2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

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2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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  2011 4 April 2016 (2016-04-04) — 5 May 2016 (2016-05-05) 2021  

All 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered65,939,006
Turnout83.02% (Decrease2.svg 1.31 pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Dr. Surjya Kanta Mishra at a meeting to assess implementation of safe drinking water, rural sanitation and NREGA schemes, in Kolkata on June 01, 2007.jpg
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Leader Mamata Banerjee Surya Kanta Mishra Dilip Ghosh
Party AITC CPI(M) BJP
Alliance SDA
Parties
NDA
Leader since199820152015
Leader's seat Bhabanipur Narayangarh (lost) Kharagpur Sadar
Last election38.93%, 184 seatsNew Alliance4.87%, 4 seats
Seats won211776
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 27Decrease2.svg 27Increase2.svg 2
Coalition vote24,564,52321,041,4085,809,760
Percentage44.91%39.16%10.63%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.98 pp New AllianceIncrease2.svg 5.76 pp

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Seatwise Result Map of the election

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Chief Minister before election

Mamata Banerjee
AITC

Elected Chief Minister

Mamata Banerjee
AITC

Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2016 for 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 was re-elected with an enhanced majority. Like in the 2011 election, the poll 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.

Contents

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.

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]

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Voting phases.

Election dates by constituency

PhaseDateNo. of constituenciesVoter turnout
1(a)4 April 20161884.22% [12]
Nayagram, Gopiballavpur, Jhargram, Salboni, Medinipur, Binpur, Bandwan, Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur, Purulia, Manbazar, Kashipur, Para, Raghunathpur, Ranibandh, Raipur, Taldangra.
1(b)11 April 20163183.73% [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
217 April 20165683.05% [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.
321 April 20166282.28% [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.
425 April 20164981.25% [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.
530 April 20165381.66% [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.
65 May 20162586.76% [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

Candidates and Contesting Parties

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 (Left Front + United Progressive Alliance)

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+

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. All India Trinamool Congress All India Trinamool Congress flag.svg
All India Trinamool Congress symbol 2021.svg
Mamata Banerjee 293
2. Jana Andolan Party Harka Bahadur Chettri1

   Mahajot

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) Flag.jpg CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg Surya Kanta Mishra 148
2. Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury 92
3. All India Forward Bloc All India Forward Bloc flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg Debabrata Biswas 25
4. Revolutionary Socialist Party RSP-flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png Manoj Bhattacharya19
5. Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg CPI symbol.svg Prabodh Panda 11
6. Democratic Socialist Party DSP-flag.svg Prabodh Chandra Sinha2
7. Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Hurricane Lamp.png 1
8. Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Arrow.svg 1
9. Nationalist Congress Party NCP-flag.svg Nationalist Congress Party Election Symbol.png 1
10. Independents 7

   National Democratic Alliance

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party Lotos flower symbol.svg Dilip Ghosh 291
2. Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Bimal Gurung 3

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 NewsNielsen 16312614
India Today-Axis2434443
Times NowCVoter 16712043
News 24–Today's Chanakya2107014 
NDTV 18410352
BRACE-News Time-খবর ৩৬৫ দিন2147235

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+ (44.91%)
  2. SDA (39.16%)
  3. NDA (10.67%)
  4. NOTA (1.52%)
  5. IND (1.49%)
  6. Others (2.26%)

Results by District Wise

District Seats
AITC SDA NDA Others
Cooch Behar 98100
Jalpaiguri 76100
Alipurduar 54010
Darjeeling 60330
North Dinajpur 94500
South Dinajpur 62400
Malda 1201110
Murshidabad 2241800
Nadia 1713400
North 24 Parganas 3327600
South 24 Parganas 3129200
Kolkata 1111000
Howrah 1615100
Hooghly 1816200
East Midnapore 1613300
West Midnapore 1917110
Purulia 97200
Bankura 127500
Burdwan 2519600
Birbhum 119200
Total2942117760

