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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox legislature
{{Infobox legislature
| name               = West Bengal Legislative Assembly
| background_color = #FF9933
| legislature       = [[17th West Bengal Assembly]]
| text_color = white
| coa_pic           = [[File:Crest of West Bengal Legislative Assembly.jpg|120px]]
| name = West Bengal Legislative Assembly
| house_type         = [[Unicameral]]
| legislature = [[18th West Bengal Assembly]]
|term_limits         = [[List of political term limits#India|5 years]]
| coa_pic = [[File:Crest of West Bengal Legislative Assembly.jpg|120px]]
| leader1_type       = [[Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| house_type = [[Unicameral]]
| leader1           = [[Biman Banerjee]]
| term_limits = [[List of political term limits#India|5 years]]
| party1             = [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| leader1_type = [[Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| election1         = [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|30 May 2011]]
| leader1 = TBD
| leader2_type       = [[Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker]]
| party1 =  
| leader2           = [[Asish Banerjee|Ashish Banerjee]]
| election1 =  
| party2             = [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker]]
| election2         = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2 July 2021]]
| leader2 = TBD
| leader3_type       = [[List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister]] <br /> (Leader of the House)
| party2 =  
| leader3           = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| election2 =  
| party3             = [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| leader3_type = [[List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister]] <br/> (Leader of the House)
| election3         = [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|20 May 2011]]| leader4_type       = Deputy Leader of the House
| leader3 = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]
| leader4           = [[Sovandeb Chattopadhyay]]
| party3 = [[BJP]]
| party4             = [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| election3 = 9 May, 2026
| election4         = 5 August 2022
| leader4_type = Deputy Leader of the House
| leader5_type       = [[Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]]
| leader4 = TBD
| leader5           = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]
| party4 =  
|party5             = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| election4 =  
| election5         = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|10 May 2021]]
| leader5_type = [[Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]]
|leader6_type       = Deputy Leader of the Opposition
| leader5 = TBD
|leader6             = [[Mihir Goswami]]
| party5 =  
|party6             = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| election5 =  
| election6         = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|10 May 2021]]
| leader6_type = Deputy Leader of the Opposition
| members           = '''294'''
| leader6 = TBD
| structure1         = India 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly 2025.svg
| party6 =  
| structure1_res     = 300px
| election6 =  
| political_groups1 = &lt;!-- Do not make changes to Party totals without making corresponding changes under section 'Members of Legislative Assembly' --&gt;
| members = '''294'''
'''[[Government of West Bengal|Government]] (225)'''
| structure1 = {{Switcher|[[File:India 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election 2026.svg|300px]]|By party|[[File:India 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election Alliance Wise 2026.svg|300px]]|By alliance}}
:*{{Color box|#20C646}} [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]] (223)
| structure1_res =  
:*{{Color box|#FFEF03}} [[Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha|BGPM]] (1)
| political_groups1 = <!-- Do not make changes to Party totals without making corresponding changes under section 'Members of Legislative Assembly' -->
:*{{Color box|#B2B2B2}} [[Independent politician|IND]]{{efn|Partha Chatterjee}} (1)
'''[[Government of West Bengal|Government]] (207)'''
'''Official Opposition (64)'''
* {{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (207)
:*{{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (64)
'''[[Official Opposition]] (80)'''
'''[[Parliamentary Opposition|Other Opposition]] (2)'''
* {{Color box|#20C646}} [[Trinamool Congress|AITC]] (80)
:*{{Color box|#0204EF}} [[Indian Secular Front|ISF]] (1)
 
:*{{Color box|#8AB800}} [[Aam Janata Unnayan Party|AJUP]]{{efn|Humayun Kabir}} (1)
'''[[Parliamentary Opposition|Other Opposition]] (6)'''
'''Vacant (3)'''
 
