2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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A Legislative Assembly election was held in 2016 for the 294 seats (out of 295 seats) of the Vidhan Sabha in the state of West Bengal in India. All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus was reelected with an enhanced majority. Like in the 2011 election, the poll was held in six phases.[1][2] The first phase was held in Naxalite-Maoist affected Red corridor areas with two polling dates: April 4 and April 11. The other phases were held on April 17, 21, 25, 30 and May 5. The result of the election was declared on May 19.
In the previous election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress in a coalition with INC won a majority and ended the 34-year rule of the Left Front government.
Background
In the previous assembly election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, won a majority and ended the 34-year rule of the Left Front government. During 2011 election, the main theme of TMC was paribartan (meaning "change"), implying it was time to change the Left Front reign of 34-years in the state. However, during the five year rule of TMC, urban population, in particular, were in general unhappy with the changes made by the government.[3] Also, newspapers reported that chief minister Banerjee has been only trying to consolidate votes from the sizable Muslim minority.[4]
Prior to the West Bengal elections, on 3 January 2016, a Muslim mob turned violent and vandalised Kaliachak Police station, block development office and public property in Kaliachak, Malda district.[5][6] Mamata Banerjee's government was severely criticised for not handling the situation better.[7][8][9]
In January 2016, the Election Commission of India urged the central government to allow it to carry out a limited delimitation exercise in West Bengal to ensure voting rights to people who came to India following the exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh.[10] As per updated voter list for the year 2016 published by the Election Commission of India in January 2016, West Bengal has surpassed the rest of the country in elector-population ratio with 0.68. The final electoral roll in West Bengal for 2016 with 6.55 crore voters has 3.39 crore male and 3.16 crore female voters.[11]
Major issues
The Saradha Group financial scandal, the Narada Sting operation, (which showcased the ministers of ruling party of accepting bribes), lack of any major industrial investments, and law & order issue surfaced as major issues and proved to be an acid test for Trinamool Congress.The Kolkata flyover collapse also happened in the midst of poll process.
Schedule
Assembly elections in West Bengal are to be held in phases from 4 April to 5 May 2016.[12][13]
Election dates by constituency
| Phase | Date | No. of constituencies | Voter turnout | Constituencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(a) | 4 April 2016 | 18 | 84.22%[14] | Nayagram, Gopiballavpur, Jhargram, Salboni, Medinipur, Binpur, Bandwan, Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur, Purulia, Manbazar, Kashipur, Para, Raghunathpur, Ranibandh, Raipur, Taldangra. |
| 1(b) | 11 April 2016 | 31 | 83.73%[14] | Dantan, Keshiary, Kharagpur Sadar, Narayangarh, Sabang, Pingla, Kharagpur, Debra, Daspur, Ghatal, Chandrakona, Garbeta, Keshpur, Saltora, Chhatna, Bankura, Barjora, Onda, Bishnupur, katulpur, Indus, Sonamukhi, Pandabeshwar, Durgapur Purba, Durgapur Paschim, Raniganj, Jamuria, Asansol Dakshin, Asansol Uttar, Kulti, Barabani |
| 2 | 17 April 2016 | 56 | 83.05%[14] | Kumargram, Kalchini, Alipurduars, Falakata, Madarihat, Dhupguri, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri, Rajganj, Dabgram-Fulbari, Mal, Nagrakata, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Kurseong, Matigara-Naxalbari, Siliguri, Phansidewa, Chopra, Islampur, Goalpokhar, Chakulia, Karandighi, Hemtabad, Kaliaganj, Raiganj, Itahar, Kushmandi, Kumarganj, Balurghat, Tapan, Gangarampur, Harirampur, Habibpur, Gazole, Chanchal, Harishchandrapur, Malatipur, Ratua, Manikchak, Maldaha, English Bazar, Mothabari, Sujapur, Baisnabnagar, Dubrajpur, Suri, Bolpur, Nanoor, Labpur, Sainthia, Mayureswar, Rampurhat, Hansan, Nalhati, Murarai. |
| 3 | 21 April 2016 | 62 | 82.28%[14] | Farakka, Samserganj, Suti, Jangipur, Raghunathganj, Sagardighi, Lalgola, Bhagawangola, Raninagar, Murshidabad, Nabagram, Khargram, Burwan, Kandi, Bharatpur, Rejinagar, Beldanga, Baharampur, Hariharpara, Nowda, Domkal, Jalangi, Karimpur, Tehatta, Palashipara, Kaliganj, Nakashipara, Chapra, Krishnanagar Uttar, Nabadwip, Krishnanagar Dakshin, Santipur, Ranaghat Uttar Paschim, Krishnaganj, Ranaghat Uttar Purba, Ranaghat Dakshin, Chakdaha, Kalyani, Haringhata, Chowrangee, Entally, Beleghata, Jorasanko, Shyampukur, Maniktala, Kashipur-Belgachhia, Khandaghosh, Bardhamandakshin, Raina, Jamalpur, Monteswar, Kalna, Memari, Bardhaman Uttar, Bhatar, Purbasthali Dakshin, Purbasthali Uttar, Katwa, Ketugram, Mangalkot, Ausgram, Galsi. |
