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{{Short description|state legislative assembly Election}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Short description|Assembly election in West Bengal}}
{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
| election_name = 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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| next_election = 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
| next_election = 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2021
| next_year = 2021
| opinion_polls = 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election#Surveys and polls
| opinion_polls = 2016 West BengalLegislative Assembly election#Surveys and polls
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|04|4}} — {{End date|df=yes|2016|05|5}}
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|04|4}} — {{End date|df=yes|2016|05|5}}
| seats_for_election = 294 seats (out of 295 seats) in the [[West Bengal state assembly]]
| seats_for_election = 294 seats (out of 295 seats) in the [[West Bengal state assembly]]
| majority_seats = 148
| majority_seats = 148
| image1 = [[File:Mamata Banerjee - Kolkata 2011-12-08 7531 Cropped.JPG|100x100px]]
| image1 = [[File:Mamata Banerjee - Kolkata 2011-12-08 7542 Cropped (cropped).JPG|100x100px]]
| leader1 = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| leader1 = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| party1 = All India Trinamool Congress
| party1 = All India Trinamool Congress
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| percentage2 = 12.25%
| percentage2 = 12.25%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 3.16%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 3.16%
| image4 = [[File:Surya Kanta Mishra-1.jpg|100x100px]]
| image3 =<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Surjya Kanta Mishra.jpg|100x100px]] -->
| leader4 = [[Surya Kanta Mishra]]
| leader3 = [[Surya Kanta Mishra]]
| leaders_seat4 = [[Narayangarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Narayangarh]] (lost)
| leaders_seat3 = [[Narayangarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Narayangarh]] (lost)
| party4 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| party3 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| alliance4 = [[Left Front (West Bengal)|LF]] ([[Mahajot]])
| alliance3 = [[Left Front (West Bengal)|LF]] ([[Mahajot]])
| seats_before4 = 40
| seats_before3 = 40
| seats4 = 26
| seats3 = 26
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 14
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 14
| popular_vote4 = 10,802,058
| popular_vote3 = 10,802,058
| percentage4 = 19.75%
| percentage3 = 19.75%
| swing4 = {{decrease}} 10.35%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 10.35%
| image5 = [[File:Shri Dilip Ghosh official portrait, 2019.jpg|100x100px]]
| image4 = [[File:Dilip Ghosh.jpg|100x100px]]
| leader5 = [[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]]
| leader4 = [[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]]
| leaders_seat5 = [[Kharagpur Sadar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kharagpur Sadar]]
| leaders_seat4 = [[Kharagpur Sadar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kharagpur Sadar]]
| party5 = Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal
| party4 = Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal
| alliance5 = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
| alliance4 = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
| seats_before5 = 0
| seats_before4 = 0
| seats5 = 3
| seats4 = 3
| seat_change5 = {{increase}} 3
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 3
| popular_vote5 = 5,555,134
| popular_vote4 = 5,555,134
| percentage5 = 10.16%
| percentage4 = 10.16%
| swing5 = {{increase}} 6.10%
| swing4 = {{increase}} 6.10%
| map_image = West Bengal assembly election 2016.png
| map_image = West Bengal assembly election 2016.png
| map_size =  
| map_size = 450px
| map_caption = Results of the West Bengal election
| map_caption = Results of the West Bengal election
| title = Chief Minister
| title = [[Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| before_election = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| before_party = All India Trinamool Congress
| before_party = All India Trinamool Congress
| after_election = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| after_election = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| after_party = All India Trinamool Congress
| after_party = All India Trinamool Congress
| posttitle = Chief Minister After election
| posttitle =  
| map2_image = India West Bengal Assembly election 2016.svg
| map2_image = India West Bengal Assembly election 2016.svg
}}
}}


A '''Legislative Assembly election''' was held in 2016 for [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha|the 294 seats]] (out of 295 seats) of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|'' 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 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011 election]], the poll was held in six phases, with the first phase divided into two days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/west-bengal-poll-schedule-who-benefits-and-how/|title=Six phases in Bengal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6333-west-bengal-assembly-election-schedule.html|title=Assembly Election Result 2016, Assembly Election Schedule Candidate List, Assembly Election Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News 2016|website=infoelections.com|access-date=2016-04-10}}</ref> The first phase was held in [[Red corridor|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.
A '''Legislative Assembly election''' was held in 2016 for [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha|the 294 seats]] (out of 295 seats) of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|'' Vidhan Sabha'']] (Vidhān Sabhā) 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 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011 election]], the poll was held in six phases, with the first phase divided into two days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/west-bengal-poll-schedule-who-benefits-and-how/|title=West Bengal election schedule: Who benefits and how|date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6333-west-bengal-assembly-election-schedule.html|title=Assembly Election Result 2016, Assembly Election Schedule Candidate List, Assembly Election Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News 2016|website=infoelections.com|access-date=2016-04-10}}</ref> The first phase was held in [[Red corridor|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.


In the previous election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress in a coalition with [[Indian National Congress|INC]] won a majority and ended the 34-year rule of the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] government.
In the previous election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress in a coalition with [[Indian National Congress|INC]] won a majority and ended the 34-year rule of the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] government.


== Background ==
== 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 (West Bengal)|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 changes made by the government.<ref name="the wire">{{cite web|url=http://thewire.in/2016/04/14/critical-challenges-lie-ahead-for-trinamool-congress-to-retain-west-bengals-vote-29553/|title=Critical Challenges Lie Ahead for Trinamool Congress to Retain West Bengal's Vote|last=Mahaprashasta|first=Ajoy Ashirwad|date=14 April 2016|work=[[The Wire]]|access-date=4 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419233829/http://thewire.in/2016/04/14/critical-challenges-lie-ahead-for-trinamool-congress-to-retain-west-bengals-vote-29553/|archive-date=19 April 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>  Also, newspapers reported that chief minister Banerjee has been only trying to consolidate votes from the sizable Muslim minority.<ref name="hindu-muslim">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mamata-muslims-and-paribartan/article8517367.ece  | title= Mamata, Muslims and paribartan|last=Gupta|first=Smita|date=26 April 2016|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>
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 (West Bengal)|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 changes made by the government.<ref name="the wire">{{cite web|url=http://thewire.in/2016/04/14/critical-challenges-lie-ahead-for-trinamool-congress-to-retain-west-bengals-vote-29553/|title=Critical Challenges Lie Ahead for Trinamool Congress to Retain West Bengal's Vote|last=Mahaprashasta|first=Ajoy Ashirwad|date=14 April 2016|work=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]|access-date=4 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419233829/http://thewire.in/2016/04/14/critical-challenges-lie-ahead-for-trinamool-congress-to-retain-west-bengals-vote-29553/|archive-date=19 April 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>  Also, newspapers reported that chief minister Banerjee has been only trying to consolidate votes from the sizable Muslim minority.<ref name="hindu-muslim">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mamata-muslims-and-paribartan/article8517367.ece  | title= Mamata, Muslims and paribartan|last=Gupta|first=Smita|date=26 April 2016|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>


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.<ref>http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/west-bengal-polls-election-commission-seeks-nod-for-delimitation-in-enclaves/articleshow/50452516.cms</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/Bengal-elector-population-ratio-jumps/article13988385.ece | title=Bengal elector-population ratio jumps | date=8 January 2016 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=26 July 2020 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/west-bengal-polls-election-commission-seeks-nod-for-delimitation-in-enclaves/articleshow/50452516.cms|title=West Bengal polls: Election Commission seeks nod for delimitation in enclaves|via=The Economic Times}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/Bengal-elector-population-ratio-jumps/article13988385.ece | title=Bengal elector-population ratio jumps | date=8 January 2016 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=26 July 2020 }}</ref>


===Major issues===
===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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaliachak]], [[Malda district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/malda-flare-up-why-the-bjp-is-making-such-an-issue-of-it/|title=Malda flare-up : why the BJP is making such an issue of it}}</ref> Mamata Banerjee's government was severely criticised for not handling the situation better.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kaliachak-in-malda-turns-ghost-town-48-hrs-after-violence/1/563443.html|title=48 hours after communal riots, Kaliachak in Malda turns ghost town}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/801459/it-was-localised-violence-in-a-crime-prone-area-why-some-newspapers-were-low-key-on-the-malda-violence|title=Why did the media ignore the Malda communal violence?}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thewire.in/2016/01/08/as-elections-come-closer-communal-pot-bubbles-in-west-bengal-18855/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331152126/http://thewire.in/2016/01/08/as-elections-come-closer-communal-pot-bubbles-in-west-bengal-18855/ |archive-date=31 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaliachak]], [[Malda district]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/malda-flare-up-why-the-bjp-is-making-such-an-issue-of-it/|title=Malda flare-up: Why the BJP is making such an issue of it|date=12 January 2016}}</ref> Mamata Banerjee's government was severely criticised for not handling the situation better.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/kaliachak-in-malda-turns-ghost-town-48-hrs-after-violence-302304-2016-01-06|title=48 hours after communal riots, Kaliachak in Malda turns ghost town|first=Soudhriti|last=Bhabani|date=January 6, 2016|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/801459/it-was-localised-violence-in-a-crime-prone-area-why-some-newspapers-were-low-key-on-the-malda-violence|title=Why did the media ignore the Malda communal violence?|first=Ipsita|last=Chakravarty|website=Scroll.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thewire.in/2016/01/08/as-elections-come-closer-communal-pot-bubbles-in-west-bengal-18855/ |title = As Elections Come Closer, the Communal Pot Bubbles in West Bengal {{!}} The Wire  |access-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331152126/http://thewire.in/2016/01/08/as-elections-come-closer-communal-pot-bubbles-in-west-bengal-18855/ |archive-date=31 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