:*{{Color box|#FFFFFF}} Vacant (3)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/trinamul-congress-mla-jafikul-islam-passes-away-at-private-hospital-1901657|title=Trinamool Congress MLA Jafikul Islam Passes Away at Private Hospital|work=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=4 September 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|date=2025-05-15|title=Trinamool Tehatta MLA Tapas Kumar Saha passes away at 66|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/tmc-mla-tapas-saha-dies-of-brain-haemorrhage/article69578043.ece|accessdate=2025-05-15|website=The Hindu|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/former-railway-minister-tmc-leader-mukul-roy-passes-away-at-71-3908193|title=Former Railway Minister, TMC leader Mukul Roy passes away at 71|work=Deccan Herald|accessdate=23 February 2026}}&lt;/ref&gt;
* {{Color box|{{Party color|Left Front (West Bengal)}}}} '''[[Left Front-led Alliance|LF+]]''' (2)
&lt;!-- Do not make changes to Party totals without making corresponding changes under section 'Members of Legislative Assembly' --&gt;
** {{Color box|#CC0D0D}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] (1)
| voting_system1     = [[First-past-the-post voting|First past the post]]
** {{Color box|{{Party color|Indian Secular Front}}}} [[All India Secular Front|AISF]] (1)
| last_election1     = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|27 March to 29 April 2021]]
* {{Color box|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (2)
| next_election1     = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|23 April to 29 April 2026]]
* {{Color box|#8AB800}} [[Aam Janata Unnayan Party|AJUP]] (2)
| session_room       = West Bengal State Legislative Assembly House, Kolkata.jpg
'''Vacant (1)'''
| session_res       =  
* {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} Vacant (2)
| meeting_place     = Vidhan Sabha, [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
<!-- Do not make changes to Party totals without making corresponding changes under section 'Members of Legislative Assembly' -->| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post voting|First past the post]]
| website           = {{url|http://www.wbassembly.gov.in}}
| last_election1 = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|23–29 April 2026]]
| footnotes         = The Assembly was established in 1862 for the [[Bengal Presidency]]. The Presidency became the state of [[West Bengal]] in the [[Republic of India]] in 1950; the state of West Bengal in its current state was formed on 1 May 1960.
| next_election1 = 2031
| session_room = West Bengal State Legislative Assembly House, Kolkata.jpg
| session_res =  
| meeting_place = Vidhan Sabha, [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| website = {{url|https://assembly.wb.gov.in/}}
| footnotes = The Assembly was established in 1862 for the [[Bengal Presidency]]. The Presidency became the state of [[West Bengal]] in the [[Republic of India]] in 1950; the state of West Bengal in its current state was formed on 1 May 1960.
}}
}}


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[[File:Assembly House of West Bengal, Kolkata6.jpg|thumb|left|Inside the Assembly House]]
[[File:Assembly House of West Bengal, Kolkata6.jpg|thumb|left|Inside the Assembly House]]


The history of the West Bengal Legislature can be traced back to 18 January 1862 when under the [[Indian Councils Act 1861]], a 12 Member Legislative Council for [[Bengal Presidency]] was established by the Governor-General of British India with the Lt. Governor of Bengal and some nominated members. The strength of the council was gradually enlarged by subsequent acts. Under the [[Indian Councils Act 1892]], the maximum strength of the council was raised to 20 out of which seven were to be elected. The [[Indian Councils Act 1909]] further raised the number of members of the council to 50. Under the [[Government of India Act 1919]], the number of members of the Legislative Council was once again raised to 125. The Bengal Legislative Council constituted under the act of 1919 was formally inaugurated on 1 February 1921 by the [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|Duke of Connaught]].
The history of the West Bengal Legislature can be traced back to 18 January 1862 when under the [[Indian Councils Act 1861]], a 12 Member Legislative Council for [[Bengal Presidency]] was established by the Governor-General of British India with the Lt. Governor of Bengal and some nominated members. The strength of the council was gradually enlarged by subsequent acts. Under the [[Indian Councils Act 1892]], the maximum strength of the council was raised to 20 out of which seven were to be elected. The [[Indian Councils Act 1909]] further raised the number of members of the council to 50. Under the [[Government of India Act 1919]], the number of members of the Legislative Council was once again raised to 125. The Bengal Legislative Council constituted under the Government of India Act 1919 was formally inaugurated on 1 February 1921 by the [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|Duke of Connaught]].


