(M) Mafuja Khatun BJP Manas Sarkar
39 Balurghat AITC Shankar Chakraborty RSP Biswanath Chowdhury BJP Gautam Chakraborty
40 Tapan (ST) AITC Bachchu Hansda RSP Raghu Urow BJP Krishna Kujur
41 Gangarampur (SC) AITC Satyendra Nath Ray INC Goutam Das BJP Sanatan Karmakar
42 Harirampur AITC Biplab Mitra CPI(M) Rafikul Islam BJP Phani Bhushan Mahata
Malda 43 Habibpur (ST) AITC Amal Kisku CPI(M) Khagen Murmu BJP Pradip Baskey
44 Gazole (SC) AITC Sushil Chandra Roy CPI(M) Dipali Biswas BJP Sudhangshu Sarkar
45 Chanchal AITC Soumitra Ray INC Asif Mehbub BJP Dipankar Ram
46 Harishchandrapur AITC Tajmul Hossain INC Mostaque Alam BJP Sanvarlal Kedia
AIFB Alam Mohammad Rafiqul
47 Malatipur AITC Moazzem Hossain INC Alberuni Zulkarnain BJP Saumitra Sarkar
RSP Abdur Rahim Bakshi
48 Ratua AITC Shehnaz Quadery INC Samar Mukherjee BJP Sanjay Saha
49 Manikchak AITC Sabitri Mitra INC Mottakin Alam BJP Shibendu Shekhar Roy
50 Maldaha AITC Dulal Sarkar INC Bhupendra Nath Halder BJP Gopal Chandra Saha
51 English Bazar AITC Krishnendu Choudhury IND Nihar Ranjan Ghosh BJP Suman Banerjee
52 Mothabari AITC Mohammad Nazrul Islam INC Sabina Yeasmin BJP Shyam Chand Ghosh
53 Sujapur AITC Abu Nasar Khan INC Isha Khan Choudhury BJP Nandan Kumar Ghosh
54 Baisnabnagar AITC Asit Bose INC Azizul Haque BJP Swadhin Kumar Sarkar
Murshidabad 55 Farakka AITC Mohammad Mustafa INC Mainul Haque BJP Indranath Upadhyay
56 Samserganj AITC Amirul Islam CPI(M) Touab Ali BJP Milan Ghosh
57 Suti AITC Emani Biswas INC Humayun Reza BJP Samrat Ghosh
RSP Nezamuddin
58 Jangipur AITC Jakir Hossain CPI(M) Somnath Singha Ray BJP Sudhan Kumar Das
INC Mohammad Sohrab
59 Raghunathganj AITC Abul Kasem Molla INC Akhruzzaman BJP Golam Modashbar
RSP Abul Hasnat
60 Sagardighi AITC Subrata Saha INC Aminul Islam BJP Debsharan Ghosh
CPI(M) Rajab Ali Mallick
61 Lalgola AITC Chand Mohammad INC Abu Hena BJP Amar Kumar Das
62 Bhagabangola AITC Abu Sufian Sarkar CPI(M) Mahasin Ali BJP Mehebub Alam
63 Raninagar AITC Humayun Kabir INC Firoza Begam BJP Basu Basak
64 Murshidabad AITC Ashim Krishna Bhatta INC Shaoni Singha Roy BJP Gouri Shankar Ghosh
AIFB Bivas Chakraborty
65 Nabagram (SC) AITC Dilip Saha CPI(M) Kanai Chandra Mondal BJP Sushanta Marjit
66 Khargram (SC) AITC Madhab Chandra Marjit INC Ashish Marjit BJP Sumanta Mondal
67 Burwan (SC) AITC Shasthi Charan Mal INC Protima Rajak BJP Amiya Kumar Das
RSP Binoy Sarkar
68 Kandi AITC Santanu Sen INC Apurba Sarkar BJP Binay Bhushan Das
69 Bharatpur AITC Khadem Dastagir INC Kamalesh Chatterjee BJP Iman Kalyan Mukherjee
RSP Id Mohammad
70 Rejinagar AITC Begum Siddika INC Rabiul Alam Chowdhury BJP Bankim Karmakar
71 Beldanga AITC Golam Kibria Mia INC Sheikh Safiujjaman BJP Alok Ghosh
72 Baharampur AITC Sujata Banerjee INC Manoj Chakraborty BJP Mala Bhattacharya
73 Hariharpara AITC Niamot Sheikh INC Alamgir Mir Palash BJP Tulsi Prasad Sukul
CPI(M) Insar Ali Biswas
74 Naoda AITC Masud Karim INC Abu Taher Khan BJP Sajal Bhaumik
RSP Abdul Bari Molla
75 Domkal AITC Soumik Hossain CPI(M) Anisur Rahman BJP Nanda Dulal Pal
INC Abdur Rahaman Sheikh
76 Jalangi AITC Alok Das CPI(M) Abdur Razzak BJP Chandan Mondal
Nadia 77 Karimpur AITC Mahua Moitra CPI(M) Samarendranath Ghosh BJP Subhasis Bhattacharya
78 Tehatta AITC Gouri Shankar Dutta CPI(M) Ranjit Kumar Mandal BJP Arjun Kumar Biswas
79 Palashipara AITC Tapas Kumar Saha CPI(M) S. M. Saadi BJP Bibhas Mondal
80 Kaliganj AITC Nasiruddin Ahamed INC Hasanuzzaman Sheikh BJP Saikat Sarkar
81 Nakashipara AITC Kallol Khan CPI(M) Tanmay Ganguly BJP Anup Kumar Mondal
82 Chapra AITC Rukbanur Rahman CPI(M) Shamsul Islam Mollah BJP Sutirtha Chakraborty
83 Krishnanagar Uttar AITC Abani Mohan Joardar INC Ashim Kumar Saha BJP Chanchal Kumar Biswas
84 Nabadwip AITC Pundarikakshya Saha CPI(M) Sumit Biswas BJP Gautam Pal
85 Krishnanagar Dakshin AITC Ujjal Biswas CPI(M) Meghlal Sheikh BJP Mahadev Sarkar
86 Santipur AITC Ajoy Dey INC Arindam Bhattacharya BJP Swapan Kumar Dam
87 Ranaghat Uttar Paschim AITC Parthasarathi Chatterjee INC Shankar Singha BJP Anal Biswas
88 Krishnaganj (SC) AITC Satyajit Biswas CPI(M) Mrinal Biswas BJP Sujit Kumar Biswas
89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) AITC Samir Kumar Poddar CPI(M) Babusona Sarkar BJP Nikhil Ranjan Sarkar
90 Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) AITC Abir Ranjan Biswas CPI(M) Rama Biswas BJP Susmit Ranjan Haldar
91 Chakdaha AITC Ratna Ghosh Kar CPI(M) Biswanath Gupta BJP Pradip Kumar Sarkar
92 Kalyani (SC) AITC Ramendra Nath Biswas CPI(M) Alokesh Das BJP Ranajit Kumar Biswas
93 Haringhata (SC) AITC Nilima Nag Mallick CPI(M) Ajoy Das BJP Suresh Sikdar
North 24 Parganas 94 Bagdah (SC) AITC Upendranath Biswas INC Dulal Chandra Bar BJP Biva Majumdar
95 Bongaon Uttar (SC) AITC Biswajit Das AIFB Sushanta Bowali BJP K. D. Biswas
96 Bongaon Dakshin (SC) AITC Surajit Kumar Biswas CPI(M) Ramendranath Audhya BJP Swapan Majumder
97 Gaighata (SC) AITC Pulin Bihari Ray CPI Kapil Krishna Thakur BJP Shankar Thakur
98 Swarupnagar (SC) AITC Bina Mondal CPI(M) Dhiman Sarkar BJP Mihir Kumar Bagchi
99 Baduria
100 Habra
101 Ashokenagar
102 Amdanga
103 Bijpur
104 Naihati
105 Bhatpara
106 Jagatdal
107 Noapara
108 Barrackpur
109 Khardaha
110 Dum Dum Uttar
111 Panihati
112 Kamarhati
113 Baranagar
114 Dum Dum
115 Rajarhat New Town
116 Bidhannagar
117 Rajarhat Gopalpur
118 Madhyamgram
119 Barasat
120 Deganga
121 Haroa
122 Minakhan (SC)
123 Sandeshkhali (ST)
124 Basirhat Dakshin
125 Basirhat Uttar
126 Hingalganj (SC)
South 24 Parganas 127 Gosaba (SC)
128 Basanti (SC)
129 Kultali (SC)
130 Patharpratima
131 Kakdwip
132 Sagar
133 Kulpi
134 Raidighi
135 Mandirbazar (SC)
136 Jaynagar (SC)
137 Baruipur Purba (SC)
138 Canning Paschim (SC)
139 Canning Purba
140 Baruipur Paschim
141 Magrahat Purba (SC)
142 Magrahat Paschim
143 Diamond Harbour
144 Falta
145 Satgachia
146 Bishnupur (SC)
147 Sonarpur Dakshin
148 Bhangar
149 Kasba
150 Jadavpur
151 Sonarpur Uttar
152 Tollygunge
153 Behala Purba
154 Behala Paschim
155 Maheshtala
156 Budge Budge
157 Metiaburuz
Kolkata 158 Kolkata Port
159 Bhabanipur
160 Rashbehari
161 Ballygunge
162 Chowrangee
163 Entally
164 Beleghata
165 Jorasanko
166 Shyampukur
167 Maniktala
168 Kashipur-Belgachhia
Howrah 169 Bally
170 Howrah Uttar
171 Howrah Madhya
172 Shibpur
173 Howrah Dakshin
174 Sankrail (SC)
175 Panchla
176 Uluberia Purba
177 Uluberia Uttar (SC)
178 Uluberia Dakshin
179 Shyampur
180 Bagnan
181 Amta
182 Udaynarayanpur
183 Jagatballavpur
184 Domjur
Hooghly 185 Uttarpara
186 Sreerampur
187 Champdani
188 Singur
189 Chandannagar
190 Chunchura
191 Balagarh (SC)
192 Pandua
193 Saptagram
194 Chanditala
195 Jangipara
196 Haripal
197 Dhanekhali (SC)
198 Tarakeswar
199 Pursurah
200 Arambagh (SC)
201 Goghat (SC)
202 Khanakul
Purba Medinipur 203 Tamluk
204 Panskura Purba
205 Panskura Paschim
206 Moyna
207 Nandakumar
208 Mahisadal
209 Haldia (SC)
210 Nandigram
211 Chandipur
212 Patashpur
213 Kanthi Uttar
214 Bhagabanpur
215 Khejuri (SC)
216 Kanthi Dakshin
217 Ramnagar
218 Egra
Paschim Medinipur 219 Dantan
Jhargram 220 Nayagram (ST)
221 Gopiballavpur
222 Jhargram
Paschim Medinipur 223 Keshiary (ST)
224 Kharagpur Sadar
225 Narayangarh
226 Sabang
227 Pingla
228 Kharagpur
229 Debra
230 Daspur
231 Ghatal
232 Chandrakona (SC)
233 Garbeta
234 Salboni
235 Keshpur
236 Medinipur
Jhargram 237 Binpur (ST)
Purulia 238 Bandwan (ST)
239 Balarampur
240 Baghmundi
241 Joypur
242 Purulia
243 Manbazar (ST)
244 Kashipur
245 Para (SC)
246 Raghunathpur (SC)
Bankura 247 Saltora (SC)
248 Chhatna
249 Ranibandh (ST)
250 Raipur (ST)
251 Taldangra
252 Bankura
253 Barjora
254 Onda
255 Bishnupur
256 Katulpur (SC)
257 Indas (SC)
258 Sonamukhi (SC)
Purba Bardhaman 259 Khandaghosh (SC)
260 Bardhaman Dakshin
261 Raina (SC)
262 Jamalpur (SC)
263 Monteswar
264 Kalna (SC)
265 Memari
266 Bardhaman Uttar (SC)
267 Bhatar
268 Purbasthali Dakshin
269 Purbasthali Uttar
270 Katwa
271 Ketugram
272 Mangalkot
273 Ausgram (SC)
274 Galsi (SC)
Paschim Bardhaman 275 Pandabeswar
276 Durgapur Purba
277 Durgapur Paschim
278 Raniganj
279 Jamuria
280 Asansol Dakshin
281 Asansol Uttar
282 Kulti
283 Barabani
Birbhum 284 Dubrajpur (SC)
285 Suri
286 Bolpur
287 Nanoor (SC)
288 Labpur
289 Sainthia (SC)
290 Mayureswar
291 Rampurhat
292 Hansan
293 Nalhati
294 Murarai