The [[Saradha Group financial scandal]], the [[Narada sting operation|Narada Sting operation]] (which showcased the ministers 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.
The [[Saradha Group financial scandal]], the [[Narada sting operation|Narada Sting operation]] (which showcased the ministers 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 ==
== Schedule ==
Assembly elections in West Bengal are to be held in phases from 4 April to 5 May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6333-west-bengal-assembly-election-schedule.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election Schedule 2016 - infoelections.com}}</ref><ref name="infoelections.com">http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6333-west-bengal-assembly-election-schedule.html</ref>
Assembly elections in West Bengal are to be held in phases from 4 April to 5 May 2016.<ref name="infoelections.com">{{Cite web|url=https://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6333-west-bengal-assembly-election-schedule.html|title=Assembly Election Results Dates Candidate List Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News, Political Consulting Survey Election Campaign Management Company India|website=infoelections.com}}</ref>
{{wide image|2016 West Bengal State assembly polling dates.png|300px|Voting phases.}}
{{wide image|2016 West Bengal State assembly polling dates.png|300px|Voting phases.}}


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| 4 April 2016
| 4 April 2016
| 18
| 18
| 84.22%<ref name="ndtv.com">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections-2016/west-bengal-elections-2016/news/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2016-86-voter-turnout-in-6th-phase-of-West-Bengal-polls/articleshow/52155376.cms 86% voter turnout in 6th phase of West Bengal polls]</ref>
| 84.22%<ref name="ndtv.com">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections-2016/west-bengal-elections-2016/news/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2016-86-voter-turnout-in-6th-phase-of-west-bengal-polls/articleshow/52155376.cms|title=86% voter turnout in 6th phase of West Bengal polls - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center"
|- style="text-align:center"
| colspan="4"| Nayagram, Gopiballavpur, Jhargram, Salboni, Medinipur, Binpur, Bandwan, Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur, Purulia, Manbazar, Kashipur, Para, Raghunathpur, Ranibandh, Raipur, Taldangra.
| colspan="4"| Nayagram, Gopiballavpur, Jhargram, Salboni, Medinipur, Binpur, Bandwan, Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur, Purulia, Manbazar, Kashipur, Para, Raghunathpur, Ranibandh, Raipur, Taldangra.
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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 [[Indian voting machines|EVM]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=137341|title=Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry VVPAT Usage}}</ref> [[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) machines were to be in place in more than 5,993 polling stations.<ref name="infoelections.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/over-1-4-lakh-non-bailable-warrants-executed-in-bengal-election-commission-1286559|title=a total of 5,993 polling stations in the state will have VVPAT system}}</ref>
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 [[Indian voting machines|EVM]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/ErrorPage.html?aspxerrorpath=/newsite/mainpage.aspx|title=Untitled Page|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> [[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) machines were to be in place in more than 5,993 polling stations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/over-1-4-lakh-non-bailable-warrants-executed-in-bengal-election-commission-1286559|title=Over 1.4 Lakh Non-Bailable Warrants Executed In Bengal: Election Commission|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref name="infoelections.com" />


{| class="wikitable" | align="center"
{| class="wikitable" | align="center"
|-
|-
! colspan="3" | Assembly constituencies of West Bengal having [[Voter-verified paper audit trail|VVPAT]] facility with [[Indian voting machines|EVM]]s<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN16_04032016.pdf|title=VVPAT usage in 64 seats in 5 states Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry.}}</ref>
! colspan="3" | Assembly constituencies of West Bengal having [[Voter-verified paper audit trail|VVPAT]] facility with [[Indian voting machines|EVM]]s<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN16_04032016.pdf|title=VVPAT usage in 64 seats in 5 states Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry.}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Cooch Behar Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|CoochBehar Dakshin]]|| [[Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alipurduar]]|| [[Jalpaiguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalpaiguri]] (SC)
| [[Cooch Behar Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|CoochBehar Dakshin]]|| [[Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alipurduar]]|| [[Jalpaiguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalpaiguri]] (SC)
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[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] released its candidate list on 5 March, the same day the elections were announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6337-west-bengal-tmc-candidate-list.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election TMC Candidate List 2016|work=Infoelection}}</ref>
[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] released its candidate list on 5 March, the same day the elections were announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6337-west-bengal-tmc-candidate-list.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election TMC Candidate List 2016|work=Infoelection}}</ref>


On 10 March, [[BJP]] released its first candidate list of 52 members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6335-west-bengal-bjp-candidate-list.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election BJP Candidate List 2016|work=Infoelection}}</ref>
On 10 March, [[BJP]] released its first candidate list of 52 members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6335-west-bengal-bjp-candidate-list.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election BJP Candidate List 2016|work=Infoelection}}</ref>


Left Front consisting of [[CPI(M)]], [[CPI]], [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] and [[All India Forward Bloc]] along with [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (Congress) (who were on an Electoral agreement with the Left Front) released their respective candidate list in several rounds after consultations and bargaining.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6338-wset-bengal-cpm-candidate-list.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election Left Front Candidate List 2016|work=Infoelection}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6336-west-bengal-congress-candidate-list.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election Congress Candidate List 2016|work=Infoelection}}</ref>
Left Front consisting of [[CPI(M)]], [[CPI]], [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] and [[All India Forward Bloc]] along with [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (Congress) (who were on an Electoral agreement with the Left Front) released their respective candidate list in several rounds after consultations and bargaining.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6338-wset-bengal-cpm-candidate-list.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election Left Front Candidate List 2016|work=Infoelection}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6336-west-bengal-congress-candidate-list.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election Congress Candidate List 2016|work=Infoelection}}</ref>


=== Contesting Parties ===
=== Contesting Parties ===
;
;[[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress+]]
*[[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC)
*[[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC)
*[[Independent Politician|Independent Candidate]]
*[[Jana Andolan Party]]


;[[Mahajot]] ([[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] + [[United Progressive Alliance]])  
;[[Mahajot]] ([[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] + [[United Progressive Alliance]])  
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*[[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP)  
*[[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP)  
*[[Communist Party of Bharat]] (CPB)
*[[Communist Party of Bharat]] (CPB)
*Bharat Nirman Party (Led by [[Lakshman Chandra Seth]])<ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160506/jsp/bengal/story_84109.jsp#.VzdJleT1bGs</ref>
*Bharat Nirman Party (Led by [[Lakshman Chandra Seth]])<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160506/jsp/bengal/story_84109.jsp#.VzdJleT1bGs] Living former Members of the House of Commons</ref>
*Save Democracy Forum
*Save Democracy Forum
*[[Independent Politician|Independent Candidate]]
*[[Independent Politician|Independent Candidate]]
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=== Alliance(s) ===
=== 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 [[Indian National Congress|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'.
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 [[Indian National Congress|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6939-left-congress-alliance-in-west-bengal-elections-2016.html|title=Left-Congress alliance in West Bengal Elections 2016, hinted Left leaders|work=infoelections}}</ref> This gradually materialized into "Alliance" between INC and [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] in all the seats except a few in Murshidabad and Maldah.
After the success of the model, in the long run, some Congress and CPI(M) leaders advocated for a Left-Congress alliance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6939-left-congress-alliance-in-west-bengal-elections-2016.html|title=Left-Congress alliance in West Bengal Elections 2016, hinted Left leaders|work=infoelections}}</ref> This gradually materialized into "Alliance" between INC and [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] in all the seats except a few in Murshidabad and Maldah.


After much dispute and secession of [[SUCI(C)]] and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)|CPI(ML)]] from the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]], both Congress and Lefts formed a understanding basis of what they called "seat-sharing", strongly objecting to the use of the word-"alliance".
After much dispute and secession of [[SUCI(C)]] and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)|CPI(ML)]] from the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]], both Congress and Lefts formed an understanding basis of what they called "seat-sharing", strongly objecting to the use of the word-"alliance".
 
On the other hand, 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|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 [[Bharatiya Janata Party|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]].


===={{legend2|{{All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color}}|[[Trinamool Congress]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} ====
===={{legend2|{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}|[[Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress+]]}} ====


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|-
|-
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | No.
!No.
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Party
!Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Flag
!Flag
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | Symbol
!Symbol
!style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Photo!!style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Leader
!Photo
!style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Seats contested
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| [[File:All India Trinamool Congress flag.svg|50px|border]]
| [[File:All India Trinamool Congress flag.svg|50px|border]]
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| [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| 293
| 293
|-
| style="text-align:center;|'''2.'''
|[[Jana Andolan Party]]
|
|
|
| Harka Bahadur Chettri
| 1
|-
|}
|}


===={{legend2|{{Mahajot/meta/color}}|[[Mahajot]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} ====
===={{legend2|{{party color|Mahajot}}|[[Mahajot]]}} ====


