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==Background==
==Background==
Outlined in Article 168 of the [[Constitution of India]], the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the only house of the [[Unicameralism|unicameral legislature]] of [[West Bengal]] and not a permanent body and subject to dissolution.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Article 168 in The Constitution Of India 1949|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1555093/|access-date=13 October 2020|website=Indiankanoon.org}}</ref> The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first sitting unless dissolved sooner. Members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected by the people. The tenure of current West Bengal Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 30th May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terms of the Houses|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref>
Outlined in Article 168 of the [[Constitution of India]], the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the only house of the [[Unicameralism|unicameral legislature]] of [[West Bengal]] and not a permanent body and subject to dissolution.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Article 168 in The Constitution Of India 1949|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1555093/|access-date=13 October 2020|website=Indiankanoon.org}}</ref> The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first sitting unless dissolved sooner. [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members of the Legislative Assembly]] are directly elected by the people. The tenure of current West Bengal Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 30th May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terms of the Houses|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref>


In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election#Result|previous elections]] in 2016, the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) retained its majority in the Legislative Assembly with 211 seats. The [[Indian National Congress]] won 44 seats and the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] won 33 seats fighting within an alliance. While the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and the [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] each managed to win only 3 of the 294 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Bangal General Legislative Election 2016 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3469-west-bangal-general-legislative-election-2016/ }}</ref> However, in the [[2019 Indian general election in West Bengal|2019 general elections]] TMC won 22 and the BJP won 18 of the 42 [[Lok Sabha]] seats in West Bengal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election results 2019 West Bengal: TMC wins 22 seats, faces stiff battle from BJP |newspaper=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/west-bengal-wb-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-live-1532372-2019-05-23}}</ref> Bagging 40 percent of the vote share, an increase from the previous time and in by-elections from [[2016–21 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-elections|2016 to 2021]], BJP had also increased their seats in the legislative assembly by 15 as of 2020.<ref name="Romita Datta"/>
In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election#Result|previous elections]] in 2016, the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) retained its majority in the Legislative Assembly with 211 seats. The [[Indian National Congress]] won 44 seats and the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] won 33 seats fighting within an alliance. While the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and the [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] each managed to win only 3 of the 294 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Bangal General Legislative Election 2016 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3469-west-bangal-general-legislative-election-2016/ }}</ref> However, in the [[2019 Indian general election in West Bengal|2019 general elections]] TMC won 22 and the BJP won 18 of the 42 [[Lok Sabha]] seats in West Bengal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election results 2019 West Bengal: TMC wins 22 seats, faces stiff battle from BJP |newspaper=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/west-bengal-wb-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-live-1532372-2019-05-23}}</ref> Bagging 40 percent of the vote share, an increase from the previous time and in by-elections from [[2016–21 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-elections|2016 to 2021]], BJP had also increased their seats in the legislative assembly by 15 as of 2020.<ref name="Romita Datta"/>
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In May 2020, [[Cyclone Amphan]] hit the state a year before elections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bose|first=Pratim Ranjan|title=How Cyclone Amphan adds a new twist to the West Bengal elections|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/how-cyclone-amphan-adds-a-new-twist-to-the-west-bengal-elections/article31657909.ece|access-date=2020-09-30|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=A tale of two disasters: Amphan and COVID-19 have dented Mamata’s political dominance in West Bengal|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/columns/article/a-tale-of-twin-disasters-amphan-and-covid-19-have-dented-mamata-s-political-dominance-in-west-bengal/597204|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> After the passing away of the cyclone, widespread allegations of mismanagement<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-30|title=Political storm in TMC over post cyclone mismanagement|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/political-storm-tmc-post-cyclone-mismanagement|access-date=2020-09-30|website=The Sunday Guardian Live|language=en-US}}</ref> and relief scam were seen.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chattopadhyay|first=Suhrid Sankar|title=Amphan: Relief as disaster|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article32005158.ece|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Das|first=Madhuparna|date=2020-06-30|title=Mamata govt now in trouble over Amphan relief 'scam', after cut-money and PDS corruption|url=https://theprint.in/india/mamata-govt-now-in-trouble-over-amphan-relief-scam-after-cut-money-and-pds-corruption/451774/|access-date=2020-09-30|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> Protest broke out in various district of the state over these allegations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyclone 'Amphan': Protests across Kolkata as power, water crisis continues - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cyclone-amphan-protests-across-kolkata-as-power-water-crisis-continues/articleshow/75918222.cms|access-date=2020-09-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Protests over Cyclone Amphan relief distribution continue in many WB areas|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/protests-over-cyclone-amphan-relief-distribution-continue-in-many-wb-areas/1877567|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.outlookindia.com}}</ref> The opposition made it an election issue ahead of the Assembly polls.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-13|title=Cyclone Amphan a catalyst for BJP’s new poll strategy in Bengal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/cyclone-amphan-a-catalyst-for-bjp-s-new-poll-strategy-in-bengal/story-DiVooywHBfaZryEjvleP9L.html|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Chattopadhyay|first=Suhrid Sankar|title=Bengal opposition leaders meet Central team, raise concerns over cyclone relief distribution|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/article31769047.ece|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref> Rebellion and dissatisfaction of many [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool]] leaders are also likely to impact the elections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dutta|first=Prabhash K.|date=November 20, 2020|title=Why BJP is not the only challenge Mamata Banerjee faces in Bengal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/west-bengal-mamata-banerjee-faces-challenges-bjp-prashant-kishor-1742547-2020-11-20|access-date=2020-11-20|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
In May 2020, [[Cyclone Amphan]] hit the state a year before elections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bose|first=Pratim Ranjan|title=How Cyclone Amphan adds a new twist to the West Bengal elections|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/how-cyclone-amphan-adds-a-new-twist-to-the-west-bengal-elections/article31657909.ece|access-date=2020-09-30|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=A tale of two disasters: Amphan and COVID-19 have dented Mamata’s political dominance in West Bengal|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/columns/article/a-tale-of-twin-disasters-amphan-and-covid-19-have-dented-mamata-s-political-dominance-in-west-bengal/597204|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> After the passing away of the cyclone, widespread allegations of mismanagement<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-30|title=Political storm in TMC over post cyclone mismanagement|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/political-storm-tmc-post-cyclone-mismanagement|access-date=2020-09-30|website=The Sunday Guardian Live|language=en-US}}</ref> and relief scam were seen.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chattopadhyay|first=Suhrid Sankar|title=Amphan: Relief as disaster|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article32005158.ece|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Das|first=Madhuparna|date=2020-06-30|title=Mamata govt now in trouble over Amphan relief 'scam', after cut-money and PDS corruption|url=https://theprint.in/india/mamata-govt-now-in-trouble-over-amphan-relief-scam-after-cut-money-and-pds-corruption/451774/|access-date=2020-09-30|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> Protest broke out in various district of the state over these allegations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyclone 'Amphan': Protests across Kolkata as power, water crisis continues - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cyclone-amphan-protests-across-kolkata-as-power-water-crisis-continues/articleshow/75918222.cms|access-date=2020-09-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Protests over Cyclone Amphan relief distribution continue in many WB areas|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/protests-over-cyclone-amphan-relief-distribution-continue-in-many-wb-areas/1877567|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.outlookindia.com}}</ref> The opposition made it an election issue ahead of the Assembly polls.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-13|title=Cyclone Amphan a catalyst for BJP’s new poll strategy in Bengal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/cyclone-amphan-a-catalyst-for-bjp-s-new-poll-strategy-in-bengal/story-DiVooywHBfaZryEjvleP9L.html|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Chattopadhyay|first=Suhrid Sankar|title=Bengal opposition leaders meet Central team, raise concerns over cyclone relief distribution|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/article31769047.ece|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref> Rebellion and dissatisfaction of many [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool]] leaders are also likely to impact the elections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dutta|first=Prabhash K.|date=November 20, 2020|title=Why BJP is not the only challenge Mamata Banerjee faces in Bengal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/west-bengal-mamata-banerjee-faces-challenges-bjp-prashant-kishor-1742547-2020-11-20|access-date=2020-11-20|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
==Voter statistics==
According to the ECI, 8,32,94,960 people were eligible to vote in upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal with 2% increase comparing to the previous final electoral roll.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-20|title= Election Commission releases final electoral roll ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections 2021 |url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/jan/15/election-commission-releasesfinal-electoral-roll-ahead-of-west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-2250536.html |website=Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
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! Total electors
! Male voters
! Female voters
! Third Gender Voters
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| 8,32,94,960  || 3,63,7,307 || 3,59,26,064  || 1,590
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==Schedule==
==Schedule==
 
