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Next West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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The Next West Bengal legislative assembly election is expected to be held in March–April 2026 to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1] Mamata Banerjee is the incumbent Chief Minister of West Bengal.[2][3][4][5][6]
Schedule
[edit]| Poll Event | Schedule |
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| Notification Date | TBD |
| Last Date for filing nomination | TBD |
| Scrutiny of nomination | TBD |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | TBD |
| Date of Poll | TBD |
| Date of Counting of Votes | TBD |
Parties and Alliances
[edit]| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Trinamool Congress | .svg){kind=small}
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Mamata Banerjee | TBD | |
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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Suvendu Adhikari | TBD | |
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 
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Mohammed Salim | TBD | |
| Indian National Congress | 
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Subhankar Sarkar | TBD | |
| Indian Secular Front | 
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Nawsad Siddique | TBD | |
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 
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Hemant Soren | TBD | |
| Hamro Party | 
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Ajoy Edwards | TBD | ||
| All India Forward Bloc | 
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Naren Chatterjee | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India | 
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Swapan Banerjee | TBD | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 
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Tapan Hore | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation | 
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Abhijit Majumder | TBD | |
| Marxist Forward Bloc |
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Samar Hazra | TBD | ||
Others
[edit]| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 
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Provash Ghosh | TBD | |
| Samajwadi Party | 
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Kiranmoy Nanda | TBD | |
Candidates
[edit]Results
[edit]Results by alliance or party
[edit]| Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| Trinamool Congress | |||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||||||
| SDA | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress | |||||||||
| Indian Secular Front | |||||||||
| All India Forward Bloc | |||||||||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | |||||||||
| Communist Party of India | |||||||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation | |||||||||
| Marxist Forward Bloc | |||||||||
| Hamro Party | |||||||||
| Total | |||||||||
| Other parties | |||||||||
| Independents | |||||||||
| NOTA | |||||||||
| Total | 100% | — | 294 | — | |||||
Results by region
[edit]| Region | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | BJP | SDA | Others | ||
| North Bengal | 54 | ||||
| Rarh Bengal | 56 | ||||
| South Bengal | 184 | ||||
| Total | 294 |
Results by division
[edit]| Division | Seats | ||||
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| AITC | BJP | SDA | Others | ||
| Jalpaiguri | 27 | ||||
| Malda | 49 | ||||
| Presidency | 108 | ||||
| Burdwan | 54 | ||||
| Medinipur | 56 | ||||
| Total | 294 |
Results by district
[edit]| District | Seats | ||||
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| AITC | BJP | SDA | Others | ||
| Cooch Behar | 9 | ||||
| Alipurduar | 5 | ||||
| Jalpaiguri | 7 | ||||
| Kalimpong | 1 | ||||
| Darjeeling | 5 | ||||
| Uttar Dinajpur | 9 | ||||
| Dakshin Dinajpur | 6 | ||||
| Malda | 12 | ||||
| Murshidabad | 22 | ||||
| Nadia | 17 | ||||
| North 24 Parganas | 33 | ||||
| South 24 Parganas | 31 | ||||
| Kolkata | 11 | ||||
| Howrah | 16 | ||||
| Hooghly | 18 | ||||
| Purba Medinipur | 16 | ||||
| Paschim Medinipur | 15 | ||||
| Jhargram | 4 | ||||
| Purulia | 9 | ||||
| Bankura | 12 | ||||
| Purba Bardhaman | 16 | ||||
| Paschim Bardhaman | 9 | ||||
| Birbhum | 11 | ||||
| Total | 294 |
Results by constituency
[edit]Surveys and polls
[edit]Opinion poll
[edit]| Polling Agency | ||||
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| AITC | SDA | NDA | Others | |
| AI election Mood | 260 | 15 | 17 | 2 |
| POLL TRACKER-Axis India | 230 | 20 | 40 | 4 |
| Times Now–CVoter | 190 | 20 | 74 | 3 |
| National Youths Wing United–Bengal Today Pre Poll | 220-225 | 19-23 | 36-38 | – |
| DB live | 230 | 50 | 12 | 2 |
| BRACE-News Bangla-খবর ২৪/৭ | 133 | 110 | 49 | 2 |
The 2026 West Bengal election scenario is looking intriguing. Opinion polls suggest that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will maintain its base, but face setbacks in some urban areas and minority belts, losing ground to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) and Congress ¹.
However, the TMC is expected to gain some previously winning Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seats. Interestingly, the BJP's core vote is predicted to shift significantly to both the Left and TMC, potentially making the BJP a milder force in the state after the election results are announced.
The Left, on the other hand, is emerging as a strong contender. The CPIM, in particular, might benefit from the BJP's declining influence in certain areas. The Congress, too, might gain some seats, primarily in minority-dominated constituencies.
These predictions indicate a potential shift in West Bengal's political landscape, with the TMC and Left forces gaining ground at the expense of the BJP.
References
[edit]- ^ "Legislative Assemblies : Term of State/House". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "BJP hopeful of turnaround in Bengal in 2026 Assembly elections". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "'Govt change in Bengal possible only if BJP remains in power in Delhi… Poll a semi-final for 2026': Dilip Ghosh". The New Indian Express. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "'No room for complacency': TMC sets agenda for State poll". The Hindu. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "West Bengal: Mamata cocks a snook at Modi, gets ready for strong showing in 2026 Assembly polls". Money Control. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "TMC govt won't last till 2026 if BJP gets even one more seat than them in LS polls: Sukanta Majumdar". The Economic Times. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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