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|-
|-
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | No.
!No.
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Party
!Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Flag
!Flag
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | Symbol
!Symbol
!style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Photo
!Photo
!style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Leader
!Leader
!style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Seats contested
!Seats contested
|-
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}};color:white"|'''1.'''
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[File:South Asian Communist Banner.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50px]]
|
| [[Surya Kanta Mishra]]
| 148
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''2.'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50px]]
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50px]]
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| 92
| 92
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}};color:white"|'''2.'''
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white"|'''3.'''
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[File:South Asian Communist Banner.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50px]]
| [[File:Surya Kanta Mishra-1.jpg|50px]]
| [[Surya Kanta Mishra]]
| 148
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{Communist Party of India/meta/color}};color:white"|'''3.'''
| [[Communist Party of India]]
| [[Communist Party of India]]
| [[File:CPI-banner.svg|50px]]
| [[File:CPI-banner.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|50px]]
|  
|  
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| 11
| 11
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)/meta/color}};color:white"|'''4.'''
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}};color:white"|'''4.'''
| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]
| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]
| [[File:RSP-flag.svg|50px]]  
| [[File:RSP-flag.svg|50px]]  
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| 19
| 19
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{All India Forward Bloc/meta/color}};color:white"|'''5.'''
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|All India Forward Bloc}};color:white"|'''5.'''
| [[All India Forward Bloc]]
| [[All India Forward Bloc]]
|  
|
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.png|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.png|50px]]
|
|
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| 25
| 25
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center; background: {{Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)/meta/color}};color:white" |'''6.'''
| style="text-align:center; background: {{party color|Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)}};color:white" |'''6.'''
|[[Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)|Democratic Socialist Party]]
|[[Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)|Democratic Socialist Party]]
|[[File:DSP-flag.svg|50x50px]]
|[[File:DSP-flag.svg|50x50px]]
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| 2
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{Rashtriya Janata Dal/meta/color}};color:white" |'''7.'''
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}};color:white" |'''7.'''
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[File:RJD_Flag.svg|50x50px]]
|[[File:RJD Flag.svg|50x50px]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Hurricane_Lamp.png|50x50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Hurricane Lamp.png|50x50px]]
|
|
|
|
| 1
| 1
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}};color:white" |'''8.'''
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}};color:white" |'''8.'''
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|[[File:Janata_Dal_(United)_Flag.svg|50x50px]]
|[[File:Janata Dal (United) Flag.svg|50x50px]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Arrow.png|50x50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Arrow.png|50x50px]]
|
|
|  
|  
| 1
| 1
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center; background: {{Nationalist Congress Party/meta/color}};color:white" |'''9.'''
| style="text-align:center; background: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}};color:white" |'''9.'''
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|[[File:NCP-flag.svg|50x50px]]
|[[File:NCP-flag.svg|50x50px]]
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| 1
| 1
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center; background: {{Independent politician/meta/color}};color:white" |'''10.'''
| style="text-align:center; background: {{party color|Independent politician}};color:white" |'''10.'''
| [[Independent politician|Independents]]
| [[Independent politician|Independents]]
|
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|}
|}


===={{legend2|{{National Democratic Alliance (India)/meta/color}}|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} ====
===={{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]}} ====


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! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | No.
!No.
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Party
!Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Flag
!Flag
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | Symbol
!Symbol
!style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Photo
!Photo
!style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Leader
!Leader
!style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Seats contested
!Seats contested
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}};color:white"|'''1.'''
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg|50px]]
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| 291
| 291
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{Gorkha Janmukti Morcha/meta/color}};color:white"|'''2.'''
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Gorkha Janmukti Morcha}};color:white"|'''2.'''
|[[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]]
|[[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]]
|
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==Voting==
==Voting==
79.22% voting was recorded in the third phase of West Bengal polls held on 21 April 2016.<ref>http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/7373-west-bengal-election-fourth-phase-live-voting-updates.html</ref>
79.22% voting was recorded in the third phase of West Bengal polls held on 21 April 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/7373-west-bengal-election-fourth-phase-live-voting-updates.html|title=Assembly Election Results Dates Candidate List Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News, Political Consulting Survey Election Campaign Management Company India|website=infoelections.com}}</ref>
79.51% voting was recorded in second phase of West Bengal polls.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assams-85-has-pollsters-riveted/article8462872.ece</ref><ref>http://www.livemint.com/Politics/zyVwmJTO0g3FarxLge56AJ/Second-day-of-polling-in-Assam-West-Bengal-begins.html</ref>
79.51% voting was recorded in second phase of West Bengal polls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assams-85-has-pollsters-riveted/article8462872.ece|title=Assam's 85% has pollsters riveted|date=12 April 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/zyVwmJTO0g3FarxLge56AJ/Second-day-of-polling-in-Assam-West-Bengal-begins.html|title=Assam, West Bengal see high voter turnout in assembly elections|author1=Anuja|first2=Gyan |last2=Varma|date=11 April 2016|website=mint}}</ref>


==Surveys and polls==
==Surveys and polls==
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! rowspan="2" class="wikitable" style="width:180px;" | Polling Agency
| bgcolor= "{{All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color}}" |
| bgcolor= "{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}" |
| bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| style="background:gray;" |
| style="background:gray;" |
|-
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==Result==
==Result==
The election results were announced along with other four state assemblies on 19 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=NDTV Live Results|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections|access-date=19 May 2016}}</ref><ref>http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/180-wbresult2011.html</ref> [[All India Trinamool Congress|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/after-sweeping-polls-in-west-bengal-tmcs-legislative-party-to-meet-in-kolkata-today_1887311.html | title=It's 'Mamata wave' in West Bengal as voters reject Congress-Left alliance | publisher=[[Zee News]] | work=Ritesh K Srivastava | date=20 May 2016 | access-date=20 May 2016}}</ref>
===Results by Parties===
The election results were announced along with other four state assemblies on 19 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=NDTV Live Results|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections|access-date=19 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/180-wbresult2011.html|title=Assembly Election Results Dates Candidate List Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News, Political Consulting Survey Election Campaign Management Company India|website=infoelections.com}}</ref> [[All India Trinamool Congress|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/after-sweeping-polls-in-west-bengal-tmcs-legislative-party-to-meet-in-kolkata-today_1887311.html | title=It's 'Mamata wave' in West Bengal as voters reject Congress-Left alliance | publisher=[[Zee News]] | work=Ritesh K Srivastava | date=20 May 2016 | access-date=20 May 2016}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable Sortable" border="1"
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption='''Vote share by alliance'''
|label1 = [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|value1 = 74.91
|color1 = #3CB371
|label3 = [[Bharatiya Janata party|BJP+]]
|value3 = 10.67
|color3 = Orange
|label2 = [[Sanjukta Morcha|LF-INC Mahajot]]
|value2 = 9.16
|color2 = DarkRed
|label4 = [[None of the above|NOTA]]
|value4 = 1.52
|color4 = White
|label5 = [[Independent politician|Independents]]
|value5 = 1.49
|color5 = Black
|label6 = Others
|value6 = 2.26
|color6 = #C1C1C1
}}
 
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption='''Vote share by Party'''
|label1 = [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|value1 = 44.91
|color1 = #3CB371
|label4 = [[Bharatiya Janata party|BJP]]
|value4 = 10.16
|color4 = Orange
|label2 = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|value2 = 19.75
|color2 = Red
|label3 = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|value3 = 12.25
|color3 = Cyan
|label6 = [[Independent politician|Independents]]
|value6 = 2.16
|color6 = Black
|label5 = [[All India Forward Bloc|AIFB]]
|value5 = 2.82
|color5 = Crimson
|label7 = [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]]
|value7 = 1.67
|color7 = IndianRed
|label8 = [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|value8 = 1.45
|color8 = Red
|label9 = [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha|GJM]]
|value9 = 0.47
|color9 = Lime
|label10 = [[Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)|DSP]]
|value10 = 0.31
|color10 = Blue
|label11 = [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|value11 = 0.13
|color11 = Turquoise
|label12 = [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
|value12 = 0.08
|color12 = Red
|label13 = [[Rastriya Janata Dal|RJD]]
|value13 = 0.03
|color13 = DarkGreen
|label14 = [[None of the above|NOTA]]
|value14 = 1.52
|color14 = White
|label15 = Others
|value15 = 2.29
|color15 = #C1C1C1
}}
 
<section begin=Results />{{election table|sortable=yes}}
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Parties and coalitions
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Parties and coalitions
! colspan="3" |Popular vote
! colspan="3" |Popular vote
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!%||'''±'''[[Percentage point|pp]]|| Contested || Won ||'''+/−'''
!%||'''±'''[[Percentage point|pp]]|| Contested || Won ||'''+/−'''
|-
|-
{{Party colour|All India Trinamool Congress}}
| {{party color cell|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC) ||24,564,523
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC) ||24,564,523
|44.91
|44.91
|{{increase}}6.0||293 || 211
|{{increase}}5.98||293 || 211
||{{nowrap|{{increase}}27}}
||{{nowrap|{{increase}}27}}
|-
|-
{{Party colour|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPM)  ||10,802,058
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPM)  ||10,802,058
|19.75||{{nowrap|{{decrease}}10.35}}||148||26
|19.75||{{nowrap|{{decrease}}10.35}}||148||26
||{{decrease}}14
||{{decrease}}14
|-
|-
{{Party colour|Indian National Congress}}
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
| [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
|6,700,938
|6,700,938
|12.25|||{{increase}}3.15||92|| 44
|12.25|||{{increase}}3.15||92|| 44
||{{increase}}2
||{{increase}}2
|-
|-
{{Party colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) ||5,555,134
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) ||5,555,134
|10.16||{{increase}}5.56||291||3
|10.16||{{increase}}5.56||291||3
||{{increase}}3
||{{increase}}3
|-
|-
{{Party colour|All India Forward Bloc}}
| {{party color cell|All India Forward Bloc}}
|[[All India Forward Bloc]] (AIFB)
|[[All India Forward Bloc]] (AIFB)
|1,543,764
|1,543,764
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|{{decrease}}9
|{{decrease}}9
|-
|-
{{Party colour|Independent politician}}
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
|[[Independent politician|Independents]] (IND)||1,184,047
|[[Independent politician|Independents]] (IND)||1,184,047
|2.2||{{decrease}}0.9|| 371
|2.16||{{decrease}}0.97|| 371
|1
|1
||{{decrease}}1  
||{{decrease}}1  
|-
|-
{{Party colour|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}
| {{party color cell|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}
|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] (RSP)
|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] (RSP)
|911,004
|911,004
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|{{decrease}}4
|{{decrease}}4
|-
|-
{{Party colour|Communist Party of India}}
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
|[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
|791,925
|791,925
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|{{decrease}}1
|{{decrease}}1
|-
|-
{{Party colour|Socialist Unity Centre of India}}
| {{party color cell|Socialist Unity Centre of India}}
|[[Socialist Unity Centre of India]] (SUCI)||365,996
|[[Socialist Unity Centre of India]] (SUCI)||365,996
|0.7||{{increase}}0.3|| 182
|0.67||{{increase}}0.23|| 182
|0
|0
||{{decrease}}1  
||{{decrease}}1  
|-
|-
{{Party colour|Gorkha Janmukti Morcha}}
| {{party color cell|Gorkha Janmukti Morcha}}
|[[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] (GOJAM)
|[[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] (GOJAM)
|254,626
|254,626
|0.5
|0.47
|{{decrease}}0.2
|{{decrease}}0.25
|3
|5
|3
|3
|{{Steady}}
|{{Steady}}
|-
|-
{{Party colour|None of the Above}}
| {{party color cell|Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)}}
|[[Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)|Democratic Socialist Party]] (DSP)
|167,576
|0.31
|{{decrease}}0.04
|2
|0
|{{decrease}}1
|-
| {{party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party}}
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP)
|69,898
|0.13
|{{increase}}0.10
|1
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Samajwadi Party}}
|[[Samajwadi Party]] (SP)
|46,402
|0.08
|{{decrease}}0.66
|23
|0
|{{decrease}}1
|-
| {{party color cell|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (RJD)
|15,439
|0.03
|{{decrease}}0.02
|1
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
| {{party color cell|None of the Above}}
|[[None of the above|None of the Above]] (NOTA)
|[[None of the above|None of the Above]] (NOTA)
|831,845
|831,848
|1.5
|1.52
|{{increase}}1.5
|{{increase}}1.52
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
|-
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|colspan="1" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|colspan="1" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|-
|-
|}
|}<section end=Results />