[[File:The Chief Election Commissioner, Shri Sunil Arora holding a press conference to announce the schedule for Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections 2021, in New Delhi on February 26, 2021.jpg|thumb|The Chief Election Commissioner, [[Sunil Arora]] holding a press conference to announce the schedule for Legislative Assembly election of West Bengal along with [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|Assam]], [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|Kerala]], [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Tamil Nadu]], and [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|Puducherry]], in New Delhi on February 26, 2021. The Election Commissioners, Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar and the senior officials of ECI are also seen.|300px]]
Election schedule announced on 26 February 2021. Election to be held in 8 phases from 27 March 2021 to 29 April 2021 and results will be counted on 2 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Assembly Elections 2021 dates Live: EC announces poll dates for Bengal, Kerala, TN and Assam; counting on May 2|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/elections-2021-date-announcement-live-updates-assembly-poll-schedule-assam-west-bengal-kerala-tamil-nadu-puducherry-7205832/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 26, 2021|title=West Bengal election dates 2021: Eight-phase polling to start on March 27, results on May 2|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-election-date-2021-polling-to-start-on-march-27-results-on-may-2/articleshow/81227925.cms|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
Election schedule were announced on 26 February 2021 and the election will be held in 8 phases from 27 March 2021 to 29 April 2021 and votes will be counted on 2 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Assembly Elections 2021 dates Live: EC announces poll dates for Bengal, Kerala, TN and Assam; counting on May 2|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/elections-2021-date-announcement-live-updates-assembly-poll-schedule-assam-west-bengal-kerala-tamil-nadu-puducherry-7205832/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 26, 2021|title=West Bengal election dates 2021: Eight-phase polling to start on March 27, results on May 2|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-election-date-2021-polling-to-start-on-march-27-results-on-may-2/articleshow/81227925.cms|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>


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Both factions of the [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] expressed support to Trinamool Congress for the assembly election.<ref name=hi>''The Telegraph''. ''[https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/hill-assembly-seats-set-for-bipolar-contest/cid/1801463 Hill Assembly seats set for bipolar contest]''</ref> [[Shiv Sena]] also endorsed Trinamool for the election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shiv Sena won’t contest West Bengal polls, stand in solidarity with ‘Bengal Tigress’ Mamata: Sanjay Raut|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/west-bengal/article/shiv-sena-will-not-contest-west-bengal-polls-stand-in-solidarity-with-bengal-tigress-mamata-banerjee-sanjay-raut/727984|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>
Both factions of the [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] expressed support to Trinamool Congress for the assembly election.<ref name="hi">''The Telegraph''. ''[https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/hill-assembly-seats-set-for-bipolar-contest/cid/1801463 Hill Assembly seats set for bipolar contest]''</ref> [[Shiv Sena]] also endorsed Trinamool for the election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shiv Sena won’t contest West Bengal polls, stand in solidarity with ‘Bengal Tigress’ Mamata: Sanjay Raut|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/west-bengal/article/shiv-sena-will-not-contest-west-bengal-polls-stand-in-solidarity-with-bengal-tigress-mamata-banerjee-sanjay-raut/727984|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>


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Five hill-based parties pledged support to BJP ahead of the assembly election; the [[Gorkha National Liberation Front]] (GNLF), the [[Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists]], [[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League]] (ABGL), Gorkhaland Rajya Nirman Morcha and SUMETI Mukti Morcha.<ref name=hi/>
Five hill-based parties pledged support to BJP ahead of the assembly election; the [[Gorkha National Liberation Front]] (GNLF), the [[Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists]], [[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League]] (ABGL), Gorkhaland Rajya Nirman Morcha and SUMETI Mukti Morcha.<ref name=hi/>


BJP allotted one seat to the [[All Jharkhand Students Union]] (AJSU).<ref>NDTV. ''[https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/west-bengal-elections-2021-full-list-of-bjp-candidates-2385170 Bengal Elections 2021: Full List Of BJP Candidates]''</ref>
BJP allotted one seat to the [[All Jharkhand Students Union]] (AJSU).<ref name=":1">NDTV. ''[https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/west-bengal-elections-2021-full-list-of-bjp-candidates-2385170 Bengal Elections 2021: Full List Of BJP Candidates]''</ref>


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'''NDA Seat Sharing Map'''


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On January 28, 2021 Congress leader [[Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury]] announced that seat-sharing talks between the Congress and Left Front had concluded for 193 seats and that the remaining 101 seats would be decided at a later point.<ref name=dh>''Outlook''. ''[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/cong-lf-finalise-seat-sharing-in-193-seats-in-wb-decision-on-rest-101-later/2019269 Cong, LF finalise seat sharing in 193 seats in WB, decision on rest 101 later]''</ref><ref>News18. ''[https://www.news18.com/news/politics/west-bengal-elections-congress-left-seat-sharing-3354167.html West Bengal Elections: Congress to Contest on 92 Seats, Left Parties Get 101 After Round 2 of Talks]''</ref> Out of the 193 seats agreed upon by January 28, 92 went to Congress and 101 to the Left Front.<ref name=dh/> These 193 seats included agreements over all the 77 seats the Congress and Left Front had won in the 2016 election.<ref name=dh/> Left Congress and ISF announced that they will fight together in an alliance named as 'Sanyukta Morcha' from Brigade Rally on 28th February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsclick.in/Bengal-Elections-Million-Plus-People-Brigade-Rally-Heralds-Left-Led-Sanjukta-Morcha|title=Million Plus People at Brigade Rally Heralds Left-Led Sanjukta Morcha|website=News Click|date=2021-03-01}}</ref> ISF secured 30 seats from the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/west-bengal-assembly-election-abbas-siddiquis-isf-seals-deal-with-left-in-30-seats-talks-on-with-congres-9353091.html|title=Abbas Siddiqui's ISF seals deal with Left in 30 seats|website=First Post|date=2021-02-26}}</ref>
On January 28, 2021 Congress leader [[Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury]] announced that seat-sharing talks between the Congress and Left Front had concluded for 193 seats and that the remaining 101 seats would be decided at a later point.<ref name="dh">''Outlook''. ''[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/cong-lf-finalise-seat-sharing-in-193-seats-in-wb-decision-on-rest-101-later/2019269 Cong, LF finalise seat sharing in 193 seats in WB, decision on rest 101 later]''</ref><ref>News18. ''[https://www.news18.com/news/politics/west-bengal-elections-congress-left-seat-sharing-3354167.html West Bengal Elections: Congress to Contest on 92 Seats, Left Parties Get 101 After Round 2 of Talks]''</ref> Out of the 193 seats agreed upon by January 28, 92 went to Congress and 101 to the Left Front.<ref name=dh/> These 193 seats included agreements over all the 77 seats the Congress and Left Front had won in the 2016 election.<ref name=dh/> Left Congress and ISF announced that they will fight together in an alliance named as 'Sanyukta Morcha' from Brigade Rally on 28th February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsclick.in/Bengal-Elections-Million-Plus-People-Brigade-Rally-Heralds-Left-Led-Sanjukta-Morcha|title=Million Plus People at Brigade Rally Heralds Left-Led Sanjukta Morcha|website=News Click|date=2021-03-01}}</ref> ISF secured 30 seats from the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/west-bengal-assembly-election-abbas-siddiquis-isf-seals-deal-with-left-in-30-seats-talks-on-with-congres-9353091.html|title=Abbas Siddiqui's ISF seals deal with Left in 30 seats|website=First Post|date=2021-02-26}}</ref>
 
