2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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]
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All 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 148 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 75.29% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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]
Alliance wise result
| LF+ | SEATS | UPA+ | SEATS | NDA+ | SEATS | OTHERS | SEATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPIM | 143 | AITC | 60 | BJP | 0 | SUCI(C) | 2 |
| AIFB | 25 | INC | 26 | IND | 7 | ||
| RSP | 17 | GNLF | 3 | ||||
| CPI | 7 | NCP | 0 | ||||
| WBSP | 4 | PDS | 0 | ||||
| BBC | 1-1 (by-polls) | ||||||
| MFB | 0 | ||||||
| RCPI | 0 | ||||||
| JD(S) | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL (2001) | 196 | TOTAL (2001) | 89 | TOTAL (2001) | 0 | TOTAL (2001) | 9 |
| TOTAL (1996) | 203 | TOTAL (1996) | 82 | TOTAL (1996) | N/A | TOTAL (1996) | N/A |
References
- ↑ "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.