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2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

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2006 West Bengal state assembly election
← 2001 17 April - 8 May 2006 2011 →
All 294 seats in the West Bengal state assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Registered48,165,156
Turnout81.97%
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Mamata Banerjee Pranab Mukherjee
Party CPI(M) AITC INC
Alliance LF NDA UPA
Leader since 2000 1998 2000
Leader's seat Jadavpur Did Not Contest[a] Did not contest[b]
Last election 36.59%, 143 seats 30.66%, 60 seats 7.98%, 26 seats
Seats won 176 30 21
Seat change Increase 33 Decrease 30 Decrease 5
Popular vote 14,652,200 10,512,153 5,805,398
Percentage 37.13% 26.64% 14.71%
Swing Increase 0.54 pp Decrease 4.02 pp Increase 6.73 pp
Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
CPI(M)

Chief Minister after election

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
CPI(M)

Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly . The election took place in five phases between 17 April and 8 May. The votes were counted three days later on May 11, 2006, and, thanks to the electronic voting machines, all the results were out by the end of the day.[1]

The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front won the election with an overwhelming majority. The previous government, formed by the Left Front and led by chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, completed its full five-year term in office following its coming to power in 2001. The Left Front had been ruling the state of West Bengal for the last three decades, the world's longest-running democratically elected Communist government.[2][3]

Election schedule

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Poll event First phase Second phase Third phase Fourth phase Fifth phase
Notification Date 24 March 28 March 1 April 5 April 13 April
Last Date for filing nomination 31 March 4 April 8 April 12 April 20 April
Scrutiny of nomination 1 April 5 April 10 April 13 April 21 April
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination 3 April 7 April 12 April 17 April 24 May
Date of poll 17 April 22 April 27 April 3 May 8 May
Date of counting of votes 11 May
No. of assembly constituencies 45 66 77 57 49

Results

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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front won a landslide victory by winning a total of 235 seats

Source: Indian elections [4]

Alliance wise result

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LF SEATS % NDA SEATS % UPA SEATS %
CPIM 176 37.13 AITC 30 26.63 INC 21
AIFB 23 5.66 JKP(N) 0 0.26 GNLF 3
RSP 20 3.71 BJP 0 1.93 IND(INC) 2
CPI 8 1.91 JD(U) 0 0.10 JMM 0
WBSP 4 0.71 LJP 0
RJD 1 0.08 PDS 0
DSP(PC) 1 0.36 BSP 0
NCP 0 0.19 IPFB 0
TOTAL (2006) 235 49.72 TOTAL (2006) 30 28.91 TOTAL (2006) 21
TOTAL (2001) 196 TOTAL (2001) 60 TOTAL (2001) 29

Party wise result

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Party Candidates Contested Seats Won [1]
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 212 176
Indian National Congress 262 21
Communist Party of India 13 8
Bahujan Samaj Party 128 0
Bharatiya Janata Party 29 0
Nationalist Congress Party 2 0
All India Trinamool Congress 257 30
All India Forward Bloc 34 23
Revolutionary Socialist Party 23 20
Samajwadi Party 32 0
Rashtriya Janata Dal 2 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation 25 0
Lok Jan Shakti Party 8 0
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 7 0
Janata Dal (Secular) 6 0
Indian Union Muslim League 6 0
Shiv Sena 3 0
Janata Dal (United) 2 0
West Bengal Socialist Party 4 4
Gorkha National Liberation Front 5 3
Jharkhand Party (Naren) 4 1
Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra) 2 1
Amra Bangalee 22 0
Party for Democratic Socialism 12 0
Jharkhand Disom Party 10 0
Indian Justice Party 6 0
Indian People's Forward Bloc 3 0
Paschim Banga Rajya Muslim League 2 0
Samajtantric Party of India 2 0
Jana Unnayan Mancha 1 0
Social Justice Party 1 0
Shoshit Samaj Party 1 0
Republican Party of India (Athvale) 1 0
Rashtriya Samadhaan Party 1 0
Independent 526 6

