2009 Indian general election in West Bengal

2009 Indian general election in West Bengal
30 April, 7 May and 13 May
All 42 West Bengal seats in the Lok Sabha
Turnout81.42% ( 3.38 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mamata Banerjee Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Tathagata Roy
Party AITC CPI(M) BJP
Alliance UPA TF NDA
Leader since 1998 2000 2002
Leader's seat Kolkata Dakshin Did not contest Kolkata Uttar (lost)
Last election 21.04%, 1 seat 41.81%, 40 seats 8.06%, 0 seat
Seats won 19 9 1
Seat change 18 17 1
Popular vote 13,321,553 14,144,667 3,513,121
Percentage 31.2% 33.1% 10.16%
Swing 2.1 pp
Alliance seats 26 15 1
Seatwise Result Map of the 2009 general election in West Bengal
Alliance wise Result of the 2009 general election in West Bengal
Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Elected Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh
INC

The Indian general election, 2009 in West Bengal were held for 42 seats with the state going to polls in the last three phases of the general elections. There was pre-poll alliance in the state between the Indian National Congress and the Trinamool Congress against the Left Front. Indian National Congress contested on 14 seats across the state whereas the Trinamool Congress contested on 27 seats[1] and SUCI(C) contested one seat. The alliance was largely successful as the Trinamool Congress, the Congress and the SUCI(C) won 19, 6 and 1 seat respectively, dislodging the Left Front, which won only 15 seats out of 42.

Parties and alliances

Left Front
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Biman Bose 32
Revolutionary Socialist Party Manoj Bhattacharya 4
All India Forward Bloc Debabrata Biswas 3
Communist Party of India Swapan Banerjee 3
Total 42
United Progressive Alliance
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats
Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee 27
Indian National Congress Pranab Mukherjee 14
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Nihar Mukherjee 1
Total 42
National Democratic Alliance
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party Tathagata Roy 42

