2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

Indian state election

2011 West Bengal state general election

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All 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout| 84.33% ( 2.36 pp)
|  | Majority party  | Minority party

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Leader  | Mamata Banerjee | Manas Bhunia
Party  | AITC | INC
Alliance  | UPA | UPA
Leader since  | 1998  | 2008
Leader's seat  | Bhabanipur (By-elected)[1] | Sabang (Won)
Last election  | 26.64%, 30 seats  | 14.71%, 21 seats
Seats before  | 30  | 21
Seats won  | 184 | 42
Seat change  |  154  |  21
Popular vote  | 18,547,678 | 4,330,580
Percentage  | 38.93% | 9.09%
Swing  |  12.29 pp |  5.62 pp

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| Third party  | Fourth party

BJP

Leader  | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Rahul Sinha [bn]
Party  | CPI(M) | BJP
Alliance  | LF | NDA
Leader since  | 2000  | 2002
Leader's seat  | Jadavpur
(Lost) | Did not contest
Last election  | 37.13%, 176 seats  | 3.06%, 0 seat
Seats before  | 176  | 0
Seats won  | 40  | 0
Seat change  |  136  |
Popular vote  | 14,330,061  | 1,431,184
Percentage  | 30.08%  | 5.19%
Swing  |  7.05 pp |  2.13 pp

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Seatwise Map of the Election Results

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Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after election

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| Chief Minister before election

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
CPI(M)

| Chief Minister after election

Mamata Banerjee[2]
AITC

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Assembly election was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2011 to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly as the term of the incumbent government was about to expire naturally. The election was held in six phases between 18 April and 10 May 2011 for all the 294 seats of the Assembly.[3]

The Trinamool Congress led United Progressive Alliance won an absolute majority of seats in the state in a historic win marking the end of 34-year rule of Left Front, the longest-serving democratically elected communist government in the world, a fact that was noted by international media.[4][5][6][7] Notably, the incumbent Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee lost even his Jadavpur seat to Trinamool's Manish Gupta, which was considered to be an electoral bastion of the CPI(M).[1] Bhattacharjee became the 2nd Chief minister of the state to lose from his own seat, after Congress' Prafulla Chandra Sen's defeat in Arambagh to Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee of Bangla Congress in 1967.

## Background

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This was the first legislative assembly election for the Vidhan Sabha since 2007 Nandigram anti land acquisition violence[8] and the 2006 Singur anti land acquisition violence, led by opposition party chief Mamata Banerjee, caused deaths by police firing amidst protests.

The Left Front had governed West Bengal since 1977. The election also followed the defeat of the Left Front in the 2009 general election, as well as its relatively poor showing in Panchayat and municipal elections.[9]

### Delimitation

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Main article: Delimitation Commission of India

The 2011 election adopted re-drawn electoral constituencies based on the 2001 census, following the 2002 Delimitation Commission of India, whose recommendations were approved in February 2008.[10]

## Polling schedule

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Further information: List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha

Phases of the election across the state

Chief Election Commissioner of India S. Y. Quraishi announced that polling in West Bengal will be spread over six phases between 18 April and 10 May for the constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha.[11][12]

| Date | No of assembly constituencies

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Phase I  | 18 April  | 54
Phase II  | 22 April  | 50
Phase III  | 27 April  | 75
Phase IV  | 3 May  | 63
Phase V  | 7 May  | 38
Phase VI  | 10 May  | 14
Counting | 13 May  | 294
Source: Election Commission of India

### Phase I

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54 constituencies went to the polls:
Mekliganj (SC), Mathabhanga (SC), Coochbehar Uttar (SC), Coochbehar Dakshin, Sitalkuchi (SC), Sitai (SC), Dinhata, Natabari, Tufangunj, Kumargram (ST), Kalchini (ST), Alipurduars, Falakata (SC), Madarihat (ST), Dhupguri (SC), Mayanaguri (SC), Jalpaiguri (SC), Rajganj (SC), Dabgram-Fulbari, Mal (ST), Nagrakata (ST), Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Kurseong, Matigara-Naxalbari (SC), Siliguri, Phansidewa (ST), Chopra, Islampur, Goalpokhar, Chakulia, Karandighi, Hemtabad (SC), Kaliaganj (SC), Raiganj, Itahar, Kushmandi (SC), Kumarganj, Balurghat, Tapan (ST), Gangarampur (SC), Harirampur, Habibpur (ST), Gazole (SC), Chanchal, Harishchandrapur, Malatipur, Ratua, Manikchak, Maldaha (SC), English Bazar, Mothabari, Sujapur, and Baisnabnagar.

### Phase II

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50 constituencies went to the polls:
Farakka, Samserganj, Suti, Jangipur, Raghunathganj, Sagardighi, Lalgola, Bhagaban Gola, Raninagar, Murshidabad, Nabagram (SC), Khargram (SC), Burwan (SC), Kandi, Bharatpur, Rejinagar, Beldanga, Baharampur, Hariharpara, Naoda, Domkal, Jalangi, Karimpur, Tehatta, Palashipara, Kaliganj, Nakashipara, Chapra, Krishnanagar Uttar, Nabadwip, Krishnanagar Dakshin, Santipur, Ranaghat Uttar Paschim, Krishnaganj (SC), Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC), Ranaghat Dakshin (SC), Chakdah, Kalyani (SC), Haringhata (SC), Dubrajpur (SC), Suri, Bolpur, Nanoor (SC), Labpur, Sainthia (SC), Mayureswar, Rampurhat, Hansan, Nalhati, and Murarai.

### Phase III

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75 constituencies went to the polls:
Bagdah (SC), Bongaon Uttar (SC), Bongaon Dakshin (SC), Gaighata (SC), Swarupnagar (SC), Baduria, Habra, Ashoknagar, Amdanga, Bijpur, Naihati, Bhatpara, Jagatdal, Noapara, Barrackpur, Khardaha, Dum Dum Uttar, Panihati, Kamarhati, Baranagar, Dum Dum, Rajarhat New Town, Bidhan Nagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Madhyamgram, Barasat, Deganga, Haroa, Minakhan (SC), Sandeshkhali (ST), Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Hingalganj (SC), Gosaba (SC), Basanti (SC), Kultali (SC), Patharpratima, Kakdwip, Sagar, Kulpi, Raidighi, Mandirbazar (SC), Jaynagar (SC), Baruipur Purba (SC), Canning Paschim (SC), Canning Purba, Baruipur Paschim, Magrahat Purba (SC), Magrahat Paschim, Diamond Harbour, Falta, Satgachia, Bishnupur (SC), Sonarpur Dakshin, Bhangore, Kasba, Jadavpur, Sonarpur Uttar, Tollygunj, Behala Purba, Behala Paschim, Maheshtala, Budge Budge, Metiabruz, Kokata Port, Bhabanipore, Rashbehari, Ballygunge, Chowrangee, Entally, Beleghata, Jorasanko, Shyampukur, Maniktala, and Kashipur-Belgachia.

### Phase IV

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63 constituencies went to the polls:
Bally, Howrah Uttar, Howrah Madhya, Shibpur, Howrah Dakshin, Sankrail (SC), Panchla, Uluberia Purba, Uluberia Uttar (SC), Uluberia Dakshin, Shyampur, Bagnan, Amta, Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur, Domjur, Uttarpara, Sreerampur, Champdani, Singur, Chandannagore, Chunchura, Balagarh (SC), Pandua, Saptagram, Chanditala, Jangipara, Haripal, Dhanekhali (SC), Tarakeswar, Pursurah, Arambag (SC), Goghat (SC), Khanakul, Tamluk, Panskura Purba, Panskura Paschim, Moyna, Nandakumar, Mahisadal, Haldia (SC), Nandigram, Chandipur, Patashpur, Kanthi Uttar, Bhagabanpur, Khejuri (SC), Kanthi Dakshin, Ramnagar, Egra, Bardhaman Dakshin, Jamalpur (SC), Monteswar, Kalna (SC), Memari, Bardhaman Uttar (SC), Bhatar, Purbasthali Dakshin, Purbasthali Uttar, Katwa, Ketugram, Mangalkot and Ausgram (SC)

### Phase V

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38 constituencies went to the polls:
Dantan, Keshiary (ST), Kharagpur Sadar, Narayangarh, Sabang, Pingla, Kharagpur, Debra, Daspur, Ghatal (SC), Chandrakona (SC), Keshpur (SC), Purulia, Manbazar (ST), Kashipur, Para (SC), Raghunathpur (SC), Saltora (SC), Chhatnam, Bankura, Barjora, Onda, Bishnupur, Katulpur (SC), Indus (SC), Sonamukhi (SC), Khandaghosh (SC), Raina (SC), Galsi (SC), Pandabeswar, Durgapur Purba, Durgapur Paschim, Raniganj, Jamuria, Asansol Dakshin, Asansol Uttar, Kulti and Barabani.

### Phase VI

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14 constituencies went to the polls:
Nayagram (ST), Gopiballavpur, Jhargram, Garbeta, Salboni, Medinipur, Binpur (ST), Bandwan (ST), Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur, Ranibandh (ST), Raipur (ST) and Taldangra.

## Parties

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### United Progressive Alliance

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* All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
* Indian National Congress (INC)
* Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
* Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) (SUCI(C))
* Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF)
* Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
* Party of Democratic Socialism (India) (PDS)

### Left Front (LF)

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* Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)
* Communist Party of India (CPI)
* Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
* All India Forward Bloc (AIFB)
* Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI)
* Marxist Forward Bloc (MFB)
* Samajwadi Party (SP)
* Democratic Socialist Party (DSP(PC))

### National Democratic Alliance

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* Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
* Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)

### Alliance wise result

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LF+  | SEATS  | AITC-Congress alliance  | SEATS  | NDA+  | SEATS  | OTHERS  | SEATS

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CPIM | 40-2 (by-polls)  | AITC | 184+6 (by-polls)  | BJP | 0+1 (by-polls)  | IND | 0
AIFB | 11-1 (by-polls)  | INC | 42-3 (by-polls)  | GJM | 3  |  |
RSP | 7-1 (by-polls)  | SUCI(C) | 1  |  |  |  |
CPI | 2  | IND/(INC)  | 1  |  |  |  |
SP | 1  | NCP | 0  |  |  |  |
DSP(PC) | 1  | GNLF | 0  |  |  |  |
MFB | 0  | JMM | 0  |  |  |  |
RCPI | 0  | PDS | 0  |  |  |  |
RJD | 0  | JKP(N) | 0  |  |  |  |
TOTAL (2011)  | 62  | TOTAL (2011)  | 228  | TOTAL (2011)  | 3  | TOTAL (2011)  | 0
TOTAL (2006)  | 233  | TOTAL (2006)  | 30  | TOTAL (2006)  | 24  | TOTAL (2006)  | 6

## Candidates

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List of the candidates (constituency wise) of the 3 main parties/alliance:

List of candidates  Assembly Constituency  | Left Front (West Bengal) | United Progressive Alliance | National Democratic Alliance