===Results by District Wise===
===Results by District Wise===
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! UPA
! NDA
! NDA
! Others  
! Others
|-              
|-
| [[Cooch Behar]]                
| [[Cooch Behar]]
|9
|9
|8
|8
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|1
|1
|0
|0
|0            
|0
|-
|-
| [[Alipurduar]]
| [[Alipurduar]]
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|0
|0
|1
|1
|0          
|0
|-
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* [[2019 Indian general election in West Bengal]]


==References==  
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://eci.gov.in/files/category/94-west-bengal/ West Bangal General Legislative Election Results] at the ''[[Election Commission of India]]''
* [https://eci.gov.in/files/category/94-west-bengal/ West Bangal General Legislative Election Results] at the ''[[Election Commission of India]]''


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Revision as of 05:23, 12 January 2022


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
← 2011 4 April 2016 (2016-04-04) — 5 May 2016 (2016-05-05) 2021 →
294 seats (out of 295 seats) in the West Bengal state assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout83.02% (Decrease1.31%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Mamata Banerjee - Kolkata 2011-12-08 7542 Cropped (cropped).JPG Abdul Mannan (Indian politician).jpeg
Leader Mamata Banerjee Abdul Mannan Surya Kanta Mishra
Party AITC INC CPI (M)
Alliance - Mahajot LF (Mahajot)
Leader's seat Bhabanipur Champdani Narayangarh (lost)
Seats before 184 42 40
Seats won 211 44 26
Seat change Increase 27 Increase 2 Decrease 14
Popular vote 24,564,523 6,700,938 10,802,058
Percentage 44.91% 12.25% 19.75%
Swing Increase 5.98% Increase 3.16% Decrease 10.35%
  Fourth party
  Dilip Ghosh.jpg
Leader Dilip Ghosh
Party BJP
Alliance NDA
Leader's seat Kharagpur Sadar
Seats before 0
Seats won 3
Seat change Increase 3
Popular vote 5,555,134
Percentage 10.16%
Swing Increase 6.10%
West Bengal assembly election 2016.png
Results of the West Bengal election
India West Bengal Assembly election 2016.svg
Chief Minister before election

Mamata Banerjee
AITC

Elected Chief Minister

Mamata Banerjee
AITC

A Legislative Assembly election was held in 2016 for the 294 seats (out of 295 seats) of the Vidhan Sabha (Vidhān Sabhā) 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.[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.

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 changes made by 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 ministers 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]

Voting phases.

Election dates by constituency

Phase Date No. of constituencies Voter turnout
1(a) 4 April 2016 18 84.22%[12]
Nayagram, Gopiballavpur, Jhargram, Salboni, Medinipur, Binpur, Bandwan, Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur, Purulia, Manbazar, Kashipur, Para, Raghunathpur, Ranibandh, Raipur, Taldangra.
1(b) 11 April 2016 31 83.73%[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
2 17 April 2016 56 83.05%[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.
3 21 April 2016 62 82.28%[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.
4 25 April 2016 49 81.25%[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.
5 30 April 2016 53 81.66%[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.
6 5 May 2016 25 86.76%[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 (Congress) (who were on an Electoral agreement with the Left Front) 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] This gradually materialized into "Alliance" between INC and Left Front in all the seats except a few in Murshidabad and Maldah.

After much dispute and secession of SUCI(C) and CPI(ML) from the Left Front, both Congress and Lefts formed an understanding basis of what they called "seat-sharing", strongly objecting to the use of the word-"alliance".

On the other hand, 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.

  Trinamool Congress+

No. Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
1. All India Trinamool Congress All India Trinamool Congress flag.svg
All India Trinamool Congress symbol.svg
 Mamata Banerjee - Kolkata 2011-12-08 7531 Cropped.JPG Mamata Banerjee 293
2. Jana Andolan Party Harka Bahadur Chettri 1

  Mahajot

No. Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
1. Communist Party of India (Marxist) South Asian Communist Banner.svg Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png Surya Kanta Mishra 148
2. Indian National Congress INC Flag Official.jpg The Minister of State for Railways, Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury addressing at the presentation of the National Awards for Outstanding Service in Railways, in Mumbai on April 16, 2013 (cropped).png Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury 92
3. Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png Prabodh Panda 11
4. Revolutionary Socialist Party RSP-flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png Manoj Bhattacharya 19
5. All India Forward Bloc Indian Election Symbol Lion.png Debabrata Biswas 25
6. Democratic Socialist Party DSP-flag.svg Prabodh Chandra Sinha 2
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.png 1
9. Nationalist Congress Party NCP-flag.svg Nationalist Congress Party Election Symbol.png 1
10. Independents 7

  National Democratic Alliance

No. Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg BJP election symbol.png Dilip Ghosh.jpg 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 LF/UPA NDA Others
ABP News–Nielsen 163 126 1 4
India Today-Axis 243 44 4 3
Times Now–CVoter 167 120 4 3
News 24–Today's Chanakya 210 70 14  –
NDTV 184 103 5 2
BRACE-News Time-খবর ৩৬৫ দিন 214 72 3 5

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

  AITC (74.91%)
  LF-INC Mahajot (9.16%)
  BJP+ (10.67%)
  NOTA (1.52%)
  Independents (1.49%)
  Others (2.26%)

Vote share by Party

  AITC (44.91%)
  CPI(M) (19.75%)
  INC (12.25%)
  BJP (10.16%)
  AIFB (2.82%)
  Independents (2.16%)
  RSP (1.67%)
  CPI (1.45%)
  GJM (0.47%)
  DSP (0.31%)
  NCP (0.13%)
  SP (0.08%)
  RJD (0.03%)
  NOTA (1.52%)
  Others (2.29%)

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e • d 
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) 24,564,523 44.91 Increase5.98 293 211 Increase27
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) 10,802,058 19.75 Decrease10.35 148 26 Decrease14
Indian National Congress (INC) 6,700,938 12.25 Increase3.15 92 44 Increase2
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 5,555,134 10.16 Increase5.56 291 3 Increase3
All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) 1,543,764 2.82 Decrease1.98 25 2 Decrease9
Independents (IND) 1,184,047 2.16 Decrease0.97 371 1 Decrease1
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) 911,004 1.67 Decrease1.33 19 3 Decrease4
Communist Party of India (CPI) 791,925 1.45 Decrease0.35 11 1 Decrease1
Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) 365,996 0.67 Increase0.23 182 0 Decrease1
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GOJAM) 254,626 0.47 Decrease0.25 5 3 Steady
Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) 167,576 0.31 Decrease0.04 2 0 Decrease1
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 69,898 0.13 Increase0.10 1 0 Steady
Samajwadi Party (SP) 46,402 0.08 Decrease0.66 23 0 Decrease1
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) 15,439 0.03 Decrease0.02 1 0 Steady
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 None of the Above (NOTA) 831,848 1.52 Increase1.52
Total 54,697,791 100.0 2255 294 ±0
Valid votes 54,697,791 99.92
Invalid votes 44,622 0.08
Votes cast / turnout 54,742,413 83.02
Abstentions 11,196,593 16.98
Registered voters 65,939,006

<section end=Results />

Results by District Wise

District Total AITC LF UPA NDA Others
Cooch Behar 9 8 1 0 0 0
Jalpaiguri 7 6 0 1 0 0
Alipurduar 5 4 0 0 1 0
Darjeeling 6 0 1 2 3 0
North Dinajpur 9 4 2 3 0 0
South Dinajpur 6 2 3 1 0 0
Malda 12 0 2 8 1 1
Murshidabad 22 4 4 14 0 0
Nadia 17 13 1 3 0 0
North 24 Parganas 33 27 3 3 0 0
South 24 Parganas 31 29 2 0 0 0
Kolkata 11 11 0 0 0 0
Howrah 16 15 0 1 0 0
Hooghly 18 16 1 1 0 0
East Midnapore 16 13 3 0 0 0
West Midnapore 19 17 0 1 1 0
Purulia 9 7 0 2 0 0
Bankura 12 7 3 2 0 0
Burdwan 25 19 5 1 0 0
Birbhum 11 9 1 1 0 0
Total 294 211 32 44 6 1