| 4 | 25 April 2016 | 49 | 81.25%[14] | Bagda, Bangaon Uttar, Bangaon Dakshin, Gaighata, Swarupnagar, Baduria, Habra, Ashoknagar, Amdanga, Bijpur, Naihati, Bhatpara, Jagatdal, Noapara, Barrackpur, Khardaha, Dum Dum Uttar, Panihati, Kamarhati, Baranagar, Dum Dum, Rajarhat New Town, Bidhannagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Madhyamgram, Barasat, Deganga, Haroa, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali, Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Hingalganj, Bally, Howrah Uttar, Howrah Madhya, Shibpur, Howrah Dakshin, Sankrail, Panchla, Uluberia Purba, Uluberia Uttar, Uluberia Dakshin, Shyampur, Bagnan, Amta, Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur, Domjur. |
| 5 | 30 April 2016 | 53 | 81.66%[14] | Gosaba, Basanti, Kultali, Patharpratima, Kakdwip, Sagar, Kulpi, Raidighi, Mandirbazar, Jaynagar, Baruipur Purba, Canning Paschim, Canning Purba, Baruipur Paschim, Magrahat Purba, Magrahat Paschim, Diamond Harbour, Falta, Satgachhia, Bishnupur, Sonarpur Dakshin, Bhangar, Kasba, Jadavpur, Sonarpur Uttar, Tollygunge, Behala Purba, Behala Paschim, Maheshtala, Budge Budge, Metiaburuz, Kolkata Port, Bhabanipur, Rashbehari, Ballygunge, Uttarpara, Sreerampur, Champdani, Singur, Chandannagar, Chunchura, Balagarh, Pandua, Saptagram, Chanditala, Jangipara, Haripal, Dhanekhali, Tarakeswar, Pursurah, Arambag, Goghat, Khanakul. |
| 6 | 5 May 2016 | 25 | 86.76%[14] | Mekliganj, Mathabhanga, Cooch behar Uttar, Cooch behar Dakshin, Sitalkuchi, Sitai, Dinhata, Natabari, Tufanganj, Tamluk, Panskura Purba, Panskura Paschim, Moyna, Nandakumar, Mahisadal, Haldia, Nandigram, Chandipur, Patashpur, Kanthi Uttar, Bhagabanpur, Khejuri, Kanthi Dakshin, Ramnagar, Egra. |
On 4 March 2016, Election Commission of India announced that 22 assembly constituencies in West Bengal would have Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines attached along with EVMs.[15] Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines were to be in place in more than 5,993 polling stations.[16]
| Assembly constituencies of West Bengal having VVPAT facility with EVMs[17] | ||
|---|---|---|
| CoochBehar Dakshin | Alipurduar | Jalpaiguri (SC) |
| Siliguri | Raiganj | Balurghat |
| Englishbazar | Murshidabad | Krishnanagar |
| Barasat | Jadavpur | Ballygunge |
| Chowrangee | Howrah madhya | Chandannagore |
| Tamluk | Medinipur | Purulia |
| Bankura | Bardhaman dakshin | Behala Paschim |
| Suri | ||
Candidates
AITC released its candidate list on 5 March,the same day the elections were announced [18]
On 10 March, BJP released its first candidate list of 52 members.[19]
Left Front consisting of CPI(M), CPI, RSP and All India Forward Bloc anlong with INC (Congress)(who were on a seat sharing agreement with the Left Front) released their respective candidate list in several rounds after consultations and bargaining.[20][21]
Contesting Parties
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC)
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)
- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
- Janata Dal (United) (JD(U))
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
- Communist Party of Bharat (CPB)
- Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) (Having an electoral understanding with Manusher jote)
- Bharat Nirman Party (Led by Lakshman Chandra Seth) [22]
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM)
- Communist Party of India (CPI)
- Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
- All India Forward Bloc (AIFB)
- Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI)
- Marxist Forward Bloc (MFB)
- Democratic Socialist Party (DSP(PC))
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Alliance(s)
Following the heavy defeats in the 2011 Assembly equations and the 2014 Indian national election, the party welcomed ideas of alliance even with parties not conforming to the communist manifeso in general. The first signs came when in the Siliguri municipal election, CPI(M) made some local understanding with INC resulting in CPI(M) leader Ashok Bhattacharya being appointed as the mayor inspi. This success got popularity as Siliguri Model.
After the success of the model in the long run, some Congress and CPI(M) leader advocated for a Left-Congress alliance.[23] This gradually materialized into "Alliance" between INC and Left Front in all the seats except in Murshidabad district.
After much dispute and secession of SUCI(C) and CPI(ML) from Left Front, both Congress and Lefts formed a basis of what they called "seat sharing", strongly objecting to the use of the word-"alliance".