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#  | Name  | Party  | Candidate  | Party  | Candidate  | Party  | Candidate
Cooch Behar district
1  | Mekliganj |  | AIFB | Paresh Chandra Adhikary |  | INC | Jayanta Kumar Ray  |  | BJP | Subhash Barman
2  | Mathabhanga |  | CPI(M) | Ananta Roy  |  | AITC | Binay Krishna Barman |  | BJP | Sushil Barman
3  | Cooch Behar Uttar |  | AIFB | Nagendra Nath Roy  |  | AITC | Prasenjit Barman  |  | BJP | Malati Rava Roy
4  | Cooch Behar Dakshin |  | AIFB | Akshay Thakur  |  | AITC | Abdul Jalil Ahmed  |  | BJP | Gayetri Kar
5  | Sitalkuchi |  | CPI(M) | Biswanath Pramanik  |  | AITC | Hiten Barman |  | BJP | Bhabendra Nath Barman
6  | Sitai |  | AIFB | Dipak Kumar Roy  |  | INC | Keshab Chandra Ray  |  | BJP | Brajo Gobinda Barman
7  | Dinhata |  | AIFB | Udayan Guha |  | NCP | Amiya Kumar Sarkar  |  | BJP | Sudhanghsu Kumar Roy
8  | Natabari |  | CPI(M) | Tamser Ali  |  | AITC | Rabindra Nath Ghosh |  | BJP | Utpal Deb
9  | Tufanganj |  | CPI(M) | Dhananjoy Rava  |  | AITC | Arghya Roy Pradhan |  | BJP | Bimal Kumar Sarkar
Jalpaiguri district
10  | Kumargram |  | RSP | Dasrath Tirkey |  | AITC | Joachim Baxla |  | BJP | Hopna Soren
11  | Kalchini |  | RSP | Binay Bhusan Kerketta  |  | AITC | Paban Kumar Lakra  |  | Ind | Wilson Champramary
12  | Alipurduars |  | RSP | Kshiti Goswami |  | INC | Debaprasad Roy  |  | BJP | Manik Chandra Saha
13  | Falakata |  | CPI(M) | Rabindra Nath Barman  |  | AITC | Anil Adhikari |  | BJP | Hemanta Kumar Ray
14  | Madarihat |  | RSP | Kumari Kujur  |  | INC | Atul Subba  |  | BJP | Manoj Tigga
15  | Dhupguri |  | CPI(M) | Mamata Roy |  | AITC | Mina Barman  |  | BJP | Amar Chand Sarkar
16  | Maynaguri |  | RSP | Ananta Deb Adhikari |  | AITC | Juthika Roy Basunia  |  | BJP | Bibhas Chandra Paul
17  | Jalpaiguri |  | AIFB | Gobinda Chandra Roy  |  | INC | Sukh Bilas Barma  |  | BJP | Sisir Kanti Mondal
18  | Rajganj |  | CPI(M) | Amulya Chandra Roy  |  | AITC | Khageswar Roy |  | BJP | Supen Roy
19  | Dabgram-Phulbari |  | CPI(M) | Dilip Singh  |  | AITC | Goutam Deb |  | BJP | Dulal Kanti Das
20  | Mal |  | CPI(M) | Bulu Chik Baraik |  | INC | Hiramoni Oraon  |  | BJP | Baliram Ekka
21  | Nagrakata |  | CPI(M) | Sukhmoith (Piting) Oraon  |  | INC | Joseph Munda |  | Ind | Rajesh Lakra
Darjeeling district
22  | Kalimpong |  | CPI | Bikram Chhetri  |  | INC | Shanti Kumar Sharma  |  | GJM | Harka Bahadur Chhetri
23  | Darjeeling |  | CPI(M) | K.B. Wattar  |  | INC | Nahakul Chandra Chhetri  |  | GJM | Trilok Dewan
24  | Kurseong |  | CPI(M) | Deepa Chettri  |  | INC | Chhabi Chandra Rai  |  | GJM | Rohit Sharma
25  | Matigara-Naxalbari |  | CPI(M) | Jharen Roy  |  | INC | Sankar Malakar  |  | BJP | Asim Sarkar
26  | Siliguri |  | CPI(M) | Ashok Bhattacharya |  | AITC | Rudra Nath Bhattacharya  |  | BJP | Arun Prasad Sarkar
27  | Phansidewa |  | CPI(M) | Choton Kisku |  | INC | Sunil Chandra Tirkey |  | BJP | Dila Saibo
Uttar Dinajpur district
28  | Chopra |  | CPI(M) | Anwarul Haque  |  | AITC | Sekh Jalaluddin  |  | BJP | Ashim Chandra Barman
29  | Islampur |  | CPI(M) | Sayeda Farhat Afroz  |  | AITC | Abdul Karim Chowdhury |  | BJP | Nepal Dutta
30  | Goalpokhar |  | AIFB | Saifur Rahman  |  | INC | Md. Ghulam Rabbani |  | BJP | Shaukat Ali
31  | Chakulia |  | AIFB | Ali Imran Ramz |  | INC | Serajul Islam  |  | BJP | Kalipada Ghosh
32  | Karandighi |  | AIFB | Gokul Behari Roy  |  | INC | Subhas Goswami  |  | BJP | Arshad Alam
33  | Hemtabad |  | CPI(M) | Khagendra Nath Sinha  |  | AITC | Sekhar Chandra Roy  |  | BJP | Bhanu Ram Barman
34  | Kaliaganj |  | CPI(M) | Nani Gopal Roy  |  | INC | Pramatha Nath Ray |  | BJP | Bhupati Roy
35  | Raiganj |  | SP | Kiranmoy Nanda |  | INC | Mohit Sengupta  |  | BJP | Sachindra Nath Das
36  | Itahar |  | CPI | Srikumar Mukherjee |  | AITC | Amal Acharjee |  | BJP | Suman Kumar Acharjee
Dakshin Dinajpur district
37  | Kushmandi |  | RSP | Narmada Chandra Roy |  | INC | Parthasarathi Sarkar  |  | BJP | Ranjit Kumar Roy
38  | Kumarganj |  | CPI(M) | Mafuja Khatun |  | AITC | Mahmuda Begum |  | BJP | Sanjib Chandra Roy
39  | Balurghat |  | RSP | Biswanath Chowdhury |  | AITC | Sankar Chakraborty |  | BJP | Ranjan Kumar Mondal
40  | Tapan |  | RSP | Khara Soren  |  | AITC | Bachchu Hansda |  | BJP | Colombas Tirki
41  | Gangarampur |  | CPI(M) | Nandalal Hazra  |  | AITC | Satyendra Nath Ray |  | BJP | Dipankar Roy
42  | Harirampur |  | CPI(M) | Narayan Biswas  |  | AITC | Biplab Mitra |  | BJP | Phani Bhusan Mahata
Malda district
43  | Habibpur |  | CPI(M) | Khagen Murmu |  | AITC | Mohan Tudu  |  | BJP | Krishna Chandra Munda
44  | Gazole |  | CPI(M) | Gobinda Mondal  |  | INC | Sushil Chandra Roy  |  | BJP | Prafulla Chandra Sarkar
45  | Chanchal |  | CPI(M) | Anjuman Ara Begam  |  | INC | Asif Mehbub  |  | BJP | Sital Prasad Chakraborty
46  | Harishchandrapur |  | AIFB | Tajmul Hossain  |  | INC | Mostaque Alam  |  | BJP | Rina Saha
47  | Malatipur |  | RSP | Abdur Rahim Boxi |  | AITC | Gautam Chakraborti  |  | BJP | Harendra Nath Paul
48  | Ratua |  | CPI(M) | Sailen Sarkar |  | INC | Samar Mukherjee  |  | BJP | Dilip Agarwalla
49  | Manikchak |  | CPI(M) | Ratna Bhattacharya  |  | AITC | Sabitri Mitra |  | BJP | Dipankar Pandey
50  | Maldaha |  | CPI(M) | Rahul Ranjan Das  |  | INC | Bhupendra Nath Halder |  | BJP | Kusum Roy
51  | English Bazar |  | CPI(M) | Samarendra Roy  |  | INC | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury |  | BJP | Gobinda Chandra Mandal
52  | Mothabari |  | CPI(M) | Naimuddin Sheikh  |  | INC | Sabina Yasmin |  | BJP | Nandan Kumar Ghosh
53  | Sujapur |  | CPI(M) | Haji Ketabuddin Sk.  |  | INC | Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury |  | BJP | Tutul Saha
54  | Baisnabnagar |  | CPI(M) | Biswanath Ghosh  |  | INC | Isha Khan Choudhury |  | BJP | Swadhin Kumar Sarkar
Murshidabad district
55  | Farakka |  | CPI(M) | Abdus Salam  |  | INC | Mainul Haque  |  | BJP | Hemanta Ghosh
56  | Samserganj |  | CPI(M) | Touab Ali  |  | INC | Mousumi Begum  |  | BJP | Sasthi Charan Ghosh
57  | Suti |  | RSP | Jane Alam Mian  |  | INC | Emani Biswas  |  | BJP | Nilkanta Roy
58  | Jangipur |  | CPI(M) | Purnima Bhattacharya  |  | INC | Md. Sohrab |  | BJP | Anamitra Banerjee
59  | Raghunathganj |  | RSP | Abul Hasnat |  | INC | Akhruzzaman  |  | BJP | Sougata Singha Roy
60  | Sagardighi |  | CPI(M) | Ismail Sekh  |  | AITC | Subrata Saha |  | BJP | Shekharendu Das
61  | Lalgola |  | CPI(M) | Yean Ali  |  | INC | Abu Hena |  | BJP | Amar Kumar Das
62  | Bhagabangola |  | SP | Chand Mohammad |  | AITC | Sagir Hossen  |  | BJP | Mahebub Alam
63  | Raninagar |  | AIFB | Maksuda Begum  |  | INC | Firoza Begam  |  | BJP | Dinesh Mondal
64  | Murshidabad |  | AIFB | Bibhas Chakraborty  |  | INC | Shaoni Singha Roy  |  | BJP | Ranajit Kumar Das
65  | Nabagram |  | CPI(M) | Kanai Chandra Mondal  |  | INC | Prabal Sarkar  |  | BJP | Dilip Halder
66  | Khargram |  | CPI(M) | Goutam Mondal  |  | INC | Ashis Marjit |  | BJP | Harekrishna Konai
67  | Burwan |  | RSP | Binoy Sarkar  |  | INC | Protima Rajak  |  | BJP | Sukhnen Kumar Bagdi
68  | Kandi |  | CPI | Ainal Haque  |  | INC | Apurba Sarkar  |  | BJP | Dhananjoy Mandal
69  | Bharatpur |  | RSP | Id Mohammad  |  | INC | Daliya Begum  |  | BJP | Madhusudan Saha
70  | Rejinagar |  | RSP | Sirajul Islam Mondal  |  | INC | Humayun Kabir  |  | BJP | Arabindu Biswas
71  | Beldanga |  | RSP | Md. Refatullah  |  | INC | Seikh Safiujjaman  |  | BJP | Alok Ghosh
72  | Baharampur |  | RSP | Tarit Brahmachari  |  | INC | Manoj Chakraborty |  | BJP | Debasis Sarkar
73  | Hariharpara |  | CPI(M) | Insar Ali Biswas  |  | AITC | Niamot Sheikh |  | BJP | Bishnu Charan Sikdar
74  | Naoda |  | RSP | Jayanta Biswas  |  | INC | Abu Taher Khan |  | BJP | Biplab Mondal
75  | Domkal |  | CPI(M) | Anisur Rahman |  | INC | Soumik Hossain  |  | BJP | Santosh Mondal
76  | Jalangi |  | CPI(M) | Abdur Razzak  |  | AITC | Idris Ali  |  | BJP | Naba Kumar Sarkar
Nadia district
77  | Karimpur |  | CPI(M) | Samarendranath Ghosh  |  | AITC | Dr. Ramen Sarkar  |  | BJP | Indrajit Mondal
78  | Tehatta |  | CPI(M) | Ranjit Kumar Mondal  |  | AITC | Gouri Sankar Dutta  |  | BJP | Asutosh Paul
79  | Palashipara |  | CPI(M) | S.M.Sadi  |  | AITC | Manik Bhattacharya  |  | BJP | Arjun Kumar Biswas
80  | Kaliganj |  | RSP | Sankar Sarkar  |  | AITC | Nasiruddin Ahamed  |  | BJP | Mahadeb Ghosh
81  | Nakashipara |  | CPI(M) | Gayatri Sardar  |  | AITC | Kallol Khan  |  | BJP | Sushil Barman
82  | Chapra |  | CPI(M) | Shamsul Islam Mollah  |  | AITC | Rukbanur Rahman |  | BJP | Baidyanath Biswas
83  | Krishnanagar Uttar |  | CPI(M) | Subinay Ghosh  |  | AITC | Abani Mohan Joardar |  | BJP | Ramen Biswas
84  | Nabadwip |  | CPI(M) | Sumit Biswas  |  | AITC | Pundarkshya Saha  |  | BJP | Pinki Agarwal
85  | Krishnanagar Dakshin |  | CPI(M) | Rama Biswas  |  | AITC | Ujjal Biswas |  | BJP | Mahadev Sarkar
86  | Santipur |  | RCPI | Yar Mullick  |  | INC | Ajoy Dey |  | BJP | Kanoj Biswas
87  | Ranaghat Uttar Paschim |  | CPI(M) | Meena Bhattacharya  |  | AITC | Parthasarathi Chatterjee |  | BJP | Megh Lal Karmakar
88  | Krishnaganj |  | CPI(M) | Barun Biswas  |  | AITC | Sushil Biswas  |  | BJP | Bipul Chandra Sen
89  | Ranaghat Uttar Purba |  | CPI(M) | Archana Biswas  |  | AITC | Protima Rajak  |  | BJP | Basudev Majumdar
90  | Ranaghat Dakshin |  | CPI(M) | Aloke Das  |  | AITC | Abir Ranjan Biswas  |  | BJP | Benoy Bhusan Roy
91  | Chakdaha |  | CPI(M) | Biswanath Gupta  |  | AITC | Naresh Chandra Chaki  |  | BJP | Biswajit Ghosh
92  | Kalyani |  | CPI(M) | Jyotsna Sikdar  |  | AITC | Ramendra Nath Biswas |  | BJP | Dipali Bharati
93  | Haringhata |  | CPI(M) | Biswajit Paul  |  | AITC | Nilima Nag Mallick  |  | BJP | Binay Krishna Biswas
North 24 Parganas district
94  | Bagda |  | AIFB | Mrinalkanti Sikdar  |  | AITC | Upendra Nath Biswas |  | BJP | Arabinda Biswas
95  | Bangaon Uttar |  | CPI(M) | Biswajit Biswas  |  | AITC | Biswajit Das |  | BJP | Hari Chand Biswas
96  | Bangaon Dakshin |  | CPI(M) | Anuj Baran Sarkar  |  | AITC | Surajit Kumar Biswas  |  | BJP | Arun Halder
97  | Gaighata |  | CPI | Monoj Kanti Biswas  |  | AITC | Majulkrishna Thakur |  | BJP | Sukharanjan Bepari
98  | Swarupnagar |  | CPI(M) | Shiva Pada Das  |  | AITC | Bina Mondal  |  | BJP | Rakhal Halder