Results by Constituency

Results
Assembly Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin
# Name Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes
1 Mekliganj Arghya Roy Pradhan All India Trinamool Congress 74823 Paresh Chandra Adhikary All India Forward Bloc 68186 6637
2 Mathabhanga Binay Krishna Barman All India Trinamool Congress 96383 Khagen Chandra Barman Communist Party of India (Marxist) 64465 31918
3 Cooch Behar Uttar Nagendra Nath Roy All India Forward Bloc 97629 Parimal Barman All India Trinamool Congress 85336 12293
4 Cooch Behar Dakshin Mihir Goswami All India Trinamool Congress 82849 Debasis Banik All India Forward Bloc 64654 18195
5 Sitalkuchi Hiten Barman All India Trinamool Congress 101647 Namadipti Adhikary Communist Party of India (Marxist) 86164 15483
6 Sitai Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia All India Trinamool Congress 103410 Keshab Chandra Ray Indian National Congress 78159 25251
7 Dinhata Udayan Guha All India Trinamool Congress 100732 Akshay Thakur All India Forward Bloc 78939 21793
8 Natabari Rabindra Nath Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress 93257 Tamser Ali Communist Party of India (Marxist) 77100 16157
9 Tufanganj Fazal Karim Miah All India Trinamool Congress 85052 Shyamal Chowdhury Indian National Congress 69782 15270
10 Kumargram James Kujur All India Trinamool Congress 77668 Manoj Kumar Oraon Revolutionary Socialist Party 71515 6153
11 Kalchini Wilson Champramary All India Trinamool Congress 62061 Bishal Lama Bhartiya Janata Party 60550 1511
12 Alipurduars Sourav Chakraborty All India Trinamool Congress 89695 Biswa Ranjan Sarkar Indian National Congress 77737 11958
13 Falakata Anil Adhikari All India Trinamool Congress 86647 Kshitish Chandra Ray Communist Party of India (Marxist) 69808 16839
14 Madarihat Manoj Tigga Bharatiya Janata Party 66989 Padam Lama All India Trinamool Congress 44951 22038
15 Dhupguri Mitali Roy All India Trinamool Congress 90781 Mamata Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist) 71517 19264
16 Maynaguri Ananta Deb Adhikari All India Trinamool Congress 100837 Chhaya Dey Revolutionary Socialist Party 65930 34907
17 Jalpaiguri Sukhbilas Barma Indian National Congress 94553 Dharttimohan Roy All India Trinamool Congress 89396 5157
18 Rajganj Khageswar Roy All India Trinamool Congress 89785 Satyendra Nath Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 75108 14677
19 Dabgram-Phulbari Goutam Deb All India Trinamool Congress 105769 Dilip Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 81958 23811
20 Mal Bulu Chik Baraik All India Trinamool Congress 84877 Augustus Kerketta Communist Party of India (Marxist) 66415 18462
21 Nagrakata Sukra Munda All India Trinamool Congress 57306 Joseph Munda Indian National Congress 54078 3228
22 Kalimpong Sarita Rai Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 67693 Harka Bahadur Chettri Independent 56262 11431
23 Darjeeling Amar Singh Rai Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 95386 Sarda Rai Subba All India Trinamool Congress 45473 49913
24 Kurseong Rohit Sharma Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 86947 Shanta Chhetri All India Trinamool Congress 53221 33726
25 Matigara-Naxalbari Sankar Malakar Indian National Congress 86441 Amar Sinha All India Trinamool Congress 67814 18627
26 Siliguri Ashok Bhattacharya Communist Party of India (Marxist) 78054 Bhaichung Bhutia All India Trinamool Congress 63982 14072
27 Phansidewa Sunil Chandra Tirkey Indian National Congress 73158 Carolus Lakra All India Trinamool Congress 66084 7074
28 Chopra Hamidul Rahaman All India Trinamool Congress 74390 Akramul Hoque Communist Party of India (Marxist) 57530 16860
29 Islampur Kanaia Lal Agarwal Indian National Congress 65559 Abdul Karim Chowdhury All India Trinamool Congress 57841 7718
30 Goalpokhar Md Gulam Rabbani All India Trinamool Congress 64869 Afjal Hosen Indian National Congress 57121 7748
31 Chakulia Ali Imran Ramz (Victor) All India Forward Bloc 64185 Ashim Kumar Mridha Bharatiya Janata Party 36656 27529
32 Karandighi Manodeb Sinha All India Trinamool Congress 54599 Gokul Roy All India Forward Bloc 51367 3232
33 Hemtabad Debendra Nath Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist) 80419 Sabita Kshetry All India Trinamool Congress 67283 13136
34 Kaliaganj Pramatha Nath Ray Indian National Congress 112868 Basanta Roy All India Trinamool Congress 66266 46602
35 Raiganj Mohit Sengupta Indian National Congress 87983 Purnendu Dey All India Trinamool Congress 36736 51247
36 Itahar Amal Acharjee All India Trinamool Congress 88507 Srikumar Mukherjee Communist Party of India 69387 19120
37 Kushmandi Narmada Chandra Roy Revolutionary Socialist Party 68965 Rekha Roy All India Trinamool Congress 65436 4529
38 Kumarganj Toraf Hossain Mandal All India Trinamool Congress 64501 Mafuja Khatun Communist Party of India (Marxist) 61005 3496
39 Balurghat Biswanath Choudhury Revolutionary Socialist Party 60590 Shankar Chakravorti All India Trinamool Congress 59140 1450
40 Tapan Bachchu Hansda All India Trinamool Congress 72511 Raghu Urow Revolutionary Socialist Party 68110 4401
41 Gangarampur Goutam Das Indian National Congress 80401 Satyendra Nath Roy All India Trinamool Congress 69668 10733
42 Harirampur Rafikul Islam Communist Party of India (Marxist) 71447 Biplab Mitra All India Trinamool Congress 66943 4504
43 Habibpur Khagen Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist) 64095 Amal Kisku All India Trinamool Congress 61583 2512
44 Gazole Dipali Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist) 85949 Sushil Chandra Roy All India Trinamool Congress 65347 20602
45 Chanchal Asif Mehbub Indian National Congress 92590 Soumitra Ray All India Trinamool Congress 40222 52368
46 Harishchandrapur Alam Mostaque Indian National Congress 60047 Tajmul Hossain All India Trinamool Congress 42190 17857
47 Malatipur Alberuni Zulkarnain Indian National Congress 50643 Abdur Rahim Boxi Revolutionary Socialist Party 48043 2610
48 Ratua Samar Mukherjee Indian National Congress 96587 Shehnaz Quadery All India Trinamool Congress 53312 43275
49 Manikchak Md. Mottakin Alam Indian National Congress 78472 Sabitri Mitra All India Trinamool Congress 65869 12603
50 Maldaha Bhupendra Nath Halder Indian National Congress 88243 Dulal Sarkar All India Trinamool Congress 54934 33309
51 English Bazar Nihar Ranjan Ghosh Independent 107183 Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury All India Trinamool Congress 67456 39727
52 Mothabari Sabina Yeasmin Indian National Congress 69089 Md. Najrul Islam All India Trinamool Congress 30915 38174
53 Sujapur Isha Khan Choudhury Indian National Congress 97332 Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury All India Trinamool Congress 50252 47080
54 Baisnabnagar Swadhin Kumar Sarkar Bharatiya Janata Party 70185 Azizul Haque Indian National Congress 65688 4497
55 Farakka Mainul Haque Indian National Congress 83314 Md. Mustafa All India Trinamool Congress 55147 28167
56 Samserganj Amirul Islam All India Trinamool Congress 48381 Touab Ali Communist Party of India (Marxist) 46601 1780
57 Suti Humayun Reza Indian National Congress 84017 Emani Biswas All India Trinamool Congress 80067 3950
58 Jangipur Jakir Hossain All India Trinamool Congress 66869 Somnath Singha Ray Communist Party of India (Marxist) 46236 20633
59 Raghunathganj Akhruzzaman Indian National Congress 78497 Abul Kasem Molla All India Trinamool Congress 54711 23786
60 Sagardighi Subrata Saha All India Trinamool Congress 44817 Aminul Islam Indian National Congress 39603 5214
61 Lalgola Abu Hena Indian National Congress 100110 Chand Mohammad All India Trinamool Congress 46635 53475
62 Bhagabangola Mahasin Ali Communist Party of India (Marxist) 105037 Abu Sufian Sarkar All India Trinamool Congress 68732 36305
63 Raninagar Firoza Begam Indian National Congress 111132 Dr. Humayun Kabir All India Trinamool Congress 62750 48382
64 Murshidabad Shaoni Singha Roy Indian National Congress 94579 Ashim Krishna Bhatta All India Trinamool Congress 69440 25139
65 Nabagram Kanai Chandra Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 99545 Dilip Saha All India Trinamool Congress 61102 38443
66 Khargram Ashis Marjit Indian National Congress 88913 Madhab Chandra Marjit All India Trinamool Congress 55740 33173
67 Burwan Protima Rajak Indian National Congress 55906 Shasthi Charan Mal All India Trinamool Congress 40904 15002
68 Kandi Apurba Sarkar Indian National Congress 81723 Santanu Sen All India Trinamool Congress 60943 20780
69 Bharatpur Kamalesh Chatterjee Indian National Congress 59789 Khadem A Dastegir All India Trinamool Congress 48772 11017
70 Rejinagar Rabiul Alam Chowdhury Indian National Congress 79770 Humayun Kabir Independent 74210 5560
71 Beldanga Seikh Safiujjaman Indian National Congress 87017 Golam Kibria Mia All India Trinamool Congress 56736 30281
72 Baharampur Manoj Chakraborty Indian National Congress 127762 Sujata Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress 35489 92273
73 Hariharpara Niamot Sheikh All India Trinamool Congress 71502 Alamgir Mir Indian National Congress 66499 5003
74 Naoda Abu Taher Khan Indian National Congress 62639 Masud Karim All India Trinamool Congress 43377 19262
75 Domkal Anisur Rahaman Communist Party of India (Marxist) 71703 Soumik Hossain All India Trinamool Congress 64813 6890
76 Jalangi Abdur Razzak Mandal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 96250 Alok Das All India Trinamool Congress 70983 25267