Candidate List

Constituency UPA Left Front NDA
No. Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate
1 Cooch Behar (SC) AITC Arghya Roy Pradhan AIFB Nripendra Nath Roy BJP Bhabendra Nath Barman
2 Alipurduars (ST) AITC Paban Kumar Lakra RSP Manohar Tirkey BJP Manoj Tigga
3 Jalpaiguri (SC) INC Sukhbilas Barma CPI(M) Mahendra Kumar Roy BJP Dwipendra Nath Pramanik
4 Darjeeling INC Dawa Narbula CPI(M) Jibesh Sarkar BJP Jaswant Singh
5 Raiganj INC Deepa Dasmunsi CPI(M) Bireswar Lahiri BJP Gopesh Chandra Sarkar
6 Balurghat AITC Biplab Mitra RSP Prasanta Kumar Majumdar BJP Subhash Chandra Barman
7 Maldaha Uttar INC Mausam Noor CPI(M) Sailen Sarkar BJP Amlan Bhaduri
8 Maldaha Dakshin INC Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury CPI(M) Abdur Razzaque BJP Dipak Kumar Chowdhury
9 Jangipur INC Pranab Mukherjee CPI(M) Mriganka Sekhar Bhattacharya BJP Debashish Majumdar
10 Baharampur INC Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury RSP Pramothes Mukherjee BJP Bidyut Kumar Halder
11 Murshidabad INC Abdul Mannan Hossain CPI(M) Anisur Rahman BJP Nirmal Kumar Saha
12 Krishnanagar AITC Tapas Paul CPI(M) Jyotirmoyee Sikdar BJP Satyabrata Mookherjee
13 Ranaghat (SC) AITC Sucharu Ranjan Haldar CPI(M) Basudeb Barman BJP Sukalyan Ray
14 Bangaon (SC) AITC Gobinda Chandra Naskar CPI(M) Dr. Asim Bala BJP Krishnapada Majumder
15 Barrackpur AITC Dinesh Trivedi CPI(M) Tarit Baran Topdar BJP Prabhakar Tewari
16 Dum Dum AITC Sougata Roy CPI(M) Amitava Nandy BJP Tapan Sikdar
17 Barasat AITC Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar AIFB Sudin Chattopadhyay BJP Bratin Sengupta
18 Basirhat AITC Sk. Nurul Islam CPI Ajay Chakraborty BJP Swapan Kumar Das
19 Jaynagar (SC) SUCI(C) Tarun Mandal RSP Nimai Barman BJP Nirode Chandra Halder
20 Mathurapur (SC) AITC Choudhury Mohan Jatua CPI(M) Animesh Naskar BJP Binay Kumar Biswas
21 Diamond Harbour AITC Somen Mitra CPI(M) Samik Lahiri BJP Abhijit Das (Bobby)
22 Jadavpur AITC Kabir Suman CPI(M) Dr. Sujan Chakraborty BJP Sanat Bhattacharya
23 Kolkata Dakshin AITC Mamata Banerjee CPI(M) Rabin Deb BJP Jyotsna Banerjee
24 Kolkata Uttar AITC Sudip Bandyopadhyay CPI(M) Mohammed Salim BJP Tathagata Roy
25 Howrah AITC Ambica Banerjee CPI(M) Swadesh Chakrabortty BJP Polly Mukherjee
26 Uluberia AITC Sultan Ahmed CPI(M) Hannan Mollah BJP Rahul Chakrabarty
27 Sreerampur AITC Kalyan Banerjee CPI(M) Santasri Chatterjee BJP Debabrata Chowdhury
28 Hooghly AITC Dr. Ratna De (Nag) CPI(M) Rupchand Pal BJP Dr. Chuni Lal Chakraborty
29 Arambagh (SC) INC Sambhu Nath Malik CPI(M) Sakti Mohan Malik BJP Murari Bera
30 Tamluk AITC Suvendu Adhikari CPI(M) Lakshman Chandra Seth BJP Rajyashree Chaudhuri
31 Kanthi AITC Sisir Kumar Adhikari CPI(M) Prasanta Pradhan BJP Amalesh Mishra
32 Ghatal AITC Noor Alam Chowdhury CPI Gurudas Dasgupta BJP Matilal Khatua
33 Jhargram (ST) INC Amrit Hansda CPI(M) Dr. Pulin Bihari Baske BJP Nabendu Mahali
34 Medinipur AITC Dipak Kumar Ghosh CPI Prabodh Panda BJP Pradip Patnaik
35 Purulia INC Shantiram Mahato AIFB Narahari Mahato BJP Sayantan Basu
36 Bankura INC Subrata Mukherjee CPI(M) Basudeb Acharia BJP Rahul Sinha
37 Bishnupur (SC) AITC Seuli Saha CPI(M) Susmita Bauri BJP Jayanta Mondal
38 Bardhaman Purba (SC) AITC Ashoke Biswas CPI(M) Dr Anup Kumar Saha BJP Sankar Haldar
39 Bardhaman-Durgapur INC Nargis Begam CPI(M) Saidul Haque BJP Syed Ali Afzal Chand
40 Asansol AITC Moloy Ghatak CPI(M) Bansa Gopal Chowdhury BJP Suryya Ray
41 Bolpur (SC) INC Asit Kumar Mal CPI(M) Ram Chandra Dome BJP Arjun Saha
42 Birbhum AITC Satabdi Roy CPI(M) Braja Mukherjee BJP Tapas Mukherjee

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
UPA AITC 13,321,553 31.18 10.06 27 19 18
INC 5,749,051 13.45 1.16 14 6  –
SUCI(C) 446,200 1.04 New 1 1 1
Total 19,516,804 45.67 42 26
LF CPI(M) 14,144,667 33.10 5.61 32 9 17
RSP 1,520,772 3.56 0.94 4 2 1
CPI 1,538,211 3.60 0.43 3 2 1
AIFB 1,299,507 3.04 0.63 3 2 1
Total 18,503,157 43.30 7.44 42 15 20
BJP 2,625,182 6.14 1.95 42 1 1
IND 1,314,613 3.08 0
Total 100% – 42 –