99  | Baduria |  | CPI(M) | Mohammed Selim Gayen  |  | INC | Quazi Abdul Gaffar  |  | BJP | Sukumar Dey
100  | Habra |  | CPI(M) | Pranab Bhattacharya  |  | AITC | Jyotipriya Mallick |  | BJP | Utpal Kumar Paul
101  | Ashokenagar |  | CPI(M) | Satyasebi Kar  |  | AITC | Dhiman Roy  |  | BJP | Gopal Nandi
102  | Amdanga |  | CPI(M) | Abdus Sattar |  | AITC | Rafiqur Rahaman |  | BJP | Joydeb Ghosh
103  | Bijpur |  | CPI(M) | Nirjharini Chakarborty  |  | AITC | Subhranshu Roy |  | BJP | Kamala Kanta Chowdhury
104  | Naihati |  | CPI(M) | Ranjit Kundu  |  | AITC | Partha Bhowmick |  | BJP | Biswajit Sur
105  | Bhatpara |  | CPI(M) | Nepaldev Bhattacharjee |  | AITC | Arjun Singh |  | BJP | Pradyot Kumar Choudhary
106  | Jagatdal |  | AIFB | Haripada Biswas  |  | AITC | Parash Dutta  |  | BJP | Dilip Mitra
107  | Noapara |  | CPI(M) | K.D.Ghosh  |  | AITC | Manju Basu |  | BJP | Swapan Halder
108  | Barrackpore |  | CPI(M) | Madhusudan Samanta  |  | AITC | Shilbhadra Dutta |  | BJP | Shambhu Nath Gupta
109  | Khardaha |  | CPI(M) | Asim Dasgupta |  | AITC | Amit Mitra |  | BJP | Anadi Kumar Biswas
110  | Dum Dum Uttar |  | CPI(M) | Rekha Goswami  |  | AITC | Chandrima Bhattacharya |  | BJP | Chandan Roy
111  | Panihati |  | CPI(M) | Ahibhusan Chakraborty  |  | AITC | Nirmal Ghosh  |  | BJP | Kishor Kumar Shaw
112  | Kamarhati |  | CPI(M) | Manas Mukherjee  |  | AITC | Madan Mitra |  | BJP | Shikha Sarkar
113  | Baranagar |  | RSP | Sukumar Ghosh  |  | AITC | Tapas Roy |  | BJP | Bijoy Sankar Agarwal
114  | Dum Dum |  | CPI(M) | Gautam Deb |  | AITC | Bratya Basu |  | BJP | Anjana Chaturvedi
115  | Rajarhat New Town |  | CPI(M) | Tapash Chatterjee  |  | AITC | Sabyasachi Dutta |  | BJP | Priyalal Dutta
116  | Bidhannagar |  | CPI(M) | Palash Das  |  | AITC | Sujit Bose  |  | BJP | Ashoke Sarkar
117  | Rajarhat Gopalpur |  | CPI(M) | Rabindranath Mondal  |  | AITC | Purnendo Bose |  | BJP | Manoranjan Das
118  | Madhyamgram |  | AIFB | Ranjit Choudhury  |  | AITC | Rathin Ghosh |  | BJP | Bijoy Banerjee
119  | Barasat |  | AIFB | Sanjib Chatterjee  |  | AITC | Chiranjeet Chakraborty |  | BJP | Bithika Mandal
120  | Deganga |  | AIFB | Mortaza Hossain |  | AITC | Dr. M. Nuruzzaman |  | BJP | Tarun Kanti Ghosh
121  | Haroa |  | CPI(M) | Imtiaz Hossain  |  | AITC | Julfiquer Ali Molla  |  | BJP | Subodh Kumar Chakraborty
122  | Minakhan |  | CPI(M) | Dilip Roy  |  | AITC | Usha Rani Mondal |  | BJP | Bhabesh Patra
123  | Sandeshkhali |  | CPI(M) | Nirapada Sardar  |  | AITC | Padma Mahato  |  | BJP | Sukumar Sardar
124  | Basirhat Dakshin |  | CPI(M) | Narayan Mukherjee  |  | AITC | Narayan Goswami  |  | BJP | Hajarilal Sarkar
125  | Basirhat Uttar |  | CPI(M) | Subid Ali Gazi  |  | AITC | ATM Abdullah |  | BJP | Subodh Kumar Chakraborty
126  | Hingalganj |  | CPI | Anandamoy Mondal  |  | AITC | Debesh Mondal  |  | BJP | Ratikanta Baulia
South 24 Parganas district
127  | Gosaba |  | RSP | Samarendra Nath Mondal  |  | AITC | Jayanta Naskar |  | BJP | Sukumar Mondal
128  | Basanti |  | RSP | Subhas Naskar |  | INC | Arnab Roy  |  | BJP | Amal Kanti Roy
129  | Kultali |  | CPI(M) | Ramsankar Halder  |  | SUCI(C) | Joy Krishna Halder |  | BJP | Nilkanta Mondal
130  | Patharpratima |  | CPI(M) | Jajneswar Das  |  | AITC | Samir Kumar Jana  |  | BJP | Mantu Ram Gayen
131  | Kakdwip |  | CPI(M) | Milan Bhattacharya  |  | AITC | Manturam Pakhira |  | BJP | Nirmal Kumar Das
132  | Sagar |  | CPI(M) | Milan Parua  |  | AITC | Bankim Chandra Hazra |  | BJP | Bimal Kumar Maity
133  | Kulpi |  | CPI(M) | Sakuntala Paik  |  | AITC | Jogaranjan Halder |  | BJP | Swapan Halder
134  | Raidighi |  | CPI(M) | Kanti Ganguly |  | AITC | Debashree Roy |  | BJP | Dwijendranath Halder
135  | Mandirbazar |  | CPI(M) | Dr. Sarat Halder  |  | AITC | Joydeb Halder |  | BJP | Goutam Naskar
136  | Jaynagar |  | CPI(M) | Shyamali Halder  |  | SUCI(C) | Tarun Kanti Naskar  |  | BJP | Utpal Kumar Mondal
137  | Baruipur Purba |  | CPI(M) | Bimal Mistry  |  | AITC | Nirmal Mondal  |  | BJP | Tapas Naskar
138  | Canning Paschim |  | CPI(M) | Joydeb Purkait  |  | AITC | Shyamal Mondal |  | BJP | Manojit Mondal
139  | Canning Purba |  | CPI(M) | Abdur Razzak Molla |  | INC | Ibrahim Molla  |  | BJP | Ghanasyam Mondal
140  | Baruipur Paschim |  | CPI(M) | Kanak Kanti Paria  |  | AITC | Biman Banerjee |  | BJP | Raneswar Das
141  | Magrahat Purba |  | CPI(M) | Chandan Saha  |  | AITC | Namita Saha |  | BJP | Ratan Kumar Sardar
142  | Magrahat Paschim |  | CPI(M) | Abul Hasnat |  | AITC | Giasuddin Molla |  | BJP | Subhash Mondal
143  | Diamond Harbour |  | CPI(M) | Subhra Sau  |  | AITC | Dipak Kumar Halder  |  | BJP | Krishna Baidya
144  | Falta |  | CPI(M) | Ardhendu Sekhar Bindu  |  | AITC | Tamonash Ghosh  |  | BJP | Avijit Kumar Halder
145  | Satgachhia |  | CPI(M) | Barun Kumar Naskar  |  | AITC | Sonali Guha |  | BJP | Subrata Samanta
146  | Bishnupur |  | CPI(M) | Sudhin Sinha  |  | AITC | Dilip Mondal |  | BJP | Sekhar Naskar
147  | Sonarpur Dakshin |  | CPI | Tarit Chakraborty  |  | AITC | Jiban Mukhopadhyay |  | BJP | Hasi Singha Roy
148  | Bhangar |  | CPI(M) | Badal Jamadar |  | AITC | Arabul Islam |  | BJP | Madhusudan Sanphui
149  | Kasba |  | CPI(M) | Shatarup Ghosh |  | AITC | Javed Ahmed Khan |  | BJP | Bikash Debnath
150  | Jadavpur |  | CPI(M) | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee |  | AITC | Manish Gupta |  | BJP | Dhononjoy Mukherjee
151  | Sonarpur Uttar |  | CPI(M) | Shyamal Naskar  |  | AITC | Firdousi Begum |  | BJP | Debasish Purkait
152  | Tollyganj |  | CPI(M) | Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas  |  | AITC | Aroop Biswas |  | BJP | Bibekananda Sinha Roy
153  | Behala Purba |  | CPI(M) | Kumkum Chakraborty  |  | AITC | Sovan Chatterjee |  | BJP | A. Biswajit Naidu
154  | Behala Paschim |  | CPI(M) | Anupam Debsarkar  |  | AITC | Partha Chatterjee |  | BJP | Amalendu Roy Chowdhary
155  | Maheshtala |  | CPI(M) | Sheikh Mohammed Israil  |  | AITC | Kasturi Das  |  | BJP | Sisir Kumar Mukherjee
156  | Budge Budge |  | CPI(M) | Hrisikesh Poddar  |  | AITC | Ashok Kumar Deb |  | BJP | Ariful Islam
157  | Metiaburuz |  | CPI(M) | Badruddoza Mollah  |  | AITC | Mumtaz Begum |  | BJP | Md. Sajjad
Kolkata district
158  | Kolkata Port |  | AIFB | Moinuddin Sams  |  | AITC | Firhad Hakim |  | BJP | Raj Kumari Shaw
159  | Bhabanipur |  | CPI(M) | Narayan Prasad Jain  |  | AITC | Subrata Bakshi |  | BJP | Ram Chandra Jaiswal
160  | Rashbehari |  | CPI(M) | Shantanu Basu  |  | AITC | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay |  | BJP | Jiban Kumar Sen
161  | Ballygunge |  | CPI(M) | Fuad Halim  |  | AITC | Subrata Mukherjee |  | BJP | Shatorupa
162  | Chowrangee |  | RJD | Bimal Singh  |  | AITC | Sikha Chowdhury Mitra  |  | BJP | Shahnawaz Ahmed
163  | Entally |  | CPI(M) | Debesh Das  |  | AITC | Swarna Kamal Saha |  | BJP | Sudhir Kumar Pandey
164  | Beleghata |  | CPI(M) | Anadi Kumar Sahu  |  | AITC | Paresh Paul  |  | BJP | Arun Shaw
165  | Jorasanko |  | CPI(M) | Janki Singh  |  | AITC | Smita Bakshi |  | BJP | Mina Devi Purohit
166  | Shyampukur |  | AIFB | Jiban Prakash Saha  |  | AITC | Shashi Panja |  | BJP | Ganesh Kumar Dhanania
167  | Maniktala |  | CPI(M) | Rupa Bagchi  |  | AITC | Sadhan Pande |  | BJP | Nandalal Singhania
168  | Kashipur-Belgachia |  | CPI(M) | Kaninika Ghosh Bose  |  | AITC | Mala Saha  |  | BJP | Aditya Tandon
Howrah district
169  | Bally |  | CPI(M) | Kanika Ganguly  |  | AITC | Sultan Singh  |  | BJP | Bharat Bhushan Ojha
170  | Howrah Uttar |  | CPI(M) | Nemai Samanta  |  | AITC | Ashoke Ghosh  |  | BJP | Umesh Rai
171  | Howrah Madhya |  | CPI(M) | Arup Ray  |  | AITC | Aroop Roy |  | BJP | Ram Narayan Chowrasia
172  | Shibpur |  | AIFB | Jagannath Bhattacharya |  | AITC | Jatu Lahiri |  | BJP | Prabir Ray
173  | Howrah Dakshin |  | CPI(M) | Krishna Kishor Roy  |  | AITC | Broja Mohan Majumdar  |  | BJP | Pramila Singh
174  | Sankrail |  | CPI(M) | Anirban Hazra  |  | AITC | Sital Kumar Sardar  |  | BJP | Jhan Prakash Ray
175  | Panchla |  | AIFB | Doli Roy  |  | AITC | Gulshan Mallick  |  | BJP | Shyamal Kumar Adak
176  | Uluberia Purba |  | CPI(M) | Mohan Mondal  |  | AITC | Haider Aziz Safwi |  | BJP | Papiya Mandal
177  | Uluberia Uttar |  | CPI(M) | Bhim Ghuku  |  | AITC | Dr. Nirmal Maji  |  | BJP | Archana Ray
178  | Uluberia Dakshin |  | AIFB | Sk. Kutubuddin Ahmad  |  | AITC | Pulak Roy |  | BJP | Goutam Mukherjee
179  | Shyampur |  | AIFB | Minati Pramanik  |  | AITC | Kalipada Mandal |  | BJP | Gour Mohan Das
180  | Bagnan |  | CPI(M) | Akkel Ali Khan  |  | AITC | Arunava Sen |  | BJP | Tapan Kumar Mondal
181  | Amta |  | CPI(M) | Rabindra Nath Mitra  |  | INC | Asit Mitra  |  | BJP | Sanat Hazra
182  | Udaynarayanpur |  | CPI(M) | Chandralekha Bag  |  | AITC | Samir Panja  |  | BJP | Tapan Dhara
183  | Jagatballavpur |  | CPI(M) | Kaji Jaffar Ahmed  |  | AITC | Abul Kasem Molla  |  | BJP | Baij Nath Sha
184  | Domjur |  | CPI(M) | Mohanta Chatterjee  |  | AITC | Rajib Banerjee |  | BJP | Parthasarathi Baksi
Hooghly district
185  | Uttarpara |  | CPI(M) | Dr. Srutinath Praharaj  |  | AITC | Anup Ghosal  |  | BJP | Pranab Chakraborty
186  | Sreerampur |  | CPI | Partha Sarathi Rej  |  | AITC | Sudipto Roy  |  | BJP | Vidyasagar Pandey
187  | Champdani |  | CPI(M) | Jibesh Chakraborty  |  | AITC | Muzaffar Khan |  | BJP | Durga Verma
188  | Singur |  | CPI(M) | Dr. Asit Das  |  | AITC | Rabindranath Bhattacharjee |  | BJP | Souren Patra
189  | Chandannagar |  | CPI(M) | Sibaprasad Banerjee  |  | AITC | Ashoke Kumar Shaw  |  | BJP | Satya Bhusan Pathak
190  | Chunchura |  | AIFB | Naren Dey  |  | AITC | Asit Mazumdar |  | BJP | Champa Chakraborty
191  | Balagarh |  | CPI(M) | Bhuban Pramanick  |  | AITC | Ashim Kumar Majhi |  | BJP | Banshi Raut
192  | Pandua |  | CPI(M) | Sk.Amzad Hossain  |  | AITC | Nargis Begum  |  | BJP | Debaprasad Chakraborty
193  | Saptagram |  | CPI(M) | Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay  |  | AITC | Tapan Dasgupta  |  | BJP | Kartick Chandra Paul
194  | Chanditala |  | CPI(M) | Azim Ali Md Sk  |  | AITC | Swati Khandekar  |  | BJP | Sudipta Chattopadhyay
195  | Jangipara |  | CPI(M) | Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury  |  | AITC | Snehasish Chakraborty |  | BJP | Prasenjit Bag