[[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] chairman [[Biman Bose]] announced candidates for 1st and 2nd phase elections on 5th March alongside Congress and ISF leaders leaving seats for them in the list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/wb-polls-left-front-reveal-candidates-for-1st-and-2nd-phase|title=Left Front Reveals Candidates for 1st and 2nd Phase|website=The Quint|date=2021-03-05}}</ref> Congress revealed its first list of 13 candidates for the first two phases on 6th March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-congress-releases-first-list-of-13-candidates-2346186.html|title=Congress releases first list of 13 candidates for upcoming West Bengal assembly elections|website=Zee News|date=2021-03-06}}</ref>


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| [[Abbas Siddique]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pirzada-abbas-siddiqui-announces-indian-secular-front-isf-for-bengal-elections-2356170|title="Want To Be Kingmaker":Abbas Siddiqui Announces Party For Bengal Polls|website=ndtv.com|date=2021-01-21}}</ref>
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| [[Swapan Banerjee]]<ref name="tr">''Tribune''. ''[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/congress-and-left-front-reach-agreement-on-more-west-bengal-assembly-seats-204625 Congress and Left Front reach agreement on more West Bengal Assembly seats]''</ref>
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!rowspan="2" |ABP News - C Voter<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-27|title=C-Voter Opinion poll বিধানসভা ভোটে কোন দল ক’টি আসন পেতে পারে? কী বলছে C Voter জনমত সমীক্ষা|url=https://bengali.abplive.com/news/states/abp-ananda-c-voter-opinion-poll-2021-results-tmc-bjp-congress-left-front-party-wise-seat-share-ahead-of-elections-803631|website=ABP Ananda}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-27|title=C-Voter Opinion poll কোন দল পেতে পারে কত শতাংশ ভোট? কী বলছে C Voter জনমত সমীক্ষা|url=https://bengali.abplive.com/news/states/abp-ananda-c-voter-opinion-poll-2021-results-tmc-bjp-congress-left-front-party-poll-percentage-ahead-of-elections-803635|website=ABP Ananda}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Abp News - CNX<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-03-08|title=ABP-CNX Opinion Poll 2021: BJP Loses Ground, TMC Constant; Check Swinging Vote Share & Seat Projection Ahead of Bengal Polls|url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/abp-news-cnx-opinion-poll-west-bengal-election-2021-constituency-wise-vote-share-and-seat-projection-1447581|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-09|website=ABP Live|language=en}}</ref>
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===Security preparations===
===Security preparations===


After several instances of violence, threats and murders even before the polls were announced, the [[Election Commission of India]] and [[Ministry of Home Affairs|Home Ministry]] ordered twelve companies of central forces were be deployed in West Bengal from February 20. At least 125 more central troops were ordered to reach West Bengal on February 25 to ensure law and order in the poll-bound state. The Election commission said that forces will lay stress on area domination, especially in sensitive zones.<ref>https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/west-bengal-election-2021-12-companies-of-central-forces-reach-bengal-as-poll-preparation-begins-6548611.html</ref>
After several instances of violence, threats and murders even before the polls were announced, the [[Election Commission of India]] and [[Ministry of Home Affairs|Home Ministry]] ordered twelve companies of central forces were be deployed in West Bengal from February 20. At least 125 more central troops were ordered to reach West Bengal on February 25 to ensure law and order in the poll-bound state. The Election commission said that forces will lay stress on area domination, especially in sensitive zones.<ref>{{Cite web|title=West Bengal Election 2021: 12 Companies Of Central Forces Reach Bengal As Poll Preparation Begins|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/west-bengal-election-2021-12-companies-of-central-forces-reach-bengal-as-poll-preparation-begins-6548611.html|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Moneycontrol}}</ref>


60 companies of the [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF), 30 companies of the [[Sashastra Seema Bal]] (SSB), 25 companies of the [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) and five companies each of the [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF) and the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] (ITBP).<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/west-bengal-assembly-elections-central-forces-deployment-7197073/</ref>
60 companies of the [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF), 30 companies of the [[Sashastra Seema Bal]] (SSB), 25 companies of the [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) and five companies each of the [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF) and the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] (ITBP).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-04|title=Explained: Why the EC is sending 125 companies of CAPF to Bengal before poll announcement|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/west-bengal-assembly-elections-central-forces-deployment-7197073/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>


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| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Uttar Dinajpur district|<span style="color:white;">'''Uttar Dinajpur district'''</span>]]
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Revision as of 20:04, 9 March 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
← 2016 27 March – 29 April 2021 2026 →
294 of the 295 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Mamata Banerjee Dilip Ghosh
Party AITC BJP
Alliance - NDA
Leader since 1998 2016
Leader's seat Nandigram
Last election votes:44.91%
seats :211 		votes:10.16%
seats:3
Current seats 209[lower-alpha 1] 27[lower-alpha 1]
 
Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Sujan Chakraborty
Party INC CPI (M)
Alliance Sanyukta Morcha Sanyukta Morcha
Leader since 2020 2016
Leader's seat Jadavpur
Last election votes:12.25%
seats:44 		votes:19.75%
seats:28
Current seats 23[lower-alpha 1] 23[lower-alpha 1]
Incumbent Chief Minister

Mamata Banerjee
AITC



Legislative Assembly elections for 294 seats of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly are scheduled to be held between 27 March to 29 April 2021 in 8 phases.[1]

Background

Outlined in Article 168 of the Constitution of India, the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the only house of the unicameral legislature of West Bengal and not a permanent body and subject to dissolution.[2] The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first sitting unless dissolved sooner. Members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected by the people. The tenure of current West Bengal Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 30th May 2021.[3]

In the previous elections in 2016, the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) retained its majority in the Legislative Assembly with 211 seats. The Indian National Congress won 44 seats and the Left Front won 33 seats fighting within an alliance. While the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha each managed to win only 3 of the 294 seats.[4] However, in the 2019 general elections TMC won 22 and the BJP won 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal.[5] Bagging 40 percent of the vote share, an increase from the previous time and in by-elections from 2016 to 2021, BJP had also increased their seats in the legislative assembly by 15 as of 2020.[6]

Issues

In 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union Government passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) in the Indian Parliament, promising citizenship to Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh and hoping to provide them with habilitation.[6][7] The BJP's Bengali booklet released in January 2020 claimed that the National Register of Citizens will be implemented to identify the undocumented migrants, but Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian, Jain and Parsi will be "shielded" by the Citizenship Amendment Act "They have their homelands secured".[8][9]

The COVID-19 pandemic also became an election issue.[10][11] The Government of West Bengal was accused of "fudging" with the number of Coronavirus disease 2019 positive patients and death tolls by the opposition.[12]

In May 2020, Cyclone Amphan hit the state a year before elections.[13][10] After the passing away of the cyclone, widespread allegations of mismanagement[14] and relief scam were seen.[15][16] Protest broke out in various district of the state over these allegations.[17][18] The opposition made it an election issue ahead of the Assembly polls.[19][20] Rebellion and dissatisfaction of many Trinamool leaders are also likely to impact the elections.[21]

Schedule

The Chief Election Commissioner, Sunil Arora holding a press conference to announce the schedule for Legislative Assembly election of West Bengal along with Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, in New Delhi on February 26, 2021. The Election Commissioners, Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar and the senior officials of ECI are also seen.