Voting
79.22% voting was recorded in third phase of West Bengal Polls held on 21 April 2016.[24] 79.51% voting was recorded in second phase of West Bengal polls.[25][26]
Exit poll result
| # | Party | ABP News-Nielsen | India Today-Axis | Times Now-CVoter | News 24-Today's Chanakya | NDTV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Trinamool Congress | 163 | 243 | 167 | 210 | 184 |
| 2 |  |
Left Front | 126 | 44 | 120 | 70 | 103 |
| File:Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg | Congress | ||||||
| 3 | File:BJP election symbol.svg | BJP+ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 |
| 4 | Others | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | |
| Total | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 |
Result
The election results were announced along with other four state assemblies on 19 May 2016.[28][29] AITC won 211 seats, and thus was reelected with an enhanced majority. They also became the first ruling party to win without an ally since 1962 in West Bengal.[30]
| Pos | Party | Contested | Seats | Swing | Votes | Vote % | Vote swing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Trinamool Congress | 293 | 211 |  27 |
24,564,523 | 44.9 | 5.97
|
| 2 | File:Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg | Congress | 92 | 44 | 2
|
6,700,938 | 12.3 | 3.21
|
|
Left Front | 199 | 32 |  30 |
14,216,327 | 25.9 | 14.13
| |
| 3 | File:BJP election symbol.svg | BJP | 294 | 6 | 3 |
5,809,760 | 10.7 | 5.92
|
| 4 | SUCI | 0 | 1 |
365,996 | 0.7 | 0.26
| ||
| 5 | Independents | 1 | 1 |
1,184,047 | 2.2 | 0.93
| ||
| 6 | NOTA | 831,845 | 1.5 | |||||
| Total | 294 |
District wise result
| District | Total | AITC | LEFT+ | INC+ | BJP+ | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooch Behar |
9 |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalpaiguri |
7 |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alipurduar |
5 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darjeeling |
6 |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| North Dinajpur |
9 |
4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dinajpur |
6 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malda |
12 |
0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Murshidabad |
22 |
4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Nadia |
17 |
13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| North 24 Parganas |
33 |
27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| South 24 Parganas |
31 |
29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolkata |
11 |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howrah |
16 |
15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hooghly |
18 |
16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| East Midnapore |
16 |
13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Midnapore |
19 |
17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Purulia |
9 |
7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bankura |
12 |
7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Burdwan |
25 |
19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Birbhum |
11 |
9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total |
294 |
211 | 32 | 44 | 6 | 1 |
Constituency wise result
Table showing results for all the Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituencies of West Bengal with the names of winner and runner-up candidates. Also shown along are their party names.[31]
| Sl. No. | Constituency | Winner (Party) | Runner-Up (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mekliganj | Arghya Roy Pradhan (Bilu) (AITC) | Paresh Chandra Adhikary (AIFB ) |