196  | Haripal |  | CPI(M) | Bharati Mukherjee  |  | AITC | Becharam Manna |  | BJP | Partha Banerjee
197  | Dhanekhali |  | AIFB | Srabani Sarkar  |  | AITC | Asima Patra  |  | BJP | Kripa Sindhu Roy
198  | Tarakeswar |  | MFB | Pratim Chatterjee |  | AITC | Rachhpal Singh |  | BJP | Ganesh Chakraborty
199  | Pursurah |  | CPI(M) | Soumendranath Bera  |  | AITC | Parvez Rahaman  |  | BJP | Sukumar Dhara
200  | Arambagh |  | CPI(M) | Asit Malik  |  | AITC | Krishna Chandra Santra |  | BJP | Sukumar Santra
201  | Goghat |  | AIFB | Biswanath Karak |  | INC | Debasish Medda  |  | BJP | Sukumar Bag
202  | Khanakul |  | CPI(M) | Subhra Parui  |  | AITC | Iqbal Ahmed |  | BJP | Arobindo Maity
Purba Medinipur district
203  | Tamluk |  | CPI | Jagannath Mitra  |  | AITC | Somen Mahapatra |  | BJP | Malay Kumar Singha
204  | Panskura Purba |  | CPI(M) | Amiya Sahoo  |  | AITC | Biplab Roy Chowdhury  |  | BJP | Deb Kumar Maity
205  | Panskura Paschim |  | CPI | Nirmal Kumar Bera  |  | AITC | Sk. Omar Ali |  | BJP | Narayan Kinkar Mishra
206  | Moyna |  | CPI(M) | Sk. Mujibur Rahman |  | AITC | Bhusan Chandra Dolai  |  | BJP | Asit Pattanayak
207  | Nandakumar |  | SP | Brahmamoy Nanda  |  | AITC | Sukumar De  |  | BJP | Nilanjan Adhikari
208  | Mahisadal |  | CPI(M) | Tamalika Panda Seth  |  | AITC | Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar |  | BJP | Prasenjit Samanta
209  | Haldia |  | CPI(M) | Nityananda Bera  |  | AITC | Seuli Saha |  | BJP | Kalipada Das
210  | Nandigram |  | CPI | Paramananda Bharati  |  | AITC | Firoja Bibi |  | BJP | Bijan Kumar Das
211  | Chandipur |  | CPI(M) | Bidyut Guchait  |  | AITC | Amiya Kanti Bhattacharjee  |  | BJP | Chanchal Maiti
212  | Patashpur |  | CPI | Makhanlal Nayak  |  | AITC | Jyotirmoy Kar  |  | BJP | Asish Das
213  | Kanthi Uttar |  | CPI(M) | Chakradhar Meikap  |  | AITC | Banasri Maity  |  | BJP | Gour Hari Jana
214  | Bhagabanpur |  | SP | Ranjit Manna  |  | AITC | Ardhendu Maity  |  | BJP | Sadananda De
215  | Khejuri |  | SP | Asim Mondal  |  | AITC | Ranajit Mondal  |  | BJP | Kalipada Mandal
216  | Kanthi Dakshin |  | CPI | Uttam Kumar Pradhan  |  | AITC | Dibyendu Adhikari |  | BJP | Kamalesh Mishra
217  | Ramnagar |  | CPI(M) | Swadesh Ranjan Nayek  |  | AITC | Akhil Giri |  | BJP | Satya Ranjan Das
218  | Egra |  | DSP(PC) | Hrisikesh Paria  |  | AITC | Samares Das  |  | BJP | Minati Sur
Paschim Medinipur district
219  | Dantan |  | CPI | Arun Mahapatra  |  | AITC | Shaibal Giri  |  | BJP | Shailendra Jana
220  | Nayagram |  | CPI(M) | Bhutnath Soren  |  | AITC | Dulal Murmu |  | BJP | Chitta Ranjan Hembram
221  | Gopiballavpur |  | CPI(M) | Rabi Lal Maitra  |  | AITC | Churamani Mahato |  | BJP | Sanjit Mahata
222  | Jhargram |  | CPI(M) | Amar Basu |  | AITC | Sukumar Hansda |  | BJP | Bijay Mahato
223  | Keshiary |  | CPI(M) | Biram Mandi  |  | AITC | Shyam Charan Mandi  |  | BJP | Dilip Routh
224  | Kharagpur Sadar |  | CPI(M) | Anil Kumar Das  |  | INC | Gyan Singh Sohanpal |  | BJP | Prem Chandra Jha
225  | Narayangarh |  | CPI(M) | Surjya Kanta Mishra |  | AITC | Surja Kanta Atta  |  | BJP | Krishna Prasad Roy
226  | Sabang |  | BBC | Rama Pada Sahoo  |  | INC | Manas Bhunia |  | BJP | Sabyasachi Sau
227  | Pingla |  | DSP(PC) | Prabodh Chandra Sinha  |  | AITC | Ajit Maity  |  | BJP | Sambhunath Hansda
228  | Kharagpur |  | CPI(M) | Sheikh Najmul Haque |  | AITC | Bilkis Khanam  |  | BJP | Prabir Kumar Sahu
229  | Debra |  | CPI(M) | Sk. Sorab Hossein  |  | AITC | Radhakanta Maiti  |  | BJP | Dilip Kumar Roy
230  | Daspur |  | CPI(M) | Sunil Adhikari  |  | AITC | Ajit Bhunia  |  | BJP | Sujit Pain
231  | Ghatal |  | CPI(M) | Chhabi Pakhira  |  | AITC | Shankar Dolai  |  | BJP | Ashok Malik
232  | Chandrakona |  | CPI(M) | Chhaya Dolai  |  | AITC | Sibaram Das  |  | BJP | Bapi Dera
233  | Garbeta |  | CPI(M) | Susanta Ghosh |  | INC | Hema Choubey  |  | BJP | Tarak Nath Gan
234  | Salboni |  | CPI(M) | Abhiram Mahato  |  | AITC | Srikanta Mahata |  | BJP | Dhiman Kumar Kolay
235  | Keshpur |  | CPI(M) | Rameswar Doloi  |  | INC | Rajani Kanta Doloi  |  | BJP | Dipak Patra
236  | Medinipur |  | CPI | Santosh Rana |  | AITC | Mrigendra Nath Maiti  |  | BJP | Tusar Mukharjee
237  | Binpur |  | CPI(M) | Dibakar Hansda  |  | JKP(N)  | Chunibala Hansda |  | BJP | Panchanan Hansda
Purulia district
238  | Bandwan |  | CPI(M) | Susanta Kumar Besra  |  | INC | Sital Chandra Hembram  |  | BJP | Manika Murmu
239  | Balarampur |  | CPI(M) | Manindra Gope  |  | AITC | Santiram Mahato |  | BJP | Batulal Mahato
240  | Baghmundi |  | AIFB | Mangal Mahato  |  | INC | Nepal Mahata |  | AJSU | Rakesh Mahato
241  | Joypur |  | AIFB | Dhirendra Nath Mahato  |  | AITC | Kirton Chandra Mahato  |  | BJP | Shripati Mahato
242  | Purulia |  | CPI(M) | Panchkari Mukherjee  |  | AITC | Kamakshya Prasad Singh Deo  |  | BJP | Panchkari Mukherjee
243  | Manbazar |  | CPI(M) | Himani Hansda  |  | AITC | Sandhyarani Tudu  |  | BJP | Gouri Sardar
244  | Kashipur |  | CPI(M) | Subhas Chandra Mahata  |  | AITC | Swapan Kumar Belthariya  |  | BJP | Prasanta Singha Deo
245  | Para |  | CPI(M) | Dipak Bauri  |  | INC | Umapada Bauri  |  | BJP | Swapan Bouri
246  | Raghunathpur |  | CPI(M) | Dipali Bauri  |  | AITC | Purna Chandra Bauri  |  | BJP | Subhas Chandra Mondal
Bankura district
247  | Saltora |  | CPI(M) | Sasthi Charan Bauri  |  | AITC | Swapan Bauri |  | BJP | Mangal Chandra Mandal
248  | Chhatna |  | RSP | Anath Bandhu Mondal  |  | AITC | Subhasis Batabyal  |  | BJP | Rabindranath Mandal
249  | Ranibandh |  | CPI(M) | Deblina Hembram |  | AITC | Falguni Hembram  |  | BJP | Lakshmikanta Sardar
250  | Raipur |  | CPI(M) | Upen Kisku  |  | AITC | Pramila Murmu  |  | BJP | Pelaram Murmu
251  | Taldangra |  | CPI(M) | Monoranjan Patra  |  | INC | Arun Kumar Pathak  |  | BJP | Milan Singha Mahapatra
252  | Bankura |  | CPI(M) | Pratip Mukherjee  |  | AITC | Kashinath Misra  |  | BJP | Anil Ghosh
253  | Barjora |  | CPI(M) | Susmita Biswas  |  | AITC | Asutosh Mukherjee  |  | BJP | Sanjoy Pal
254  | Onda |  | AIFB | Tarapada Chakrabarti  |  | AITC | Arup Kumar Khan |  | BJP | Amarnath Shakha
255  | Bishnupur |  | CPI(M) | Swapan Ghosh  |  | AITC | Shyama Prasad Mukherjee |  | BJP | Pankaj Dhar
256  | Katulpur |  | CPI(M) | Purnima Bagdi  |  | INC | Saumitra Khan |  | BJP | Tarun Kotal
257  | Indas |  | CPI(M) | Santanu Kumar Bora  |  | AITC | Gurupada Mete  |  | BJP | Srikanta Bagdi
258  | Sonamukhi |  | CPI(M) | Monoranjan Chongre  |  | AITC | Dipali Saha |  | BJP | Madhab Bagdi
Burdwan district
259  | Khandaghosh |  | CPI(M) | Nabin Chandra Bag |  | AITC | Alok Kumar Majhi  |  | BJP | Krishna Das Singha
260  | Bardhaman Dakshin |  | CPI(M) | Nirupam Sen |  | AITC | Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay |  | BJP | Sandip Nandi
261  | Raina |  | CPI(M) | Basudeb Khan  |  | AITC | Nepal Ghorui  |  | BJP | Pandit Krishna Chandra
262  | Jamalpur |  | MFB | Samar Hazra |  | AITC | Ujjal Pramanik  |  | BJP | Subrata Mallick
263  | Manteswar |  | CPI(M) | Chaudhuri Md. Hedayatullah  |  | AITC | Abu Ayash Mondal  |  | BJP | Sakshi Gopal Ghosh
264  | Kalna |  | CPI(M) | Sukul Chandra Sikdar  |  | AITC | Biswajit Kundu  |  | BJP | Dilip Mondal
265  | Memari |  | CPI(M) | Debashis Ghosh  |  | AITC | Abul Hasan Mondal  |  | BJP | Biswajit Poddar
266  | Bardhaman Uttar |  | CPI(M) | Aparna Saha  |  | AITC | Nishit Malick  |  | BJP | Sunil Sen
267  | Bhatar |  | CPI(M) | Srijit Konar  |  | AITC | Banamali Hazra  |  | BJP | Dhatripada Konar
268  | Purbasthali Dakshin |  | CPI(M) | Aleaya Begam  |  | AITC | Swapan Debnath |  | BJP | Mahadeb Basak
269  | Purbasthali Uttar |  | CPI(M) | Pradip Saha  |  | AITC | Tapan Chatterjee  |  | BJP | Swapan Bhattachrya
270  | Katwa |  | CPI(M) | Sudipta Bagchi  |  | INC | Rabindranath Chatterjee  |  | BJP | Anil Dutta
271  | Ketugram |  | CPI(M) | Syed Abdul Kader  |  | AITC | Sk. Sahanawez  |  | BJP | Debobrato Bose
272  | Mangalkot |  | CPI(M) | Sahajahan Choudhary  |  | AITC | Apurba Chaudhuri  |  | BJP | Alok Taranga Goswami
273  | Ausgram |  | CPI(M) | Basudeb Mete  |  | INC | Chanchal Kumar Mondal  |  | BJP | Shanti Karmakar
274  | Galsi |  | AIFB | Sunil Kumar Mandal |  | AITC | Joydeb Saha  |  | BJP | Tapan Bagdi
275  | Pandabeswar |  | CPI(M) | Gouranga Chatterjee  |  | AITC | Md. Zahir Alam Ansari  |  | BJP | Ashish Garai
276  | Durgapur Purba |  | CPI(M) | Alpana Chowdhury  |  | AITC | Nikhil Kumar Banerjee |  | BJP | Lakshman Chandra Ghorui
277  | Durgapur Paschim |  | CPI(M) | Biprendu Kumar Chakraborty  |  | AITC | Apurba Mukherjee  |  | BJP | Kalyan Dubey
278  | Raniganj |  | CPI(M) | Runu Dutta  |  | AITC | Md. Sohrab Ali  |  | BJP | Shobhapati Singh
279  | Jamuria |  | CPI(M) | Jahanara Khan |  | AITC | Prabhat Kumar Chatterjee  |  | BJP | Pramod Pathak
280  | Asansol Dakshin |  | CPI(M) | Ashok Kumar Mukherjee  |  | AITC | Tapas Banerjee |  | BJP | Pawan Kumar Singh
281  | Asansol Uttar |  | CPI(M) | Ranu Roychowdhury  |  | AITC | Moloy Ghatak |  | BJP | Madan Mohan Choubey
282  | Kulti |  | AIFB | Maniklal Acharya  |  | AITC | Ujjal Chaterjee  |  | BJP | Vivekananda Bhattacharya
283  | Barabani |  | CPI(M) | Abhas Raychaudhuri  |  | AITC | Bidhan Upadhyay  |  | BJP | Biswanath Roy
Birbhum district
284  | Dubrajpur |  | AIFB | Bijoy Bagdi  |  | AITC | Santoshi Saha  |  | BJP | Paltu Pada Dhibar
285  | Suri |  | CPI(M) | Abdul Gaffar  |  | AITC | Swapan Kanti Ghosh  |  | BJP | Partha Pratim De
286  | Bolpur |  | RSP | Tapan Hore  |  | AITC | Chandranath Singha |  | BJP | Dilip Ghosh
287  | Nanoor |  | CPI(M) | Shyamali Pradhan |  | AITC | Gadadhar Hazra  |  | BJP | Rajkumar Fulmali
288  | Labpur |  | CPI(M) | Nabanita Mukherjee  |  | AITC | Manirul Islam |  | BJP | Kashinath Mishra
289  | Sainthia |  | CPI(M) | Dhiren Bagdi  |  | AITC | Parikhit Bala  |  | BJP | Shibnath Saha
290  | Mayureswar |  | CPI(M) | Ashok Kumar Ray  |  | AITC | Jatil Mond  |  | BJP | Dudh Kumar Mondal
291  | Rampurhat |  | AIFB | Rebati Charan Bhattacharya  |  | AITC | Asish Banerjee |  | BJP | Subhasis Choudhury
292  | Hansan |  | RCPI | Kamal Hasan  |  | INC | Asit Kumar Mal |  | BJP | Ruparani Mondal
293  | Nalhati |  | AIFB | Dipak Chatterjee  |  | INC | Abhijit Mukherjee |  | BJP | Anil Singha
294  | Murarai |  | CPI(M) | Mohammed Qamre Elahi |  | AITC | Noor Alam Chowdhury |  | BJP | Sudhiranjan Das Goswami