Election schedule were announced on 26 February 2021 and the election will be held in 8 phases from 27 March 2021 to 29 April 2021 and votes will be counted on 2 May 2021.[22][23]

Schedule
Poll Event Phase
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
Map of constituencies and their phases
No. of Constituencies 30 30 31 44 45 43 36 35
Date of Issue of Notification 2 March 2021 5 March 2021 12 March 2021 16 March 2021 23 March 2021 26 March 2021 31 March 2021 31 March 2021
Last Date for filling nomination 9 March 2021 12 March 2021 19 March 2021 23 March 2021 30 March 2021 3 April 2021 7 April 2021 7 April 2021
Scrutiny of nomination 10 March 2021 15 March 2021 20 March 2021 24 March 2021 31 March 2021 5 April 2021 8 April 2021 8 April 2021
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination 12 March 2021 17 March 2021 22 March 2021 26 March 2021 3 April 2021 7 April 2021 12 April 2021 12 April 2021
Date of Poll 27 March 2021 1 April 2021 6 April 2021 10 April 2021 17 April 2021 22 April 2021 26 April 2021 29 April 2021
Date of Counting of Votes 2 May 2021
Source: Election Commission of India

Parties and alliances

  AITC+

Both factions of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha expressed support to Trinamool Congress for the assembly election.[24] Shiv Sena also endorsed Trinamool for the election.[25]

No. Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
1. All India Trinamool Congress
Mamata Banerjee 291
2. Gorkha Janmukti Morcha[26] Bimal Gurung 3

No Map Needed'

  NDA

Five hill-based parties pledged support to BJP ahead of the assembly election; the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF), the Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists, Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL), Gorkhaland Rajya Nirman Morcha and SUMETI Mukti Morcha.[24]

BJP allotted one seat to the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU).[27]

No. Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party File:B.J.P. flag.jpg
Dilip Ghosh TBD
2. All Jharkhand Students Union File:Sudesh Mahto.jpg Sudesh Mahto 1
3. Gorkha National Liberation Front[28] Mann Ghising TBD
4. Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists[29] Ratna Bahadur Rai TBD
5. Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League Mina Subba TBD
6. Gorkhaland Rajya Nirman Morcha TBD
7. SUMETI Mukti Morcha TBD

NDA Seat Sharing Map

  Sanyukta Morcha

On January 28, 2021 Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury announced that seat-sharing talks between the Congress and Left Front had concluded for 193 seats and that the remaining 101 seats would be decided at a later point.[30][31] Out of the 193 seats agreed upon by January 28, 92 went to Congress and 101 to the Left Front.[30] These 193 seats included agreements over all the 77 seats the Congress and Left Front had won in the 2016 election.[30] Left Congress and ISF announced that they will fight together in an alliance named as 'Sanyukta Morcha' from Brigade Rally on 28th February 2021.[32] ISF secured 30 seats from the Left Front.[33]

Left Front chairman Biman Bose announced candidates for 1st and 2nd phase elections on 5th March alongside Congress and ISF leaders leaving seats for them in the list.[34] Congress revealed its first list of 13 candidates for the first two phases on 6th March.[35]

No. Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
1. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
File:Surya Kanta Mishra-1.jpg Surya Kanta Mishra[36] 130
2. Indian National Congress
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury 92
3. Indian Secular Front[37] Abbas Siddiqui[38] 37
4. All India Forward Bloc
Naren Chatterjee[36] 15
5. Revolutionary Socialist Party
Biswanath Chowdhury[36] 11
6. Communist Party of India
Swapan Banerjee[36] 9

Sanyukta Morcha Seat Sharing Map

  Others

Shiv Sena initially said that they would contest in around 100 seats,[39] but later on 4th March 2021 announced that they would not contest and will instead support Mamata Banerjee and TMC from outside.[40]

No. Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
1. Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Provash Ghosh 193[41]
2. Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation[42] File:Logo of CPIML Liberation.jpg Dipankar Bhattacharya 12[43]
3. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen[44] Zameerul Hasan TBD
4. Janata Dal (United)[45] 22

Candidates

List Of Candidates
Assembly Constituency AITC+[46] NDA[27] Sanyukta Morcha Voting On
# Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate
Cooch Behar district
1 Mekliganj AITC Paresh Chandra Adhikary BJP AIFB 10 April 2021
2 Mathabhanga AITC Girindra Nath Barman BJP
3 Cooch Behar Uttar AITC Binay Krishna Barman BJP AIFB
4 Cooch Behar Dakshin AITC Avijit Dey Bhowmik BJP AIFB
5 Sitalkuchi AITC Partha Pratim Ray BJP
6 Sitai AITC Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia BJP INC
7 Dinhata AITC Udayan Guha BJP AIFB
8 Natabari AITC Rabindra Nath Ghosh BJP
9 Tufanganj AITC Pranab Kumar Dey BJP INC
Alipurdar district
10 Kumargram AITC Leos Kujur BJP RSP 10 April 2021
11 Kalchini AITC Pasang Lama BJP
12 Alipurduars AITC Sourav Chakraborty BJP INC
13 Falakata AITC Subhash Roy BJP
14 Madarihat AITC Rajesh Lakra BJP
Jalpaiguri district
15 Dhupguri AITC Mitali Roy BJP 17 April 2021
16 Maynaguri AITC Manoj Roy BJP RSP
17 Jalpaiguri AITC Pradip Kumar Barma BJP INC
18 Rajganj AITC Khageswar Roy BJP
19 Dabgram-Phulbari AITC Goutam Deb BJP
20 Mal AITC Bulu Chik Baraik BJP
21 Nagrakata AITC Joseph Munda INC
Kalimpong district
22 Kalimpong GJM INC 17 April 2021
Darjeeling district
23 Darjeeling GJM 17 April 2021
24 Kurseong GJM
25 Matigara-Naxalbari AITC Captain Nalini Ranjan Roy INC
26 Siliguri AITC Prof. Omprakash Mishra CPI(M) Ashok Bhattacharya
27 Phansidewa AITC Choton Kisku INC
Uttar Dinajpur district
28 Chopra AITC Hamidul Rahaman 22 April 2021
29 Islampur AITC Abdul Karim Chowdhury INC
30 Goalpokhar AITC Md.Ghulam Rabbani INC
31 Chakulia AITC Minhajul Arfin Azad AIFB Ali Imran Ramz
32 Karandighi AITC Goutam Pal AIFB
33 Hemtabad AITC Satyajit Barman CPI(M)
34 Kaliaganj AITC Tapan Dev Singha INC
35 Raiganj AITC Kanaia Lal Agarwal INC
36 Itahar AITC Mosaraf Hossain CPI Srikumar Mukherjee
Dakshin Dinajpur district
37 Kushmandi AITC Rekha Roy RSP 26 April 2021
38 Kumarganj AITC Toraf Hossain Mandal INC
39 Balurghat AITC Sekhar Dasgupta RSP
40 Tapan AITC Kalpana Kisku RSP
41 Gangarampur AITC Goutam Das INC
42 Harirampur AITC Biplab Mitra CPI(M)
Malda district
43 Habibpur AITC Pradip Baskey[47] CPI(M) 26 April 2021
44 Gazole AITC Basanti Barman CPI(M)
45 Chanchal AITC Nihar Ranjan Ghosh INC
46 Harishchandrapur AITC Tajmul Hossain INC
47 Malatipur AITC Abdul Rahim Boxi INC
48 Ratua AITC Samar Mukherjee INC
49 Manikchak AITC Sabitri Mitra INC 29 April 2021
50 Maldaha AITC Ujjal Chowdhury INC
51 English Bazar AITC Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury
52 Mothabari AITC Sabina Yeasmin INC
53 Sujapur AITC Md Abdul Ghani INC
54 Baisnabnagar AITC Chandana Sarkar INC
Murshidabad district
55 Farakka AITC Monirul Islam INC 26 April 2021
56 Samserganj AITC Amirul Islam
57 Suti AITC Emani Biswas INC
58 Jangipur AITC Jakir Hossain
59 Raghunathganj AITC Akhruzzaman INC
60 Sagardighi AITC Subrata Saha INC
61 Lalgola AITC Mohammad Ali INC
62 Bhagabangola AITC Idris Ali
63 Raninagar AITC Soumik Hossain INC
64 Murshidabad AITC Shaoni Singha Roy INC
65 Nabagram AITC Kanai Chandra Mondal
66 Khargram AITC Ashis Marjit INC 29 April 2021
67 Burwan AITC Jiban Krishna Saha INC
68 Kandi AITC Apurba Sarkar(David) INC
69 Bharatpur AITC Humayun Kabir INC
70 Rejinagar AITC Rabiul Alam Chowdhury INC
71 Beldanga AITC Hasanuzzaman Sk. INC
72 Baharampur AITC Naru Gopal Mukherjee INC
73 Hariharpara AITC Niamot Sheikh INC
74 Naoda AITC Sahina Mamtaz Begum