A few years later, under the provisions of the [[Government of India Act 1935]], two chambers of the Bengal Provincial Legislature: the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly, were created. The life of the assembly, consisting of 250 members, was to be five years unless dissolved sooner; while the council, with a membership of not less than 63 and not more than 65, was made a permanent body and not subject to dissolution with the provision that one-third of the members should retire every three years.
A few years later, under the provisions of the [[Government of India Act 1935]], two chambers of the Bengal Provincial Legislature: the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly, were created. The life of the assembly, consisting of 250 members, was to be five years unless dissolved sooner; while the council, with a membership of not less than 63 and not more than 65, was made a permanent body and not subject to dissolution with the provision that one-third of the members should retire every three years.


On the eve of Independence in 1947, Bengal Province was partitioned into [[West Bengal]] and [[East Bengal]] ([[East Pakistan]]). The West Bengal Legislative Assembly was constituted with 90 members representing the constituencies that fell within the area of West Bengal and two nominated members from [[Anglo-Indian]] community. The Bengal Legislative Council stood abolished. The Legislative Assembly met for the first time after Independence on 21 November 1947.
On the eve of Independence in 1947, Bengal Province was partitioned into [[West Bengal]] and [[East Bengal]] ([[East Pakistan]]). The West Bengal Legislative Assembly was constituted with 90 members representing the constituencies that fell within the area of West Bengal and two nominated members from [[Anglo-Indian]] community. The Bengal Legislative Council stood abolished. The Legislative Assembly met for the first time after Independence on 21 November 1947.