Voting

79.22% voting was recorded in the third phase of West Bengal polls held on 21 April 2016.[22] 79.51% voting was recorded in second phase of West Bengal polls.[23][24]

Surveys and polls

Exit poll

Polling Agency
AITC SDA NDA Others
ABP News–Nielsen 163 126 1 4
India Today-Axis 243 44 4 3
Times Now–CVoter 167 120 4 3
News 24–Today's Chanakya 210 70 14  –
NDTV 184 103 5 2
BRACE-News Time-খবর ৩৬৫ দিন 214 72 3 5

Result

Results by Parties

The election results were announced along with other four state assemblies on 19 May 2016.[25][26] AITC won 211 seats, and thus was reelected with an enhanced majority. They also became the first ruling party to win without an ally since 1962 in West Bengal.[27]

Vote share by alliance
  1. AITC+ (44.9%)
  2. SDA (39.2%)
  3. NDA (10.7%)
  4. NOTA (1.52%)
  5. IND (1.49%)
  6. Others (2.26%)
Vote share by Party
  1. AITC (44.9%)
  2. INC (12.2%)
  3. CPI(M) (19.8%)
  4. BJP (10.2%)
  5. AIFB (2.82%)
  6. IND (2.16%)
  7. RSP (1.67%)
  8. CPI (1.45%)
  9. GJM (0.47%)
  10. DSP (0.31%)
  11. NCP (0.13%)
  12. SP (0.08%)
  13. RJD (0.03%)
  14. NOTA (1.52%)
  15. Others (2.29%)


Parties and coalitions 2016 West Bengal Bidhan Sabha Election Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) 24,564,523 44.91 293 211 27
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) 10,802,058 19.75 148 26 14
Indian National Congress (INC) 6,700,938 12.25 92 44 2
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 5,555,134 10.16 291 3 3
All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) 1,543,764 2.82 1.98 25 2 9
Independents (IND) 1,184,047 2.16 0.97 371 1 1
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) 911,004 1.67 1.33 19 3 4
Communist Party of India (CPI) 791,925 1.45 0.35 11 1 1
Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) 365,996 0.67 0.23 182 0 1
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GOJAM) 254,626 0.47 0.25 5 3
Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) 167,576 0.31 0.04 2 0 1
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 69,898 0.13 0.10 1 0
Samajwadi Party (SP) 46,402 0.08 0.66 23 0 1
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) 15,439 0.03 0.02 1 0
None of the Above (NOTA) 831,848 1.52 1.52
Total 54,697,791 100.0 2255 294 ±0
Valid votes 54,697,791 99.92
Invalid votes 44,622 0.08
Votes cast / turnout 54,742,413 83.02
Abstentions 11,196,593 16.98
Registered voters 65,939,006

Results by polling phase

Phase Seats
AITC SDA NDA Others
First A 18 16 2 0 0
First B 31 20 10 1 0
Second 56 25 26 5 0
Third 62 38 24 0 0
Fourth 49 42 7 0 0
Fifth 53 49 4 0 0
Sixth 25 21 4 0 0
Total 294 211 77 6 0

Results by region

Region District Seats
AITC SDA NDA Others
Won ± Won ± Won ± Won ±
North Bengal Cooch Behar 9 8 3 1 3 0 0
Alipurduar 5 4 2 0 2 1 0
Jalpaiguri 7 6 2 1 2 0 0
Darjeeling 6 0 3 3 3 3 0
Uttar Dinajpur 9 4 1 5 2 0 0 1
Dakshin Dinajpur 6 2 3 4 3 0 0
Malda 12 0 9 11 8 1 1 0
Total 54 24 9 25 9 5 1 0 1
South Bengal Murshidabad 22 4 11 18 11 0 0
Nadia 17 13 1 4 1 0 0
North 24 Parganas 33 27 2 6 2 0 0
South 24 Parganas 31 29 2 2 2 0 0
Kolkata 11 11 0 0 0
Howrah 16 15 1 1 1 0 0
Hooghly 18 16 2 0 0
Purba Medinipur 16 13 3 3 3 0 0
Paschim Medinipur 19 17 7 1 8 1 1 0
Total 183 145 9 37 8 1 1 0
Rarh Banga Purulia 9 7 2 0 0
Bankura 12 7 1 5 1 0 0
Bardhaman 25 19 4 6 4 0 0
Birbhum 11 9 1 2 1 0 0
Total 57 42 4 15 4 0 0
Total 294 211 14 77 13 6[a] 2 0 1