(Khan)

INC
75 Domkal AITC Jafikul Islam CPI(M)
76 Jalangi AITC Abdur Razzak CPI(M)
Nadia district
77 Karimpur AITC Bimalendu Sinha Roy 22 April 2021
78 Tehatta AITC Tapas Kumar Saha
79 Palashipara AITC Manik Bhattacharya
80 Kaliganj AITC Naseeruddin Ahamed (Lal) INC
81 Nakashipara AITC Kallol Khan
82 Chapra AITC Rukbanur Rahman
83 Krishnanagar Uttar AITC Koushani Mukherjee INC
84 Nabadwip AITC Pundarikakshya Saha (Nanda)
85 Krishnanagar Dakshin AITC Ujjal Biswas
86 Santipur AITC Ajoy Dey 17 April 2021
87 Ranaghat Uttar Paschim AITC Sankar Singha INC
88 Krishnaganj AITC Dr. Tapas Mandal
89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba AITC Samir Kumar Poddar
90 Ranaghat Dakshin AITC Barnali Dey CPI(M) Rama Biswas
91 Chakdaha AITC Subhankar Singha (Jishu)
92 Kalyani AITC Ramendra Nath Biswas
93 Haringhata AITC Nilima Nag (Mallick)
North 24 Parganas district
94 Bagda AITC Paritosh Kumar Saha 22 April 2021
95 Bangaon Uttar AITC Shyamal Roy
96 Bangaon Dakshin AITC Alo Rani Sarkar
97 Gaighata AITC Narottam Biswas CPI Kapil Krishna Thakur
98 Swarupnagar AITC Bina Mandal
99 Baduria AITC Quasi Abdul Mallick INC
100 Habra AITC Jyotipriyo Mallick
101 Ashokenagar AITC Dhiman Roy
102 Amdanga AITC Mustaque Mortaza
103 Bijpur AITC Subodh Adhikary
104 Naihati AITC Partha Bhowmick CPI(M)
105 Bhatpara AITC Jitendra Shaw
106 Jagatdal AITC Somnath Shyam
107 Noapara AITC Manju Basu INC
108 Barrackpore AITC Raj Chakraborty
109 Khardaha AITC Kajal Sinha CPI(M)
110 Dum Dum Uttar AITC Chandrima Bhattacharya CPI(M) Tanmoy Bhattacharya
111 Panihati AITC Nirmal Ghosh INC 17 April 2021
112 Kamarhati AITC Madan Mitra CPI(M) Manas Mukherjee
113 Baranagar AITC Tapas Roy CPI(M) Sayandip Mitra
114 Dum Dum AITC Bratya Basu CPI(M)
115 Rajarhat New Town AITC Tapas Chatterjee CPI(M)
116 Bidhannagar AITC Sujit Bose INC
117 Rajarhat Gopalpur AITC Aditi Munsi CPI(M)
118 Madhyamgram AITC Rathin Ghosh ISF
119 Barasat AITC Chiranjeet Chakraborty AIFB
120 Deganga AITC Rahima Mondal
121 Haroa AITC Haji Sk. Nurul Islam
122 Minakhan AITC Usha Rani Mondal
123 Sandeshkhali AITC Sukumar Mahata
124 Basirhat Dakshin AITC Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee INC
125 Basirhat Uttar AITC Rafikul Islam Mondal
126 Hingalganj AITC Debes Mondal
South 24 Parganas district
127 Gosaba AITC Jayanta Naskar BJP Chitta Pramanik RSP Anil Chandra Mondal 1 April 2021
128 Basanti AITC Shyamal Mondal BJP 6 April 2021
129 Kultali AITC Ganesh Chandra Mondal BJP CPI(M)
130 Patharpratima AITC Samir Kumar Jana BJP Ashit Haldar INC Sukhdeb Bera 1 April 2021
131 Kakdwip AITC Manturam Pakhira BJP Deepankar Jana INC Indranil Raut
132 Sagar AITC Bankim Chandra Hazra BJP Bikash Kamila CPI(M) Sk. Mukuleshwar Rahman
133 Kulpi AITC Jogaranjan Halder BJP 6 April 2021
134 Raidighi AITC Alok Jaldata
135 Mandirbazar AITC Jaydeb Halder
136 Jaynagar AITC Biswanath Das
137 Baruipur Purba AITC Bibhas Sardar
138 Canning Paschim AITC Paresh Ram Das
139 Canning Purba AITC Saokat Molla ISF
140 Baruipur Paschim AITC Biman Banerjee
141 Magrahat Purba AITC Namita Saha
142 Magrahat Paschim AITC Giasuddin Molla ISF
143 Diamond Harbour AITC Pannalal Halder
144 Falta AITC Sankar Kumar Naskar
145 Satgachia AITC Mohan Chandra Naskar
146 Bishnupur (S 24) AITC Dilip Mondal
147 Sonarpur Dakshin AITC Lovely Moitra 10 April 2021
148 Bhangar AITC Md. Rezaul Karim ISF
149 Kasba AITC Javed Ahmed Khan CPI(M) Shatarup Ghosh
150 Jadavpur AITC Moloy Majumder CPI(M) Sujan Chakraborty
151 Sonarpur Uttar AITC Firdousi Begum
152 Tollygunge AITC Aroop Biswas CPI(M)
153 Behala Purba AITC Ratna Chatterjee CPI(M)
154 Behala Paschim AITC Partha Chatterjee CPI(M)
155 Maheshtala AITC Dulal Chandra Das
156 Budge Budge AITC Ashok Deb INC
157 Metiaburuz AITC Abdul Khaleque Molla
Kolkata district
158 Kolkata Port AITC Firhad Hakim INC 26 April 2021
159 Bhabanipur AITC Sovandeb Chattopadhyay INC
160 Rashbehari AITC Debasish Kumar INC
161 Ballygunge AITC Subrata Mukherjee INC
162 Chowrangee AITC Nayana Bandopadhyay INC 29 April 2021
163 Entally AITC Swarna Kamal Saha
164 Beleghata AITC Paresh Paul CPI(M)
165 Jorasanko AITC Vivek Gupta INC
166 Shyampukur AITC Sashi Panja AIFB
167 Maniktala AITC Sadhan Pande CPI(M)
168 Kashipur-Belgachia AITC Atin Ghosh CPI(M)
Howrah district
169 Bally AITC Dr. Rana Chatterjee CPI(M) Dipshita Dhar 10 April 2021
170 Howrah Uttar AITC Goutam Chowdhury
171 Howrah Madhya AITC Arup Roy INC
172 Shibpur AITC Manoj Tiwary
173 Howrah Dakshin AITC Nandita Chowdhury
174 Sankrail AITC Priya Paul
175 Panchla AITC Gulsan Mallick
176 Uluberia Purba AITC Bidesh Bose
177 Uluberia Uttar AITC Dr. Nirmal Maji 6 April 2021
178 Uluberia Dakshin AITC Pulak Roy
179 Shyampur AITC Kalipada Mandal INC
180 Bagnan AITC Arunava Sen
181 Amta AITC Sukanto Paul INC
182 Udaynarayanpur AITC Samir Kumar Panja INC
183 Jagatballavpur AITC Sitanath Ghosh
184 Domjur AITC Kalyan Ghosh 10 April 2021
Hooghly district
185 Uttarpara AITC Kanchan Mullick CPI(M) 10 April 2021
186 Sreerampur AITC Sudipto Roy INC
187 Champdani AITC Arindam Guin INC
188 Singur AITC Becharam Manna CPI(M)
189 Chandannagar AITC Indranil Sen CPI(M)
190 Chunchura AITC Asit Mazumdar AIFB
191 Balagarh AITC Monoranjan Byapari
192 Pandua AITC Dr. Ratna De Nag CPI(M) Sk. Amjad Hossain
193 Saptagram AITC Tapan Dasgupta INC
194 Chanditala AITC Swati Khandoker CPI(M) Mohammed Salim
195 Jangipara AITC Snehashis Chakraborty ISF 6 April 2021
196 Haripal AITC Karabi Manna CPI(M)
197 Dhanekhali AITC Ashima Patra INC
198 Tarakeswar AITC Ramendu Singha Roy CPI(M)
199 Pursurah AITC Dilip Yadav INC
200 Arambagh AITC Sujata Mondal Khan CPI(M)
201 Goghat AITC Manas Mazumder AIFB
202 Khanakul AITC Munsi Nazbul Karim
Purba Medinipur district
203 Tamluk AITC Soumen Mahapatra BJP Harekrishna Bera CPI Goutam Panda 1 April 2021
204 Panskura Purba AITC Biplab Roychowdhury BJP Debabrata Patnayak CPI(M) Sk. Ibrahim Ali