Results by Constituency

Results
Assembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin
#NameCandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotes
1 Mekliganj Arghya Roy Pradhan TMC 74823Paresh Chandra Adhikary AIFB 681866637
2 Mathabhanga Binay Krishna Barman TMC 96383Khagen Chandra Barman CPI(M) 6446531918
3 Cooch Behar Uttar Nagendra Nath Roy AIFB 97629Parimal Barman TMC 8533612293
4 Cooch Behar Dakshin Mihir Goswami TMC 82849Debasis Banik AIFB 6465418195
5 Sitalkuchi Hiten Barman TMC 101647Namadipti Adhikary CPI(M) 8616415483
6 Sitai Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia TMC 103410Keshab Chandra Ray INC 7815925251
7 Dinhata Udayan Guha TMC 100732Akshay Thakur AIFB 7893921793
8 Natabari Rabindra Nath Ghosh TMC 93257Tamser Ali CPI(M) 7710016157
9 Tufanganj Fazal Karim Miah TMC 85052Shyamal Chowdhury INC 6978215270
10 Kumargram James Kujur TMC 77668Manoj Kumar Oraon RSP 715156153
11 Kalchini Wilson Champramary TMC 62061Bishal Lama BJP 605501511
12 Alipurduars Sourav Chakraborty TMC 89695Biswa Ranjan Sarkar INC 7773711958
13 Falakata Anil Adhikari TMC 86647Kshitish Chandra Ray CPI(M) 6980816839
14 Madarihat Manoj Tigga BJP 66989Padam Lama TMC 4495122038
15 Dhupguri Mitali Roy TMC 90781 Mamata Roy CPI(M) 7151719264
16 Maynaguri Ananta Deb Adhikari TMC 100837Chhaya Dey RSP 6593034907
17 Jalpaiguri Sukhbilas Barma INC 94553Dharttimohan Roy TMC 893965157
18 Rajganj Khageswar Roy TMC 89785Satyendra Nath Mondal CPI(M) 7510814677
19 Dabgram-Phulbari Goutam Deb TMC 105769Dilip Singh CPI(M) 8195823811
20 Mal Bulu Chik Baraik TMC 84877Augustus Kerketta CPI(M) 6641518462
21 Nagrakata Sukra Munda TMC 57306 Joseph Munda INC 540783228
22 Kalimpong Sarita Rai GJM 67693Harka Bahadur Chettri INC 5626211431
23 Darjeeling Amar Singh Rai GJM 95386Sarda Rai Subba TMC 4547349913
24 Kurseong Rohit Sharma GJM 86947 Shanta Chhetri TMC 5322133726
25 Matigara-Naxalbari Sankar Malakar INC 86441Amar Sinha TMC 6781418627
26 Siliguri Ashok Bhattacharya CPI(M) 78054 Bhaichung Bhutia TMC 6398214072
27 Phansidewa Sunil Chandra Tirkey INC 73158Carolus Lakra TMC 660847074
28 Chopra Hamidul Rahaman TMC 74390Akramul Hoque CPI(M) 5753016860
29 Islampur Kanaia Lal Agarwal INC 65559Abdul Karim Chowdhury TMC 578417718
30 Goalpokhar Md. Ghulam Rabbani TMC 64869Afjal Hosen INC 571217748
31 Chakulia Ali Imran Ramz (Victor) AIFB 64185Ashim Kumar Mridha BJP 3665627529
32 Karandighi Manodeb Sinha TMC 54599Gokul Roy AIFB 513673232
33 Hemtabad Debendra Nath Roy CPI(M) 80419Sabita Kshetry TMC 6728313136
34 Kaliaganj Pramatha Nath Ray INC 112868Basanta Roy TMC 6626646602
35 Raiganj Mohit Sengupta INC 87983Purnendu Dey TMC 3673651247
36 Itahar Amal Acharjee TMC 88507 Srikumar Mukherjee CPI 6938719120
37 Kushmandi Narmada Chandra Roy RSP 68965Rekha Roy TMC 654364529
38 Kumarganj Toraf Hossain Mandal TMC 64501Mafuja Khatun CPI(M) 610053496
39 Balurghat Biswanath Choudhury RSP 60590 Shankar Chakravorti TMC 591401450
40 Tapan Bachchu Hansda TMC 72511Raghu Urow RSP 681104401
41 Gangarampur Goutam Das INC 80401Satyendra Nath Roy TMC 6966810733
42 Harirampur Rafikul Islam CPI(M) 71447 Biplab Mitra TMC 669434504
43 Habibpur Khagen Murmu CPI(M) 64095Amal Kisku TMC 615832512
44 Gazole Dipali Biswas CPI(M) 85949Sushil Chandra Roy TMC 6534720602
45 Chanchal Asif Mehbub INC 92590Soumitra Ray TMC 4022252368
46 Harishchandrapur Mostaque Alam INC 60047 Tajmul Hossain TMC 4219017857
47 Malatipur Alberuni Zulkarnain INC 50643 Abdur Rahim Boxi RSP 480432610
48 Ratua Samar Mukherjee INC 96587Shehnaz Quadery TMC 5331243275
49 Manikchak Md. Mottakin Alam INC 78472 Sabitri Mitra TMC 6586912603