Results by constituency

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
No. Name Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes
Cooch Behar district
1 Mekliganj (SC) Arghya Roy Pradhan AITC 74,823 Paresh Chandra Adhikary AIFB 68,186 6,637
2 Mathabhanga (SC) Binay Krishna Barman AITC 96,383 Khagen Chandra Barman CPI(M) 64,465 31,918
3 Cooch Behar Uttar (SC) Nagendra Nath Roy AIFB 97,629 Parimal Barman AITC 85,336 12,293
4 Cooch Behar Dakshin Mihir Goswami AITC 82,849 Debasis Banik AIFB 64,654 18,195
5 Sitalkuchi (SC) Hiten Barman AITC 1,01,647 Namadipti Adhikary CPI(M) 86,164 15,483
6 Sitai (SC) Jagadish Barma Basunia AITC 1,03,410 Keshab Chandra Ray INC 78,159 25,251
7 Dinhata Udayan Guha AITC 1,00,732 Akshay Thakur AIFB 78,939 21,793
8 Natabari Rabindra Nath Ghosh AITC 93,257 Tamser Ali CPI(M) 77,100 16,157
9 Tufanganj Fazal Karim Miah AITC 85,052 Shyamal Chowdhury INC 69,782 15,270
Alipurduar district
10 Kumargram (ST) James Kujur AITC 77,668 Manoj Kumar Oraon RSP 71,515 6,153
11 Kalchini (ST) Wilson Champramary AITC 62,061 Bishal Lama BJP 60,550 1,511
12 Alipurduars Sourav Chakraborty AITC 89,695 Biswa Ranjan Sarkar INC 77,737 11,958
13 Falakata Anil Adhikari AITC 86,647 Kshitish Chandra Ray CPI(M) 69,808 16,839
14 Madarihat Manoj Tigga BJP 66,989 Padam Lama AITC 44,951 22,038
Jalpaiguri district
15 Dhupguri (SC) Mitali Roy AITC 90,781 Mamata Roy CPI(M) 71,517 19,264
16 Maynaguri (SC) Ananta Deb Adhikari AITC 1,00,837 Chhaya Dey RSP 65,930 34,907
17 Jalpaiguri (SC) Sukhbilas Barma INC 94,553 Dhartimohan Roy AITC 89,396 5,157
18 Rajganj (SC) Khageswar Roy AITC 89,785 Satyendra Nath Mondal CPI(M) 75,108 14,677
19 Dabgram-Phulbari Goutam Deb AITC 1,05,769 Dilip Singh CPI(M) 81,958 23,811
20 Mal (ST) Bulu Chik Baraik AITC 84,877 Augustus Kerketta CPI(M) 66,415 18,462
21 Nagrakata (ST) Sukra Munda AITC 57,306 Joseph Munda INC 54,078 3,228
Kalimpong district
22 Kalimpong Sarita Rai GJM 67,693 Harka Bahadur Chhetri JAP 56,262 11,431
Darjeeling district
23 Darjeeling Amar Singh Rai GJM 95,386 Sarda Rai Subba AITC 45,473 49,913
24 Kurseong Rohit Sharma GJM 86,947 Shanta Chhetri AITC 53,221 33,726
25 Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) Shankar Malakar INC 86,441 Amar Sinha AITC 67,814 18,627
26 Siliguri Ashok Bhattacharya CPI(M) 78,054 Bhaichung Bhutia AITC 63,982 14,072
27 Phansidewa (ST) Sunil Chandra Tirkey INC 73,158 Carolus Lakra AITC 66,084 7,074
Uttar Dinajpur district
28 Chopra Hamidul Rahaman TMC 74390 Akramul Hoque CPI(M) 57530 16860
29 Islampur Kanaia Lal Agarwal INC 65559 Abdul Karim Chowdhury TMC 57841 7718
30 Goalpokhar Md. Ghulam Rabbani TMC 64869 Afjal Hosen INC 57121 7748
31 Chakulia Ali Imran Ramz (Victor) AIFB 64185 Ashim Kumar Mridha BJP 36656 27529
32 Karandighi Manodeb Sinha TMC 54599 Gokul Roy AIFB 51367 3232
33 Hemtabad Debendra Nath Roy CPI(M) 80419 Sabita Kshetry TMC 67283 13136
34 Kaliaganj Pramatha Nath Ray INC 112868 Basanta Roy TMC 66266 46602
35 Raiganj Mohit Sengupta INC 87983 Purnendu Dey TMC 36736 51247
36 Itahar Amal Acharjee TMC 88507 Srikumar Mukherjee CPI 69387 19120
Dakshin Dinajpur district
37 Kushmandi Narmada Chandra Roy RSP 68965 Rekha Roy TMC 65436 4529
38 Kumarganj Toraf Hossain Mandal TMC 64501 Mafuja Khatun CPI(M) 61005 3496
39 Balurghat Biswanath Choudhury RSP 60590 Shankar Chakravorti TMC 59140 1450
40 Tapan Bachchu Hansda TMC 72511 Raghu Urow RSP 68110 4401
41 Gangarampur Goutam Das INC 80401 Satyendra Nath Roy TMC 69668 10733
42 Harirampur Rafikul Islam CPI(M) 71447 Biplab Mitra TMC 66943 4504
Malda district
43 Habibpur Khagen Murmu CPI(M) 64095 Amal Kisku TMC 61583 2512
44 Gazole Dipali Biswas CPI(M) 85949 Sushil Chandra Roy TMC 65347 20602
45 Chanchal Asif Mehbub INC 92590 Soumitra Ray TMC 40222 52368
46 Harishchandrapur Mostaque Alam INC 60047 Tajmul Hossain TMC 42190 17857
47 Malatipur Alberuni Zulkarnain INC 50643 Abdur Rahim Boxi RSP 48043 2610
48 Ratua Samar Mukherjee INC 96587 Shehnaz Quadery TMC 53312 43275
49 Manikchak Md. Mottakin Alam INC 78472 Sabitri Mitra TMC 65869 12603
50 Maldaha Bhupendra Nath Halder INC 88243 Dulal Sarkar TMC 54934 33309
51 English Bazar Nihar Ranjan Ghosh IND 107183 Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury TMC 67456 39727
52 Mothabari Sabina Yeasmin INC 69089 Md. Najrul Islam TMC 30915 38174
53 Sujapur Isha Khan Choudhury INC 97332 Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury TMC 50252 47080
54 Baisnabnagar Swadhin Kumar Sarkar BJP 70,185 Azizul Haque INC 65,688 4,497
Murshidabad district
55 Farakka Mainul Haque INC 83314 Md. Mustafa TMC 55147 28167
