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The West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2001 was held in Indian state of West Bengal to elect 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1]
Results[edit]
Left Front led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 196 seats, a majority. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was reelected as Chief Minister. Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of All India Trinamool Congress, took charge as Leader of the Opposition.[2]
| Political Party |
No. of candidates |
No. of elected |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Seat change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 211 | 143 | 13,402,603 | 36.59% | ||
| All India Trinamool Congress | 226 | 60 | 11,229,396 | 30.66% | ||
| Indian National Congress | 60 | 26 | 2,921,151 | 7.98% | ||
| All India Forward Bloc | 34 | 25 | 2,067,944 | 5.65% | ||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 23 | 17 | 1,256,951 | 3.43% | ||
| Communist Party of India | 13 | 7 | 655,237 | 1.79% | ||
| West Bengal Socialist Party | 4 | 4 | 246,407 | 0.67% | ||
| Gorkha National Liberation Front | 5 | 3 | 190,057 | 0.52% | ||
| Biplobi Bangla Congress | 1 | 1 | 62,611 | 0.09% | ||
| Independents | 530 | 9 | 1,848,830 | 5.05% | ||
| Total | 1676 | 294 | 36,626,099 |
Hashim Abdul Halim was nominated as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly,[3] while Anil Kumar Mukherjee was nominated as Deputy Speaker.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Leaders Of Opposition (of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly)". wbassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "Names and Tenure of Speakers (of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly)". wbassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "Names And Tenure Of Deputy Speakers (of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly)". wbassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
External links[edit]
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