50 Maldaha Bhupendra Nath Halder INC 88243Dulal Sarkar TMC 5493433309
51 English Bazar Nihar Ranjan Ghosh IND 107183 Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury TMC 6745639727
52 Mothabari Sabina Yeasmin INC 69089Md. Najrul Islam TMC 3091538174
53 Sujapur Isha Khan Choudhury INC 97332Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury TMC 5025247080
54 Baisnabnagar Swadhin Kumar Sarkar BJP 70185Azizul Haque INC 656884497
55 Farakka Mainul Haque INC 83314Md. Mustafa TMC 5514728167
56 Samserganj Amirul Islam TMC 48381Touab Ali CPI(M) 466011780
57 Suti Humayun Reza INC 84017Emani Biswas TMC 800673950
58 Jangipur Jakir Hossain TMC 66869Somnath Singha Ray CPI(M) 4623620633
59 Raghunathganj Akhruzzaman INC 78497Abul Kasem Molla TMC 5471123786
60 Sagardighi Subrata Saha TMC 44817Aminul Islam INC 396035214
61 Lalgola Abu Hena INC 100110Chand Mohammad TMC 4663553475
62 Bhagabangola Mahasin Ali CPI(M) 105037Abu Sufian Sarkar TMC 6873236305
63 Raninagar Firoza Begam INC 111132Dr. Humayun Kabir TMC 6275048382
64 Murshidabad Shaoni Singha Roy INC 94579Ashim Krishna Bhatta TMC 6944025139
65 Nabagram Kanai Chandra Mondal CPI(M) 99545Dilip Saha TMC 6110238443
66 Khargram Ashis Marjit INC 88913Madhab Chandra Marjit TMC 5574033173
67 Burwan Protima Rajak INC 55906Shasthi Charan Mal TMC 4090415002
68 Kandi Apurba Sarkar INC 81723 Santanu Sen TMC 6094320780
69 Bharatpur Kamalesh Chatterjee INC 59789Khadem A Dastegir TMC 4877211017
70 Rejinagar Rabiul Alam Chowdhury INC 79770Humayun Kabir IND 742105560
71 Beldanga Seikh Safiujjaman INC 87017Golam Kibria Mia TMC 5673630281
72 Baharampur Manoj Chakraborty INC 127762Sujata Banerjee TMC 3548992273
73 Hariharpara Niamot Sheikh TMC 71502Alamgir Mir INC 664995003
74 Naoda Abu Taher Khan INC 62639Masud Karim TMC 4337719262
75 Domkal Anisur Rahaman CPI(M) 71703Soumik Hossain TMC 648136890
76 Jalangi Abdur Razzak Mandal CPI(M) 96250Alok Das TMC 7098325267
77 Karimpur Mahua Moitra TMC 90989Samarendranath Ghosh CPI(M) 7500015989
78 Tehatta Gouri Sankar Dutta TMC 97611Ranjit Kumar Mandal CPI(M) 8021517394
79 Palashipara Tapas Kumar Saha TMC 82127S.M.Sadi CPI(M) 765685559
80 Kaliganj Hasanuzzaman Sk INC 85125 Nasiruddin Ahamed TMC 838981227
81 Nakashipara Kallol Khan TMC 88032Tanmay Ganguli CPI(M) 817826250
82 Chapra Rukbanur Rahman TMC 89556Shamsul Islam Mollah CPI(M) 7609313463
83 Krishnanagar Uttar Abani Mohan Joardar TMC 82864Asim Kumar Saha INC 6994912915
84 Nabadwip Pundarikakshya Saha TMC 102228Sumit Biswas CPI(M) 6643235397
85 Krishnanagar Dakshin Ujjal Biswas TMC 80711Meghlal Sheikh CPI(M) 6789712814
86 Santipur Arindam Bhattacharya INC 103566 Ajoy Dey TMC 8407819488
87 Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Sankar Singha INC 109607Parthasarathi Chatterjee TMC 8618723420
88 Krishnaganj Satyajit Biswas TMC 114626Mrinal Biswas CPI(M) 7069843928
89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba Samir Kumar Poddar TMC 93215Babusona Sarkar CPI(M) 7824314972
90 Ranaghat Dakshin Rama Biswas CPI(M) 104159 Abir Ranjan Biswas TMC 8690617253
91 Chakdaha Ratna Ghosh Kar TMC 94241Biswanath Gupta CPI(M) 7058823653
92 Kalyani Ramendra Nath Biswas TMC 95795 Alakesh Das CPI(M) 6970026095
93 Haringhata Nilima Nag TMC 94530Ajoy Das CPI(M) 7318121349
94 Bagdah Dulal Chandra Bar INC 102026 Upendra Nath Biswas TMC 8979012236
95 Bangaon Uttar Biswajit Das TMC 95822Sushanta Bowali AIFB 6263033192
96 Bangaon Dakshin Surajit Kumar Biswas TMC 92379Ramendranath Audhya CPI(M) 6547526904
97 Gaighata Pulin Bihari Ray TMC 93812Kapil Krishna Thakur CPI 6424029572