| 2 | Mathabhanga | Binay Krishna Barman (AITC) | Khagen Chandra Barman (CPM ) |
| 3 | Cooch Behar Uttar | Nagendra Nath Roy (AIFB) | Parimal Barman (AITC ) |
| 4 | Cooch Behar Dakshin | Mihir Goswami (AITC) | Debasis Banik (AIFB ) |
| 5 | Sitalkuchi | Hiten Barman (AITC) | Namadipti Adhikary (CPM ) |
| 6 | Sitai | Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia (AITC) | Keshab Chandra Ray (INC ) |
| 7 | Dinhata | Udayan Guha (AITC) | Akshay Thakur (AIFB ) |
| 8 | Natabari | Rabindra Nath Ghosh (AITC) | Tamser Ali (CPM ) |
| 9 | Tufanganj | Fazal Karim Miah (AITC) | Shyamal Choudhury (INC ) |
| 10 | Kumargram | James Kujur (AITC) | Manoj Kumar Oraon (RSP ) |
| 11 | Kalchini | Wilson Champramary (AITC) | Bishal Lama (BJP ) |
| 12 | Alipurduars | Sourav Chakraborty (Ghutish) (AITC) | Biswa Ranjan Sarkar (INC ) |
| 13 | Falakata | Anil Adhikari (AITC) | Kshitish Chandra Ray (CPM ) |
| 14 | Madarihat | Manoj Tigga (BJP) | Padam Lama (AITC ) |
| 15 | Dhupguri | Mitali Roy (AITC) | Mamata Roy (CPM ) |
| 16 | Maynaguri | Ananta Deb Adhikari (AITC) | Chhaya Dey (Roy) (RSP ) |
| 17 | Jalpaiguri | Sukhbilas Barma (INC) | Dharttimohan Roy (AITC ) |
| 18 | Rajganj | Khageswar Roy (AITC) | Satyendra Nath Mondal (CPM ) |
| 19 | Dabgram-Phulbari | Goutam Deb (AITC) | Dilip Singh (CPM ) |
| 20 | Mal | Bulu Chik Baraik (AITC) | Augustus Kerketta (CPM ) |
| 21 | Nagrakata | Sukra Munda (AITC) | Joseph Munda (INC ) |
| 22 | Kalimpong | Sarita Rai (GJM) | Harka Bahadur Chettri (IND ) |
| 23 | Darjeeling | Amar Singh Rai (GJM) | Sarda Rai Subba (AITC ) |
| 24 | Kurseong | Rohit Sharma (GJM) | Shanta Chhetri (AITC ) |
| 25 | Matigara-Naxalbari | Sankar Malakar (INC) | Amar Sinha (AITC ) |
| 26 | Siliguri | Asok Bhattacharya (CPM) | Bhaichung Bhutia (AITC ) |
| 27 | Phansidewa | Sunil Chandra Tirkey (INC) | Carolus Lakra (AITC ) |
| 28 | Chopra | Hamidul Rahaman (AITC) | Akramul Hoque (CPM ) |
| 29 | Islampur | Kanaia Lal Agarwal (INC) | Abdul Karim Chowdhury (AITC ) |
| 30 | Goalpokhar | Md Gulam Rabbani (AITC ) | Afjal Hosen (INC ) |
| 31 | Chakulia | Ali Imran Ramz (AIFB) | Ashim Kumar Mridha (BJP ) |
| 32 | Karandighi | Manodeb Sinha (AITC) | Gokul Roy (AIFB ) |
| 33 | Hemtabad | Debendra Nath Roy (CPM) | Sabita Kshetry (AITC ) |
| 34 | Kaliaganj | Pramatha Nath Ray (INC) | Basanta Roy (AITC ) |
| 35 | Raiganj | Mohit Sengupta (INC) | Purnendu Dey (Bablu) (AITC ) |
| 36 | Itahar | Amal Acharjee (AITC) | Srikumar Mukherjee (CPI ) |
| 37 | Kushmandi | Narmada Chandra Roy (RSP) | Rekha Roy (AITC ) |
| 38 | Kumarganj | Toraf Hossain Mandal (AITC) | Mafuja Khatun (CPM ) |
| 39 | Balurghat | Biswanath Choudhury (RSP) | Shankar Chakravorti (AITC ) |
| 40 | Tapan | Bachchu Hansda (AITC) | Raghu Urow (RSP ) |
| 41 | Gangarampur | Goutam Das (INC) | Satyendra Nath Roy (AITC ) |
| 42 | Harirampur | Rafikul Islam (CPM) | Biplab Mitra (AITC ) |
| 43 | Habibpur | Khagen Murmu (CPM) | Amal Kisku (AITC ) |
| 44 | Gazole | Dipali Biswas (CPM) | Sushil Chandra Roy (AITC ) |
| 45 | Chanchal | Asif Mehbub (INC) | Soumitra Ray (AITC ) |
| 46 | Harishchandrapur | Alam Mostaque (INC) | Tajmul Hossain (AITC ) |
| 47 | Malatipur | Alberuni Zulkarnain (INC) | Abdur Rahim Boxi (RSP ) |
| 48 | Ratua | Samar Mukherjee (INC) | Shehnaz Quadery (AITC ) |
| 49 | Manikchak | Md. Mottakin Alam (INC) | Sabitri Mitra (AITC ) |
| 50 | Maldah | Bhupendra Nath Halder (INC) | Dulal Sarkar (Babla) (AITC ) |
| 51 | English Bazar | Nihar Ranjan Ghosh (IND) | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury (AITC ) |
| 52 | Mothabari | Yeasmin Sabina (INC) | Md. Najrul Islam (AITC ) |
| 53 | Sujapur | Isha Khan Choudhury (INC) | Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury (AITC ) |