## Campaign

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Mamata Banerjee ended her campaign on 9 May in the constituency of the incumbent CM Bhattacharjee in Jadavpur a day after Bhattacharjee appealed to the electorate there to return him to power. Before campaigning ended at 17:00, she appealed to the electorate to "Help me bring about change."[13] The Trinamool Congress heavily campaigned for Paribartan ('change' in Bengali) under its slogan Badla noy Badal chai ('We don't want revenge, we want change' in Bengali), referring the political violence unleashed by the CPI(M) in Singur, Nandigram & Netai.

### Land reform

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Following the general election, with the TMC being an important part of the central government's coalition, the central government eased its controversial land acquisition policy for Special Economic Zones. Part of the proposal was that the government would not get involved in land acquisition for private organizations. One official from the central ruling coalition was quoted as saying that "There is a tacit understanding between these two critical allies that there will be no decision on the Land Acquisition Bill until the results of West Bengal state elections are clear."[14] The issue of land acquisition for development also created a battle zone like situation in the villages between armed cadres of the ruling CPM and the Maoists.[15] as seen in the 2006 Singur anti-land acquisition movement & 2007 Nandigram anti-land acquisition movement.

### Gorkhaland

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During the general election the issue of the founding of Gorkhaland as separate from West Bengal gained prominence along with the victory of Jaswant Singh from Darjeeling constituency for the Bharatiya Janata Party, and supported by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (which advocates the creation of a separate Gorkhaland for ethnic Nepalis as opposed to ethnic Bengalis).