205 Panskura Paschim AITC Firoza Bibi BJP Shintu Senapati CPI Chittaranjan Das Thakur
206 Moyna AITC Sangram Kumar Dolui BJP Ashoke Dinda INC Manik Bhownik
207 Nandakumar AITC Sukumar Dey BJP Nilanjan Adhikari CPI(M) Karuna Shankar Bhowmick
208 Mahisadal AITC Tilak Chakraborty BJP Biswanath Banarjee ISF
209 Haldia AITC Swapan Naskar BJP Tapasi Mondal CPI(M) Manika Kar Paik
210 Nandigram AITC Mamata Banerjee BJP Suvendu Adhikari
211 Chandipur AITC Soham Chakraborty BJP Pulak Kanti Guriya CPI(M) Ashish Guchhait
212 Patashpur AITC Uttam Basak BJP Ambujaksha Mahanti CPI Saikat Giri 27 March 2021
213 Kanthi Uttar AITC Tarun Kumar Jana BJP Sunita Singha CPI(M) Sutanu Maity
214 Bhagabanpur AITC Ardhendu Maity BJP Rabindranath Maity INC Shiu Maiti
215 Khejuri AITC Parthapratim Das BJP Santanu Pramanik CPI(M) Himangshu Das
216 Kanthi Dakshin AITC Jyotirmoy Kar BJP Arup Kumar Das CPI Anulup Panda
217 Ramnagar AITC Akhil Giri BJP Swadesh Ranjan Nayak CPI(M) Sabyasachi Jana
218 Egra AITC Tarun Maity BJP Arup Das INC Manas Kumar Karmahapatra
Paschim Medinipur district
219 Dantan AITC Bikram Chandra Pradhan BJP Sakti Pada Nayak CPI Sisir Patra 27 March 2021
Jhargram district
220 Nayagram AITC Dulal Murmu BJP Bakul Murmu CPI(M) Haripada Soren 27 March 2021
221 Gopiballavpur AITC Khagendranath Mahato BJP Sanjit Mahato CPI(M) Prashanta Das
222 Jhargram AITC Birbaha Hansda BJP Sukhmoy Satpati CPI(M) Madhuja Sen Roy
Paschim Medinipur district
223 Keshiary AITC Paresh Murmu BJP Sonali Murmu CPI(M) Pulin Bihari Baske 27 March 2021
224 Kharagpur Sadar AITC Pradip Sarkar BJP INC Reeta Sharma 1 April 2021
225 Narayangarh AITC Suryakanta Atta BJP Ramprasad Giri CPI(M) Tapas Sinha
226 Sabang AITC Manas Bhunia BJP Amulya Maity INC Chiranjib Bhowmik
227 Pingla AITC Ajit Maity BJP Antara Bhattacharya INC Samir Roy
228 Kharagpur AITC Dinen Ray BJP Tapan Bhuiya CPI(M) Sk. Saddam Ali 27 March 2021
229 Debra AITC Humayun Kabir BJP Bharati Ghosh CPI(M) Prankrishna Mondal 1 April 2021
230 Daspur AITC Mamata Bhunia BJP Prashanth Bera CPI(M) Dhrubasekhar Mondal
231 Ghatal AITC Shankar Dolui BJP Shital Kapat CPI(M) Kamal Dolui
232 Chandrakona AITC Arup Dhara BJP Shibram Das ISF
233 Garbeta AITC Uttara Singha BJP Madan Ruidas CPI(M) Tapan Ghosh 27 March 2021
234 Salboni AITC Srikanta Mahata BJP Rajib Kundu CPI(M) Susanta Ghosh
235 Keshpur AITC Siuli Saha BJP Pritish Ranjan CPI(M) Rameshwar Dolui 1 April 2021
236 Medinipur AITC June Malia BJP Shamit Dash CPI Tarun Kumar Ghosh 27 March 2021
Jhargram district
237 Binpur AITC Debnath Hansda BJP Palan Saren CPI(M) Dibakar Hansda 27 March 2021
Purulia district
238 Bandwan AITC Rajib Lochan Saren BJP Parsi Murmu CPI(M) Sushanta Besra 27 March 2021
239 Balarampur AITC Shantiram Mahato BJP Baneswar Mahato INC Uttam Banerjee
240 Baghmundi AITC Sushanta Mahato AJSU Ashutosh Mahato INC Nepal Mahata
241 Joypur AITC Ujjal Kumar BJP Narahari Mahato AIFB Dhiren Mahato
242 Purulia AITC Sujoy Banerjee BJP Sudip Mukherjee INC Partha Prathim Banerjee
243 Manbazar AITC Sandhya Rani Tudu BJP Gouri Singh Sardar CPI(M) Jaminikanta Mandi
244 Kashipur AITC Swapan Kumar Beltharia BJP Kamalakanta Hansda CPI(M) Mallika Mahata
245 Para AITC Umapada Bauri BJP Nadia Chand Bauri CPI(M) Swapan Bauri
246 Raghunathpur AITC Hazari Bauri BJP Bivekananda Bauri ISF
Bankura district
247 Saltora AITC Santosh Mondal BJP Chandana Bauri CPI(M) Nandadulal Bauri 27 March 2021
248 Chhatna AITC Subhasis Batabyal BJP Satyanarayan Mukherjee RSP Falguni Mukherjee
249 Ranibandh AITC Jyostna Mandi BJP Khudiram Tudu CPI(M) Deblina Hembram
250 Raipur AITC Mrittunjay Murmu BJP Sudhangsu Hansda ISF Biplab Soren
251 Taldangra AITC Arup Chakraborty BJP Shyamal Kumar Sarkar CPI(M) Manoranjan Patra 1 April 2021
252 Bankura AITC Sayantika Banerjee BJP Niladri Sekhar Dana INC Radha Rani Banerjee
253 Barjora AITC Alok Mukherjee BJP CPI(M) Sujit Chakraborty
254 Onda AITC Arup Kumar Khan BJP Amar Sakha AIFB Tarapada Chakraborty
255 Bishnupur (Bankura) AITC Archita Bid BJP Tanmoy Ghosh INC Debu Chatterjee
256 Katulpur AITC Sangeeta Malik BJP Harkali Patihar INC Akshay Santra
257 Indas AITC Runu Mete BJP Nirmal Dhara CPI(M) Nayan Sil
258 Sonamukhi AITC Shyamal Santra BJP Dibakar Ghourmi CPI(M) Ajit Roy
Purba Bardhaman district
259 Khandaghosh AITC Nabin Chandra Bag 17 April 2021
260 Bardhaman Dakshin AITC Khokon Das
261 Raina AITC Shampa Dhara
262 Jamalpur AITC Alok Kumar Majhi CPI(M) Samar Hazra
263 Manteswar AITC Siddiqulla Chowdhury
264 Kalna AITC Deboprasad Bag
265 Memari AITC Madhusudan Bhattacharya
266 Bardhaman Uttar AITC Nisith Kumar Malik
267 Bhatar AITC Mangobindo Adhikary 22 April 2021
268 Purbasthali Dakshin AITC Swapan Debnath INC
269 Purbasthali Uttar AITC Tapan Chatterjee CPI(M) Pradip Kumar Saha
270 Katwa AITC Rabindranath Chatterjee INC
271 Ketugram AITC Sekh Sahonawez
272 Mangalkot AITC Apurba Chowdhury
273 Ausgram AITC Abhedananda Thander
274 Galsi AITC Nepal Ghorui
Paschim Bardhaman district
275 Pandaveswar AITC Narendranath Chakraborty 26 April 2021
276 Durgapur Purba AITC Pradip Majumder CPI(M) Aishe Ghosh
277 Durgapur Paschim AITC Biswanath Parial INC
278 Raniganj AITC Tapas Banerjee CPI(M) Runu Dutta
279 Jamuria AITC Hareram Singh
280 Asansol Dakshin AITC Saayoni Ghosh
281 Asansol Uttar AITC Moloy Ghatak
282 Kulti AITC Ujjal Chatterjee
283 Barabani AITC Bidhan Upadhhyay INC
Birbhum district
284 Dubrajpur AITC Ashima Dhibar 29 April 2021
285 Suri AITC Bikash Roy Chowdhury INC
286 Bolpur AITC Chandranath Singha RSP Tapan Hore
287 Nanoor AITC Bidhan Chandra Majhi CPI(M)
288 Labpur AITC Abhijit Singha
289 Sainthia AITC Nilabati Saha
290 Mayureswar AITC Abhijit Ray
291 Rampurhat AITC Dr.Asish Banerjee INC
292 Hansan AITC Ashok Kumar Chattopadhay INC
293 Nalhati AITC Rajendra Prasad Singh
294 Murarai AITC Abdur Rahman INC