Elected MPs

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Cooch Behar Nripendra Nath Roy AIFB 500,677 44.66 Arghya Roy Pradhan AITC 466,928 41.65 33,749 3.01
2 Alipurduars Manohar Tirkey RSP 384,890 41.22 Paban Kumar Lakra AITC 272,068 29.14 112,822 12.08
3 Jalpaiguri Mahendra Kumar Roy CPI(M) 469,613 45.54 Sukhbilas Barma INC 381,242 36.97 88,371 8.57
4 Darjeeling Jaswant Singh BJP 497,649 51.50 Jibesh Sarkar CPI(M) 244,360 25.29 253,289 26.21
5 Raiganj Deepa Dasmunsi INC 451,776 50.29 Bireswar Lahiri CPI(M) 346,573 38.58 105,203 11.71
6 Balurghat Prasanta Kumar Majumdar RSP 388,444 44.38 Biplab Mitra AITC 383,339 43.79 5,105 0.59
7 Maldaha Uttar Mausam Noor INC 440,264 47.78 Sailen Sarkar CPI(M) 380,123 41.25 60,141 6.53
8 Maldaha Dakshin Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury INC 443,377 53.45 Abdur Razzaque CPI(M) 307,097 37.02 136,280 16.43
9 Jangipur Pranab Mukherjee INC 506,749 54.24 Mriganka Sekhar Bhattacharya CPI(M) 378,600 40.52 128,149 13.72
10 Baharampur Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury INC 541,920 56.91 Promothes Mukherjee RSP 354,943 37.28 186,977 19.63
11 Murshidabad Abdul Mannan Hossain INC 496,348 47.21 Anisur Rahman CPI(M) 460,701 43.82 35,647 3.39
12 Krishnanagar Tapas Paul AITC 443,679 42.43 Jyotirmoyee Sikdar CPI(M) 366,293 35.03 77,386 7.40
13 Ranaghat Sucharu Ranjan Haldar AITC 575,058 50.13 Basudeb Barman CPI(M) 473,235 41.25 101,823 8.88
14 Bangaon Gobinda Chandra Naskar AITC 546,596 50.69 Asim Bala CPI(M) 453,770 42.08 92,826 8.61
15 Barrackpore Dinesh Trivedi AITC 428,699 49.28 Tarit Baran Topdar CPI(M) 372,675 42.84 56,024 6.44
16 Dum Dum Sougata Roy AITC 458,988 47.04 Amitava Nandy CPI(M) 438,510 44.94 20,478 2.10
17 Barasat Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar AITC 522,530 50.95 Sudin Chattopadhyay AIFB 399,629 38.97 122,901 11.98
18 Basirhat Haji Nurul Islam AITC 479,650 46.20 Ajay Chakraborty CPI 419,267 40.38 60,383 5.82
19 Joynagar Tarun Mandal SUCI(C) 446,200 48.72 Nimai Barman RSP 392,495 42.86 53,705 5.86
20 Mathurapur Choudhury Mohan Jatua AITC 565,505 53.95 Animesh Naskar CPI(M) 435,542 41.55 129,963 12.40
21 Diamond Harbour Somendra Nath Mitra AITC 564,612 53.56 Samik Lahiri CPI(M) 412,923 39.17 151,689 14.39
22 Jadavpur Kabir Suman AITC 540,667 49.84 Sujan Chakraborty CPI(M) 484,400 44.65 56,267 5.19
23 Kolkata Dakshin Mamata Banerjee AITC 576,045 57.19 Rabin Deb CPI(M) 356,474 35.39 219,571 21.80
24 Kolkata Uttar Sudip Bandyopadhyay AITC 460,646 52.50 Mohammed Salim CPI(M) 351,368 40.05 109,278 12.45
25 Howrah Ambica Banerjee AITC 477,449 48.04 Swadesh Chakraborty CPI(M) 440,057 44.27 37,392 3.77
26 Uluberia Sultan Ahmed AITC 514,193 50.92 Hannan Mollah CPI(M) 415,257 41.12 98,936 9.80
27 Sreerampur Kalyan Banerjee AITC 569,725 52.68 Santasri Chatterjee CPI(M) 432,535 40.00 137,190 12.68
28 Hooghly Ratna De AITC 574,022 49.37 Rupchand Pal CPI(M) 492,499 42.36 81,523 7.01
29 Arambagh Sakti Mohan Malik CPI(M) 630,254 54.18 Sambhu Nath Malik INC 428,696 36.85 201,558 17.33
30 Tamluk Suvendu Adhikari AITC 637,664 55.54 Lakshman Chandra Seth CPI(M) 464,706 40.47 172,958 15.07
31 Kanthi Sisir Adhikari AITC 606,712 53.96 Prasanta Pradhan CPI(M) 477,609 42.48 129,103 11.48
32 Ghatal Gurudas Dasgupta CPI 625,923 53.50 Noor Alam Chowdhury AITC 478,739 40.92 147,184 12.58
33 Jhargram Pulin Bihari Baske CPI(M) 545,231 56.89 Amrit Hansda INC 252,886 26.39 292,345 30.50
34 Medinipur Prabodh Panda CPI 493,021 47.29 Dipak Kumar Ghosh AITC 445,004 42.69 48,017 4.60
35 Purulia Narahari Mahato AIFB 399,201 44.13 Santiram Mahato INC 379,900 42.00 19,301 2.13
36 Bankura Basudeb Acharia CPI(M) 469,223 47.66 Subrata Mukherjee INC 361,421 36.71 107,802 10.95
37 Bishnupur Susmita Bauri CPI(M) 541,075 51.33 Seuli Saha AITC 411,709 39.06 129,366 12.27
38 Bardhaman Purba Anup Kumar Saha CPI(M) 531,987 47.31 Ashoke Biswas AITC 472,568 42.03 59,419 5.28
39 Burdwan - Durgapur Sheikh Saidul Haque CPI(M) 573,399 50.52 Nargis Begum INC 465,162 40.98 108,237 9.54
40 Asansol Bansa Gopal Chowdhury CPI(M) 435,161 48.69 Moloy Ghatak AITC 362,205 40.53 72,956 8.16
41 Bolpur Ram Chandra Dome CPI(M) 538,383 49.91 Asit Kumar Mal INC 411,501 38.14 126,882 11.77
42 Birbhum Satabdi Roy AITC 486,553 47.82 Braja Mukherjee CPI(M) 425,034 41.77 61,519 6.05