Since the election the issue again cropped up as demands for a separate Telangana being bifurcated from Andhra Pradesh grew.[16][17] During this election CM Bhattacharjee said that Gorkhaland should not be separated but instead an additional development of the region should occur. He said in Lichupokhri that those advocating the separation should "stop your movement for a Gorkhaland. It will never be fulfilled. Concentrate on the all-round development of Darjeeling as it is the only solution to the issue."[18]

## Election

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On 17 April, the Election Commission of India issued an appeal for all registered voters to turn out for their respective electoral dates.[19]

A female voter casting her vote at a polling station, in Abadanga, Birbhum district, during the Assembly Election in West Bengal on April 23, 2011 A Polling Officer checking the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM's) and other necessary inputs required in the West Bengal Assembly Election, before the distribution of machines, at Bolpur Govt. High School on April 22, 2011

During the first phase, the Indian border with Bangladesh at the Maldaha constituency was sealed from 16 April, two days before the election, to "prevent miscreants from causing trouble." One-hundred and twelve companies of central paramilitary forces were delegated to man 260 voting booths, 150 of which were decreed to be "sensitive." The district magistrate Rajesh Kumar Sinha also said that 50 booths would be put under round-the-clock online surveillance.[20]

Seven Bengali film stars and theatre personalities[who?] won seats with the TMC ticket.[8]

### Exit polls

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Party  | Seats Contested  | Star News-Nielsen | CNN-IBN-Week

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AITC & INC Alliance  | 294  | 225  | 222-234
Left Front | 294  | 34  | 60-72
Bharatiya Janata Party | 294  | 2  | 2
Independent/Others  | \-  | 33  | 10-2
Total | 294
Source: a

## Results

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Summary of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2011 result  Party  | Seats contested  | Seats won  | Seat change  | Vote share  | Swing

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Trinamool Congress | 226  | 184  |  154  | 38.93%  |  12.29%
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 213  | 40  |  136  | 30.08%  |  7.05%
Indian National Congress | 66[21] | 42  | 21  | 9.09%  |  5.62%
All India Forward Bloc | 34  | 11  |  12  | 4.80%  |  0.86%
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | 23  | 7  |  13  | 2.96%  |  0.75%
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha | 3  | 3  |  3  | 0.72%  |  New
Communist Party of India | 14  | 2  | 6  | 1.84  |  0.07%
Samajwadi Party | 5  | 1  |  1  | 0.74%  |  0.03%
Socialist Unity Centre of India (C) | 30  | 1  |  1  | 0.44%  |
Democratic Socialist Party | 2  | 1  |  | 0.35%  |  0.01%
Independents |  | 2  |  4  | 3.13%  |  1.09%
Bharatiya Janata Party | 289  | 0  |  | 4.06%  |  2.13%
Trinamool and allies |  | 227  | 192  |  |
Left Front |  | 62  | 168  |  |
Total |  | 294 |  |  |
Turnout:
Source: Election Commission of India Archived 18 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
Key:

| Left Front
| United Progressive Alliance
| National Democratic Alliance
| Independent

### By constituency

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Results of the [[2[22]011 West Bengal state assembly election]] (by constituency)  AC # | Assembly constituency Name | Reserved for | District | Winner | No. of Votes | % of Votes | Party