Total Number of constituencies  : 294 [1]
Results declared  : 294 [1]
Total contestants  : 1654

Elected members

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Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		Member Party
Mekliganj SC Paresh Chandra Adhikary All India Forward Bloc
Sitalkuchi SC Harish Chandra Barman Communist Party of India
Mathabhanga SC Ananta Roy Communist Party of India
Cooch Behar North None Dipak Chandra Sarkar All India Forward Bloc
Cooch Behar West None Akshay Thakur All India Forward Bloc
Sitai None Dr. Md. Fazle Haque Indian National Congress
Dinhata None Ashok Mandal All India Trinamool Congress
Natabari None Tamser Ali Communist Party of India
Tufanganj SC Alaka Barman Communist Party of India
Kumargram ST Dasrath Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party
Kalchini ST Manohar Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party
Alipurduars None Nirmal Das Revolutionary Socialist Party
Falakata SC Jogesh Ch. Barman Communist Party of India
Madarihat ST Kumari Kujur Revolutionary Socialist Party
Dhupguri SC Lakshmi Kanta Roy Communist Party of India
Nagrakata ST Sukhmoith (piting) Oraon Communist Party of India
Mainaguri SC Bachchamohan Roy Revolutionary Socialist Party
Mal ST Somra Lakra Communist Party of India
Kranti None Fazlul Karim Communist Party of India
Jalpaiguri None Deba Prasad Roy Indian National Congress
Rajganj SC Mahendra Kumar Roy Communist Party of India
Kalimpong None Gaulan Lepcha Gorkha National Liberation Front
Darjeeling None Pranay Rai Gorkha National Liberation Front
Kurseong None Shanta Chhetri Gorkha National Liberation Front
Siliguri None Asok Bhattacharya Communist Party of India
Phansidewa ST Kisku Chhotan Communist Party of India
Chopra None Anwarul Haque Communist Party of India
Islampur None Md. Faruque Communist Party of India
Goalpokhar None Deepa Dasmunsi Indian National Congress
Karandighi None Gokul Roy All India Forward Bloc
Raiganj SC Chitta Ranjan Ray Indian National Congress
Kaliaganj SC Nani Gopal Roy Communist Party of India
Kushmandi SC Narmada Chandra Roy Revolutionary Socialist Party
Itahar None Srikumar Mukherjee Communist Party of India
Gangarampur None Narayan Biswas Communist Party of India
Tapan ST Khara Soren Revolutionary Socialist Party
Kumarganj None Mafuja Khatun Communist Party of India
Balurghat None Biswanath Choudhury Revolutionary Socialist Party
Habibpur ST Khagen Murmu Communist Party of India
Gajol ST Sadhu Tudu Communist Party of India
Kharba None Mahabubul Haque(badal) Indian National Congress
Harishchandrapur None Tajmul Hossain All India Forward Bloc
Ratua None Sailen Sarkar Communist Party of India
Araidanga None Sabitri Mitra Indian National Congress
Malda SC Subhendu Chowdhury Communist Party of India
Englishbazar None Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury Indian National Congress
Manikchak None Asima Chaudhuri Communist Party of India
Suzapur None Rubi Noor Indian National Congress
Kaliachak None Biswanath Ghosh Communist Party of India
Farakka None Mainul Haque Indian National Congress
Aurangabad None Touab Ali Communist Party of India
Suti None Jane Alam Mian Revolutionary Socialist Party
Sagardighi SC Parikshit Let Communist Party of India
Jangipur None Abul Hasnat Revolutionary Socialist Party
Lalgola None Abu Hena Indian National Congress
Bhagabangola None Chand Mohammad West Bengal Socialist Party
Nabagram None Mukul Mondal Communist Party of India
Murshidabad None Bivas Chakraborty All India Forward Bloc
Jalangi None Unus Sarkar Communist Party of India