Polls and Surveys

Opinion Poll

Date published Polling agency Lead
AITC+ BJP+ LF + INC Others
8 March 2021 Abp News - CNX[48]

154-164

102-112 22-30 01-03

42-62

42%

34% 20% 4%

8%

8 March 2021 Times Now - C Voter[citation needed]

154

107 33 0

47

42.2%

37.5% 14.8% 5.5%

4.7%

8 March 2021 People's Pulse[49][50] 70-121 160-207 12-24 0 39-137
27 February 2021 ABP News - C Voter[51][52]

148-164

92-108 31-39 1-5

40-72

43% 38% 13% 6%

5%

15 February 2021 ABP News - CNX[53][54]

146-156

113-121 20-28 1-3

25-43

41% 37% 17% 5%

4%

18 January 2021 ABP News - CVoter[55]

158

102 30 4 56
43% 37.5% 12% 7.5%

5.5%

16 June 2020 ABP Group - CNX[56]

155-163

97-105 22-30 6-10 50-66
38.50% 32.74% 13.80% 5.43%

5.76%

Election

These elections will be conducted amid the COVID-19 pandemic so the necessary guidelines will be issued by the Election Commission of India.[57]

Security preparations

After several instances of violence, threats and murders even before the polls were announced, the Election Commission of India and Home Ministry ordered twelve companies of central forces were be deployed in West Bengal from February 20. At least 125 more central troops were ordered to reach West Bengal on February 25 to ensure law and order in the poll-bound state. The Election commission said that forces will lay stress on area domination, especially in sensitive zones.[58]

60 companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 30 companies of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), 25 companies of the Border Security Force (BSF) and five companies each of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).[59]

Covid-19 guidelines

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, the Election Commission of India issued various health guidelines for conducting the elections. The guidelines include use of masks, sanitisation of the polling booths, use of thermal scanners before entering the polling booths, maintaining social distancing, and so forth.[60] The number of maximum voters for each polling station has also been brought down to 1000 from 1500.[61]

Results

Election results will be announced on May 2, 2021

Party and Alliance Wise Results

AITC+ SEATS SNM SEATS NDA SEATS Others SEATS
AITC TBD INC TBD BJP TBD IND TBD
GJM TBD CPI(M) TBD AJSU TBD SUCI(C) TBD
CPI TBD ABGL TBD CPI(ML)L TBD
RSP TBD GNLF TBD AIMIM TBD
AIFB TBD GRNM TBD JD(U) TBD
ISF TBD SMM TBD
CPRM TBD
Total TBD Total TBD Total TBD Total TBD
Change TBD Change TBD Change TBD Change TBD

Party wise Detailed Results

District wise Results

District Total Seats
AITC+ NDA SNM Others
Cooch Behar 9
Alipurduar 5
Jalpaiguri 8
Bankura 12
Paschim Bardhaman 10
Purba Bardhaman 16
Birbhum 11
Darjeeling 5
Uttar Dinajpur 10
Dakshin Dinajpur 6
Hooghly 18
Howrah 16
Jhargram 4
Kolkata 11
Kalimpong 1
Malda 12
Paschim Medinipur 15
Purba Medinipur 16
Murshidabad 22
Nadia 17
North 24 Parganas 33
South 24 Parganas 31
Purulia 9

Constituency Wise Results

Results
Assembly Constituency Turnout

(%)