| 54 | Baisnabnagar | Swadhin Kumar Sarkar (BJP) | Azizul Haque (INC ) |
| 55 | Farakka | Mainul Haque (INC) | Md. Mustafa (AITC ) |
| 56 | Samserganj | Amirul Islam (AITC) | Touab Ali (CPM ) |
| 57 | Suti | Humayun Reza (INC) | Emani Biswas (AITC ) |
| 58 | Jangipur | Jakir Hossain (AITC) | Somnath Singha Ray (CPM ) |
| 59 | Raghunathganj | Akhruzzaman (INC) | Abul Kasem Molla (AITC ) |
| 60 | Sagardighi | Subrata Saha (AITC) | Aminul Islam (INC ) |
| 61 | Lalgola | Abu Hena (INC) | Chand Mohammad (AITC ) |
| 62 | Bhagawangola | Mahasin Ali (CPM) | Abu Sufian Sarkar (AITC ) |
| 63 | Raninagar | Firoza Begam (INC) | Dr. Humayun Kabir (AITC ) |
| 64 | Murshidabad | Shaoni Singha Roy (INC) | Ashim Krishna Bhatta (AITC ) |
| 65 | Nabagram | Kanai Chandra Mondal (CPM) | Dilip Saha (AITC ) |
| 66 | Khargram | Ashis Marjit (INC) | Madhab Chandra Marjit (AITC ) |
| 67 | Burwan | Protima Rajak (INC) | Shasthi Charan Mal (AITC ) |
| 68 | Kandi | Apurba Sarkar (David) (INC) | Dr. Santanu Sen (AITC ) |
| 69 | Bharatpur | Kamalesh Chatterjee (Gopal) (INC) | Khadem A Dastegir (Khadu) (AITC ) |
| 70 | Rejinagar | Rabiul Alam Chowdhury (INC) | Humayun Kabir (IND ) |
| 71 | Beldanga | Seikh Safiujjaman (INC) | Golam Kibria Mia (AITC ) |
| 72 | Baharampur | Manoj Chakraborty (INC) | Dr. Sujata Banerjee (AITC ) |
| 73 | Hariharpara | Niamot Sheikh (AITC) | Alamgir Mir (Palash) (INC ) |
| 74 | Naoda | Abu Taher Khan (INC) | Masud Karim (AITC ) |
| 75 | Domkal | Anisur Rahaman Sarkar (CPM) | Soumik Hossain (AITC ) |
| 76 | Jalangi | Abdur Razzak Mandal (CPM) | Alok Das (AITC ) |
| 77 | Karimpur | Mahua Moitra (AITC) | Samarendranath Ghosh (CPM ) |
| 78 | Tehatta | Gouri Sankar Dutta (AITC) | Ranjit Kumar Mandal (CPM ) |
| 79 | Palashipara | Tapas Kumar Saha (AITC) | S.M.Sadi (CPM ) |
| 80 | Kaliganj | Hasanuzzaman Sk (INC) | Ahamed Nasiruddin (Lal) (AITC ) |
| 81 | Nakashipara | Kallol Khan (AITC) | Tanmay Ganguli (CPM ) |
| 82 | Chapra | Rukbanur Rahman (AITC) | Shamsul Islam Mollah (CPM ) |
| 83 | Krishnanagar Uttar | Abani Mohan Joardar (AITC) | Asim Kumar Saha (INC ) |
| 84 | Nabadwip | Pundarikakshya Saha (AITC) | Sumit Biswas (CPM ) |
| 85 | Krishnanagar Dakshin | Ujjal Biswas (AITC) | Meghlal Sheikh (CPM ) |
| 86 | Santipur | Arindam Bhattacharya (INC) | Ajoy Dey (AITC ) |
| 87 | Ranaghat Uttar Paschim | Sankar Singha (INC) | Parthasarathi Chatterjee (Babu) (AITC ) |
| 88 | Krishnaganj | Satyajit Biswas (AITC) | Mrinal Biswas(Mini) (CPM ) |
| 89 | Ranaghat Uttar Purba | Samir Kumar Poddar (AITC) | Babusona Sarkar (CPM ) |
| 90 | Ranaghat Dakshin | Rama Biswas (CPM) | Abir Ranjan Biswas (AITC ) |
| 91 | Chakdaha | Kar Ratna Ghosh (AITC) | Biswanath Gupta (CPM ) |
| 92 | Kalyani | Dr. Ramendra Nath Biswas (AITC) | Alakesh Das (CPM ) |
| 93 | Haringhata | Nilima Nag (Mallick) (AITC) | Ajoy Das (CPM ) |
| 94 | Bagda | Dulal Chandra Bar (INC) | Upendra Nath Biswas (AITC ) |
| 95 | Bangaon Uttar | Biswajit Das (AITC) | Sushanta Bowali (AIFB ) |
| 96 | Bangaon Dakshin | Surajit Kumar Biswas (AITC) | Ramendranath Audhya (CPM ) |
| 97 | Gaighata | Pulin Bihari Ray (AITC) | Kapil Krishna Thakur (CPI ) |
| 98 | Swarupnagar | Bina Mandal (AITC) | Dhiman Sarkar (CPM ) |
| 99 | Baduria | Abdur Rahim Quazi (INC) | Amir Ali (AITC ) |
| 100 | Habra | Jyoti Priya Mallick (AITC) | Ashis Kantha Mukherjee (CPM ) |
| 101 | Ashokenagar | Dhiman Roy (AITC) | Satyasebi Kar (CPM ) |
| 102 | Amdanga | Rafiqur Rahaman (AITC) | Abdus Sattar (CPM ) |
| 103 | Bijpur | Subhranshu Roy (AITC) | Dr. Rabindra Nath Mukherjee (CPM ) |
| 104 | Naihati | Partha Bhowmick (AITC) | Gargi Chatterjee (CPM ) |
| 105 | Bhatpara | Arjun Singh (AITC) | Jitendra Shaw (Jitu) (IND ) |