Domkal None Anisur Rahaman Communist Party of India
Naoda None Abu Taher Khan Indian National Congress
Hariharpara None Insar Ali Biswas Communist Party of India
Berhampore None Manoj Chakraborty Independent
Beldanga None Refatullah Md. Revolutionary Socialist Party
Kandi None Apurba Sarkar (david) Independent
Khargram SC Manabendranath Saha Communist Party of India
Barwan None Biswa Nath Banerjee Revolutionary Socialist Party
Bharatpur None Id Mohammad Revolutionary Socialist Party
Karimpur None Prafulla Kumar Bhowmick Communist Party of India
Palashipara None Biswanath Ghosh Communist Party of India
Nakashipara None Kallol Khan All India Trinamool Congress
Kaliganj None Dhananjoy Modak Revolutionary Socialist Party
Chapra None Shamsul Islam Mollah Communist Party of India
Krishnaganj SC Binay Krishna Biswas Communist Party of India
Krishnagar East None Ghosh Subinay (bhajan) Communist Party of India
Krishnagar West None Asoke Banerjee Communist Party of India
Nabadwip None Pundarikakshya Saha All India Trinamool Congress
Santipur None Ajoy Dey Indian National Congress
Hanskhali SC Nayan Sarkar Communist Party of India
Ranaghat East SC Debendra Nath Biswas Communist Party of India
Ranaghat West None Aloke Kumar Das Communist Party of India
Chakdaha None Malay Kumar Samanta Communist Party of India
Haringhata None Bankim Chandra Ghosh Communist Party of India
Bagdaha SC Dulal Bar All India Trinamool Congress
Bongaon None Bhupendra Nath Seth All India Trinamool Congress
Gaighata None Jyoti Priya Mallick All India Trinamool Congress
Habra None Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya Communist Party of India
Ashokenagar None Satyasebi Kar Communist Party of India
Amdanga None Abdus Sattar Communist Party of India
Barasat None Dr. Bithika Mondal All India Forward Bloc
Rajarhat SC Rabindranath Mandal Communist Party of India
Deganga None Dr. Mortoza Hossain All India Forward Bloc
Swarupnagar None Mostafa Bin Quasem Communist Party of India
Baduria None Md. Shelim Gain Communist Party of India
Basirhat None Narayan Mukherjee Communist Party of India
Hasnabad None Goutam Deb Communist Party of India
Haroa SC Asim Kumar Das Communist Party of India
Sandeshkhali SC Abani Roy Communist Party of India
Hingalganj SC Gopal Gayen Communist Party of India
Gosaba SC Chitta Ranjan Mandal Revolutionary Socialist Party
Basanti SC Subhas Naskar Revolutionary Socialist Party
Kultali SC Joykrishna Halder Independent
Joynagar None Debaprasad Sarkar Independent
Baruipur None Rahul Ghosh Communist Party of India
Canning West SC Dwijapada Mondol Communist Party of India
Canning East None Abdur Razzak Molla Communist Party of India
Bhangar None Arabul Islam All India Trinamool Congress
Jadavpur None Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Communist Party of India
Sonarpur SC Shyamal Naskar Communist Party of India
Bishnupur East SC Ananda Kumar Biswas Communist Party of India
Bishnupur West None Rathin Sarkar Communist Party of India
Behala East None Kumkum Chakraborti Communist Party of India
Behala West None Partha Chatterjee All India Trinamool Congress
Garden Reach None Abdul Khaleque Molla Indian National Congress
Maheshtala None Mursalin Molla Communist Party of India
Budge Budge None Ashok Kumar Deb All India Trinamool Congress
Satgachia None Sonali Guha (bose) All India Trinamool Congress
Falta None Chandana Ghoshdostidar Communist Party of India
Diamond Harbour None Rishi Halder Communist Party of India
Magrahat West None Dr.abul Hasnat Communist Party of India
Magrahat East SC Bansari Mohan Kanji Communist Party of India