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from West Bengal

# Name Constituency Designation Department From To Party
1 Pranab Mukherjee[2] Jangipur Cabinet Minister Finance 23 May
2009 		26 June
2012[3] 		INC
2 Mamata Banerjee Kolkata Dakshin Cabinet Minister Railways[4] 23 May
2009 		19 May
2011[5] 		AITC
3 Dinesh Trivedi Barrackpore MoS Health and Family Welfare 28 May
2009 		12 July
2011
Cabinet Minister Railways[6] 12 July
2011 		19 March
2012
4 Mukul Roy Rajya Sabha MoS Shipping 28 May
2009 		20 March
2012
Railways 19 May
2011 		12 July
2011
Cabinet Minister Railways[7] 20 March
2012 		22 September
2012
5 Saugata Roy Dum Dum MoS Urban Development 28 May
2009
6 Sisir Adhikari Kanthi Rural Development
7 Sultan Ahmed Uluberia Tourism
8 Choudhury Mohan Jatua Mathurapur Information and Broadcasting
9 Sudip Bandyopadhyay Kolkata Uttar Health and Family Welfare 12 July
2011
10 Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury[8] Baharampur MoS Railways 28 October
2012[9] 		26 May
2014 		INC
11 Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury Maldaha Dakshin Health and Family Welfare
12 Deepa Dasmunsi Raiganj Urban Development