Winner Runner Up Margin Voting date
# Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
Cooch Behar district
1 Mekliganj 10 April 2021
2 Mathabhanga
3 Cooch Behar Uttar
4 Cooch Behar Dakshin
5 Sitalkuchi
6 Sitai
7 Dinhata
8 Natabari
9 Tufanganj
Alipurdar district
10 Kumargram 10 April 2021
11 Kalchini
12 Alipurduars
13 Falakata
14 Madarihat
Jalpaiguri district
15 Dhupguri 17 April 2021
16 Maynaguri
17 Jalpaiguri
18 Rajganj
19 Dabgram-Phulbari
20 Mal
21 Nagrakata
Kalimpong district
22 Kalimpong 17 April 2021
Darjeeling district
23 Darjeeling 17 April 2021
24 Kurseong
25 Matigara-Naxalbari
26 Siliguri
27 Phansidewa
Uttar Dinajpur district
28 Chopra 22 April 2021
29 Islampur
30 Goalpokhar
31 Chakulia
32 Karandighi
33 Hemtabad
34 Kaliaganj
35 Raiganj
36 Itahar
Dakshin Dinajpur district
37 Kushmandi 26 April 2021
38 Kumarganj
39 Balurghat
40 Tapan
41 Gangarampur
42 Harirampur
Malda district
43 Habibpur 26 April 2021
44 Gazole
45 Chanchal
46 Harishchandrapur
47 Malatipur
48 Ratua
49 Manikchak 29 April 2021
50 Maldaha
51 English Bazar
52 Mothabari
53 Sujapur
54 Baisnabnagar
Murshidabad district
55 Farakka 26 April 2021
56 Samserganj
57 Suti
58 Jangipur
59 Raghunathganj
60 Sagardighi
61 Lalgola
62 Bhagabangola
63 Raninagar
64 Murshidabad
65 Nabagram
66 Khargram 29 April 2021
67 Burwan
68 Kandi
69 Bharatpur
70 Rejinagar
71 Beldanga
72 Baharampur
73 Hariharpara
74 Naoda
75 Domkal
76 Jalangi
Nadia district
77 Karimpur 22 April 2021
78 Tehatta
79 Palashipara
80 Kaliganj
81 Nakashipara
82 Chapra
83 Krishnanagar Uttar
84 Nabadwip
85 Krishnanagar Dakshin
86 Santipur 17 April 2021
87 Ranaghat Uttar Paschim
88 Krishnaganj
89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba
90 Ranaghat Dakshin
91 Chakdaha
92 Kalyani
93 Haringhata
North 24 Parganas district
94 Bagda 22 April 2021
95 Bangaon Uttar
96 Bangaon Dakshin
97 Gaighata
98 Swarupnagar
99 Baduria
100 Habra
101 Ashokenagar
102 Amdanga
103 Bijpur
104 Naihati
105 Bhatpara
106 Jagatdal
107 Noapara
108 Barrackpore
109 Khardaha
110 Dum Dum Uttar
111 Panihati 17 April 2021
112 Kamarhati
113 Baranagar
114 Dum Dum
115 Rajarhat New Town
116 Bidhannagar
117 Rajarhat Gopalpur
118 Madhyamgram
119 Barasat
120 Deganga
121 Haroa
122 Minakhan
123 Sandeshkhali
124 Basirhat Dakshin
125 Basirhat Uttar
126 Hingalganj
South 24 Parganas district
127 Gosaba 1 April 2021
128 Basanti 6 April 2021
129 Kultali
130 Patharpratima 1 April 2021
131 Kakdwip
132 Sagar
133 Kulpi 6 April 2021
134 Raidighi
135 Mandirbazar
136 Jaynagar
137 Baruipur Purba
138 Canning Paschim
139 Canning Purba
140 Baruipur Paschim
141 Magrahat Purba
142 Magrahat Paschim
143 Diamond Harbour
144 Falta
145 Satgachia
146 Bishnupur (South 24 Parganas)
147 Sonarpur Dakshin 10 April 2021
148 Bhangar
149 Kasba
150 Jadavpur
151 Sonarpur Uttar
152 Tollygunge
153 Behala Purba
154 Behala Paschim
155 Maheshtala
156 Budge Budge
157 Metiaburuz
Kolkata district
158 Kolkata Port 26 April 2021
159 Bhabanipur
160 Rashbehari
161 Ballygunge
162 Chowrangee 29 April 2021
163 Entally
164 Beleghata
165 Jorasanko
166 Shyampukur
167 Maniktala
168 Kashipur-Belgachia
Howrah district
169 Bally 10 April 2021
170 Howrah Uttar
171 Howrah Madhya
172 Shibpur
173 Howrah Dakshin
174 Sankrail
175 Panchla
176 Uluberia Purba
177 Uluberia Uttar 6 April 2021
178 Uluberia Dakshin
179 Shyampur
180 Bagnan
181 Amta
182 Udaynarayanpur
183 Jagatballavpur
184 Domjur 10 April 2021
Hooghly district
185 Uttarpara 10 April 2021
186 Sreerampur
187 Champdani
188 Singur
189 Chandannagar
190 Chunchura
191 Balagarh
192 Pandua
193 Saptagram
194 Chanditala
195 Jangipara 6 April 2021
196 Haripal
197 Dhanekhali
198 Tarakeswar
199 Pursurah
200 Arambagh
201 Goghat
202 Khanakul
Purba Medinipur district
203 Tamluk 1 April 2021
204 Panskura Purba
205 Panskura Paschim
206 Moyna
207 Nandakumar
208 Mahisadal
209 Haldia
210 Nandigram
211 Chandipur
212 Patashpur 27 March 2021
213 Kanthi Uttar
214 Bhagabanpur
215 Khejuri
216 Kanthi Dakshin
217 Ramnagar
218 Egra
Paschim Medinipur district
219 Dantan 27 March 2021
Jhargram district
220 Nayagram 27 March 2021
221 Gopiballavpur
222 Jhargram
Paschim Medinipur district
223 Keshiary 27 March 2021
224 Kharagpur Sadar 1 April 2021
225 Narayangarh
226 Sabang
227 Pingla
228 Kharagpur 27 March 2021
229 Debra 1 April 2021
230 Daspur
231 Ghatal
232 Chandrakona
233 Garbeta 27 March 2021
234 Salboni
235 Keshpur 1 April 2021
236 Medinipur 27 March 2021
Jhargram district
237 Binpur 27 March 2021
Purulia district
238 Bandwan 27 March 2021
239 Balarampur
240 Baghmundi
241 Joypur
242 Purulia
243 Manbazar
244 Kashipur
245 Para
246 Raghunathpur
Bankura district
247 Saltora 27 March 2021
248 Chhatna
249 Ranibandh
250 Raipur
251 Taldangra 1 April 2021
252 Bankura
253 Barjora
254 Onda
255 Bishnupur (Bankura)
256 Katulpur
257 Indas
258 Sonamukhi
Purba Bardhaman district
259 Khandaghosh 17 April 2021
260 Bardhaman Dakshin
261 Raina
262 Jamalpur
263 Manteswar
264 Kalna
265 Memari
266 Bardhaman Uttar
267 Bhatar 22 April 2021
268 Purbasthali Dakshin
269 Purbasthali Uttar
270 Katwa
271 Ketugram
272 Mangalkot
273 Ausgram
274 Galsi
Paschim Bardhaman district
275 Pandaveswar 26 April 2021
276 Durgapur Purba
277 Durgapur Paschim
278 Raniganj
279 Jamuria
280 Asansol Dakshin
281 Asansol Uttar
282 Kulti
283 Barabani
Birbhum district
284 Dubrajpur 29 April 2021
285 Suri
286 Bolpur
287 Nanoor
288 Labpur
289 Sainthia
290 Mayureswar
291 Rampurhat
292 Hansan
293 Nalhati
294 Murarai


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