Mandirbazar SC Dr. Tapati Saha Communist Party of India
Mathurapur None Kanti Ganguly Communist Party of India
Kulpi SC Sakuntala Paik Communist Party of India
Patharpratima None Jajneswar Das Communist Party of India
Kakdwip None Ashok Giri Communist Party of India
Sagar None Milan Parua Communist Party of India
Bijpur None Dr. Nirjharini Chakrabarty Communist Party of India
Naihati None Ranjit Kundu Communist Party of India
Bhatpara None Arjun Sing All India Trinamool Congress
Jagatdal None Haripada Biswas All India Forward Bloc
Noapara None Kusadhwaj Ghosh Communist Party of India
Titagarh None Dr. Pravin Kumar Communist Party of India
Khardah None Asim Kumar Dasgupta Communist Party of India
Panihati None Gopal Krishna Bhattacharyya Communist Party of India
Kamarhati None Manash Mukherjee Communist Party of India
Baranagar None Amar Chowdhury Revolutionary Socialist Party
Dum Dum None Rekha Goswami Communist Party of India
Belgachia East None Subhas Chakraborti Communist Party of India
Cossipur None Bandyopadhyay Tarak All India Trinamool Congress
Shyampukur None Jiban Prakash Saha All India Forward Bloc
Jorabagan None Parimal Biswas Communist Party of India
Jorasanko None Dinesh Bajaj All India Trinamool Congress
Bara Bazar None Md. Sohrab Rashtriya Janata Dal
Bow Bazar None Sudip Bandyopadhyay Indian National Congress
Chowringhee None Subrata Bakshi All India Trinamool Congress
Kabitirtha None Ram Pyare Ram Indian National Congress
Alipore None Tapas Paul All India Trinamool Congress
Rashbehari Avenue None Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay All India Trinamool Congress
Tollygunge None Aroop Biswas All India Trinamool Congress
Dhakuria None Kshiti Goswami Revolutionary Socialist Party
Ballygunge None Ahmed Javed Khan All India Trinamool Congress
Entally None Hashim Abdul Halim Communist Party of India
Taltola SC Debesh Das Communist Party of India
Beliaghata None Manabendra Mukherjee Communist Party of India
Sealdah None Somendra Nath Mitra Indian National Congress
Vidyasagar None Anadi Kumar Sahu Communist Party of India
Burtola None Sadhan Pande All India Trinamool Congress
Manicktola None Rupa Bagchi Communist Party of India
Belgachia West None Mala Saha All India Trinamool Congress
Bally None Kanika Ganguly Communist Party of India
Howrah North None Lagan Deo Singh Communist Party of India
Howrah Central None Arup Ray (tukun) Communist Party of India
Howrah South None Krishna Kisor Ray (k.k.ray) Communist Party of India
Shibpur None Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharyya All India Forward Bloc
Domjur None Mohanta Chatterjee Communist Party of India
Jagatballavpur None Biplab Majumdar Communist Party of India
Panchla None Doli Roy All India Forward Bloc
Sankrail SC Sital Kumar Sardar All India Trinamool Congress
Uluberia North SC Mohan Mondal Communist Party of India
Uluberia South None Rabindra Ghosh All India Forward Bloc
Shyampur None Kali Pada Mandal All India Trinamool Congress
Bagnan None Akkel Ali Khan Communist Party of India
Kalyanpur None Rabindra Nath Mitra Communist Party of India
Amta None Pratyush Mukherjee Communist Party of India
Udaynarayanpur None Chandra Lekha Bag Communist Party of India
Jangipara None Sudarsan Raychaudhuri Communist Party of India
Chanditala None Bhaktaram Pan Communist Party of India
Uttarpara None Prof. Dr. Srutinath Praharaj Communist Party of India
Serampore None Dr. Ratna De (nag) All India Trinamool Congress
Champdani None Jibesh Chakraborty Communist Party of India
Chandernagore None Sibaprosad (ratan) Bandyopadhyay Communist Party of India