98 Swarupnagar Bina Mandal TMC 93807Dhiman Sarkar CPI(M) 8186611941
99 Baduria Abdur Rahim Quazi INC 98408Amir Ali TMC 7616322245
100 Habra Jyotipriya Mallick TMC 101590Ashis Kantha Mukherjee CPI(M) 5564345947
101 Ashokenagar Dhiman Roy TMC 98042Satyasebi Kar CPI(M) 7514322899
102 Amdanga Rafiqur Rahaman TMC 96193 Abdus Sattar CPI(M) 7322822965
103 Bijpur Subhranshu Roy TMC 76842Rabindra Nath Mukherjee CPI(M) 2888847954
104 Naihati Partha Bhowmick TMC 74057Gargi Chatterjee CPI(M) 4542928628
105 Bhatpara Arjun Singh TMC 59253Jitendra Shaw IND 3031828935
106 Jagatdal Parash Dutta TMC 76712Haripada Biswas AIFB 4966727045
107 Noapara Madhusudan Ghose INC 79548Manju Basu TMC 784531095
108 Barrackpore Silbhadra Dutta TMC 58109Debasish Bhowmick CPI(M) 507907319
109 Khardaha Amit Mitra TMC 83688 Asim Dasgupta CPI(M) 6248821200
110 Dum Dum Uttar Tanmoy Bhattacharya CPI(M) 91959 Chandrima Bhattacharya TMC 854106549
111 Panihati Nirmal Ghosh TMC 73545Sanmoy Bandyopadhyay INC 705153030
112 Kamarhati Manash Mukherjee CPI(M) 62194 Madan Mitra TMC 579964202
113 Baranagar Tapas Roy TMC 76531Sukumar Ghosh RSP 6043116100
114 Dum Dum Bratya Basu TMC 81579Palash Das CPI(M) 722639316
115 Rajarhat New Town Sabyasachi Dutta TMC 90671Narendra Nath Chatterjee CPI(M) 814789193
116 Bidhannagar Sujit Bose TMC 66130 Arunava Ghosh INC 591426988
117 Rajarhat Gopalpur Purnendu Basu TMC 72793 Nepaldeb Bhattacharjee CPI(M) 659196874
118 Madhyamgram Rathin Ghosh TMC 110271Tapas Majumder INC 7446735804
119 Barasat Chiranjeet Chakrabarti TMC 99667Sanjib Chattopadhyay AIFB 7466824999
120 Deganga Rahima Mondal TMC 97412Md. Hasanoor Jaman Chowdhury AIFB 7142225990
121 Haroa Haji Nurul Islam TMC 113001Imtiaz Hossain CPI(M) 7059442407
122 Minakhan Usha Rani Mondal TMC 103210Dinabandhu Mondal CPI(M) 6061242598
123 Sandeshkhali Sukumar Mahata TMC 96556Nirapada Sardar CPI(M) 5836638190
124 Basirhat Dakshin Dipendu Biswas TMC 88085 Samik Bhattacharya BJP 6402724058
125 Basirhat Uttar Rafikul Islam Mondal CPI(M) 97828A.T.M. Abdullah TMC 97336492
126 Hingalganj Debes Mondal TMC 94753Anandamay Mandal CPI(M) 6444930304
127 Gosaba Jayanta Naskar TMC 90716Uttam Kumar Saha RSP 7104519671
128 Basanti Gobinda Chandra Naskar TMC 90522 Subhas Naskar RSP 7391516607
129 Kultali Ram Sankar Halder CPI(M) 73932Gopal Majhi TMC 6221211690
130 Patharpratima Samir Kumar Jana TMC 107595Phanibhushan Giri INC 9380213793
131 Kakdwip Manturam Pakhira TMC 104750Rafik Uddin Molla INC 7983124919
132 Sagar Bankim Chandra Hazra TMC 112812Asim Kumar Mandal CPI(M) 9474118071
133 Kulpi Jogaranjan Halder TMC 84036Rejaul Haque Khan CPI(M) 7258111455
134 Raidighi Debasree Roy TMC 101161 Kanti Ganguly CPI(M) 999321229
135 Mandirbazar Joydeb Halder TMC 94339Sarat Chandra Haldar CPI(M) 6940024939
136 Jaynagar Biswanath Das TMC 64582Sujit Patwari INC 4953115051
137 Baruipur Purba Nirmal Chandra Mondal TMC 92313Sujoy Mistry CPI(M) 7195120362
138 Canning Paschim Shyamal Mondal TMC 93498Arnab Roy INC 7477218726
139 Canning Purba Saokat Molla TMC 115264Ajijer Rahaman Molla CPI(M) 6023055034
140 Baruipur Paschim Biman Banerjee TMC 99945Safiuddin Khan CPI(M) 6341336542
141 Magrahat Purba Namita Saha TMC 89486Chandan Saha CPI(M) 799269560
142 Magrahat Paschim Giasuddin Molla TMC 87482Khalid Ebadullah INC 7159315889
143 Diamond Harbour Dipak Kumar Halder TMC 96833 Abul Hasnat CPI(M) 8179615037
144 Falta Tamonash Ghosh TMC 94381Bidhan Parui CPI(M) 7080123580
145 Satgachia Sonali Guha TMC 100171Paramita Ghosh CPI(M) 8289917272
146 Bishnupur Dilip Mondal TMC 107129Aloke Sardar CPI(M) 7649930360
147 Sonarpur Dakshin Jiban Mukhopadhyay TMC 97455Tarit Chakraborty CPI 8242615029