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1 | Mekliganj | Scheduled Caste | Cooch Behar | Paresh Chandra Adhikari | 72,040 | 48.88% |  | All India Forward Bloc
2 | Mathabhanga | Scheduled Caste | Binay Krishna Barman | 78,249 | 46.45% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
3 | Cooch Behar Uttar | Scheduled Caste | Nagendra Nath Roy | 84,825 | 45.11% |  | All India Forward Bloc
4 | Cooch Behar Dakshin | — | Akshay Thakur | 72,028 | 47.04% |  | All India Forward Bloc
5 | Sitalkuchi | Scheduled Caste | Hiten Barman | 84,651 | 44.21% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
6 | Sitai | Scheduled Caste | Keshab Chandra Ray | 79,791 | 46.67% |  | Indian National Congress
7 | Dinhata | — | Udayan Guha | 93,050 | 50.52% |  | All India Forward Bloc
8 | Natabari | — | Rabindra Nath Ghosh | 81,951 | 47.56% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
9 | Tufanganj | — | Arghya Roy Pradhan | 73,721 | 45.01% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
10 | Kumargram | Scheduled Tribe | Jalpaiguri | Dasrath Tirkey | 71,545 | 40.84% |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
11 | Kalchini | Scheduled Tribe | Wilson Champramary | 46,455 | 30.05% |  | Independent
12 | Alipurduars | — | Debaprasad Roy | 79,605 | 46.02% |  | Indian National Congress
13 | Falakata | Scheduled Caste | Anil Adhikari | 77,821 | 47.44% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
14 | Madarihat | Scheduled Tribe | Kumari Kujur | 42,539 | 31.93% |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
15 | Dhupguri | Scheduled Caste | Mamata Roy | 73,644 | 42.25% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
16 | Maynaguri | Scheduled Caste | Ananta Deb Adhikari | 84,887 | 48.70% |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
17 | Jalpaiguri | Scheduled Caste | Sukhbilas Barma | 86,273 | 48.64% |  | Indian National Congress
18 | Rajganj | Scheduled Caste | Khageshwar Roy | 74,546 | 46.63% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
19 | Dabgram-Phulbari | — | Goutam Deb | 84,649 | 48.28% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
20 | Mal | Scheduled Tribe | Bulu Chik Baraik | 62,037 | 39.68% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
21 | Nagrakata | Scheduled Tribe | Joseph Munda | 46,537 | 30.26% |  | Indian National Congress
22 | Kalimpong | — | Darjeeling | Harka Bahadur Chettri | 109,102 | 87.36% |  | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
23 | Darjeeling | — | Trilok Dewan | 120,532 | 78.51% |  | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
24 | Kurseong | — | Rohit Sharma | 114,297 | 74.00% |  | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
25 | Matigara-Naxalbari | Scheduled Caste | Sankar Malakar | 74,334 | 45.19% |  | Indian National Congress
26 | Siliguri | — | Rudra Nath Bhattacharya | 72,019 | 48.07% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
27 | Phansidewa | Scheduled Tribe | Sunil Chandra Tirkey | 61,388 | 42.55% |  | Indian National Congress
28 | Chopra | — | Uttar Dinajpur | Hamidul Rahaman | 64,289 | 44.61% |  | Independent
29 | Islampur | — | Abdul Karim Chowdhary | 49,326 | 41.48% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
30 | Goalpokhar | — | Ghulam Rabbani | 61,313 | 49.05% |  | Indian National Congress
31 | Chakulia | — | Ali Imran Ramz | 65,265 | 52.12% |  | All India Forward Bloc
32 | Karandighi | — | Gokul Roy | 57,023 | 38.56% |  | All India Forward Bloc
33 | Hemtabad | Scheduled Caste | Khagendra Nath Sinha | 71,553 | 45.50% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
34 | Kaliaganj | Scheduled Caste | Pramatha Nath Ray | 84,873 | 47.59% |  | Indian National Congress
35 | Raiganj | — | Mohit Sengupta | 62,864 | 49.69% |  | Indian National Congress
36 | Itahar | — | Amal Acharjee | 61,707 | 43.95% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
37 | Kushmandi | Scheduled Caste | Dakshin Dinajpur | Narmada Chandra Roy | 66,368 | 47.42% |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
38 | Kumarganj | — | Begam Mahamuda | 62,212 | 46.93% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
39 | Balurghat | — | Shankar Chakraborty | 67,495 | 54.27% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
40 | Tapan | Scheduled Tribe | Bachchu Hansda | 72,643 | 51.61% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
41 | Gangarampur | Scheduled Caste | Satyendra Nath Roy | 65,666 | 45.85% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
42 | Harirampur | — | Biplab Mitra | 65,099 | 47.44% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
43 | Habibpur | Scheduled Tribe | Malda | Khagen Murmu | 59,286 | 37.60% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
44 | Gazole | Scheduled Caste | Sushil Chandra Ray | 74,654 | 46.09% |  | Indian National Congress
45 | Chanchal | — | Asif Mehbub | 68,586 | 48.69% |  | Indian National Congress
46 | Harishchandrapur | — | Tajmul Hossain | 62,019 | 46.19% |  | All India Forward Bloc
47 | Malatipur | — | Abdur Rahim Boxi | 54,794 | 43.44% |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
48 | Ratua | — | Samar Mukherjee | 74,936 | 48.34% |  | Indian National Congress
49 | Manikchak | — | Sabitri Mitra | 64,641 | 46.19% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
50 | Maldaha | Scheduled Caste | Bhupendra Nath Halder | 68,155 | 46.55% |  | Indian National Congress
51 | English Bazar | — | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | 89,421 | 51.78% |  | Indian National Congress
52 | Mothabari | — | Sabina Yasmin | 47,466 | 44.11% |  | Indian National Congress
53 | Sujapur | — | Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury | 70,640 | 52.75% |  | Indian National Congress
54 | Baisnabnagar | — | Isha Khan Choudhury | 62,589 | 43.01% |  | Indian National Congress
55 | Farakka | — | Murshidabad | Mainul Haque | 52,780 | 38.77% |  | Indian National Congress
56 | Samserganj | — | Touab Ali | 61,138 | 46.43% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
57 | Suti | — | Emani Biswas | 73,465 | 48.86% |  | Indian National Congress
58 | Jangipur | — | Mohammed Sohrab | 68,699 | 46.76% |  | Indian National Congress
59 | Raghunathganj | — | Akhruzzaman | 74,683 | 50.98% |  | Indian National Congress
60 | Sagardighi | — | Subrata Saha | 54,708 | 38.83% |  | Indian National Congress
61 | Lalgola | — | Abu Hena | 74,317 | 51.96% |  | Indian National Congress
62 | Bhagabangola | — | Chand Mohammad | 62,862 | 38.62% |  | Samajwadi Party
63 | Raninagar | — | Firoza Begam | 76,092 | 46.45% |  | Indian National Congress
64 | Murshidabad | — | Shaoni Singha Roy | 75,441 | 46.03% |  | Indian National Congress
65 | Nabagram | Scheduled Caste | Kanai Chandra Mondal | 78,703 | 48.97% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
66 | Khargram | Scheduled Caste | Ashis Marjit | 74,093 | 49.96% |  | Indian National Congress
67 | Burwan | Scheduled Caste | Protima Rajak | 66,034 | 47.09% |  | Indian National Congress
68 | Kandi | — | Apurba Sarkar | 66,513 | 44.74% |  | Indian National Congress
69 | Bharatpur | — | Id Mohammad | 70,658 | 47.78% |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
70 | Rejinagar | — | Humayun Kabir | 77,542 | 49.74% |  | Indian National Congress
71 | Beldanga | — | Safiujjaman Seikh | 67,888 | 45.31% |  | Indian National Congress
72 | Baharampur | — | Manoj Chakraborty | 91,578 | 54.89% |  | Indian National Congress
73 | Hariharpara | — | Insar Ali Biswas | 58,293 | 35.56% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
74 | Naoda | — | Abu Taher Khan | 80,758 | 51.59% |  | Indian National Congress
75 | Domkal | — | Anisur Rahaman | 81,812 | 47.22% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
76 | Jalangi | — | Abdur Razzak | 85,144 | 49.55% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
77 | Karimpur | — | Nadia | Samarendranath Ghosh | 82,244 | 46.17% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
78 | Tehatta | — | Ranjit Kumar Mandal | 75,445 | 42.78% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
79 | Palashipara | — | S. M. Sadi | 73,619 | 46.12% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
80 | Kaliganj | — | Nasheruddin Ahamed | 74,091 | 47.32% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
81 | Nakshipara | — | Kallol Khan | 79,644 | 48.63% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
82 | Chapra | — | Rukbanur Rahaman | 77,435 | 47.14% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
83 | Krishnanagar Uttar | — | Abani Mohan Joardar | 96,677 | 56.69% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
84 | Nabadwip | — | Pundarikakshya Saha | 94,117 | 53.45% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
85 | Krishnanagar Dakshin | — | Ujjal Biswas | 71,392 | 46.37% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
86 | Santipur | — | Ajoy Dey | 98,902 | 57.77% |  | Indian National Congress
87 | Ranaghat Uttar Paschim | — | Partha Sarthi Chatterjee | 101,395 | 54.41% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
88 | Krishnaganj | Scheduled Caste | Sushil Biswas | 96,550 | 52.16% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
89 | Ranaghat Uttar Purba | Scheduled Caste | Samir Poddar | 93,836 | 55.03% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
90 | Ranaghat Dakshin | Scheduled Caste | Abir Ranjan Biswas | 99,432 | 51.23% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
91 | Chakdaha | — | Naresh Chandra Chaki | 88,771 | 51.19% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
92 | Kalyani | Scheduled Caste | Ramendranath Biswas | 92,322 | 51.54% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
93 | Haringhata | Scheduled Caste | Nilima Nag | 83,366 | 49.45% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
94 | Bagda | Scheduled Caste | North 24 Parganas | Upendra Nath Biswas | 91,821 | 52.91% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
95 | Bangaon Uttar | Scheduled Caste | Biswajit Das | 89,265 | 54.54% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
96 | Bangaon Dakshin | Scheduled Caste | Surajit Biswas | 87,677 | 53.71% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
97 | Gaighata | Scheduled Caste | Manjulkrishna Thakur | 91,487 | 55.58% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
98 | Swarupnagar | Scheduled Caste | Bina Mondal | 83,641 | 48.94% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
99 | Baduria | — | Abdul Gaffar Quazi | 89,952 | 53.16% |  | Indian National Congress
100 | Habra | — | Jyotipriya Mallick | 86,218 | 55.00% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
101 | Ashoknagar | — | Dhiman Roy | 94,451 | 55.38% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
102 | Amdanga | — | Rafiquer Rahaman | 87,162 | 53.78% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
103 | Bijpur | — | Subhranshu Roy | 65,479 | 51.48% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
104 | Naihati | — | Partha Bhowmick | 75,482 | 57.39% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
105 | Bhatpara | — | Arjun Singh | 66,938 | 70.94% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
106 | Jagatdal | — | Parash Dutta | 86,388 | 58.80% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
107 | Noapara | — | Manju Bose | 100,369 | 59.03% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
108 | Barrackpur | — | Silbhadra Dutta | 79,515 | 60.02% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
109 | Khardaha | — | Amit Mitra | 83,608 | 56.48% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
110 | Dum Dum Uttar | — | Chandrima Bhattacharjee | 94,676 | 53.42% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
111 | Panihati | — | Nirmal Ghosh | 88,334 | 58.33% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
112 | Kamarhati | — | Madan Mitra | 74,112 | 57.96% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
113 | Baranagar | — | Tapas Roy | 89,883 | 60.57% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
114 | Dum Dum | — | Bratya Bose | 92,635 | 57.50% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
115 | Rajarhat New Town | — | Sabyasachi Dutta | 80,738 | 49.22% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
116 | Bidhannagar | — | Sujit Bose | 88,642 | 59.52% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
117 | Rajarhat Gopalpur | — | Purnendu Bose | 89,829 | 59.75% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
118 | Madhyamgram | — | Rathin Ghosh | 99,841 | 57.18% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
119 | Barasat | — | Chiranjit Chakraborty | 103,954 | 58.28% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
120 | Deganga | — | Narujjaman | 78,395 | 49.39% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
121 | Haroa | — | Julfiquer Molla | 76,627 | 45.69% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
122 | Minakhan | Scheduled Caste | Usha Rani Mondal | 73,533 | 48.66% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
123 | Sandeshkhali | Scheduled Tribe | Nirapada Sardar | 66,815 | 43.20% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
124 | Basirhat Dakshin | — | Narayan Mukherjee | NA | NA |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
125 | Basirhat Uttar | — | Mostafa Bin Quasem | 75,575 | 45.18% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
126 | Hingalganj | Scheduled Caste | Anandamay Mondal | 72,741 | 45.75% |  | Communist Party of India
127 | Gosaba | Scheduled Caste | South 24 Parganas | Jayanta Naskar | 78,840 | 51.00% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
128 | Basanti | Scheduled Caste | Subhas Naskar | 72,871 | 49.06% |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
129 | Kultali | Scheduled Caste | Ramsankar Halder | 81,297 | 48.60% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
130 | Patharpratima | — | Samir Jana | 95,422 | 52.38% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
131 | Kakdwip | — | Manturam Pakhira | 84,483 | 51.46% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
132 | Sagar | — | Bankim Hazra | 94,264 | 50.38% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
133 | Kulpi | — | Jogaranjan Haldar | 76,693 | 53.75% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
134 | Raidighi | — | Deboshri Roy | 93,236 | 49.76% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
135 | Mandirbazar | Scheduled Caste | Joydeb Haldar | 83,524 | 53.64% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
136 | Jaynagar | Scheduled Caste | Tarun Kanti Naskar | 71,566 | 49.37% |  | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
137 | Baruipur Purba | Scheduled Caste | Nirmal Mondal | 83,636 | 52.19% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
138 | Canning Paschim | Scheduled Caste | Shymal Mondal | 81,736 | 53.35% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
139 | Canning Purba | — | Abdur Razzak Molla | 85,105 | 54.30% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
140 | Baruipur Paschim | — | Biman Banerjee | 88,187 | 57.54% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
141 | Magrahat Purba | Scheduled Caste | Namita Saha | 75,217 | 49.68% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
142 | Magrahat Paschim | — | Giyasuddin Mollah | 66,878 | 47.11% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
143 | Diamond Harbour | — | Dipak Haldar | 87,645 | 53.37% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
144 | Falta | — | Tomonash Ghosh | 86,966 | 55.61% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
145 | Satgachhia | — | Sonali Guha | 93,902 | 51.17% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
146 | Bishnupur | Scheduled Caste | Dilip Mondal | 95,912 | 53.91% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
147 | Sonarpur Dakshin | — | Jiban Mukherjee | 100,243 | 59.03% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
148 | Bhangar | — | Badal Jamadar | 81,965 | 47.32% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
149 | Kasba | — | Javed Khan | 92,460 | 53.80% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
150 | Jadavpur | — | Manish Gupta | 103,972 | 52.64% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
151 | Sonarpur Uttar | — | Firdoshi Begum | 89,841 | 55.40% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
152 | Tollyganj | — | Aroop Biswas | 102,743 | 56.16% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
153 | Behala Purba | — | Sovan Chatterjee | 116,709 | 60.27% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
154 | Behala Paschim | — | Partha Chatterjee | 127,870 | 62.95% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
155 | Maheshtala | — | Kasturi Das | 92,211 | 52.49% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
156 | Budge Budge | — | Ashok Deb | 99,915 | 60.04% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
157 | Metiaburuz | — | Mumtaz Begum | 55,003 | 41.55% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
158 | Kolkata Port | — | Kolkata | Firad Hakim | 63,866 | 48.63% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
159 | Bhabanipur | — | Subrata Bakshi | 87,903 | 64.76% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
160 | Rashbehari | — | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | 88,892 | 65.55% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
161 | Ballygunge | — | Subrata Mukherjee | 88,194 | 60.65% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
162 | Chowrangee | — | Sikha Mitra | 79,450 | 71.89% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
163 | Entally | — | Swarna Kamal Saha | 75,891 | 56.23% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
164 | Beleghata | — | Paresh Pal | 93,185 | 57.45% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
165 | Jorasanko | — | Smita Baksi | 57,970 | 51.11% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
166 | Shyampukur | — | Sashi Panja | 72,904 | 57.96% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
167 | Maniktala | — | Sadhan Pande | 89,039 | 60.05% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
168 | Kashipur-Belgachhia | — | Mala Saha | 87,408 | 61.67% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
169 | Bally | — | Howrah | Sultan Singh | 52,770 | 50.41% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
170 | Howrah Uttar | — | Ashok Ghosh | 61,466 | 49.25% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
171 | Howrah Madhya | — | Aroop Roy | 103,184 | 62.06% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
172 | Shibpur | — | Jatu Lahiri | 100,739 | 61.83% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
173 | Howrah Dakshin | — | Broja Mohan Majumdar | 101,066 | 56.06% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
174 | Sankrail | Scheduled Caste | Sital Sardar | 88,029 | 51.21% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
175 | Panchla | — | Gulsan Mallick | 76,628 | 45.76% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
176 | Uluberia Purba | — | Haider Aziz Safwi | 68,975 | 46.47% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
177 | Uluberia Uttar | Scheduled Caste | Nirmal Maji | 76,469 | 52.44% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
178 | Uluberia Dakshin | — | Pulak Roy | 73,734 | 49.47% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
179 | Shyampur | — | Kalipada Mondal | 99,501 | 56.64% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
180 | Bagnan | — | Raja Sen | 82,730 | 53.55% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
181 | Amta | — | Asit Mitra | 88,264 | 51.81% |  | Indian National Congress
182 | Udaynarayanpur | — | Samir Panja | 91,879 | 55.10% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
183 | Jagatballavpur | — | Abul Kasem Molla | 102,580 | 54.18% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
184 | Domjur | — | Rajib Banerjee | 101,042 | 54.06% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
185 | Uttarpara | — | Hooghly | Anup Ghosal | 104,753 | 59.76% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
186 | Sreerampur | — | Sudipto Roy | 97,450 | 63.82% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
187 | Champdani | — | Muzzafar Khan | 92,476 | 57.16% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
188 | Singur | — | Rabindranath Bhattacharya | 100,869 | 57.61% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
189 | Chandannagar | — | Ashok Shaw | 96,430 | 60.75% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
190 | Chunchura | — | Tapan Majumdar | 127,206 | 56.89% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
191 | Balagarh | Scheduled Caste | Asim Majhi | 96,254 | 52.34% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
192 | Pandua | — | Amzad Hossain | 84,830 | 46.64% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
193 | Saptagram | — | Tapan Dasgupta | 90,289 | 56.50% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
194 | Chanditala | — | Swati Khandekar | 86,394 | 52.45% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
195 | Jangipara | — | Snehasish Chakraborty | 87,133 | 50.53% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
196 | Haripal | — | Bacharam Manna | 98,146 | 53.69% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
197 | Dhanekhali | Scheduled Caste | Asima Patra | 100,529 | 51.17% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
198 | Tarakeswar | — | Rachhpal Singh | 97,022 | 55.10% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
199 | Pursurah | — | Parvez Rahman | 107,794 | 56.25% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
200 | Arambag | Scheduled Caste | Krishna Santra | 98,011 | 53.36% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
201 | Goghat | Scheduled Caste | Biswanath Karak | 86,514 | 49.03% |  | All India Forward Bloc
202 | Khanakul | — | Iqbal Ahmed | 102,450 | 55.56% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
203 | Tamluk | — | Purba Medinipur | Somen Mahapatra | 99,765 | 52.82% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
204 | Panskura Purba | — | Biplab Roy Chowdhury | 82,957 | 50.71% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
205 | Panskura Paschim | — | Sk. Omar Ali | 93,349 | 49.97% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
206 | Moyna | — | Bhusan Daloi | 91,038 | 50.94% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
207 | Nandakumar | — | Sukumar Dey | 89,717 | 50.93% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
208 | Mahisadal | — | Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar | 95,640 | 55.28% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
209 | Haldia | Scheduled Caste | Seuli Saha | 89,573 | 51.34% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
210 | Nandigram | — | Firoza Bibi | 103,300 | 60.17% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
211 | Chandipur | — | Amiya Bhattacharjee | 88,010 | 50.80% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
212 | Patashpur | — | Jyotirmoy Kar | 84,452 | 49.92% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
213 | Kanthi Uttar | — | Banasri Maity | 91,528 | 49.77% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
214 | Bhagabanpur | — | Ardhendhu Maity | 93,845 | 51.15% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
215 | Khejuri | Scheduled Caste | Ranjit Mondal | 87,833 | 53.11% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
216 | Kanthi Dakshin | — | Dibendhu Adhikari | 86,933 | 57.12% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
217 | Ramnagar | — | Akhil Giri | 93,801 | 52.55% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
218 | Egra | — | Samaresh Das | 99,178 | 51.56% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
219 | Dantan | — | Paschim Medinipur | Arun Mahapatra | 79,118 | 49.35% |  | Communist Party of India
220 | Nayagram | Scheduled Tribe | Dulal Murmu | 75,656 | 50.34% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
221 | Gopiballavpur | — | Churamani Mahato | 90,070 | 56.70% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
222 | Jhargram | — | Sukumar Hansda | 69,464 | 44.66% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
223 | Keshiary | Scheduled Tribe | Biram Mandi | 76,976 | 45.97% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
224 | Kharagpur Sadar | — | Gyan Singh Sohanpal | 75,425 | 55.05% |  | Indian National Congress
225 | Narayangarh | — | Suryakanta Mishra | 89,804 | 50.49% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
226 | Sabang | — | Manas Bhunia | 98,755 | 51.25% |  | Indian National Congress
227 | Pingla | — | Prabodh Chandra Sinha | 84,738 | 47.24% |  | Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)
228 | Kharagpur | — | Sheikh Najmul Haque | 70,178 | 46.77% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
229 | Debra | — | Radhakanta Maity | 86,215 | 50.57% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
230 | Daspur | — | Ajit Bhunia | 109,048 | 54.76% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
231 | Ghatal | Scheduled Caste | Sankar Dolui | 101,355 | 52.24% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
232 | Chandrakona | Scheduled Caste | Chhaya Dolui | 97,280 | 48.39% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
232 | Garbeta | — | Sushanta Ghosh | 86,047 | 52.22% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
234 | Salboni | — | Srikanta Mahato | 92,082 | 47.36% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
235 | Keshpur | Scheduled Caste | Rameswar Dolui | 103,901 | 57.57% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
236 | Medinipur | Scheduled Caste | Mrigen Maity | 103,060 | 54.42% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
237 | Binpur | Scheduled Tribe | Dibakar Hansda | 60,728 | 41.16% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
238 | Bandwan | Scheduled Tribe | Purulia | Susanta Besra | 87,183 | 48.38% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
239 | Balarampur | — | Santiram Mahato | 65,244 | 45.79% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
240 | Baghmundi | — | Nepal Mahata | 77,458 | 49.47% |  | Indian National Congress
241 | Joypur | — | Dhiren Mahato | 62,060 | 41.48% |  | All India Forward Bloc
242 | Purulia | — | K. P. Singh Deo | 83,396 | 53.94% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
243 | Manbazar | Scheduled Tribe | Sandhya Tudu | 78,520 | 47.01% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
244 | Kashipur | — | Swapan Beltoria | 69,492 | 44.72% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
245 | Para | Scheduled Caste | Umapada Bauri | 62,208 | 42.59% |  | Indian National Congress
246 | Raghunathpur | Scheduled Caste | Purna Chandra Bauri | 78,096 | 48.34% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
247 | Saltora | Scheduled Caste | Bankura | Swapan Bauri | 82,597 | 50.59% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
248 | Chhatna | — | Subhasish Batyabal | 70,340 | 45.58% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
249 | Ranibandh | Scheduled Tribe | Debalina Hembram | 75,388 | 44.24% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
250 | Raipur | Scheduled Tribe | Upen Kisku | 69,008 | 44.38% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
251 | Taldangra | — | Monoranjan Patra | 74,779 | 47.58% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
252 | Bankura | — | Kashinath Mishra | 92,835 | 53.92% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
253 | Barjora | — | Ashutosh Mukherjee | 84,457 | 47.68% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
254 | Onda | — | Arup Kha | 75,699 | 43.50% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
255 | Bishnupur | — | Shyam Mukherjee | 77,662 | 50.29% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
256 | Katulpur | Scheduled Caste | Saumitra Khan | 83,355 | 47.40% |  | Indian National Congress
257 | Indas | Scheduled Caste | Gurupada Mete | 85,589 | 49.05% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
258 | Sonamukhi | Scheduled Caste | Dipali Saha | 82,199 | 49.79% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
259 | Khandaghosh | Scheduled Caste | Bardhaman | Nabin Chandra Bag | 94,284 | 52.11% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
260 | Bardhaman Dakshin | — | Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay | 107,520 | 57.70% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
261 | Raina | Scheduled Caste | Basudeb Khan | 98,897 | 51.12% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
262 | Jamalpur | Scheduled Caste | Ujjal Pramanik | 84,434 | 48.73% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
263 | Manteswar | — | Choudhury Hedaetullaha | 81,822 | 47.24% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
264 | Kalna | Scheduled Caste | Biswajit Kundu | 85,096 | 49.97% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
265 | Memari | — | Abul Hasan Mondal | 89,083 | 48.24% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
266 | Bardhaman Uttar | Scheduled Caste | Aparna Saha | 98,182 | 50.86% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
267 | Bhatar | — | Banamali Hazra | 83,883 | 47.29% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
268 | Purbasthali Dakshin | — | Swapan Debnath | 86,039 | 49.72% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
269 | Purbasthali Uttar | — | Tapan Chatterjee | 71,107 | 42.62% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
270 | Katwa | — | Rabindranath Chatterjee | 97,951 | 52.52% |  | Indian National Congress
271 | Ketugram | — | Sekh Sahonawez | 77,323 | 45.69% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
272 | Mangalkot | — | Sajahan Choudhury | 81,316 | 46.22% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
273 | Ausgram | Scheduled Caste | Basudeb Mete | 90,863 | 52.20% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
274 | Galsi | Scheduled Caste | Sunil Mondal | 92,126 | 50.58% |  | All India Forward Bloc
275 | Pandaveswar | — | Gouranga Chatterjee | 67,240 | 49.69% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
276 | Durgapur Purba | — | Nikhil Banerjee | 87,050 | 50.32% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
277 | Durgapur Paschim | — | Apurba Mukherjee | 92,454 | 51.93% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
278 | Raniganj | — | Sohrab Ali | 73,810 | 47.83% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
279 | Jamuria | — | Jahanara Khan | 72,411 | 52.81% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
280 | Asansol Dakshin | — | Tapas Banerjee | 89,645 | 55.74% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
281 | Asansol Uttar | — | Moloy Ghatak | 96,011 | 62.13% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
282 | Kulti | — | Ujjal Chatterjee | 77,610 | 56.09% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
283 | Barabani | — | Bidhan Upadhyay | 78,628 | 59.20% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
284 | Dubrajpur | Scheduled Caste | Birbhum | Bejoy Bagdi | 75,347 | 47.66% |  | All India Forward Bloc
285 | Suri | — | Swapan Ghosh | 88,244 | 51.56% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
286 | Bolpur | — | Chandranath Sinha | 89,394 | 50.50% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
287 | Nanoor | Scheduled Caste | Gadadhar Hazra | 91,818 | 49.21% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
288 | Labpur | — | Manirul Islam | 78,697 | 47.67% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
289 | Sainthia | Scheduled Caste | Dhiren Bagdi | 77,512 | 46.90% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
290 | Mayureswar | — | Asoke Roy | 67,478 | 42.31% |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
291 | Rampurhat | — | Asish Banerjee | 75,066 | 45.79% |  | All India Trinamool Congress
292 | Hansan | — | Asit Kumar Mal | 73,370 | 46.72% |  | Indian National Congress
293 | Nalhati | — | Abhijit Mukherjee | 76,047 | 49.02% |  | Indian National Congress
294 | Murarai | — | Noor Alam Chowdhury | 77,817 | 47.75% |  | All India Trinamool Congress

