The All India Trinamool Congress is an Indian national political party with great influence in the state of West Bengal. It is a congress party founded by the former Minister of Railways of the Republic of India Mamata Banerjee (Didi) on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction from the Indian National Congress. The party has won a three-time majority in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and has been the ruling party in West Bengal since 20 May 2011. AITC is led by Mamata Banerjee as the chairperson of the party.
The Government of West Bengal. also known as the West BengalGovernment,is the subnational government of the Indian state of West Bengal,created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative,executive and judicial authority. The State Governor acts as the head of state and is the highest nominal authority of the state power,however,it is the Chief Minister who is the chief executive authority and head of government.
Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Phansidewa Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.
Raiganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Ashok Bhattacharya is an Indian politician and the former mayor of Siliguri Municipal Corporation. He is a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). He is a prominent leader of CPI(M) in the northern region of West Bengal. He was the Minister of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs in the Government of West Bengal for three consecutive terms (1996–2011).
Gazole Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
English Bazar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Maldah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Bhagabangola Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Tehatta Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Amdanga Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kultali Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Sagar Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
Jadavpur Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Behala Purba Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Champdani Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Joypur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
A Legislative Assembly election was held in 2016 for the 294 seats of the Vidhan Sabha in the state of West Bengal in India. The All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats,and thus was reelected with an enhanced majority. Like in the 2011 election,the poll was held in six phases,with the first phase divided into two days. 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.
The elections in India in 2016 include the five state legislative assembly elections. The tenure of the state legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu,West Bengal,Kerala,Puducherry,Assam,expired during the year. More than 18,000 Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPATs) in 64 Assembly constituencies were used in these 5 elections. The dates of these elections were announced on 4 March 2016.