| 106 | Jagatdal | Parash Dutta (AITC) | Haripada Biswas (AIFB ) |
| 107 | Noapara | Madhusudan Ghose (INC) | Manju Basu (AITC ) |
| 108 | Barrackpur | Silbhadra Datta (AITC) | Debasish Bhowmick (CPM ) |
| 109 | Khardaha | Amit Mitra (AITC) | Asim Kumar Dasgupta (CPM ) |
| 110 | Dum Dum Uttar | Tanmoy Bhattacharya (CPM) | Chandrima Bhattacharya (AITC ) |
| 111 | Panihati | Nirmal Ghosh (AITC) | Sanmoy Bandyopadhyay (INC ) |
| 112 | Kamarhati | Manash Mukherjee (CPM) | Madan Mitra (AITC ) |
| 113 | Baranagar | Tapas Roy (AITC) | Sukumar Ghosh (RSP ) |
| 114 | Dum Dum | Bratya Basu (AITC) | Palash Das (CPM ) |
| 115 | Rajarhat New Town | Sabya Sachi Dutta (AITC) | Narendra Nath Chatterjee (Balai) (CPM ) |
| 116 | Bidhannagar | Sujit Bose (AITC) | Arunava Ghosh (INC ) |
| 117 | Rajarhat Gopalpur | Purnendu Basu (AITC) | Nepaldeb Bhattacharjee (CPM ) |
| 118 | Madhyamgram | Rathin Ghosh (AITC) | Tapas Majumder (INC+cpim ) |
| 119 | Barasat | Chiranjeet Chakrabarti (AITC) | Chattopadhyay Sanjib (AIFB ) |
| 120 | Deganga | Rahima Mondal (AITC) | Md. Hasanoor Jaman Chowdhury (AIFB ) |
| 121 | Haroa | Islam Sk.Nurul (Haji) (AITC) | Imtiaz Hossain (CPM ) |
| 122 | Minakhan | Usha Rani Mondal (AITC) | Dinabandhu Mondal (CPM ) |
| 123 | Sandeshkhali | Sukumar Mahata (AITC) | Nirapada Sardar (CPM ) |
| 124 | Basirhat Dakshin | Dipendu Biswas (Mithu) (AITC) | Samik Bhattacharya (BJP ) |
| 125 | Basirhat Uttar | Rafikul Islam Mondal (CPM) | A.T.M. Abdullah (Rony) (AITC ) |
| 126 | Hingalganj | Debes Mandal (AITC) | Anandamay Mandal (CPM ) |
| 127 | Gosaba | Jayanta Naskar (AITC ) | Uttam Kumar Saha (RSP ) |
| 128 | Basanti | Gobinda Chandra Naskar (AITC) | Subhas Naskar (RSP ) |
| 129 | Kultali | Ram Sankar Halder (CPM) | Gopal Majhi (AITC ) |
| 130 | Patharpratima | Samir Kumar Jana (AITC) | Phanibhushan Giri (INC ) |
| 131 | Kakdwip | Manturam Pakhira (AITC) | Rafik Uddin Molla (INC ) |
| 132 | Sagar | Bankim Chandra Hazra (AITC) | Asim Kumar Mandal (CPM ) |
| 133 | Kulpi | Jogaranjan Halder (AITC) | Rejaul Haque Khan (CPM ) |
| 134 | Raidighi | Debasree Roy (AITC) | Kanti Ganguly (CPM ) |
| 135 | Mandirbazar | Halder Joydeb (AITC) | Dr. Sarat Chandra Haldar (CPM ) |
| 136 | Jaynagar | Biswanath Das (AITC) | Sujit Patwari (INC ) |
| 137 | Baruipur Purba | Nirmal Chandra Mondal (AITC) | Sujoy Mistry (CPM ) |
| 138 | Canning Paschim | Shyamal Mondal (AITC) | Arnab Roy (INC ) |
| 139 | Canning Purba | Saokat Molla (AITC) | Ajijer Rahaman Molla (CPM ) |
| 140 | Baruipur Paschim | Biman Banerjee (AITC) | Safiuddin Khan (CPM ) |
| 141 | Magrahat Purba | Namita Saha (AITC) | Chandan Saha (CPM ) |
| 142 | Magrahat Paschim | Gias Uddin Molla (AITC) | Khalid Ebadullah (INC ) |
| 143 | Diamond Harbour | Dipak Kumar Halder (AITC) | Dr. Abul Hasnat (CPM ) |
| 144 | Falta | Tamonash Ghosh (AITC) | Bidhan Parui (CPM ) |
| 145 | Satgachhia | Sonali Guha (Bose) (AITC) | Paramita Ghosh (CPM ) |
| 146 | Bishnupur | Dilip Mondal (AITC) | Aloke Sardar (CPM ) |
| 147 | Sonarpur Dakshin | Jiban Mukhopadhyay (AITC) | Tarit Chakraborty (CPI ) |
| 148 | Bhangore | Abdur Razzak Molla (AITC) | Abdur Rasid Gazi (CPM ) |
| 149 | Kasba | Javed Ahmed Khan (AITC) | Shatarup Ghosh (CPM ) |
| 150 | Jadavpur | Sujan Chakraborty (CPM) | Manish Gupta (AITC ) |
| 151 | Sonarpur Uttar | Firdousi Begum (AITC) | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar (CPM ) |
| 152 | Tollygunge | Aroop Biswas (AITC) | Madhuja Sen Roy (CPM ) |
| 153 | Behala Purba | Sovan Chatterjee (AITC) | Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra (IND ) |
| 154 | Behala Paschim | Partha Chatterjee (AITC) | Kaustav Chatterjee (CPM ) |