Party wise lead

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2011 election)
Trinamool Congress 135 184
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 71 40
Indian National Congress 49 42
Revolutionary Socialist Party 10 7
Communist Party of India 10 2
All India Forward Bloc 8 11
Bharatiya Janata Party 5 0
Bahujan Samaj Party 1 0
Others 5 8
Total 294

Analysis

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

Party Assembly segments[10] Constituencies Position in Assembly (as of 2011 election) Constituencies
INC + AITC 184 2 - Mathabhanga (SC), 8 - Natabari, 17 - Jalpaiguri (SC), 28 - Chopra, 29 - Islampur, 30 - Goalpokhar, 31 - Chakulia, 32 - Karandighi, 33 - Hemtabad (SC), 34 - Kaliaganj (SC), 35 - Raiganj, 36 - Itahar, 40 - Tapan (ST), 42 - Harirampur, 44 - Gazole (SC), 45 - Chanchal, 46 - Harischandrapur, 47 - Malatipur, 48 - Ratua, 50 - Maldaha (SC), 49 - Manikchak, 51 - Englishbazar, 52 - Mothabari, 53 - Sujapur, 54 - Baisnabnagar, 55 - Farakka, 56 - Samserganj, 57 - Suti, 58 - Jangipur, 59 - Raghunathganj, 60 - Sagardighi, 61 - Lalgola, 65 - Nabagram (SC), 66 - Khargram (SC), 67 - Burwan (SC), 68 - Kandi, 69 - Bharatpur, 70 - Rejinagar, 71 - Beldanga, 72 - Baharampur, 74 - Naoda, 62 - Bhagabangola, 63 - Raninagar, 64 - Murshidabad, 73 - Hariharpara, 75 - Domkal, 77 - Karimpur, 78 - Tehatta, 79 - Palashipara, 80 - Kaliganj, 81 - Nakashipara, 82 - Chapra, 83 - Krishnanagar Uttar, 85 - Krishnanagar Dakshin, 84 - Nabadwip, 86 - Santipur, 87 - Ranaghat Uttar paschim, 88 - Krishnaganj (SC), 89 - Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC), 90 - Ranaghat Dakshin (SC), 91 - Chakdaha, 93 - Haringhata (SC), 94 - Bagda (SC), 95 - Bangaon Uttar (SC), 96 - Bangaon Dakshin (SC), 97 - Gaighata (SC), 98 - Swarupnagar (SC), 102 - Amdanga, 104 - Naihati, 105 - Bhatpara, 106 - Jagatdal, 107 - Noapara, 109 - Khardaha, 111 - Panihati, 112 - Kamarhati, 114 - Dum dum, 117 - Rajarhat gopalpur, 100 - Habra, 101 - Ashoknagar, 115 - Rajarhat new town, 116 - Bidhannagar, 118 - Madhyamgram, 119 - Barasat, 120 - Deganga, 99 - Baduria, 121 - Haroa, 122 - Minakhan (SC), 123 - Sandeshkhali (ST), 124 - Basirhat Dakshin, 125 - Basirhat Uttar, 130 - Patharpratima, 131 - Kakdwip, 132 - Sagar, 133 - Kulpi, 134 - Raidighi, 135 - Mandirbazar (SC), 142 - Magrahat paschim, 143 - Diamond harbour, 144 - Falta, 145 - Satgachhia, 146 - Bishnupur (SC), 155 - Maheshtala, 156 - Budge budge, 157 - Metiaburuz, 137 - Baruipur Purba (SC), 140 - Baruipur paschim, 147 - Sonarpur Dakshin, 148 - Bhangar, 151 - Sonarpur Uttar, 149 - Kasba, 153 - Behala Purba, 154 - Behala paschim, 158 - Kolkata port, 159 - Bhabanipur, 160 - Rashbehari, 161 - Ballygunge, 162 - Chowrangee, 163 - Entally, 164 - Beleghata, 165 - Jorasanko, 166 - Shyampukur, 167 - Maniktola, 168 - Kashipur-belgachhia, 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, 