The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata,the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of Legislative Assembly,all directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years,unless sooner dissolved.
Alipurduar district is the 20th district in the state of West Bengal,India. The district has its headquarters at Alipurduar. It was made a district by bifurcating Jalpaiguri district in 2014. The district consists of Alipurduar municipality,Falakata municipality and six community development blocks:Madarihat–Birpara,Alipurduar–I,Alipurduar–II,Falakata,Kalchini and Kumargram. The six blocks contain 66 gram panchayats and nine census towns.
Kumargarm Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.
Nagrakata Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.
Bhatpara Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Ashok Kumar Lahiri is an Indian economist and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Balurghat. He is currently serving as a member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission. Lahiri previously served as 12th Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India,reader at the Delhi School of Economics,chairman of Bandhan Bank,executive director at the Asian Development Bank and director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy and had stints with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,as a consultant and senior economist respectively. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Chandana Bauri is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2021,she was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Saltora (constituency). She defeated Santosh Kumar Mondal of All India Trinamool Congress by 4,145 votes in 2021 West Bengal Assembly election.
Ambika Roy is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Kalyani.
Sushil Barman is an Indian politician from BJP. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Mathabhanga.
Nikhil Ranjan Dey is an Indian politician from BJP. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Cooch Behar Dakshin.
Sukumar Roy is an Indian politician from BJP. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Cooch Behar Uttar. He is now the district president of BJP Cooch Behar District.
Baren Chandra Barman is an Indian politician from BJP. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Sitalkuchi.
Bishal Lama is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Kalchini.
Suman Kanjilal is an Indian politician from the Trinamool Congress. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Alipurduar as BJP candidate. On 5 February 2023,he joined All India Trinamool Congress.
Dipak Barman is an Indian politician from BJP. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Falakata.
Kaushik Roy is an Indian politician from BJP. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Maynaguri.
Pradip Kumar Barma is an Indian politician from AITC. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Jalpaiguri.
Biswajit Das is an Indian politician from the All India Trinamool Congress party. In May 2021,he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bagdah constituency. He ran for the office as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and defeated Paritosh Kumar Saha of All India Trinamool Congress by 9,792 votes in 2021 West Bengal Assembly election,but returned to the All India Trinamool Congress later in 2021.
Sudip Kumar Mukherjee is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2021,he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Purulia (constituency). He defeated Sujoy Banerjee of All India Trinamool Congress by 6,585 votes in 2021 West Bengal Assembly election. Mukherjee's father's name is Late Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
The Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of West Bengal constituted after the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections which were concluded earlier on 29 April 2021 and the results were announced on 2 May 2021. The tenure of West Bengal Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 7 May 2026.