56 Samserganj Amirul Islam TMC 48381 Touab Ali CPI(M) 46601 1780
57 Suti Humayun Reza INC 84017 Emani Biswas TMC 80067 3950
58 Jangipur Jakir Hossain TMC 66869 Somnath Singha Ray CPI(M) 46236 20633
59 Raghunathganj Akhruzzaman INC 78497 Abul Kasem Molla TMC 54711 23786
60 Sagardighi Subrata Saha TMC 44817 Aminul Islam INC 39603 5214
61 Lalgola Abu Hena INC 100110 Chand Mohammad TMC 46635 53475
62 Bhagabangola Mahasin Ali CPI(M) 105037 Abu Sufian Sarkar TMC 68732 36305
63 Raninagar Firoza Begam INC 111132 Dr. Humayun Kabir TMC 62750 48382
64 Murshidabad Shaoni Singha Roy INC 94579 Ashim Krishna Bhatta TMC 69440 25139
65 Nabagram Kanai Chandra Mondal CPI(M) 99545 Dilip Saha TMC 61102 38443
66 Khargram Ashis Marjit INC 88913 Madhab Chandra Marjit TMC 55740 33173
67 Burwan Protima Rajak INC 55906 Shasthi Charan Mal TMC 40904 15002
68 Kandi Apurba Sarkar INC 81723 Santanu Sen TMC 60943 20780
69 Bharatpur Kamalesh Chatterjee INC 59789 Khadem A Dastegir TMC 48772 11017
70 Rejinagar Rabiul Alam Chowdhury INC 79770 Humayun Kabir IND 74210 5560
71 Beldanga Seikh Safiujjaman INC 87017 Golam Kibria Mia TMC 56736 30281
72 Baharampur Manoj Chakraborty INC 127762 Sujata Banerjee TMC 35489 92273
73 Hariharpara Niamot Sheikh TMC 71502 Alamgir Mir INC 66499 5003
74 Naoda Abu Taher Khan INC 62639 Masud Karim TMC 43377 19262
75 Domkal Anisur Rahaman CPI(M) 71703 Soumik Hossain TMC 64813 6890
76 Jalangi Abdur Razzak Mandal CPI(M) 96250 Alok Das TMC 70983 25267
Nadia district
77 Karimpur Mahua Moitra TMC 90989 Samarendranath Ghosh CPI(M) 75000 15989
78 Tehatta Gouri Sankar Dutta TMC 97611 Ranjit Kumar Mandal CPI(M) 80215 17394
79 Palashipara Tapas Kumar Saha TMC 82127 S.M.Sadi CPI(M) 76568 5559
80 Kaliganj Hasanuzzaman Sk INC 85125 Nasiruddin Ahamed TMC 83898 1227
81 Nakashipara Kallol Khan TMC 88032 Tanmay Ganguli CPI(M) 81782 6250
82 Chapra Rukbanur Rahman TMC 89556 Shamsul Islam Mollah CPI(M) 76093 13463
83 Krishnanagar Uttar Abani Mohan Joardar TMC 82864 Asim Kumar Saha INC 69949 12915
84 Nabadwip Pundarikakshya Saha TMC 102228 Sumit Biswas CPI(M) 66432 35397
85 Krishnanagar Dakshin Ujjal Biswas TMC 80711 Meghlal Sheikh CPI(M) 67897 12814
86 Santipur Arindam Bhattacharya INC 103566 Ajoy Dey TMC 84078 19488
87 Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Sankar Singha INC 109607 Parthasarathi Chatterjee TMC 86187 23420
88 Krishnaganj Satyajit Biswas TMC 114626 Mrinal Biswas CPI(M) 70698 43928
89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba Samir Kumar Poddar TMC 93215 Babusona Sarkar CPI(M) 78243 14972
90 Ranaghat Dakshin Rama Biswas CPI(M) 104159 Abir Ranjan Biswas TMC 86906 17253
91 Chakdaha Ratna Ghosh Kar TMC 94241 Biswanath Gupta CPI(M) 70588 23653
92 Kalyani Ramendra Nath Biswas TMC 95795 Alakesh Das CPI(M) 69700 26095
93 Haringhata Nilima Nag TMC 94530 Ajoy Das CPI(M) 73181 21349
North 24 Parganas district
94 Bagdah Dulal Chandra Bar INC 102026 Upendra Nath Biswas TMC 89790 12236
95 Bangaon Uttar Biswajit Das TMC 95822 Sushanta Bowali AIFB 62630 33192
96 Bangaon Dakshin Surajit Kumar Biswas TMC 92379 Ramendranath Audhya CPI(M) 65475 26904
97 Gaighata Pulin Bihari Ray TMC 93812 Kapil Krishna Thakur CPI 64240 29572
98 Swarupnagar Bina Mandal TMC 93807 Dhiman Sarkar CPI(M) 81866 11941
99 Baduria Abdur Rahim Quazi INC 98408 Amir Ali TMC 76163 22245
100 Habra Jyotipriya Mallick TMC 101590 Ashis Kantha Mukherjee CPI(M) 55643 45947
101 Ashokenagar Dhiman Roy TMC 98042 Satyasebi Kar CPI(M) 75143 22899
102 Amdanga Rafiqur Rahaman TMC 96193 Abdus Sattar CPI(M) 73228 22965
103 Bijpur Subhranshu Roy TMC 76842 Rabindra Nath Mukherjee CPI(M) 28888 47954
104 Naihati Partha Bhowmick TMC 74057 Gargi Chatterjee CPI(M) 45429 28628
105 Bhatpara Arjun Singh TMC 59253 Jitendra Shaw IND 30318 28935
106 Jagatdal Parash Dutta TMC 76712 Haripada Biswas AIFB 49667 27045
107 Noapara Madhusudan Ghose INC 79548 Manju Basu TMC 78453 1095
108 Barrackpore Silbhadra Dutta TMC 58109 Debasish Bhowmick CPI(M) 50790 7319
109 Khardaha Amit Mitra TMC 83688 Asim Dasgupta CPI(M) 62488 21200
110 Dum Dum Uttar Tanmoy Bhattacharya CPI(M) 91959 Chandrima Bhattacharya TMC 85410 6549
111 Panihati Nirmal Ghosh TMC 73545 Sanmoy Bandyopadhyay INC 70515 3030
112 Kamarhati Manash Mukherjee CPI(M) 62194 Madan Mitra TMC 57996 4202
113 Baranagar Tapas Roy TMC 76531 Sukumar Ghosh RSP 60431 16100
114 Dum Dum Bratya Basu TMC 81579 Palash Das CPI(M) 72263 9316
115 Rajarhat New Town Sabyasachi Dutta TMC 90671 Narendra Nath Chatterjee CPI(M) 81478 9193
116 Bidhannagar Sujit Bose TMC 66130 Arunava Ghosh INC 59142 6988