The Constitution of India again provided for a bicameral Legislature for West Bengal. Accordingly, the West Bengal Legislative Council consisting of 51 members was constituted on 5 June 1952. The number of members in the Legislative Assembly was 240 including two nominated members from the Anglo-Indian Community. After the first General Elections, the new Assembly met for the first time on 18 June 1952.
The Constitution of India again provided for a bicameral Legislature for West Bengal. Accordingly, the West Bengal Legislative Council consisting of 51 members was constituted on 5 June 1952. The number of members in the Legislative Assembly was 240 including two nominated members from the Anglo-Indian Community. After the first General Elections, the new Assembly met for the first time on 18 June 1952.
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== Office bearers==
== Office bearers==
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== List of Assemblies ==
== List of Assemblies ==
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| rowspan="2" |[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|[[Sankar Das Banerji]]
|[[Sankar Das Banerji]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Jyoti Basu]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Outlook India Magazine Online- Read News India, Latest News Analysis, World, Sports, Entertainment {{!}} Best Online Magazine India |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=outlookindia.com |language=en |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410123959/http://www.outlookindia.com/ |url-status=live }}&lt;/ref&gt;
| rowspan="4" |[[Jyoti Basu]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outlook India Magazine Online- Read News India, Latest News Analysis, World, Sports, Entertainment {{!}} Best Online Magazine India |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=outlookindia.com |language=en |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410123959/http://www.outlookindia.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=4}}
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=4}}
|-
|-
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Bangla Congress}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bangla Congress}}" |
|[[Bangla Congress]] ([[United Front (1967)|United Front]])
|[[Bangla Congress]] ([[United Front (1967)|United Front]])
| rowspan="2" |[[Khagendra Nath Dasgupta]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Members of Parliament – Lok Sabha - Profile |url=http://www.refocusindia.com/member-of-parliament-lok-sabha-profile-703-Dasgupta,%20Shri%20Khagendra%C2%A0Nath |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714221603/http://www.refocusindia.com/member-of-parliament-lok-sabha-profile-703-Dasgupta,%20Shri%20Khagendra%C2%A0Nath |url-status=live }}&lt;/ref&gt;
| rowspan="2" |[[Khagendra Nath Dasgupta]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members of Parliament – Lok Sabha - Profile |url=http://www.refocusindia.com/member-of-parliament-lok-sabha-profile-703-Dasgupta,%20Shri%20Khagendra%C2%A0Nath |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714221603/http://www.refocusindia.com/member-of-parliament-lok-sabha-profile-703-Dasgupta,%20Shri%20Khagendra%C2%A0Nath |url-status=live }}</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Bangla Congress}}"|
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bangla Congress}}"|
|[[Bangla Congress]] ([[Second United Front Cabinet|United Front]])
|[[Bangla Congress]] ([[Second United Front Cabinet|United Front]])
|[[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]]&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;{{Cite web |title=- West Bengal Legislative Assembly |url=http://wbassembly.gov.in/report.aspx |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=wbassembly.gov.in |archive-date=20 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120193626/http://wbassembly.gov.in/Error_ISE.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/report.aspx |url-status=live }}&lt;/ref&gt;
|[[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=- West Bengal Legislative Assembly |url=http://wbassembly.gov.in/report.aspx |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=wbassembly.gov.in |archive-date=20 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120193626/http://wbassembly.gov.in/Error_ISE.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/report.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
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|[[Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee]]
|[[Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;(Democratic Coalition)
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />(Democratic Coalition)
|[[Jyoti Basu]]&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|[[Jyoti Basu]]<ref name=":0" />
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|-
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]] (Progressive Democratic Alliance)
|[[Indian National Congress]] (Progressive Democratic Alliance)
|[[Biswanath Mukherjee (politician)|Biswanath Mukherjee]]&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|[[Biswanath Mukherjee (politician)|Biswanath Mukherjee]]<ref name=":0" />
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|-
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| rowspan="6" |[[Jyoti Basu]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Jyoti Basu]]
| rowspan="8" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
| rowspan="8" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
| rowspan="8" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] &lt;br /&gt; ([[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]])
| rowspan="8" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] <br /> ([[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]])
! colspan=3| ''Vacant''
! colspan=3| ''Vacant''
|-
|-
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|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| rowspan="7" |[[Hashim Abdul Halim]]
| rowspan="7" |[[Hashim Abdul Halim]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Abdus Sattar (Murshidabad politician)|Abdus Sattar]]&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
| rowspan="2" |[[Abdus Sattar (Murshidabad politician)|Abdus Sattar]]<ref name=":0" />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
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! colspan=3| ''Vacant''
! colspan=3| ''Vacant''
|-
|-
|Zainal Abedin&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|Zainal Abedin<ref name=":0" />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
|12th Assembly
|12th Assembly
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|[[Atish Chandra Sinha]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Former Leader of Opposition Atish Chanda Sinha dead |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20100304/1457561.html |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=news.webindia123.com |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531032918/https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20100304/1457561.html |url-status=live }}&lt;/ref&gt;
|[[Atish Chandra Sinha]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Leader of Opposition Atish Chanda Sinha dead |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20100304/1457561.html |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=news.webindia123.com |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531032918/https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20100304/1457561.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|13th Assembly
|13th Assembly
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Buddhadeb Bhattacharya]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Buddhadeb Bhattacharya]]
|[[Pankaj Kumar Banerjee|Pankaj Banerjee]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date=2018-10-26 |title=Former opposition leader and one of the founder of Trinamool Congress Pankaj Banerjee Passes Away. – News18 Bangla |url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/former-opposition-leader-and-one-of-the-founder-of-trinamool-congress-pankaj-banerjee-passes-away-229238.html |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=News18 Bengali |language=bn |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531092812/https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/former-opposition-leader-and-one-of-the-founder-of-trinamool-congress-pankaj-banerjee-passes-away-229238.html |url-status=live }}&lt;/ref&gt;
|[[Pankaj Kumar Banerjee|Pankaj Banerjee]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-26 |title=Former opposition leader and one of the founder of Trinamool Congress Pankaj Banerjee Passes Away. – News18 Bangla |url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/former-opposition-leader-and-one-of-the-founder-of-trinamool-congress-pankaj-banerjee-passes-away-229238.html |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=News18 Bengali |language=bn |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531092812/https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/former-opposition-leader-and-one-of-the-founder-of-trinamool-congress-pankaj-banerjee-passes-away-229238.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
| {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
|14th Assembly
|14th Assembly
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|[[Partha Chatterjee (politician)|Partha Chatterjee]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Team Mamata |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110409/jsp/nation/story_13831831.jsp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203171255/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110409/jsp/nation/story_13831831.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|[[Partha Chatterjee (politician)|Partha Chatterjee]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Team Mamata |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110409/jsp/nation/story_13831831.jsp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203171255/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110409/jsp/nation/story_13831831.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2013}}</ref>
|-
|-
|15th Assembly
|15th Assembly
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| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Trinamool Congress}}" |
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Trinamool Congress}}" |
| rowspan="3" |[[Trinamool Congress]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Trinamool Congress]]
|[[Surjya Kanta Mishra]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news |date=2016-04-03 |title=Surjya Kanta Mishra: A profile |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Profile-of-Surjya-Kanta-Mishra/article60407786.ece |access-date=2022-04-10 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410124250/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Profile-of-Surjya-Kanta-Mishra/article60407786.ece |url-status=live }}&lt;/ref&gt;
|[[Surjya Kanta Mishra]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-04-03 |title=Surjya Kanta Mishra: A profile |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Profile-of-Surjya-Kanta-Mishra/article60407786.ece |access-date=2022-04-10 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410124250/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Profile-of-Surjya-Kanta-Mishra/article60407786.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|-
|[[16th West Bengal Assembly|16th Assembly]]
|[[16th West Bengal Assembly|16th Assembly]]
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|[[Abdul Mannan (West Bengal politician)|Abdul Mannan]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Congress Abdul Mannan to be new leader of opposition in Bengal assembly |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Congress-Abdul-Mannan-to-be-new-leader-of-opposition-in-Bengal-assembly/articleshow/52508761.cms |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816084102/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Congress-Abdul-Mannan-to-be-new-leader-of-opposition-in-Bengal-assembly/articleshow/52508761.cms |url-status=live }}&lt;/ref&gt;
|[[Abdul Mannan (West Bengal politician)|Abdul Mannan]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congress Abdul Mannan to be new leader of opposition in Bengal assembly |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Congress-Abdul-Mannan-to-be-new-leader-of-opposition-in-Bengal-assembly/articleshow/52508761.cms |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816084102/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Congress-Abdul-Mannan-to-be-new-leader-of-opposition-in-Bengal-assembly/articleshow/52508761.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
|[[17th West Bengal Assembly|17th Assembly]]
|[[17th West Bengal Assembly|17th Assembly]]
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Suvendu Adhikari]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/suvendu-adhikari-leader-of-opposition-vs-mamata-banerjee-west-bengal-assembly-bjp-legislative-party-leader/2249141/|title=Suvendu Adhikari elected as Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly|work=Financial Express|accessdate=10 May 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|[[Suvendu Adhikari]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/suvendu-adhikari-leader-of-opposition-vs-mamata-banerjee-west-bengal-assembly-bjp-legislative-party-leader/2249141/|title=Suvendu Adhikari elected as Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly|work=Financial Express|accessdate=10 May 2021}}</ref>
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[18th West Bengal Assembly|18th Assembly]]
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|
|[[Suvendu Adhikari]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Ritabrata Banerjee]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
|}
|}


== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
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==Vacancies==
==Vacancies==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Date for by-poll
!Date for by-poll
!colspan="2"|Constituency
!Constituency
!colspan="3"|Previous MLA  
!Previous MLA  
!Political Party
!Vacant Since
!Vacant Since
!Reason
!Reason
!Elected MLA
!Political Party
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|''TBD''
|rowspan=2|''Not declared''  
!75
|[[Nandigram Assembly constituency|Nandigram]]
|[[Domkal Assembly constituency|Domkal]]
|[[Suvendu Adhikari]]  
|[[Jafikul Islam]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]  
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}
|rowspan=2|13 May 2026
|4 September 2025
|rowspan=2|Resigned
|rowspan=3|Death
|rowspan=2|TBA
|rowspan=2|TBA
|-
|-
!78
|Rejinagar
|[[Tehatta Assembly constituency|Tehatta]]
|Humayun Kabir
|[[Tapas Kumar Saha]]
|AJUP
|15 May 2025&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|date=2025-05-15|title=Trinamool Tehatta MLA Tapas Kumar Saha passes away at 66|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/tmc-mla-tapas-saha-dies-of-brain-haemorrhage/article69578043.ece|accessdate=2025-05-15|website=The Hindu|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|-
!83
|[[Krishnanagar Uttar Assembly constituency|Krishnanagar Uttar]]
|[[Mukul Roy]]
|23 February 2026&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mukul-roy-death-ex-railway-minister-and-once-chanakya-of-bengal-politics-mukul-roy-dies-at-71-11122979 Ex-Railway Minister And Once 'Chanakya Of Politics' Mukul Roy Dies At 71]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}
|}