148 Bhangar Abdur Razzak Molla TMC 102087Abdur Rasid Gazi CPI(M) 8396318124
149 Kasba Javed Ahmed Khan TMC 91679Shatarup Ghosh CPI(M) 7979511884
150 Jadavpur Sujan Chakraborty CPI(M) 98977 Manish Gupta TMC 8403514942
151 Sonarpur Uttar Firdousi Begum TMC 101939 Jyotirmoyee Sikdar CPI(M) 7705924880
152 Tollygunge Aroop Biswas TMC 90603Madhuja Sen Roy CPI(M) 807079896
153 Behala Purba Sovan Chatterjee TMC 96621Ambikesh Mahapatra IND 7232724294
154 Behala Paschim Partha Chatterjee TMC 102114Kaustav Chatterjee CPI(M) 932188896
155 Maheshtala Kasturi Das TMC 93675 Samik Lahiri CPI(M) 8122312452
156 Budge Budge Ashok Kumar Deb TMC 84058Sk. Mujibar Rahaman INC 768997159
157 Metiaburuz Abdul Khaleque Molla TMC 79749Monirul Islam CPI(M) 6177317976
158 Kolkata Port Firhad Hakim TMC 73459Rakesh Singh INC 4691126548
159 Bhabanipur Mamata Banerjee TMC 65520 Deepa Dasmunshi INC 4021925301
160 Rashbehari Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay TMC 60857Ashutosh Chatterjee INC 4630414553
161 Ballygunge Subrata Mukherjee TMC 70083Krishna Debnath INC 5485815225
162 Chowrangee Nayna Bandyopadhyay TMC 55119 Somen Mitra INC 4190313216
163 Entally Swarna Kamal Saha TMC 75841Debesh Das CPI(M) 4785327988
164 Beleghata Paresh Paul TMC 84843Rajib Biswas CPI(M) 5866426179
165 Jorasanko Smita Bakshi TMC 44766Rahul Sinha BJP 384766290
166 Shyampukur Shashi Panja TMC 53507Piyali Pal AIFB 4035213155
167 Maniktala Sadhan Pande TMC 73157Rajib Majumder CPI(M) 4784625311
168 Kashipur-Belgachia Mala Saha TMC 72264Kaninika Bose (Ghosh) CPI(M) 4645425810
169 Bally Baishali Dalmiya TMC 52702Saumendranath Bera CPI(M) 3729915403
170 Howrah Uttar Laxmi Ratan Shukla TMC 61917Santosh Kumar Pathak INC 3495826959
171 Howrah Madhya Arup Roy TMC 91800Amitabha Dutta JD(U) 3880652994
172 Shibpur Jatu Lahiri TMC 88076Jagannath Bhattacharyya AIFB 6106227014
173 Howrah Dakshin Brajamohan Mazumder TMC 93689Arindam Basu CPI(M) 7749516194
174 Sankrail Sital Kumar Sardar TMC 86212Samir Malick CPI(M) 7145514757
175 Panchla Gulsan Mullick TMC 101126Doli Roy AIFB 6919931927
176 Uluberia Purba Haider Aziz Safwi TMC 72192Sabiruddin Molla CPI(M) 5592316269
177 Uluberia Uttar Dr. Nirmal Maji TMC 79390Amiya Kumar Mondal INC 6520814182
178 Uluberia Dakshin Pulak Roy TMC 95902Md.Nasiruddin AIFB 6055835344
179 Shyampur Kalipada Mandal TMC 108619Amitabha Chakraborty INC 8203326586
180 Bagnan Arunava Sen TMC 97834Mina Mukherjee Ghosh CPI(M) 6763730197
181 Amta Asit Mitra INC 89149Tushar Kanti Sil TMC 846454504
182 Udaynarayanpur Samir Kumar Panja TMC 94828Saroj Ranjan Karar INC 7107023758
183 Jagatballavpur Muhammad Abdul Ghani TMC 103348Baidyanath Basu CPI(M) 7866724681
184 Domjur Rajib Banerjee TMC 148768Pratima Dutta IND 41067107701
185 Uttarpara Prabir Kumar Ghosal TMC 84918Srutinath Praharaj CPI(M) 7291812000
186 Sreerampur Sudipto Roy TMC 74995Subhankar Sarkar INC 650889907
187 Champdani Abdul Mannan INC 81330Muzaffar Khan TMC 740487282
188 Singur Rabindranath Bhattacharya TMC 96212 Rabin Deb CPI(M) 7588520327
189 Chandannagar Indranil Sen TMC 75727Goutam Sarkar CPI(M) 736132114
190 Chunchura Asit Mazumder TMC 118501Pranab Kumar Ghosh AIFB 8881729684
191 Balagarh Ashim Kumar Majhi TMC 96472Panchu Gopal Mondal CPI(M) 7863517837
192 Pandua Sk. Amjad Hossain CPI(M) 91489 Syed Rahim Nabi TMC 900971392
193 Saptagram Tapan Dasgupta TMC 88208Dilip Nath INC 6964118567
194 Chanditala Swati Khandoker TMC 91874Sk. Azim Ali CPI(M) 7769814176
195 Jangipara Snehasis Chakraborty TMC 99324Pobitra Singha Roy CPI(M) 7571923605