117 Rajarhat Gopalpur Purnendu Basu TMC 72793 Nepaldeb Bhattacharjee CPI(M) 65919 6874
118 Madhyamgram Rathin Ghosh TMC 110271 Tapas Majumder INC 74467 35804
119 Barasat Chiranjeet Chakrabarti TMC 99667 Sanjib Chattopadhyay AIFB 74668 24999
120 Deganga Rahima Mondal TMC 97412 Md. Hasanoor Jaman Chowdhury AIFB 71422 25990
121 Haroa Haji Nurul Islam TMC 113001 Imtiaz Hossain CPI(M) 70594 42407
122 Minakhan Usha Rani Mondal TMC 103210 Dinabandhu Mondal CPI(M) 60612 42598
123 Sandeshkhali Sukumar Mahata TMC 96556 Nirapada Sardar CPI(M) 58366 38190
124 Basirhat Dakshin Dipendu Biswas TMC 88085 Samik Bhattacharya BJP 64027 24058
125 Basirhat Uttar Rafikul Islam Mondal CPI(M) 97828 A.T.M. Abdullah TMC 97336 492
126 Hingalganj Debes Mondal TMC 94753 Anandamay Mandal CPI(M) 64449 30304
South 24 Parganas district
127 Gosaba Jayanta Naskar TMC 90716 Uttam Kumar Saha RSP 71045 19671
128 Basanti Gobinda Chandra Naskar TMC 90522 Subhas Naskar RSP 73915 16607
129 Kultali Ram Sankar Halder CPI(M) 73932 Gopal Majhi TMC 62212 11690
130 Patharpratima Samir Kumar Jana TMC 107595 Phanibhushan Giri INC 93802 13793
131 Kakdwip Manturam Pakhira TMC 104750 Rafik Uddin Molla INC 79831 24919
132 Sagar Bankim Chandra Hazra TMC 112812 Asim Kumar Mandal CPI(M) 94741 18071
133 Kulpi Jogaranjan Halder TMC 84036 Rejaul Haque Khan CPI(M) 72581 11455
134 Raidighi Debasree Roy TMC 101161 Kanti Ganguly CPI(M) 99932 1229
135 Mandirbazar Joydeb Halder TMC 94339 Sarat Chandra Haldar CPI(M) 69400 24939
136 Jaynagar Biswanath Das TMC 64582 Sujit Patwari INC 49531 15051
137 Baruipur Purba Nirmal Chandra Mondal TMC 92313 Sujoy Mistry CPI(M) 71951 20362
138 Canning Paschim Shyamal Mondal TMC 93498 Arnab Roy INC 74772 18726
139 Canning Purba Saokat Molla TMC 115264 Ajijer Rahaman Molla CPI(M) 60230 55034
140 Baruipur Paschim Biman Banerjee TMC 99945 Safiuddin Khan CPI(M) 63413 36542
141 Magrahat Purba Namita Saha TMC 89486 Chandan Saha CPI(M) 79926 9560
142 Magrahat Paschim Giasuddin Molla TMC 87482 Khalid Ebadullah INC 71593 15889
143 Diamond Harbour Dipak Kumar Halder TMC 96833 Abul Hasnat CPI(M) 81796 15037
144 Falta Tamonash Ghosh TMC 94381 Bidhan Parui CPI(M) 70801 23580
145 Satgachia Sonali Guha TMC 100171 Paramita Ghosh CPI(M) 82899 17272
146 Bishnupur Dilip Mondal TMC 107129 Aloke Sardar CPI(M) 76499 30360
147 Sonarpur Dakshin Jiban Mukhopadhyay TMC 97455 Tarit Chakraborty CPI 82426 15029
148 Bhangar Abdur Razzak Molla TMC 102087 Abdur Rasid Gazi CPI(M) 83963 18124
149 Kasba Javed Ahmed Khan TMC 91679 Shatarup Ghosh CPI(M) 79795 11884
150 Jadavpur Sujan Chakraborty CPI(M) 98977 Manish Gupta TMC 84035 14942
151 Sonarpur Uttar Firdousi Begum TMC 101939 Jyotirmoyee Sikdar CPI(M) 77059 24880
152 Tollygunge Aroop Biswas TMC 90603 Madhuja Sen Roy CPI(M) 80707 9896
153 Behala Purba Sovan Chatterjee TMC 96621 Ambikesh Mahapatra IND 72327 24294
154 Behala Paschim Partha Chatterjee TMC 102114 Kaustav Chatterjee CPI(M) 93218 8896
155 Maheshtala Kasturi Das TMC 93675 Samik Lahiri CPI(M) 81223 12452
156 Budge Budge Ashok Kumar Deb TMC 84058 Sk. Mujibar Rahaman INC 76899 7159
157 Metiaburuz Abdul Khaleque Molla TMC 79749 Monirul Islam CPI(M) 61773 17976
Kolkata district
158 Kolkata Port Firhad Hakim TMC 73459 Rakesh Singh INC 46911 26548
159 Bhabanipur Mamata Banerjee TMC 65520 Deepa Dasmunshi INC 40219 25301
160 Rashbehari Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay TMC 60857 Ashutosh Chatterjee INC 46304 14553
161 Ballygunge Subrata Mukherjee TMC 70083 Krishna Debnath INC 54858 15225
162 Chowrangee Nayna Bandyopadhyay TMC 55119 Somen Mitra INC 41903 13216
163 Entally Swarna Kamal Saha TMC 75841 Debesh Das CPI(M) 47853 27988
164 Beleghata Paresh Paul TMC 84843 Rajib Biswas CPI(M) 58664 26179
165 Jorasanko Smita Bakshi TMC 44766 Rahul Sinha BJP 38476 6290
166 Shyampukur Shashi Panja TMC 53507 Piyali Pal AIFB 40352 13155
167 Maniktala Sadhan Pande TMC 73157 Rajib Majumder CPI(M) 47846 25311
168 Kashipur-Belgachia Mala Saha TMC 72264 Kaninika Bose (Ghosh) CPI(M) 46454 25810
Howrah district
169 Bally Baishali Dalmiya TMC 52702 Saumendranath Bera CPI(M) 37299 15403
170 Howrah Uttar Laxmi Ratan Shukla TMC 61917 Santosh Kumar Pathak INC 34958 26959
171 Howrah Madhya Arup Roy TMC 91800 Amitabha Dutta JD(U) 38806 52994
172 Shibpur Jatu Lahiri TMC 88076 Jagannath Bhattacharyya AIFB 61062 27014
173 Howrah Dakshin Brajamohan Mazumder TMC 93689 Arindam Basu CPI(M) 77495 16194
174 Sankrail Sital Kumar Sardar TMC 86212 Samir Malick CPI(M) 71455 14757
175 Panchla Gulsan Mullick TMC 101126 Doli Roy AIFB 69199 31927