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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* [https://www.loksabhaelections.in/west-bengal West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108002559/https://www.loksabhaelections.in/west-bengal |date=8 November 2020 }}


* [https://www.loksabhaelections.in/west-bengal West Bengal Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108002559/https://www.loksabhaelections.in/west-bengal |date=8 November 2020 }}
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://assembly.wb.gov.in/}}


{{West Bengal elections}}
{{West Bengal elections}}

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West Bengal Legislative Assembly
18th West Bengal Assembly
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Leadership
TBD
TBD
Chief Minister
(Leader of the House)
Suvendu Adhikari, BJP
since 9 May, 2026
Deputy Leader of the House
TBD
TBD
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
TBD
Structure
Seats294
Political groups
Government (207)
  •   BJP (207)

Official Opposition (80)

Other Opposition (6)

Vacant (1)

  •   Vacant (2)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
23–29 April 2026
Next election
2031
Meeting place
Vidhan Sabha, Kolkata, West Bengal
Website
assembly.wb.gov.in
Footnotes
The Assembly was established in 1862 for the Bengal Presidency. The Presidency became the state of West Bengal in the Republic of India in 1950; the state of West Bengal in its current state was formed on 1 May 1960.

The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata, the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved.

History[edit | edit source]

Complete view of West Bengal Assembly building
Entrance of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Inside the Assembly House

The history of the West Bengal Legislature can be traced back to 18 January 1862 when under the Indian Councils Act 1861, a 12 Member Legislative Council for Bengal Presidency was established by the Governor-General of British India with the Lt. Governor of Bengal and some nominated members. The strength of the council was gradually enlarged by subsequent acts. Under the Indian Councils Act 1892, the maximum strength of the council was raised to 20 out of which seven were to be elected. The Indian Councils Act 1909 further raised the number of members of the council to 50. Under the Government of India Act 1919, the number of members of the Legislative Council was once again raised to 125. The Bengal Legislative Council constituted under the Government of India Act 1919 was formally inaugurated on 1 February 1921 by the Duke of Connaught.

A few years later, under the provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, two chambers of the Bengal Provincial Legislature: the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly, were created. The life of the assembly, consisting of 250 members, was to be five years unless dissolved sooner; while the council, with a membership of not less than 63 and not more than 65, was made a permanent body and not subject to dissolution with the provision that one-third of the members should retire every three years.

On the eve of Independence in 1947, Bengal Province was partitioned into West Bengal and East Bengal (East Pakistan). The West Bengal Legislative Assembly was constituted with 90 members representing the constituencies that fell within the area of West Bengal and two nominated members from Anglo-Indian community. The Bengal Legislative Council stood abolished. The Legislative Assembly met for the first time after Independence on 21 November 1947.

The Constitution of India again provided for a bicameral Legislature for West Bengal. Accordingly, the West Bengal Legislative Council consisting of 51 members was constituted on 5 June 1952. The number of members in the Legislative Assembly was 240 including two nominated members from the Anglo-Indian Community. After the first General Elections, the new Assembly met for the first time on 18 June 1952.