77 Karimpur Mahua Moitra All India Trinamool Congress 90989 Samarendranath Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 75000 15989
78 Tehatta Gouri Sankar Dutta All India Trinamool Congress 97611 Ranjit Kumar Mandal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 80215 17394
79 Palashipara Tapas Kumar Saha All India Trinamool Congress 82127 S.M.Sadi Communist Party of India (Marxist) 76568 5559
80 Kaliganj Hasanuzzaman Sk Indian National Congress 85125 Ahamed Nasiruddin All India Trinamool Congress 83898 1227
81 Nakashipara Kallol Khan All India Trinamool Congress 88032 Tanmay Ganguli Communist Party of India (Marxist) 81782 6250
82 Chapra Rukbanur Rahman All India Trinamool Congress 89556 Shamsul Islam Mollah Communist Party of India (Marxist) 76093 13463
83 Krishnanagar Uttar Abani Mohan Joardar All India Trinamool Congress 82864 Asim Kumar Saha Indian National Congress 69949 12915
84 Nabadwip Pundarikakshya Saha All India Trinamool Congress 102228 Sumit Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist) 66432 35397
85 Krishnanagar Dakshin Ujjal Biswas All India Trinamool Congress 80711 Meghlal Sheikh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 67897 12814
86 Santipur Arindam Bhattacharya Indian National Congress 103566 Ajoy Dey All India Trinamool Congress 84078 19488
87 Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Sankar Singha Indian National Congress 109607 Parthasarathi Chatterjee All India Trinamool Congress 86187 23420
88 Krishnaganj Satyajit Biswas All India Trinamool Congress 114626 Mrinal Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist) 70698 43928
89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba Samir Kumar Poddar All India Trinamool Congress 93215 Babusona Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 78243 14972
90 Ranaghat Dakshin Rama Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist) 104159 Abir Ranjan Biswas All India Trinamool Congress 86906 17253
91 Chakdaha Kar Ratna Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress 94241 Biswanath Gupta Communist Party of India (Marxist) 70588 23653
92 Kalyani Ramendra Nath Biswas All India Trinamool Congress 95795 Alakesh Das Communist Party of India (Marxist) 69700 26095
93 Haringhata Nilima Nag All India Trinamool Congress 94530 Ajoy Das Communist Party of India (Marxist) 73181 21349
94 Bagda Dulal Chandra Bar Indian National Congress 102026 Upendra Nath Biswas All India Trinamool Congress 89790 12236
95 Bangaon Uttar Biswajit Das All India Trinamool Congress 95822 Sushanta Bowali All India Forward Bloc 62630 33192
96 Bangaon Dakshin Surajit Kumar Biswas All India Trinamool Congress 92379 Ramendranath Audhya Communist Party of India (Marxist) 65475 26904
97 Gaighata Pulin Bihari Ray All India Trinamool Congress 93812 Kapil Krishna Thakur Communist Party of India 64240 29572
98 Swarupnagar Bina Mandal All India Trinamool Congress 93807 Dhiman Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 81866 11941
99 Baduria Abdur Rahim Quazi Indian National Congress 98408 Amir Ali All India Trinamool Congress 76163 22245
100 Habra Jyotipriya Mallick All India Trinamool Congress 101590 Ashis Kantha Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) 55643 45947
101 Ashokenagar Dhiman Roy All India Trinamool Congress 98042 Satyasebi Kar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 75143 22899
102 Amdanga Rafiqur Rahaman All India Trinamool Congress 96193 Abdus Sattar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 73228 22965
103 Bijpur Subhranshu Roy All India Trinamool Congress 76842 Rabindra Nath Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) 28888 47954
104 Naihati Partha Bhowmick All India Trinamool Congress 74057 Gargi Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) 45429 28628
105 Bhatpara Arjun Singh All India Trinamool Congress 59253 Jitendra Shaw Independent 30318 28935
106 Jagatdal Parash Dutta All India Trinamool Congress 76712 Haripada Biswas All India Forward Bloc 49667 27045
107 Noapara Madhusudan Ghose Indian National Congress 79548 Manju Basu All India Trinamool Congress 78453 1095
108 Barrackpore Shilbhadra Dutta All India Trinamool Congress 58109 Debasish Bhowmick Communist Party of India (Marxist) 50790 7319
109 Khardaha Amit Mitra All India Trinamool Congress 83688 Asim Dasgupta Communist Party of India (Marxist) 62488 21200
110 Dum Dum Uttar Tanmoy Bhattacharya Communist Party of India (Marxist) 91959 Chandrima Bhattacharya All India Trinamool Congress 85410 6549
111 Panihati Nirmal Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress 73545 Sanmoy Bandyopadhyay Indian National Congress 70515 3030
112 Kamarhati Manash Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) 62194 Madan Mitra All India Trinamool Congress 57996 4202
113 Baranagar Tapas Roy All India Trinamool Congress 76531 Sukumar Ghosh Revolutionary Socialist Party 60431 16100
114 Dum Dum Bratya Basu All India Trinamool Congress 81579 Palash Das Communist Party of India (Marxist) 72263 9316
115 Rajarhat New Town Sabyasachi Dutta All India Trinamool Congress 90671 Narendra Nath Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) 81478 9193
116 Bidhannagar Sujit Bose All India Trinamool Congress 66130 Arunava Ghosh Indian National Congress 59142 6988
117 Rajarhat Gopalpur Purnendu Basu All India Trinamool Congress 72793 Nepaldeb Bhattacharjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) 65919 6874
118 Madhyamgram Rathin Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress 110271 Tapas Majumder Indian National Congress 74467 35804
119 Barasat Chiranjeet Chakrabarti All India Trinamool Congress 99667 Sanjib Chattopadhyay All India Forward Bloc 74668 24999
120 Deganga Rahima Mondal All India Trinamool Congress 97412 Md. Hasanoor Jaman Chowdhury All India Forward Bloc 71422 25990
121 Haroa Islam Sk.Nurul All India Trinamool Congress 113001 Imtiaz Hossain Communist Party of India (Marxist) 70594 42407
122 Minakhan Usha Rani Mondal All India Trinamool Congress 103210 Dinabandhu Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 60612 42598
123 Sandeshkhali Sukumar Mahata All India Trinamool Congress 96556 Nirapada Sardar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 58366 38190
124 Basirhat Dakshin Dipendu Biswas All India Trinamool Congress 88085 Samik Bhattacharya Bharatiya Janata Party 64027 24058
125 Basirhat Uttar Rafikul Islam Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 97828 A.T.M. Abdullah All India Trinamool Congress 97336 492
126 Hingalganj Debes Mandal All India Trinamool Congress 94753 Anandamay Mandal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 64449 30304
127 Gosaba Jayanta Naskar All India Trinamool Congress 90716 Uttam Kumar Saha Revolutionary Socialist Party 71045 19671
128 Basanti Gobinda Chandra Naskar All India Trinamool Congress 90522 Subhas Naskar Revolutionary Socialist Party 73915 16607
129 Kultali Ram Sankar Halder Communist Party of India (Marxist) 73932 Gopal Majhi All India Trinamool Congress 62212 11690
130 Patharpratima Samir Kumar Jana All India Trinamool Congress 107595 Phanibhushan Giri Indian National Congress 93802 13793
131 Kakdwip Manturam Pakhira All India Trinamool Congress 104750 Rafik Uddin Molla Indian National Congress 79831 24919
132 Sagar Bankim Chandra Hazra All India Trinamool Congress 112812 Asim Kumar Mandal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 94741 18071
133 Kulpi Jogaranjan Halder All India Trinamool Congress 84036 Rejaul Haque Khan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 72581 11455
134 Raidighi Debasree Roy All India Trinamool Congress 101161 Kanti Ganguly Communist Party of India (Marxist) 99932 1229
135 Mandirbazar Joydeb Halder All India Trinamool Congress 94339 Sarat Chandra Haldar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 69400 24939
136 Jaynagar Biswanath Das All India Trinamool Congress 64582 Sujit Patwari Indian National Congress 49531 15051
137 Baruipur Purba Nirmal Chandra Mondal All India Trinamool Congress 92313 Sujoy Mistry Communist Party of India (Marxist) 71951 20362
138 Canning Paschim Shyamal Mondal All India Trinamool Congress 93498 Arnab Roy Indian National Congress 74772 18726
139 Canning Purba Saokat Molla All India Trinamool Congress 115264 Ajijer Rahaman Molla Communist Party of India (Marxist) 60230 55034
140 Baruipur Paschim Biman Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress 99945 Safiuddin Khan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 63413 36542
141 Magrahat Purba Namita Saha All India Trinamool Congress 89486 Chandan Saha Communist Party of India (Marxist) 79926 9560
142 Magrahat Paschim Giasuddin Molla All India Trinamool Congress 87482 Khalid Ebadullah Indian National Congress 71593 15889
143 Diamond Harbour Dipak Kumar Halder All India Trinamool Congress 96833 Abul Hasnat Communist Party of India (Marxist) 81796 15037
144 Falta Tamonash Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress 94381 Bidhan Parui Communist Party of India (Marxist) 70801 23580
145 Satgachia Sonali Guha All India Trinamool Congress 100171 Paramita Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 82899 17272
146 Bishnupur Dilip Mondal All India Trinamool Congress 107129 Aloke Sardar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 76499 30360