| 155 | Maheshtala | Kasturi Das (AITC) | Samik Lahiri (CPM ) |
| 156 | Budge Budge | Ashok Kumar Deb (AITC) | Sk. Mujibar Rahaman (INC ) |
| 157 | Metiaburuz | Abdul Khaleque Molla (AITC) | Monirul Islam (CPM ) |
| 158 | Kolkata Port | Firhad Hakim (AITC) | Rakesh Singh (INC ) |
| 159 | Bhabanipur | Mamata Banerjee (AITC) | Deepa Dasmunshi (INC ) |
| 160 | Rashbehari | Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay (AITC) | Ashutosh Chatterjee (INC ) |
| 161 | Ballygunge | Subrata Mukherjee (AITC) | Krishna Debnath (INC ) |
| 162 | Chowranghee | Nayna Bandyopadhyay (AITC) | Somendranath Mitra (INC ) |
| 163 | Entally | Swarna Kamal Saha (AITC) | Debesh Das (CPM ) |
| 164 | Beleghata | Paresh Paul (AITC) | Rajib Biswas (CPM ) |
| 165 | Jorasanko | Smita Bakshi (AITC) | Rahul(Biswajit)Sinha (BJP ) |
| 166 | Shyampukur | Shashi Panja (AITC) | Piyali Pal (AIFB ) |
| 167 | Maniktala | Sadhan Pande (AITC) | Rajib Majumder (CPM ) |
| 168 | Kashipur-Belgachhia | Mala Saha (AITC) | Kaninika Bose (Ghosh) (CPM ) |
| 169 | Bally | Baishali Dalmiya (AITC) | Saumendranath Bera (CPM ) |
| 170 | Howrah Uttar | Laxmi Ratan Shukla (AITC) | Santosh Kumar Pathak (INC ) |
| 171 | Howrah Madhya | Arup Roy (Apu) (AITC) | Amitabha Dutta (JD(U) ) |
| 172 | Shibpur | Jatu Lahiri (AITC) | Jagannath Bhattacharyya (AIFB ) |
| 173 | Howrah Dakshin | Brajamohan Majumder (AITC) | Arindam Basu (Babu) (CPM ) |
| 174 | Sankrail | Sital Kumar Sardar (AITC) | Samir Malick (CPM ) |
| 175 | Panchla | Gulsan Mullick (AITC) | Doli Roy (AIFB ) |
| 176 | Uluberia Purba | Haider Aziz Safwi (AITC) | Sabiruddin Molla (CPM ) |
| 177 | Uluberia Uttar | Dr. Nirmal Maji (AITC) | Amiya Kumar Mondal (INC ) |
| 178 | Uluberia Dakshin | Pulak Roy (AITC) | Md.Nasiruddin (AIFB ) |
| 179 | Shyampur | Kalipada Mandal (AITC) | Amitabha Chakraborty (INC ) |
| 180 | Bagnan | Arunava Sen(Raja) (AITC) | Mina Mukherjee Ghosh (CPM ) |
| 181 | Amta | Asit Mitra (INC) | Tushar Kanti Sil (AITC ) |
| 182 | Udaynarayanpur | Samir Kumar Panja (AITC) | Karar Saroj Ranjan (INC ) |
| 183 | Jagatballavpur | Md. Abdul Ghani (AITC) | Baidyanath Basu (CPM ) |
| 184 | Domjur | Rajib Banerjee (AITC) | Pratima Dutta W/O - Tapan Dutta (IND ) |
| 185 | Uttarpara | Prabir Kumar Ghosal (AITC) | Srutinath Praharaj (CPM ) |
| 186 | Serampore | Dr. Sudipta Roy (AITC) | Subhankar Sarkar (INC ) |
| 187 | Champdani | Abdul Mannan (INC) | Muzaffar Khan (AITC ) |
| 188 | Singur | Rabindranath Bhattacharya (AITC) | Rabin Deb (CPM ) |
| 189 | Chandannagar | Indranil Sen (AITC) | Goutam Sarkar (CPM ) |
| 190 | Chunchura | Asit Mazumder (Tapan) (AITC) | Dr. Pranab Kumar Ghosh (AIFB ) |
| 191 | Balagarh | Ashim Kumar Majhi (AITC) | Panchu Gopal Mondal (CPM ) |
| 192 | Pandua | Sk. Amjad Hossain (CPM) | Saiyad Rahim Nabi (AITC ) |
| 193 | Saptagram | Tapan Dasgupta (AITC) | Dilip Nath (INC ) |
| 194 | Chanditala | Swati Khandoker (AITC) | Azim Ali Md. Sk. (CPM ) |
| 195 | Jangipara | Snehasis Chakraborty (AITC) | Pobitra Singha Roy (CPM ) |
| 196 | Haripal | Becharam Manna (AITC) | Jogiyananda Mishra (CPM ) |
| 197 | Dhanekhali | Asima Patra (AITC) | Pradip Majumdar (AIFB ) |
| 198 | Tarakeswar | Rachhpal Singh (AITC) | Surajit Ghosh (NCP ) |
| 199 | Pursurah | Dr. M. Nuruzzaman (AITC) | Pratim Singha Roy (INC ) |
| 200 | Arambagh | Krishna Chandra Santra (AITC) | Asit Malik (CPM ) |
| 201 | Goghat | Manas Majumdar (AITC) | Biswanath Karak (AIFB ) |
| 202 | Khanakul | Iqbal Ahmed (AITC) | Islam Ali Khan (CPM ) |
| 203 | Tamluk | Ashok Kumar Dinda (CPI) | Nirbed Ray (AITC ) |
| 204 | Panskura Purba | Sk Ibrahim Ali (CPM) | Biplab Roy Chowdhury (AITC ) |
| 205 | Panskura Paschim | Phiroja Bibi (AITC) | Chittaranjan Dasthakur (CPI ) |