176 Uluberia Purba Haider Aziz Safwi TMC 72192 Sabiruddin Molla CPI(M) 55923 16269
177 Uluberia Uttar Dr. Nirmal Maji TMC 79390 Amiya Kumar Mondal INC 65208 14182
178 Uluberia Dakshin Pulak Roy TMC 95902 Md.Nasiruddin AIFB 60558 35344
179 Shyampur Kalipada Mandal TMC 108619 Amitabha Chakraborty INC 82033 26586
180 Bagnan Arunava Sen TMC 97834 Mina Mukherjee Ghosh CPI(M) 67637 30197
181 Amta Asit Mitra INC 89149 Tushar Kanti Sil TMC 84645 4504
182 Udaynarayanpur Samir Kumar Panja TMC 94828 Saroj Ranjan Karar INC 71070 23758
183 Jagatballavpur Muhammad Abdul Ghani TMC 103348 Baidyanath Basu CPI(M) 78667 24681
184 Domjur Rajib Banerjee TMC 148768 Pratima Dutta IND 41067 107701
Hooghly district
185 Uttarpara Prabir Kumar Ghosal TMC 84918 Srutinath Praharaj CPI(M) 72918 12000
186 Sreerampur Sudipto Roy TMC 74995 Subhankar Sarkar INC 65088 9907
187 Champdani Abdul Mannan INC 81330 Muzaffar Khan TMC 74048 7282
188 Singur Rabindranath Bhattacharya TMC 96212 Rabin Deb CPI(M) 75885 20327
189 Chandannagar Indranil Sen TMC 75727 Goutam Sarkar CPI(M) 73613 2114
190 Chunchura Asit Mazumder TMC 118501 Pranab Kumar Ghosh AIFB 88817 29684
191 Balagarh Ashim Kumar Majhi TMC 96472 Panchu Gopal Mondal CPI(M) 78635 17837
192 Pandua Sk. Amjad Hossain CPI(M) 91489 Syed Rahim Nabi TMC 90097 1392
193 Saptagram Tapan Dasgupta TMC 88208 Dilip Nath INC 69641 18567
194 Chanditala Swati Khandoker TMC 91874 Sk. Azim Ali CPI(M) 77698 14176
195 Jangipara Snehasis Chakraborty TMC 99324 Pobitra Singha Roy CPI(M) 75719 23605
196 Haripal Becharam Manna TMC 110899 Jogiyananda Mishra CPI(M) 79424 31475
197 Dhanekhali Ashima Patra TMC 125298 Pradip Majumdar AIFB 66654 58644
198 Tarakeswar Rachhpal Singh TMC 97588 Surajit Ghosh NCP 69898 27690
199 Pursurah M. Nuruzzaman TMC 105275 Pratim Singha Roy INC 76148 29127
200 Arambagh Krishna Chandra Santra TMC 107579 Asit Malik CPI(M) 71122 36457
201 Goghat Manas Majumdar TMC 102958 Biswanath Karak AIFB 72072 30886
202 Khanakul Iqbal Ahmed TMC 106878 Islam Ali Khan CPI(M) 63391 43487
Purba Medinipur district
203 Tamluk Ashok Dinda CPI 95432 Nirbed Ray TMC 94912 520
204 Panskura Purba Sheikh Ibrahim Ali CPI(M) 85334 Biplab Roy Chowdhury TMC 80567 4767
205 Panskura Paschim Firoja Bibi TMC 92427 Chittaranjan Dasthakur CPI 89282 3145
206 Moyna Sangram Kumar Dolai TMC 100980 Manik Bhowmik INC 88856 12124
207 Nandakumar Sukumar De TMC 98549 Siraj Khan IND 87683 10866
208 Mahisadal Sudarsan Ghosh Dastidar TMC 94827 Subrata Maiti IND 78118 16709
209 Haldia Tapasi Mondal CPI(M) 101330 Madhurima Mandal TMC 79837 21493
210 Nandigram Suvendu Adhikari TMC 134623 Abdul Kabir Sheikh CPI 53393 81230
211 Chandipur Amiya Kanti Bhattacharjee TMC 95982 Mangal Chand Pradhan CPI(M) 86328 9654
212 Patashpur Jyotirmoy Kar TMC 103567 Makhanlal Nayak CPI 73679 29888
213 Kanthi Uttar Banasri Maity TMC 103783 Chakradhar Maikap CPI(M) 85207 18576
214 Bhagabanpur Ardhendu Maity TMC 111201 Hemangshu Shekhar Mahapatra INC 79258 31943
215 Khejuri Ranajit Mondal TMC 103699 Asim Kumar Mandal IND 61214 42485
216 Kanthi Dakshin Dibyendu Adhikari TMC 93359 Uttam Pradhan CPI 59469 33890
217 Ramnagar Akhil Giri TMC 107081 Tapas Sinha CPI(M) 78828 28253
218 Egra Samares Das TMC 113334 Shaikh Mahmud Hossain DSP 87378 25956
Paschim Medinipur district
219 Dantan Bikram Chandra Pradhan TMC 95641 Sisir Kumar Patra CPI 66381 29260
Jhargram district
220 Nayagram Dulal Murmu TMC 98395 Bakul Murmu BJP 55140 43255
221 Gopiballavpur Churamani Mahata TMC 100323 Pulin Bihari Baske CPI(M) 50765 49558
222 Jhargram Sukumar Hansda TMC 99233 Chunibala Hansda JP(N) 44005 55228
Paschim Medinipur district
223 Keshiary Paresh Murmu TMC 104890 Biram Mandi CPI(M) 64141 40749
224 Kharagpur Sadar Dilip Ghosh BJP 61,446 Gyan Singh Sohanpal INC 55,137 6,308
225 Narayangarh Prodyut Kumar Ghosh TMC 99311 Surjya Kanta Mishra CPI(M) 85722 13589
226 Sabang Manas Bhunia INC 126987 Nirmal Ghosh TMC 77820 49167
227 Pingla Saumen Kumar Mahapatra TMC 104416 Prabodh Chandra Sinha DSP 80198 24218
228 Kharagpur Dinen Roy TMC 85630 Sk Sajahan Ali CPI(M) 66531 19099
229 Debra Selima Khatun TMC 90773 Sheikh Jahangir Karim CPI(M) 78865 11908
230 Daspur Mamata Bhunia TMC 113603 Swapan Santra CPI(M) 84864 28739
231 Ghatal Shankar Dolai TMC 107682 Kamal Chandra Dolui CPI(M) 88203 19479
232 Chandrakona Chhaya Dolai TMC 117172 Santinath Bodhuk CPI(M) 78791 38381
233 Garbeta Ashis Chakraborty TMC 110501 Sorforaj Khan CPI(M) 49344 61157
234 Salboni Srikanta Mahata TMC 120485 Shyam Sundar Pandey CPI(M) 67583 52902
235 Keshpur Seuli Saha TMC 146579 Rameswar Doloi CPI(M) 45428 101151