On 21 March 1969, a resolution was passed by the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for the abolition of the Legislative Council. Subsequently, Indian Parliament passed the West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 abolishing the Legislative Council with effect from 1 August 1969.

Office bearers[edit | edit source]

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List of Assemblies[edit | edit source]

See also: List of chief ministers of West Bengal
Assembly Election Year Speaker Chief Minister Party Opposition Leader Party
Legislative Assembly under the Government of India Act, 1935
Provincial Assembly (1946–52) January 1946 Bijoy Prasad Singh Roy Prafulla Chandra Ghosh Indian National Congress Vacant
Ishwar Das Jalan Bidhan Chandra Roy
Legislative Assembly under the Constitution of India
1st Assembly 1952 Saila Mukherjee Bidhan Chandra Roy Indian National Congress Vacant
2nd Assembly 1957 Sankar Das Banerji Jyoti Basu[1] Communist Party of India
Bankim Chandra Kar
3rd Assembly 1962 Keshab Chandra Basu
Prafulla Chandra Sen
4th Assembly 1967 Bijoy Kumar Banerjee Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee Bangla Congress (United Front) Khagendra Nath Dasgupta[2] Indian National Congress
Prafulla Chandra Ghosh Independent (Progressive Democratic Front)
Dissolved (President's Rule)
5th Assembly 1969 Bijoy Kumar Banerjee Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee Bangla Congress (United Front) Siddhartha Shankar Ray[3] Indian National Congress
Dissolved (President's Rule)
6th Assembly 1971 Apurba Lal Majumdar Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee Indian National Congress
(Democratic Coalition) 		Jyoti Basu[3] Communist Party of India
Dissolved (President's Rule)
7th Assembly 1972 Apurba Lal Majumdar Siddhartha Shankar Ray Indian National Congress (Progressive Democratic Alliance) Biswanath Mukherjee[3] Communist Party of India
Dissolved (President's Rule)
8th Assembly 1977 S. A. M. Habibullah Jyoti Basu Communist Party of India (Marxist)
(Left Front) 		Vacant
9th Assembly 1982 Hashim Abdul Halim Abdus Sattar[3] Indian National Congress
10th Assembly 1987
11th Assembly 1991 Vacant
Zainal Abedin[3] Indian National Congress
12th Assembly 1996 Atish Chandra Sinha[4]
13th Assembly 2001 Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Pankaj Banerjee[5] Trinamool Congress
14th Assembly 2006 Partha Chatterjee[6]
15th Assembly 2011 Biman Banerjee Mamata Banerjee Trinamool Congress Surjya Kanta Mishra[7] Communist Party of India
16th Assembly 2016 Abdul Mannan[8] Indian National Congress
17th Assembly 2021 Suvendu Adhikari[9] Bharatiya Janata Party
18th Assembly 2026 Suvendu Adhikari Bharatiya Janata Party Ritabrata Banerjee Trinamool Congress

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

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Vacancies[edit | edit source]

Date for by-poll Constituency Previous MLA Political Party Vacant Since Reason Elected MLA Political Party
Not declared Nandigram Suvendu Adhikari Bharatiya Janata Party 13 May 2026 Resigned TBA TBA
Rejinagar Humayun Kabir AJUP

Notes[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Outlook India Magazine Online- Read News India, Latest News Analysis, World, Sports, Entertainment | Best Online Magazine India". outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Members of Parliament – Lok Sabha - Profile". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "- West Bengal Legislative Assembly". wbassembly.gov.in. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Former Leader of Opposition Atish Chanda Sinha dead". news.webindia123.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Former opposition leader and one of the founder of Trinamool Congress Pankaj Banerjee Passes Away. – News18 Bangla". News18 Bengali (in Bengali). 26 October 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Team Mamata".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ "Surjya Kanta Mishra: A profile". The Hindu. 3 April 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Congress Abdul Mannan to be new leader of opposition in Bengal assembly". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Suvendu Adhikari elected as Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly". Financial Express. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

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