196 Haripal Becharam Manna TMC 110899Jogiyananda Mishra CPI(M) 7942431475
197 Dhanekhali Ashima Patra TMC 125298Pradip Majumdar AIFB 6665458644
198 Tarakeswar Rachhpal Singh TMC 97588Surajit Ghosh NCP 6989827690
199 Pursurah M. Nuruzzaman TMC 105275Pratim Singha Roy INC 7614829127
200 Arambagh Krishna Chandra Santra TMC 107579Asit Malik CPI(M) 7112236457
201 Goghat Manas Majumdar TMC 102958Biswanath Karak AIFB 7207230886
202 Khanakul Iqbal Ahmed TMC 106878Islam Ali Khan CPI(M) 6339143487
203 Tamluk Ashok Kumar Dinda CPI 95432Nirbed Ray TMC 94912520
204 Panskura Purba Sheikh Ibrahim Ali CPI(M) 85334Biplab Roy Chowdhury TMC 805674767
205 Panskura Paschim Firoja Bibi TMC 92427Chittaranjan Dasthakur CPI 892823145
206 Moyna Sangram Kumar Dolai TMC 100980Manik Bhowmik INC 8885612124
207 Nandakumar Sukumar De TMC 98549Siraj Khan IND 8768310866
208 Mahisadal Sudarsan Ghosh Dastidar TMC 94827Subrata Maiti IND 7811816709
209 Haldia Tapasi Mondal CPI(M) 101330Madhurima Mandal TMC 7983721493
210 Nandigram Suvendu Adhikari TMC 134623Abdul Kabir Sheikh CPI 5339381230
211 Chandipur Amiya Kanti Bhattacharjee TMC 95982Mangal Chand Pradhan CPI(M) 863289654
212 Patashpur Jyotirmoy Kar TMC 103567Makhanlal Nayak CPI 7367929888
213 Kanthi Uttar Banasri Maity TMC 103783Chakradhar Maikap CPI(M) 8520718576
214 Bhagabanpur Ardhendu Maity TMC 111201Hemangshu Shekhar Mahapatra INC 7925831943
215 Khejuri Ranajit Mondal TMC 103699Asim Kumar Mandal IND 6121442485
216 Kanthi Dakshin Dibyendu Adhikari TMC 93359Uttam Pradhan CPI 5946933890
217 Ramnagar Akhil Giri TMC 107081Tapas Sinha CPI(M) 7882828253
218 Egra Samares Das TMC 113334Shaikh Mahmud Hossain DSP 8737825956
219 Dantan Bikram Chandra Pradhan TMC 95641Sisir Kumar Patra CPI 6638129260
220 Nayagram Dulal Murmu TMC 98395Bakul Murmu BJP 5514043255
221 Gopiballavpur Churamani Mahata TMC 100323 Pulin Bihari Baske CPI(M) 5076549558
222 Jhargram Sukumar Hansda TMC 99233Chunibala HansdaJP(N)4400555228
223 Keshiary Paresh Murmu TMC 104890Biram Mandi CPI(M) 6414140749
224 Kharagpur Sadar Dilip Ghosh BJP 61446 Gyan Singh Sohanpal INC 551376308
225 Narayangarh Prodyut Kumar Ghosh TMC 99311 Surjya Kanta Mishra CPI(M) 8572213589
226 Sabang Manas Bhunia INC 126987Nirmal Ghosh TMC 7782049167
227 Pingla Saumen Kumar Mahapatra TMC 104416Prabodh Chandra Sinha DSP 8019824218
228 Kharagpur Dinen Roy TMC 85630Sk Sajahan Ali CPI(M) 6653119099
229 Debra Selima Khatun TMC 90773 Sheikh Jahangir Karim CPI(M) 7886511908
230 Daspur Mamata Bhunia TMC 113603Swapan Santra CPI(M) 8486428739
231 Ghatal Shankar Dolai TMC 107682Kamal Chandra Dolui CPI(M) 8820319479
232 Chandrakona Chhaya Dolai TMC 117172Santinath Bodhuk CPI(M) 7879138381
233 Garbeta Ashis Chakraborty TMC 110501Sorforaj Khan CPI(M) 4934461157
234 Salboni Srikanta Mahata TMC 120485Shyam Sundar Pandey CPI(M) 6758352902
235 Keshpur Seuli Saha TMC 146579Rameswar Doloi CPI(M) 45428101151
236 Medinipur Mrigendra Nath Maiti TMC 106774 Santosh Rana CPI 7378732987
237 Binpur Khagendranath Hembram TMC 95804Dibakar Hansda CPI(M) 4648149323
238 Bandwan Rajib Lochan Saren TMC 104323Besra Susanta CPI(M) 8401620307
239 Balarampur Shantiram Mahato TMC 82086Jagadish Mahato INC 7188210204
240 Baghmundi Nepal Mahata INC 88707Samir Mahato TMC 801208587
241 Joypur Shaktipada Mahato TMC 85026Dhirendra Nath Mahato AIFB 762638763
242 Purulia Sudip Kumar Mukherjee INC 81365Dibyajyoti Prasad Singh Deo TMC 764544911
243 Manbazar Sandhya Rani Tudu TMC 93642Ipil Murmu CPI(M) 839679675
244 Kashipur Swapan Kumar Beltharia TMC 87483Sudin Kisku CPI(M) 6790519578
245 Para Umapada Bauri TMC 84337Dinanath Bauri CPI(M) 7045913878