Singur None Rabindranath Bhattacharjee All India Trinamool Congress
Haripal None Bharati Mukherjee Communist Party of India
Tarakeswar None Pratim Chatterjee Independent
Chinsurah None Naren Dey All India Forward Bloc
Bansberia None Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay Communist Party of India
Balagarh SC Dibakanta Routh Communist Party of India
Pandua None Sekh Majed Ali Communist Party of India
Polba None Shaktipada Khanra Communist Party of India
Dhaniakhali SC Ajit Patra All India Forward Bloc
Pursurah None Saumendranath Bera Communist Party of India
Khanakul SC Banshi Badan Maitra Communist Party of India
Arambagh None Binoy Datta Communist Party of India
Goghat SC Niranjan Pandit All India Forward Bloc
Chandrakona None Gurupada Dutta Communist Party of India
Ghatal SC Ratan Pakhira Communist Party of India
Daspur None Sunil Adhikari Communist Party of India
Nandanpur None Chowdhury Chakraborty Bula Communist Party of India
Panskura West None Chittaranjan Dasthakur Communist Party of India
Panskura East None Amiya Kumar Sahoo Communist Party of India
Tamluk None Mitra Jagannath Communist Party of India
Moyna None Sk. Mujibur Rahman Communist Party of India
Mahishadal None Tamalika Panda Seth Communist Party of India
Sutahata SC Nityananda Bera Communist Party of India
Nandigram None Illias Mahammad Sk. Communist Party of India
Narghat None Nanda Brahmamay West Bengal Socialist Party
Bhagabanpur None Ardhendu Maity All India Trinamool Congress
Khajuri SC Swadesh Patra West Bengal Socialist Party
Contai North None Chakradhar Maikap Communist Party of India
Contai South None Suvendu Adhikari All India Trinamool Congress
Ramnagar None Swadesh Ranjan Nayak Communist Party of India
Egra None Adhikari Sisir Kumar All India Trinamool Congress
Mugberia None Kiranmay Nanda West Bengal Socialist Party
Pataspur None Kamakhyanandan Dasmahapatra Communist Party of India
Sabang None Manas Ranjan Bhunia Indian National Congress
Pingla None Rampada Samanta Democratic Socialist Party
Debra None Sk. Jahangir Karim Communist Party of India
Keshpur SC Rameswar Doloi Communist Party of India
Garhbeta East None Ghosh Susanta Communist Party of India
Garhbeta West SC Krishna Prasad Duley Communist Party of India
Salbani None Khagendra Nath Mahata Communist Party of India
Midnapore None Santosh Rana Communist Party of India
Kharagpur Town None Gyan Singh Sohanpal Indian National Congress
Kharagpur Rural None Haque Nazmul Communist Party of India
Keshiari ST Maheswar Murmu Communist Party of India
Narayangarh None Surjya Kanta Mishra Communist Party of India
Dantan None Nanda Gopal Battacharjee Communist Party of India
Nayagram ST Bhutnath Saren Communist Party of India
Gopiballavpur None Rabi Lal Maitra Communist Party of India
Jhargram None Amar Basu Communist Party of India
Binpur ST Chunibala Hansda Jharkhand Party
Banduan ST Upendra Nath Hansda Communist Party of India
Manbazar None Samya Pyari Mahato Communist Party of India
Balrampur ST Bhandu Majhi Communist Party of India
Arsa None Prabhat Mahato All India Forward Bloc
Jhalda None Nepal Mahata Indian National Congress
Jaipur None Bindeswar Mahato All India Forward Bloc
Purulia None Nikhil Mukherjee Communist Party of India
Para SC Bilasibala Sahis . Communist Party of India
Raghunathpur SC Uma Rani Bouri Communist Party of India
Kashipur ST Rabindra Nath Hembram Communist Party of India
Hura None Subhas Chandra Mahata Communist Party of India
Taldangra None Manoranjan Patra Communist Party of India