147 Sonarpur Dakshin Jiban Mukhopadhyay All India Trinamool Congress 97455 Tarit Chakraborty Communist Party of India 82426 15029
148 Bhangar Abdur Razzak Molla All India Trinamool Congress 102087 Abdur Rasid Gazi Communist Party of India (Marxist) 83963 18124
149 Kasba Javed Ahmed Khan All India Trinamool Congress 91679 Shatarup Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 79795 11884
150 Jadavpur Sujan Chakraborty Communist Party of India (Marxist) 98977 Manish Gupta All India Trinamool Congress 84035 14942
151 Sonarpur Uttar Firdousi Begum All India Trinamool Congress 101939 Jyotirmoyee Sikdar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 77059 24880
152 Tollygunge Aroop Biswas All India Trinamool Congress 90603 Madhuja Sen Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist) 80707 9896
153 Behala Purba Sovan Chatterjee All India Trinamool Congress 96621 Ambikesh Mahapatra Independent 72327 24294
154 Behala Paschim Partha Chatterjee All India Trinamool Congress 102114 Kaustav Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) 93218 8896
155 Maheshtala Kasturi Das All India Trinamool Congress 93675 Samik Lahiri Communist Party of India (Marxist) 81223 12452
156 Budge Budge Ashok Kumar Deb All India Trinamool Congress 84058 Sk. Mujibar Rahaman Indian National Congress 76899 7159
157 Metiaburuz Abdul Khaleque Molla All India Trinamool Congress 79749 Monirul Islam Communist Party of India (Marxist) 61773 17976
158 Kolkata Port Firhad Hakim All India Trinamool Congress 73459 Rakesh Singh Indian National Congress 46911 26548
159 Bhabanipur Mamata Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress 65520 Deepa Dasmunshi Indian National Congress 40219 25301
160 Rashbehari Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay All India Trinamool Congress 60857 Ashutosh Chatterjee Indian National Congress 46304 14553
161 Ballygunge Subrata Mukherjee All India Trinamool Congress 70083 Krishna Debnath Indian National Congress 54858 15225
162 Chowrangee Nayna Bandyopadhyay All India Trinamool Congress 55119 Somen Mitra Indian National Congress 41903 13216
163 Entally Swarna Kamal Saha All India Trinamool Congress 75841 Debesh Das Communist Party of India (Marxist) 47853 27988
164 Beleghata Paresh Paul All India Trinamool Congress 84843 Rajib Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist) 58664 26179
165 Jorasanko Smita Bakshi All India Trinamool Congress 44766 Rahul Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party 38476 6290
166 Shyampukur Shashi Panja All India Trinamool Congress 53507 Piyali Pal All India Forward Bloc 40352 13155
167 Maniktala Sadhan Pande All India Trinamool Congress 73157 Rajib Majumder Communist Party of India (Marxist) 47846 25311
168 Kashipur-Belgachia Mala Saha All India Trinamool Congress 72264 Kaninika Bose (Ghosh) Communist Party of India (Marxist) 46454 25810
169 Bally Baishali Dalmiya All India Trinamool Congress 52702 Saumendranath Bera Communist Party of India (Marxist) 37299 15403
170 Howrah Uttar Laxmi Ratan Shukla All India Trinamool Congress 61917 Santosh Kumar Pathak Indian National Congress 34958 26959
171 Howrah Madhya Arup Roy All India Trinamool Congress 91800 Amitabha Dutta Janata Dal (United) 38806 52994
172 Shibpur Jatu Lahiri All India Trinamool Congress 88076 Jagannath Bhattacharyya All India Forward Bloc 61062 27014
173 Howrah Dakshin Brajamohan Majumder All India Trinamool Congress 93689 Arindam Basu Communist Party of India (Marxist) 77495 16194
174 Sankrail Sital Kumar Sardar All India Trinamool Congress 86212 Samir Malick Communist Party of India (Marxist) 71455 14757
175 Panchla Gulsan Mullick All India Trinamool Congress 101126 Doli Roy All India Forward Bloc 69199 31927
176 Uluberia Purba Haider Aziz Safwi All India Trinamool Congress 72192 Sabiruddin Molla Communist Party of India (Marxist) 55923 16269
177 Uluberia Uttar Dr. Nirmal Maji All India Trinamool Congress 79390 Amiya Kumar Mondal Indian National Congress 65208 14182
178 Uluberia Dakshin Pulak Roy All India Trinamool Congress 95902 Md.Nasiruddin All India Forward Bloc 60558 35344
179 Shyampur Kalipada Mandal All India Trinamool Congress 108619 Amitabha Chakraborty Indian National Congress 82033 26586
180 Bagnan Arunava Sen All India Trinamool Congress 97834 Mina Mukherjee Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 67637 30197
181 Amta Asit Mitra Indian National Congress 89149 Tushar Kanti Sil All India Trinamool Congress 84645 4504
182 Udaynarayanpur Samir Kumar Panja All India Trinamool Congress 94828 Saroj Ranjan Karar Indian National Congress 71070 23758
183 Jagatballavpur Md. Abdul Ghani All India Trinamool Congress 103348 Baidyanath Basu Communist Party of India (Marxist) 78667 24681
184 Domjur Rajib Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress 148768 Pratima Dutta Independent 41067 107701
185 Uttarpara Prabir Kumar Ghosal All India Trinamool Congress 84918 Srutinath Praharaj Communist Party of India (Marxist) 72918 12000
186 Sreerampur Sudipta Roy All India Trinamool Congress 74995 Subhankar Sarkar Indian National Congress 65088 9907
187 Champdani Abdul Mannan Indian National Congress 81330 Muzaffar Khan All India Trinamool Congress 74048 7282
188 Singur Rabindranath Bhattacharya All India Trinamool Congress 96212 Rabin Deb Communist Party of India (Marxist) 75885 20327
189 Chandannagar Indranil Sen All India Trinamool Congress 75727 Goutam Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 73613 2114
190 Chunchura Asit Mazumder All India Trinamool Congress 118501 Pranab Kumar Ghosh All India Forward Bloc 88817 29684
191 Balagarh Ashim Kumar Majhi All India Trinamool Congress 96472 Panchu Gopal Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 78635 17837
192 Pandua Sk. Amjad Hossain Communist Party of India (Marxist) 91489 Syed Rahim Nabi All India Trinamool Congress 90097 1392
193 Saptagram Tapan Dasgupta All India Trinamool Congress 88208 Dilip Nath Indian National Congress 69641 18567
194 Chanditala Swati Khandoker All India Trinamool Congress 91874 Sk. Azim Ali Communist Party of India (Marxist) 77698 14176
195 Jangipara Snehasis Chakraborty All India Trinamool Congress 99324 Pobitra Singha Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist) 75719 23605
196 Haripal Becharam Manna All India Trinamool Congress 110899 Jogiyananda Mishra Communist Party of India (Marxist) 79424 31475
197 Dhanekhali Ashima Patra All India Trinamool Congress 125298 Pradip Majumdar All India Forward Bloc 66654 58644
198 Tarakeswar Rachhpal Singh All India Trinamool Congress 97588 Surajit Ghosh Nationalist Congress Party 69898 27690
199 Pursurah M. Nuruzzaman All India Trinamool Congress 105275 Pratim Singha Roy Indian National Congress 76148 29127
200 Arambagh Krishna Chandra Santra All India Trinamool Congress 107579 Asit Malik Communist Party of India (Marxist) 71122 36457
201 Goghat Manas Majumdar All India Trinamool Congress 102958 Biswanath Karak All India Forward Bloc 72072 30886
202 Khanakul Iqbal Ahmed All India Trinamool Congress 106878 Islam Ali Khan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 63391 43487
203 Tamluk Ashok Kumar Dinda Communist Party of India 95432 Nirbed Ray All India Trinamool Congress 94912 520
204 Panskura Purba Sk Ibrahim Ali Communist Party of India (Marxist) 85334 Biplab Roy Chowdhury All India Trinamool Congress 80567 4767
205 Panskura Paschim Firoja Bibi All India Trinamool Congress 92427 Chittaranjan Dasthakur Communist Party of India 89282 3145
206 Moyna Sangram Kumar Dolai All India Trinamool Congress 100980 Manik Bhowmik Indian National Congress 88856 12124
207 Nandakumar Sukumar De All India Trinamool Congress 98549 Siraj Khan Independent 87683 10866
208 Mahisadal Sudarsan Ghosh Dastidar All India Trinamool Congress 94827 Subrata Maiti Independent 78118 16709
209 Haldia Tapasi Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 101330 Madhurima Mandal All India Trinamool Congress 79837 21493
210 Nandigram Suvendu Adhikari All India Trinamool Congress 134623 Abdul Kabir Sheikh Communist Party of India 53393 81230
211 Chandipur Amiyakanti Bhattacharjee All India Trinamool Congress 95982 Mangal Chand Pradhan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 86328 9654
212 Patashpur Jyotirmoy Kar All India Trinamool Congress 103567 Makhanlal Nayak Communist Party of India 73679 29888
213 Kanthi Uttar Banasri Maity All India Trinamool Congress 103783 Chakradhar Maikap Communist Party of India (Marxist) 85207 18576
214 Bhagabanpur Ardhendu Maity All India Trinamool Congress 111201 Hemangshu Shekhar Mahapatra Indian National Congress 79258 31943
215 Khejuri Ranajit Mondal All India Trinamool Congress 103699 Asim Kumar Mandal Independent 61214 42485
216 Kanthi Dakshin Dibyendu Adhikari All India Trinamool Congress 93359 Uttam Pradhan Communist Party of India 59469 33890
217 Ramnagar Akhil Giri All India Trinamool Congress 107081 Tapas Sinha Communist Party of India (Marxist) 78828 28253
218 Egra Samares Das All India Trinamool Congress 113334 Shaikh Mahmud Hossain Democratic Socialist Party (PC) 87378 25956
219 Dantan Bikram Chandra Pradhan All India Trinamool Congress 95641 Sisir Kumar Patra Communist Party of India 66381 29260
220 Nayagram Dulal Murmu All India Trinamool Congress 98395 Bakul Murmu Bharatiya Janata Party 55140 43255
221 Gopiballavpur Churamani Mahata All India Trinamool Congress 100323 Pulin Bihari Baske Communist Party of India (Marxist) 50765 49558