236 Medinipur Mrigendra Nath Maiti TMC 106774 Santosh Rana CPI 73787 32987
Jhargram district
237 Binpur Khagendranath Hembram TMC 95804 Dibakar Hansda CPI(M) 46481 49323
Purulia district
238 Bandwan Rajib Lochan Saren TMC 104323 Besra Susanta CPI(M) 84016 20307
239 Balarampur Shantiram Mahato TMC 82086 Jagadish Mahato INC 71882 10204
240 Baghmundi Nepal Mahata INC 88707 Samir Mahato TMC 80120 8587
241 Joypur Shaktipada Mahato TMC 85026 Dhirendra Nath Mahato AIFB 76263 8763
242 Purulia Sudip Kumar Mukherjee INC 81365 Dibyajyoti Prasad Singh Deo TMC 76454 4911
243 Manbazar Sandhya Rani Tudu TMC 93642 Ipil Murmu CPI(M) 83967 9675
244 Kashipur Swapan Kumar Beltharia TMC 87483 Sudin Kisku CPI(M) 67905 19578
245 Para Umapada Bauri TMC 84337 Dinanath Bauri CPI(M) 70459 13878
246 Raghunathpur Purna Chandra Bauri TMC 83688 Satyanarayan Bauri CPI(M) 67546 16142
Bankura district
247 Saltora Swapan Bouri TMC 84979 Sasthi Charan Bouri CPI(M) 72456 12523
248 Chhatna Dhirendra Nath Layek RSP 73648 Subhasis Batabyal TMC 71231 2417
249 Ranibandh Jyotsna Mandi TMC 92181 Deblina Hembram CPI(M) 68868 23313
250 Raipur Birendra Nath Tudu TMC 89841 Dilip Kumar Hansda CPI(M) 63119 26722
251 Taldangra Samir Chakraborty TMC 87236 Amiya Patra CPI(M) 73567 13669
252 Bankura Shampa Daripa INC 83486 Minati Misra TMC 82457 1029
253 Barjora Sujit Chakraborty CPI(M) 86873 Soham Chakraborty TMC 86257 616
254 Onda Arup Kumar Khan TMC 80603 Manik Mukherjee AIFB 69755 10848
255 Bishnupur, Bankura Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya INC 76641 Shyamaprasad Mukherjee TMC 75750 891
256 Katulpur Shyamal Santra TMC 98901 Akshay Santra INC 77653 21248
257 Indas Gurupada Mete TMC 94940 Dilip Kumar Malik CPI(M) 76103 18837
258 Sonamukhi Ajit Ray CPI(M) 86125 Dipali Saha TMC 77406 8719
Purba Bardhaman district
259 Khandaghosh Nabin Chandra Bag TMC 90151 Asima Roy CPI(M) 86949 3202
260 Bardhaman Dakshin Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay TMC 91882 Ainul Haque CPI(M) 62444 29438
261 Raina Nepal Ghorui TMC 94323 Khan Basudeb CPI(M) 93875 448
262 Jamalpur Samar Hazra CPI(M) 85491 Ujjal Pramanick TMC 84068 1423
263 Monteswar Sajal Panja TMC 84134 Chaudhuri Md. Hedayatullah CPI(M) 83428 706
264 Kalna Biswajit Kundu TMC 97430 Sukul Chandra Sikdar CPI(M) 72169 25261
265 Memari Begum Nargis TMC 94406 Debashis Ghosh CPI(M) 85523 8883
266 Bardhaman Uttar Nisith Kumar Malik TMC 102886 Aparna Saha CPI(M) 91381 11505
267 Bhatar Subhash Mondal TMC 92544 Bamacharan Banerjee CPI(M) 86264 6280
268 Purbasthali Dakshin Swapan Debnath TMC 104398 Abhijit Bhattacharyya INC 66732 37666
269 Purbasthali Uttar Pradip Kumar Saha CPI(M) 84549 Tapan Chatterjee TMC 81721 2828
270 Katwa Rabindranath Chatterjee TMC 91489 Shyama Majumdar INC 90578 911
271 Ketugram Sekh Sahonawez TMC 89441 Abul Kadar Syed CPI(M) 80712 8729
272 Mangalkot Siddiqullah Chowdhury TMC 89812 Choudhury Sahajahan CPI(M) 77938 11874
273 Ausgram Abhedananda Thander TMC 90450 Basudev Mete CPI(M) 84198 6252
274 Galsi Alok Kumar Majhi TMC 95203 Nandalal Pondit AIFB 84432 10771
Paschim Bardhaman district
275 Pandabeswar Jitendra Tiwari TMC 68600 Gouranga Chatterjee CPI(M) 63130 5470
276 Durgapur Purba Santosh Debray CPI(M) 84200 Pradip Mazumdar TMC 75069 9131
277 Durgapur Paschim Biswanath Parial INC 108533 Apurba Mukherjee TMC 63709 44824
278 Raniganj Runu Dutta CPI(M) 74995 Bano Nargis TMC 62610 12385
279 Jamuria Jahanara Khan CPI(M) 67214 V. Sivadasan TMC 59457 7757
280 Asansol Dakshin Tapas Banerjee TMC 71515 Hemant Prabhakar CPI(M) 57232 14283
281 Asansol Uttar Moloy Ghatak TMC 84715 Nirmal Karmakar BJP 60818 23897
282 Kulti Ujjal Chatterjee TMC 68952 Ajay Kumar Poddar BJP 49464 19488
283 Barabani Bidhan Upadhyay TMC 77464 Shipra Mukherjee CPI(M) 53415 24049
Birbhum district
284 Dubrajpur Chandra Naresh Bauri TMC 94309 Bijoy Bagdi AIFB 54415 39894
285 Suri Asok Kumar Chattopadhyay TMC 94036 Ram Chandra Dome CPI(M) 62228 31808
286 Bolpur Chandranath Sinha TMC 113258 Tapan Hore RSP 63231 50027
287 Nanoor Shyamali Pradhan CPI(M) 104374 Gadadhar Hazra TMC 78644 25730
288 Labpur Manirul Islam TMC 101138 Syed Mahfuzul Karim CPI(M) 70825 30313
289 Sainthia Nilabati Saha TMC 103376 Dhiren Bagdi CPI(M) 64765 38611
290 Mayureswar Abhijit Roy TMC 89210 Arup Bag CPI(M) 50440 38770
291 Rampurhat Asish Banerjee TMC 85435 Syed Siraj Jimmi INC 64236 21199
292 Hansan Miltan Rasid INC 92619 Asit Kumar Mal TMC 76465 16154
293 Nalhati Moinuddin Shams TMC 83412 Dipak Chatterjee AIFB 73084 10328
294 Murarai Abdur Rahaman Liton TMC 94661 Ali Mortuza Khan INC 94381 280

