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.
Suvendu Adhikari is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is the current Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly since 2021 and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Nandigram Assembly constituency since 2021 and from Contai South from 2006 to 2009.
Krishnaganj is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Ranaghat Dakshin is a Vidhan Sabha constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Nandigram Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kanthi Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Assembly election was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2011 to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly as the term of the incumbent government was about to expire naturally. The election was held in six phases between 18 April and 10 May 2011 for all the 294 seats of the Assembly.
Mihir Goswami is an Indian politician from the state of West Bengal. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2001 and 2016–2021,from the Cooch Behar Dakshin constituency. He was the chairman of NBSTC. He was a member of Trinamool Congress party until 2020,when he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. He currently represents the Natabari.
Arjun Singh is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. He contested the 2019 Indian general election as a BJP candidate and won against TMC candidate Dinesh Trivedi.
Jagannath Sarkar is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for Ranaghat since 2019.
The 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election was the 17th quinquennial legislative election held in West Bengal,to elect all 294 members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. This electoral process of 292 seats unfolded between 27 March to 29 April 2021,taking place in eight phases. Voting for the two remaining constituencies was delayed to 30 September 2021.
Tapasi Mondal is an Indian politician and member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Haldia constituency from 2016. She was elected as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) member,but later in 2020 joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Agnimitra Paul is an Indian fashion designer turned politician who serves as the Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Asansol South and as the President of the West Bengal unit of BJP Mahila Morcha. Prior to entering politics she was a Kolkata-based fashion designer.
Parthasarathi Chatterjee is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2021,he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Ranaghat Uttar Paschim (constituency). He defeated Shankar Singha of All India Trinamool Congress by 23,128 votes in 2021 West Bengal Assembly election.
Asim Kumar Sarkar is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party and a folk singer (Kavigan). In May 2021,he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Haringhata (constituency). He defeated Nilima Nag of All India Trinamool Congress by 15,200 votes in 2021 West Bengal Assembly election.
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.
Swapan Majumder is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2021,he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bangaon Dakshin (constituency). He defeated Alo Rani Sarkar of All India Trinamool Congress by 2,004 votes in 2021 West Bengal Assembly election
Biplab Mitra is an Indian politician and the present Minister of Consumer Affairs in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA,elected from the Harirampur constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.
Khokan Das is an Indian politician member of All India Trinamool Congress. He is an MLA,elected from the Bardhaman Dakshin constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.
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.