Raipur ST Upen Kisku Communist Party of India
Ranibandh ST Deblina Hembram Communist Party of India
Indpur SC Indrajit Tangi Communist Party of India
Chhatna None Anath Bandhu Mondal Revolutionary Socialist Party
Gangajalghati SC Angad Bauri Communist Party of India
Barjora None Susmita Biswas Communist Party of India
Bankura None Partha De Communist Party of India
Onda None Tarapada Chakrabarti All India Forward Bloc
Vishnupur None Swapan Ghosh Communist Party of India
Kotulpur None Kalpana Koley Communist Party of India
Indas SC Mahadeb Patra Communist Party of India
Sonamukhi SC Niresh Bagdi Communist Party of India
Kulti None Ujjal Chatterjee All India Trinamool Congress
Barabani None Dilip Sarkar Communist Party of India
Hirapur None Amitava Mukhopadhyay Communist Party of India
Asansol None Prativaranjan Mukherjee Communist Party of India
Raniganj None Haradhan Jha Communist Party of India
Jamuria None Dhirajlal Hazra Communist Party of India
Ukhra SC Madan Bauri Communist Party of India
Durgapur-i None Mrinal Banerjee Communist Party of India
Durgapur-ii None Biprendu Kumar Chakraborty Communist Party of India
Kanksa SC Ankure Saresh Communist Party of India
Ausgram SC Kartick Chandra Bag Communist Party of India
Bhatar None Sayed Md. Masih Communist Party of India
Galsi None Mehbub Mondal All India Forward Bloc
Burdwan North None Pradip Tah Communist Party of India
Burdwan South None Nirupam Sen Communist Party of India
Khandaghosh SC Prasanta Majhi Communist Party of India
Raina None Swapan Samanta Communist Party of India
Jamalpur SC Samar Hazra Independent
Memari None Sandhya Bhattacharya Communist Party of India
Kalna None Anjali Mondal Communist Party of India
Nadanghat None Swapan Debnath All India Trinamool Congress
Manteswar None Chaudhuri Md. Hedayatullah Communist Party of India
Purbasthali None Subrata Bhowal Communist Party of India
Katwa None Chatterjee Rabindranath Indian National Congress
Mangalkot None Sadhana Mallik Communist Party of India
Ketugram SC Tamal Chandra Majhi Communist Party of India
Nanur SC Joydeb Hazra Communist Party of India
Bolpur None Tapan Hore Revolutionary Socialist Party
Labhpur None Nabanita Mukherjee Communist Party of India
Dubrajpur None Ghosh Bhakti Pada All India Forward Bloc
Rajnagar SC Bijoy Bagdi All India Forward Bloc
Suri None Tapan Roy Communist Party of India
Mahammad Bazar None Dhiren Bagdi Communist Party of India
Mayureswar SC Bagdi Sadhucharan Communist Party of India
Rampurhat None Asish Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress
Hansan SC Asit Kumar Mal Indian National Congress
Nalhati None Dipak Chatterjee All India Forward Bloc
Murarai None Elahi Md. Qamre Communist Party of India

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Banerjee was the sitting MP for South Kolkata
  2. ^ Mukherjee was the sitting MP for Jangipur

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Election Commission of India - State Elections 2006: Partywise position in West Bengal". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2006-05-23. Retrieved 2006-05-23.
  2. ^ Biswas S (April 16, 2006). "Calcutta's colourless campaign". BBC. Retrieved 2006-04-26.
  3. ^ "Communists routed in West Bengal". BBC News. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  4. ^ "West Bengal Election Result, West Bengal Assembly Election 2006 Results, West Bengal State Assembly Elections, India Assembly Elections, State Assembly Elections, Indian Assembly Election 2006". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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