2016–2021 by-elections

S.No Date Constituency Previous MLA Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
263 19 November 2016 Monteswar Sajal Panja Trinamool Congress Saikat Panja Trinamool Congress
216 9 April 2017 Kanthi Dakshin Dibyendu Adhikari Chandrima Bhattacharya
226 21 December 2017 Sabang Manas Bhunia Indian National Congress Geeta Rani Bhunia
107 29 January 2018 Noapara Madhusudan Ghose Sunil Singh
155 28 May 2018 Maheshtala Kasturi Das Trinamool Congress Dulal Chandra Das
29 18 April 2019 Islampur Kanaia Lal Agarwal Indian National Congress Abdul Karim Chowdhury
23 Darjeeling Amar Singh Rai Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Neeraj Zimba Bharatiya Janata Party
43 23 April 2019 Habibpur Khagen Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist) Joyel Murmu
74 29 April 2019 Naoda Abu Taher Khan Indian National Congress Sahina Mumtaz Begum Trinamool Congress
68 Kandi Apurba Sarkar Shafiul Alam Khan Indian National Congress
88 Krishnaganj Satyajit Biswas Trinamool Congress Ashish Kumar Biswas Bharatiya Janata Party
105 6 May 2019 Bhatpara Arjun Singh Pawan Kumar Singh
176 Uluberia Purba Haider Aziz Safwi Idris Ali Trinamool Congress
77 25 November 2019 Karimpur Mahua Moitra Bimalendu Sinha Roy
34 Kaliaganj Pramatha Ray Indian National Congress Tapan Deb Singha
224 Kharagpur Dilip Ghosh Bharatiya Janata Party Pradip Sarkar

See also

Notes

  1. ^ NDA won 6 seats: BJP won 3 seats and its ally GJM won 3 seats.

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