222 Jhargram Sukumar Hansda All India Trinamool Congress 99233 Chunibala Hansda Jharkhand Party (Naren) 44005 55228
223 Keshiary Paresh Murmu All India Trinamool Congress 104890 Biram Mandi Communist Party of India (Marxist) 64141 40749
224 Kharagpur Sadar Dilip Ghosh Bharatiya Janata Party 61446 Gyan Singh Sohanpal Indian National Congress 55137 6308
225 Narayangarh Prodyut Kumar Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress 99311 Surjya Kanta Mishra Communist Party of India (Marxist) 85722 13589
226 Sabang Manas Bhunia Indian National Congress 126987 Nirmal Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress 77820 49167
227 Pingla Saumen Kumar Mahapatra All India Trinamool Congress 104416 Prabodh Chandra Sinha Democratic Socialist Party (PC) 80198 24218
228 Kharagpur Dinen Roy All India Trinamool Congress 85630 Sk Sajahan Ali Communist Party of India (Marxist) 66531 19099
229 Debra Selima Khatun All India Trinamool Congress 90773 Jahangir Karim Sk Communist Party of India (Marxist) 78865 11908
230 Daspur Mamata Bhunia All India Trinamool Congress 113603 Swapan Santra Communist Party of India (Marxist) 84864 28739
231 Ghatal Shankar Dolai All India Trinamool Congress 107682 Kamal Chandra Dolui Communist Party of India (Marxist) 88203 19479
232 Chandrakona Chhaya Dolai All India Trinamool Congress 117172 Santinath Bodhuk Communist Party of India (Marxist) 78791 38381
233 Garbeta Ashis Chakraborty All India Trinamool Congress 110501 Sorforaj Khan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 49344 61157
234 Salboni Srikanta Mahata All India Trinamool Congress 120485 Shyam Sundar Pandey Communist Party of India (Marxist) 67583 52902
235 Keshpur Seuli Saha All India Trinamool Congress 146579 Rameswar Doloi Communist Party of India (Marxist) 45428 101151
236 Medinipur Mrigendra Nath Maiti All India Trinamool Congress 106774 Santosh Rana Communist Party of India 73787 32987
237 Binpur Khagendranath Hembram All India Trinamool Congress 95804 Dibakar Hansda Communist Party of India (Marxist) 46481 49323
238 Bandwan Rajib Lochan Saren All India Trinamool Congress 104323 Besra Susanta Communist Party of India (Marxist) 84016 20307
239 Balarampur Shantiram Mahato All India Trinamool Congress 82086 Jagadish Mahato Indian National Congress 71882 10204
240 Baghmundi Nepal Mahata Indian National Congress 88707 Samir Mahato All India Trinamool Congress 80120 8587
241 Joypur Shaktipada Mahato All India Trinamool Congress 85026 Dhirendra Nath Mahato All India Forward Bloc 76263 8763
242 Purulia Sudip Kumar Mukherjee Indian National Congress 81365 Dibyajyoti Prasad Singh Deo All India Trinamool Congress 76454 4911
243 Manbazar Sandhya Rani Tudu All India Trinamool Congress 93642 Ipil Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist) 83967 9675
244 Kashipur Swapan Kumar Beltharia All India Trinamool Congress 87483 Sudin Kisku Communist Party of India (Marxist) 67905 19578
245 Para Umapada Bharti All India Trinamool Congress 84337 Dinanath Bauri Communist Party of India (Marxist) 70459 13878
246 Raghunathpur Purna Chandra Bauri All India Trinamool Congress 83688 Satyanarayan Bauri Communist Party of India (Marxist) 67546 16142
247 Saltora Swapan Bouri All India Trinamool Congress 84979 Sasthi Charan Bouri Communist Party of India (Marxist) 72456 12523
248 Chhatna Dhirendra Nath Layek Revolutionary Socialist Party 73648 Subhasis Batabyal All India Trinamool Congress 71231 2417
249 Ranibandh Jyotsna Mandi All India Trinamool Congress 92181 Deblina Hembram Communist Party of India (Marxist) 68868 23313
250 Raipur Birendra Nath Tudu All India Trinamool Congress 89841 Dilip Kumar Hansda Communist Party of India (Marxist) 63119 26722
251 Taldangra Samir Chakraborty All India Trinamool Congress 87236 Amiya Patra Communist Party of India (Marxist) 73567 13669
252 Bankura Daripa Shampa Indian National Congress 83486 Minati Misra All India Trinamool Congress 82457 1029
253 Barjora Sujit Chakraborty Communist Party of India (Marxist) 86873 Soham Chakraborty All India Trinamool Congress 86257 616
254 Onda Arup Kumar Khan All India Trinamool Congress 80603 Manik Mukherjee All India Forward Bloc 69755 10848
255 Bishnupur, Bankura Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya Indian National Congress 76641 Shyamaprasad Mukherjee All India Trinamool Congress 75750 891
256 Katulpur Shyamal Santra All India Trinamool Congress 98901 Akshay Santra Indian National Congress 77653 21248
257 Indas Gurupada Mete All India Trinamool Congress 94940 Dilip Kumar Malik Communist Party of India (Marxist) 76103 18837
258 Sonamukhi Ajit Ray Communist Party of India (Marxist) 86125 Dipali Saha All India Trinamool Congress 77406 8719
259 Khandaghosh Nabin Chandra Bag All India Trinamool Congress 90151 Asima Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist) 86949 3202
260 Bardhaman Dakshin Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay All India Trinamool Congress 91882 Ainul Haque Communist Party of India (Marxist) 62444 29438
261 Raina Nepal Ghorui All India Trinamool Congress 94323 Khan Basudeb Communist Party of India (Marxist) 93875 448
262 Jamalpur Samar Hazra Communist Party of India (Marxist) 85491 Ujjal Pramanick All India Trinamool Congress 84068 1423
263 Manteswar Sajal Panja All India Trinamool Congress 84134 Chaudhuri Md. Hedayatullah Communist Party of India (Marxist) 83428 706
264 Kalna Biswajit Kundu All India Trinamool Congress 97430 Sukul Chandra Sikdar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 72169 25261
265 Memari Begum Nargis All India Trinamool Congress 94406 Debashis Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 85523 8883
266 Bardhaman Uttar Nisith Kumar Malik All India Trinamool Congress 102886 Aparna Saha Communist Party of India (Marxist) 91381 11505
267 Bhatar Subhash Mondal All India Trinamool Congress 92544 Bamacharan Banerjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) 86264 6280
268 Purbasthali Dakshin Swapan Debnath All India Trinamool Congress 104398 Abhijit Bhattacharyya Indian National Congress 66732 37666
269 Purbasthali Uttar Pradip Kumar Saha Communist Party of India (Marxist) 84549 Tapan Chatterjee All India Trinamool Congress 81721 2828
270 Katwa Rabindranath Chatterjee All India Trinamool Congress 91489 Shyama Majumdar Indian National Congress 90578 911
271 Ketugram Sekh Sahonawez All India Trinamool Congress 89441 Abul Kadar Syed Communist Party of India (Marxist) 80712 8729
272 Mangalkot Chowdhury Siddiqullah All India Trinamool Congress 89812 Choudhury Sahajahan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 77938 11874
273 Ausgram Abhedananda Thander All India Trinamool Congress 90450 Basudev Mete Communist Party of India (Marxist) 84198 6252
274 Galsi Alok Kumar Majhi All India Trinamool Congress 95203 Nandalal Pondit All India Forward Bloc 84432 10771
275 Pandaveswar Kumar Jitendra Tewari All India Trinamool Congress 68600 Gouranga Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) 63130 5470
276 Durgapur Purba Santosh Debray Communist Party of India (Marxist) 84200 Pradip Mazumdar All India Trinamool Congress 75069 9131
277 Durgapur Paschim Bishwanath Parial Indian National Congress 108533 Apurba Mukherjee All India Trinamool Congress 63709 44824
278 Raniganj Runu Dutta Communist Party of India (Marxist) 74995 Bano Nargis All India Trinamool Congress 62610 12385
279 Jamuria Jahanara Khan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 67214 V. Sivadasan All India Trinamool Congress 59457 7757
280 Asansol Dakshin Tapas Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress 71515 Hemant Prabhakar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 57232 14283
281 Asansol Uttar Moloy Ghatak All India Trinamool Congress 84715 Nirmal Karmakar Bharatiya Janata Party 60818 23897
282 Kulti Ujjal Chatterjee All India Trinamool Congress 68952 Ajay Kumar Poddar Bharatiya Janata Party 49464 19488
283 Barabani Bidhan Upadhyay All India Trinamool Congress 77464 Shipra Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) 53415 24049
284 Dubrajpur Chandra Naresh Bauri All India Trinamool Congress 94309 Bijoy Bagdi All India Forward Bloc 54415 39894
285 Suri Asok Kumar Chattopadhyay All India Trinamool Congress 94036 Ram Chandra Dome Communist Party of India (Marxist) 62228 31808
286 Bolpur Chandranath Sinha All India Trinamool Congress 113258 Tapan Hore Revolutionary Socialist Party 63231 50027
287 Nanoor Shyamali Pradhan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 104374 Gadadhar Hazra All India Trinamool Congress 78644 25730
288 Labpur Islam Monirul All India Trinamool Congress 101138 Syed Mahfuzul Karim Communist Party of India (Marxist) 70825 30313
289 Sainthia Nilabati Saha All India Trinamool Congress 103376 Dhiren Bagdi Communist Party of India (Marxist) 64765 38611
290 Mayureswar Abhijit Roy All India Trinamool Congress 89210 Arup Bag Communist Party of India (Marxist) 50440 38770
291 Rampurhat Asish Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress 85435 Syed Siraj Jimmi Indian National Congress 64236 21199
292 Hansan Miltan Rasid Indian National Congress 92619 Asit Kumar Mal All India Trinamool Congress 76465 16154
293 Nalhati Moinuddin Shams All India Trinamool Congress 83412 Dipak Chatterjee All India Forward Bloc 73084 10328
294 Murarai Abdur Rahaman All India Trinamool Congress 94661 Ali Mortuza Khan Indian National Congress 94381 280

See also

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