246 Raghunathpur Purna Chandra Bauri TMC 83688Satyanarayan Bauri CPI(M) 6754616142
247 Saltora Swapan Bouri TMC 84979Sasthi Charan Bouri CPI(M) 7245612523
248 Chhatna Dhirendra Nath Layek RSP 73648Subhasis Batabyal TMC 712312417
249 Ranibandh Jyotsna Mandi TMC 92181 Deblina Hembram CPI(M) 6886823313
250 Raipur Birendra Nath Tudu TMC 89841Dilip Kumar Hansda CPI(M) 6311926722
251 Taldangra Samir Chakraborty TMC 87236Amiya Patra CPI(M) 7356713669
252 Bankura Shampa Daripa INC 83486Minati Misra TMC 824571029
253 Barjora Sujit Chakraborty CPI(M) 86873 Soham Chakraborty TMC 86257616
254 Onda Arup Kumar Khan TMC 80603Manik Mukherjee AIFB 6975510848
255 Bishnupur, Bankura Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya INC 76641Shyamaprasad Mukherjee TMC 75750891
256 Katulpur Shyamal Santra TMC 98901Akshay Santra INC 7765321248
257 Indas Gurupada Mete TMC 94940Dilip Kumar Malik CPI(M) 7610318837
258 Sonamukhi Ajit Ray CPI(M) 86125Dipali Saha TMC 774068719
259 Khandaghosh Nabin Chandra Bag TMC 90151Asima Roy CPI(M) 869493202
260 Bardhaman Dakshin Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay TMC 91882Ainul Haque CPI(M) 6244429438
261 Raina Nepal Ghorui TMC 94323Khan Basudeb CPI(M) 93875448
262 Jamalpur Samar Hazra CPI(M) 85491Ujjal Pramanick TMC 840681423
263 Monteswar Sajal Panja TMC 84134Chaudhuri Md. Hedayatullah CPI(M) 83428706
264 Kalna Biswajit Kundu TMC 97430Sukul Chandra Sikdar CPI(M) 7216925261
265 Memari Begum Nargis TMC 94406Debashis Ghosh CPI(M) 855238883
266 Bardhaman Uttar Nisith Kumar Malik TMC 102886Aparna Saha CPI(M) 9138111505
267 Bhatar Subhash Mondal TMC 92544Bamacharan Banerjee CPI(M) 862646280
268 Purbasthali Dakshin Swapan Debnath TMC 104398Abhijit Bhattacharyya INC 6673237666
269 Purbasthali Uttar Pradip Kumar Saha CPI(M) 84549Tapan Chatterjee TMC 817212828
270 Katwa Rabindranath Chatterjee TMC 91489Shyama Majumdar INC 90578911
271 Ketugram Sekh Sahonawez TMC 89441Abul Kadar Syed CPI(M) 807128729
272 Mangalkot Siddiqullah Chowdhury TMC 89812Choudhury Sahajahan CPI(M) 7793811874
273 Ausgram Abhedananda Thander TMC 90450Basudev Mete CPI(M) 841986252
274 Galsi Alok Kumar Majhi TMC 95203Nandalal Pondit AIFB 8443210771
275 Pandabeswar Jitendra Tiwari TMC 68600Gouranga Chatterjee CPI(M) 631305470
276 Durgapur Purba Santosh Debray CPI(M) 84200Pradip Mazumdar TMC 750699131
277 Durgapur Paschim Biswanath Parial INC 108533 Apurba Mukherjee TMC 6370944824
278 Raniganj Runu Dutta CPI(M) 74995Bano Nargis TMC 6261012385
279 Jamuria Jahanara Khan CPI(M) 67214V. Sivadasan TMC 594577757
280 Asansol Dakshin Tapas Banerjee TMC 71515Hemant Prabhakar CPI(M) 5723214283
281 Asansol Uttar Moloy Ghatak TMC 84715Nirmal Karmakar BJP 6081823897
282 Kulti Ujjal Chatterjee TMC 68952Ajay Kumar Poddar BJP 4946419488
283 Barabani Bidhan Upadhyay TMC 77464Shipra Mukherjee CPI(M) 5341524049
284 Dubrajpur Chandra Naresh Bauri TMC 94309Bijoy Bagdi AIFB 5441539894
285 Suri Asok Kumar Chattopadhyay TMC 94036 Ram Chandra Dome CPI(M) 6222831808
286 Bolpur Chandranath Sinha TMC 113258Tapan Hore RSP 6323150027
287 Nanoor Shyamali Pradhan CPI(M) 104374Gadadhar Hazra TMC 7864425730
288 Labpur Manirul Islam TMC 101138Syed Mahfuzul Karim CPI(M) 7082530313
289 Sainthia Nilabati Saha TMC 103376Dhiren Bagdi CPI(M) 6476538611
290 Mayureswar Abhijit Roy TMC 89210Arup Bag CPI(M) 5044038770
291 Rampurhat Asish Banerjee TMC 85435Syed Siraj Jimmi INC 6423621199
292 Hansan Miltan Rasid INC 92619Asit Kumar Mal TMC 7646516154
293 Nalhati Moinuddin Shams TMC 83412Dipak Chatterjee AIFB 7308410328
294 Murarai Abdur Rahaman Liton TMC 94661Ali Mortuza Khan INC 94381280