185 - Uttarpara, 186 - Sreerampur, 187 - Champdani, 194 - Chanditala, 188 - Singur, 189 - Chandannagar, 190 - Chunchura, 191 - Balagarh (SC), 193 - Saptagram, 196 - Haripal, 203 - Tamluk, 204 - Panskura Purba, 206 - Moyna, 207 - Nandakumar, 208 - Mahishadal, 209 - Haldia (SC), 210 - Nandigram, 211 - Chandipur, 212 - Patashpur, 213 - Kanthi Uttar, 214 - Bhagabanpur, 215 - Khejuri (SC), 216 - Kanthi Dakshin, 217 - Ramnagar, 205 - Panskura paschim, 230 - Daspur, 218 - Egra, 224 - Kharagpur sadar, 236 - Medinipur, 239 - Balarampur, 240 - Baghmundi, 241 - Joypur, 242 - Purulia, 252 - Bankura, 264 - Kalna (SC), 268 - Purbasthali Dakshin, 270 - Katwa, 260 - Burdwan Dakshin, 281 - Asansol Uttar, 282 - Kulti, 283 - Barabani, 285 - Suri, 289 - Sainthia (SC), 291 - Rampurhat, 292 - Hansan, 293 - Nalhati, 294 - Murarai 228
Left Front 100 1 - Mekliganj (SC), 3 - Cooch behar Uttar (SC), 4 - Cooch behar Dakshin, 5 - Sitalkuchi (SC), 6 - Sitai (SC), 7 - Dinhata, 9 - Tufanganj, 10 - Kumargram (ST), 12 - Alipurduars, 13 - Falakata (SC), 21 - Nagrakata (ST), 15 - Dhupguri (SC), 16 - Maynaguri (SC), 18 - Rajganj (SC), 19 - Dabgram-phulbari, 20 - Mal (ST), 25 - Matigara-naxalbari (SC), 26 - Siliguri, 27 - Phansidewa (ST), 37 - Kushmandi (SC), 38 - Kumarganj, 39 - Balurghat, 41 - Gangarampur (SC), 43 - Habibpur (ST), 76 - Jalangi, 92 - Kalyani (SC), 103 - Bijpur, 108 - Barrackpur, 110 - Dum dum Uttar, 113 - Baranagar, 126 - Hingalganj (SC), 128 - Basanti (SC), 139 - Canning Purba, 150 - Jadavpur, 152 - Tollyganj, 169 - Bally, 170 - Howrah Uttar, 195 - Jangipara, 192 - Pandua, 197 - Dhanekhali (SC), 198 - Tarakeswar, 199 - Pursurah, 200 - Arambag (SC), 201 - Goghat (SC), 202 - Khanakul, 232 - Chandrakona (SC), 226 - Sabang, 227 - Pingla, 229 - Debra, 231 - Ghatal (SC), 235 - Keshpur (SC), 220 - Nayagram (ST), 221 - Gopiballavpur, 222 - Jhargram, 233 - Garbeta, 234 - Salboni, 237 - Binpur (ST), 238 - Bandwan (ST), 219 - Dantan, 223 - Keshiary (ST), 225 - Narayangarh, 228 - Kharagpur, 243 - Manbazar (ST), 244 - Kashipur, 245 - Para (SC), 246 - Raghunathpur (SC), 247 - Saltora (SC), 248 - Chhatna, 249 - Ranibandh (ST), 250 - Raipur (ST), 251 - Taldangra, 253 - Barjora, 254 - Onda, 255 - Bishnupur, 256 - Katulpur (SC), 257 - Indus (SC), 258 - Sonamukhi (SC), 259 - Khandaghosh (SC), 261 - Raina (SC), 262 - Jamalpur (SC), 265 - Memari, 269 - Purbasthali Uttar, 263 - Monteswar, 266 - Burdwan Uttar (SC), 267 - Bhatar, 274 - Galsi (SC), 276 - Durgapur Purba, 277 - Durgapur paschim, 275 - Pandabeswar, 278 - Raniganj, 279 - Jamuria, 280 - Asnsol Dakshin, 271 - Ketugram, 272 - Mangalkot, 273 - Ausgram (SC), 286 - Bolpur, 287 - Nanoor (SC), 288 - Labhpur, 290 - Mayureswar, 284 - Dubrajpur (SC) 62 1 - Mekliganj (SC), 3 - Cooch behar Uttar (SC), 4 - Cooch behar Dakshin, 7 - Dinhata, 10 - Kumargram (ST), 14 - Madarihat, 15 - Dhupguri (SC), 16 - Maynaguri (SC), 20 - Mal (ST), 31 – Chakulia, 32 – Karandighi, 33 – Hemtabad, 37 - Kushmandi (SC), 43 - Habibpur (ST), 46 – Harishchandrapur, 47 – Malatipur, 56 – Samserganj, 62 – Bhagabangola, 65 – Nabagram, 69 – Bharatpur, 73 – Hariharpara, 75 – Domkal, 76 - Jalangi, 77 – Karimpur, 78 – Tehatta, 79 – Palashipara, 123 – Sandeshkhali (SC), 124 – Basirhat Dakshin, 125 – Basirhat Uttar, 126 - Hingalganj (SC), 128 - Basanti (SC), 129 – Kultali (SC), 139 - Canning Purba, 148 – Bhagrar, 192 - Pandua, 201 - Goghat (SC), 232 - Chandrakona (SC), 227 - Pingla, 235 - Keshpur (SC), 233 - Garbeta, 237 - Binpur (ST), 238 - Bandwan (ST), 219 - Dantan, 223 - Keshiary (ST), 225 - Narayangarh, 228 - Kharagpur, 241 – Joypur, 249 - Ranibandh (ST), 250 - Raipur (ST), 251 - Taldangra, 259 - Khandaghosh (SC), 261 - Raina (SC), 263 - Monteswar, 266 - Burdwan Uttar (SC), 274 - Galsi (SC), 275 - Pandabeswar, 279 - Jamuria, 272 - Mangalkot, 273 - Ausgram (SC), 284 - Dubrajpur (SC), 289 – Sainthia (SC), 290 - Mayureshwar
Bharatiya Janata Party 5 11 - Kalchini (ST), 14 - Madarihat (ST), 22 - Kalimpong, 23 - Darjeeling, 24 - Kurseong 0 NA
Others 5 127 - Gosaba (SC), 129 - Kultali (SC), 136 - Joynagar (SC), 138 - Canning paschim (SC), 141 - Magrahat Purba (SC) 3 22 - Kalimpong, 23 - Darjeeling, 24 - Kurseong
Total 294

Postal Ballot wise lead of Parties

Party No. of Constituencies
All India Trinamool Congress 2
Left Front 38
Bharatiya Janata Party 1
Indian National Congress 1
Total 42

See also

References

  1. ^ "State-Wise Position". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Pranab Mukherjee quits as India's finance minister". BBC News. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  3. ^ "President Accepts the Resignation of Shri Pranab Mukherjee". President of India. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Ms. Mamata Banerjee resigns from Lok Sabha". All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Official. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  5. ^ "President Accepts Resignation of Ms. Mamata Banerjee, Pm to Look After the Railways Ministry". President of India. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Dinesh Trivedi is the New Union Railway Minister". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Mukul Roy takes over as the new Railway Minister". India Today. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  8. ^ "After Cabinet reshuffle, new ministers from West Bengal launch attack on Mamata Banerjee". NDTV. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Mamata baiters get MoS berth in new cabinet". India Today. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  10. ^ Lok Sabha results: Numbers point to tough fight ahead in West Bengal assembly polls
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.