Source: Election Commission of India — Assembly Elections — May 2011 — Results Archived 26 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine

Incumbent Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya later tendered his resignation to Governor M.K. Narayanan.[23]

On 28 May 2015, INC MLA Rabindranath Chatterjee of Katwa announced he joined the AITMC.[24] It is believed he left the INC because he was tied to the murder of Intrajit Singh, an AITMC supporter, who was killed on the day of the local 2015 Katwa election and wanted to be extricated out of the incident. Chatterjee and seven others were named in Singh's murder.

## Reactions

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### Domestic

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Mamata Banerjee's Oath of Office

Taking the Oath at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata

Mamata Banerjee takes the oath of office
as Chief Minister administered by Governor M. K. Narayanan on 20 May 2011.

* TMC's Mamata Banerjee responded to her victory saying "This is a victory of democracy, victory of Maa, Maati, Manush (mother, land and people). There will be end of autocracy and atrocities." (sic)[25] She thanked the INC chief Sonia Gandhi, who sent congratulatory messages, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: "The Prime Minister sent me a congratulatory message from Afghanistan for our victory. I am overwhelmed. I am grateful to him."[26] She also said that the day marked "Communism [a]s history in Bengal, we have won a decisive victory. This is a day of liberation for our people." She also added that the TMC intended to emphasize a return to "true democracy that has been undermined by the communist politics of control" and that her government would promote what she termed a more "inclusive development that benefits rural and urban poor by balancing allocations between agriculture and industry" while seeking a more "efficient" government "especially in terms of maintaining law and order in what has become a fairly violent state." She said "I will continue to live like a commoner because I don't like a luxury. The support of my people is more important. I am against the Left here but not against Leftism. I share the values of the old Left."[8]
* West Bengal CPIM leader Biman Bose said that "We are down, but not out. We will perform our role in opposition and win back the people's trust...[as in Tripura] where the Communists messed up and people brought us back. That will happen in Bengal. They went out of power in 1988 and came back to power five years later...ruling it until now.""[8]
* On CNN-IBN BJP leader Arun Jaitley and fellow national cabinet member Kapil Sibal congratulated Banerjee for the TMC's victory.[27]

### International

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* Bangladesh: Fellow Bengali and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered her congratulations to Banerjee. Banerjee told the press that "Sheikh Hasinaji called me and congratulated us on behalf of the people of Bangladesh. I told her our relations have been since the time of Bangabandhu (Mujibur Rahman) and told her that we will work together for betterment. I quoted from Rabindranath Tagore's ‘Amar Sonar Bangla Ami Tomay Bhalobashi’ and told her that both Bangladesh and West Bengal will flourish." (sic)[28]

### Media

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In the media, she was dubbed as "India's Lech Walesa." Editor Prabhu Chawla said that "Their (Communist) future in Indian politics is in jeopardy. This is an obsolete ideology and will not work here anymore."

Tarun Vijay, the editor of the Organiser Weekly said that "Now Indian politics at the federal level will be more bipolar - with the Congress leading one coalition and the Hindu nationalist BJP leading the other."

Al Jazeera said that the only hope for a Communist resurgence is "if Banerji, whose performance as India's railway minister has not been overly impressive, fails in her position of governance." It also said Banerjee's "austere lifestyle appears closer to the old icons of the Bengal communist movement than their successors who had become corrupted by three decades of power."

### Academia

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Sabyasachi Basu Roy Choudhury of the Calcutta Research Group said that the election was "the most dramatic reversal of fortunes in Bengal's history...The anti-left mass got a powerful leader in Mamata Banerjee and she started to reach out to the floating voters, issue by issue. That explains why the tide has turned against the communists...Bengal's communism was unique in that it grew among the people not through armed revolution. This was a party that grew by consensus by carrying with them all sections of the middle class, rural and urban poor - even the gentry. But somewhere down the line, the arrogance of power led them to adopt narrow, sectarian politics and that is their undoing now."

Pradip Bose said of the results reasons that: "How could a communist government ask the police to fire on peasants as they did in Nandigram to set up a chemical industry. That has eroded their support amongst the rural poor and Mamata Banerji has gained by leading campaigns against the acquisitions." But according to the latest CBI reports, the then C.M. Buddhadev Bhattacharya was awarded a clean-chit for falsely-held allegations of Nandigram police firing against him and his party. Economist Bibek Debroy said that "The Communists were functioning within the parameters of Indian democracy but they tried to create a party whereby they could control all segments of Bengali society. They are paying dearly for their obsession for control because the fiercely independent Bengali middle class would take it no more." Ranabir Sammadar said that: "Within thirteen years of breaking away from the Congress and forming her Trinmool Congress, she has marginalized the Congress in Bengal as much as the communists now. That's a major achievement." Paula Banerji said of the win that it was a "demonstration of the political power of the Bengali women. Now Banerjee has done 'a Hasina' in our state. (sic) Both the Bengals will now be ruled by women and in Bangladesh, even the main opposition leader is a woman. The communists don't have a female leader of Banerji's stature and unless they find one, they cannot take her on."[8]

## Analysis

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The election result was read as having a significant impact on the national political scene[29] as it effectively destroyed the importance of the CPI(M) in national politics.

The election marked the defeat of the 34-year rule of the CPI (M) government, thereby marking an end to the world's longest-serving democratically elected communist government.

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