Bypolls (2016-2021)

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
26319 November 2016 Monteswar Sajal Panja All India Trinamool Congress Saikat Panja All India Trinamool Congress
2169 April 2017 Kanthi Dakshin Dibyendu Adhikari Chandrima Bhattacharya
22621 December 2017 Sabang Manas Bhunia Indian National Congress Geeta Rani Bhunia
10729 January 2018 Noapara Madhusudan Ghose Sunil Singh
15528 May 2018 Maheshtala Kasturi Das All India Trinamool Congress Dulal Chandra Das
2918 April 2019 Islampur Kanaiya Lal Agarwal Indian National Congress Abdul Karim Chowdhary
23 Darjeeling Amar Singh Rai Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Neeraj Zimba Bharatiya Janata Party
4323 April 2019 Habibpur Khagen Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist) Joyel Murmu
7429 April 2019 Naoda Abu Taher Khan Indian National Congress Sahina Mumtaz Begum All India Trinamool Congress
68 Kandi Apurba Sarkar Shafiul Alam Khan Indian National Congress
88 Krishnaganj Satyajit Biswas All India Trinamool Congress Ashis Kumar Biswas Bharatiya Janata Party
1056 May 2019 Bhatpara Arjun Singh Pawan Kumar Singh
176 Uluberia Purba Haider Aziz Safwi Idris Ali All India Trinamool Congress
7725 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

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