| 206 | Moyna | Sangram Kumar Dolai (AITC) | Manik Bhowmik (INC ) |
| 207 | Nandakumar | Sukumar De (AITC) | Siraj Khan (IND ) |
| 208 | Mahishadal | Dr.Sudarsan Ghosh Dastidar (AITC) | Dr. Subrata Maiti (IND ) |
| 209 | Haldia | Tapasi Mondal (CPM) | Madhurima Mandal (AITC ) |
| 210 | Nandigram | Adhikari Suvendu (AITC) | Abdul Kabir Sekh (CPI ) |
| 211 | Chandipur | Amiyakanti Bhattacharjee (AITC) | Mangal Chand Pradhan (CPM ) |
| 212 | Patashpur | Jyotirmoy Kar (AITC) | Makhanlal Nayak (CPI ) |
| 213 | Kanthi Uttar | Banasri Maity (AITC) | Chakradhar Maikap (CPM ) |
| 214 | Bhagabanpur | Ardhendu Maity (AITC) | Hemangshu Shekhar Mahapatra (INC ) |
| 215 | Khejuri | Ranajit Mondal (AITC) | Asim Kumar Mandal (IND ) |
| 216 | Kanthi Dakshin | Adhikari Dibyendu (AITC) | Uttam Pradhan (CPI ) |
| 217 | Ramnagar | Akhil Giri (AITC) | Tapas Sinha (CPM ) |
| 218 | Egra | Das Samares (AITC) | Shaikh Mahmud Hossain (DCP(PC) ) |
| 219 | Dantan | Bikram Chandra Pradhan (AITC) | Sisir Kumar Patra (CPI ) |
| 220 | Nayagram | Dulal Murmu (AITC) | Bakul Murmu (BJP ) |
| 221 | Gopiballavpur | Churamani Mahata (AITC) | Pulin Bihari Baske (CPM ) |
| 222 | Jhargram | Sukumar Hansda (AITC) | Chunibala Hansda (JKP(N) ) |
| 223 | Keshiari | Paresh Murmu (AITC) | Biram Mandi (CPM ) |
| 224 | Kharagpur Sadar | Dilip Kumar Ghosh (BJP) | Gyan Singh Sohanpal (INC ) |
| 225 | Narayangarh | Prodyut Kumar Ghosh (AITC) | Surjya kanta Mishra (CPM ) |
| 226 | Sabang | Manas Ranjan Bhunia (INC) | Nirmal Ghosh (AITC ) |
| 227 | Pingla | Saumen Kumar Mahapatra (AITC) | Prabodh Chandra Sinha (DCP(PC) ) |
| 228 | Kharagpur | Dinen Roy (AITC) | Sk Sajahan Ali (CPM ) |
| 229 | Debra | Selima Khatun (Bibi) (AITC) | Jahangir Karim Sk (CPM ) |
| 230 | Daspur | Mamata Bhunia (AITC) | Swapan Santra (CPM ) |
| 231 | Ghatal | Shankar Dolai (AITC) | Kamal Chandra Dolui (CPM ) |
| 232 | Chandrakona | Chhaya Dolai (AITC) | Santinath Bodhuk (CPM ) |
| 233 | Garbeta | Ashis Chakraborty (Nanti) (AITC) | Sorforaj Khan (CPM ) |
| 234 | Salboni | Srikanta Mahata (AITC) | Shyam Sundar Pandey (CPM ) |
| 235 | Keshpur | Seuli Saha (AITC) | Rameswar Doloi (CPM ) |
| 236 | Medinipur | Mrigendra Nath Maiti (AITC) | Santosh Rana (CPI ) |
| 237 | Binpur | Khagendranath Hembram (AITC) | Dibakar Hansda (CPM ) |
| 238 | Bandwan | Rajib Lochan Saren (AITC) | Besra Susanta (CPM ) |
| 239 | Balarampur | Shantiram Mahato (AITC) | Jagadish Mahato (INC ) |
| 240 | Baghmundi | Nepal Mahata (INC) | Samir Mahato (AITC ) |
| 241 | Joypur | Shaktipada Mahato (AITC) | Dhirendra Nath Mahato (AIFB ) |
| 242 | Purulia | Sudip Kumar Mukherjee (INC) | Dibyajyoti Prasad Singh Deo (AITC ) |
| 243 | Manbazar | Sandhya Rani Tudu (AITC) | Ipil Murmu (CPM ) |
| 244 | Kashipur | Swapan Kumar Beltharia (AITC) | Sudin Kisku (CPM ) |
| 245 | Para | Umapada Bauri (AITC) | Dinanath Bauri (CPM ) |
| 246 | Raghunathpur | Purna Chandra Bauri (AITC) | Satyanarayan Bauri (CPM ) |
| 247 | Saltora | Swapan Bouri (AITC) | Sasthi Charan Bouri (CPM ) |
| 248 | Chhatna | Dhirendra Nath Layek (RSP) | Subhasis Batabyal (AITC ) |
| 249 | Ranibandh | Jyotsna Mandi (AITC) | Deblina Hembram (CPM ) |
| 250 | Raipur | Birendra Nath Tudu (AITC) | Dilip Kumar Hansda (CPM ) |
| 251 | Taldangra | Samir Chakraborty (AITC) | Amiya Patra (CPM ) |
| 252 | Bankura | Daripa Shampa (INC) | Minati Misra (AITC ) |
| 253 | Barjora | Sujit Chakraborty (CPM) | Soham Chakraborty (AITC ) |
| 254 | Onda | Arup Kumar Khan (AITC) | Manik Mukherjee (AIFB ) |
| 255 | Bishnupur | Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya (INC) | Shyamaprasad Mukherjee (AITC ) |
| 256 | Katulpur | Shyamal Santra (AITC) | Akshay Santra (INC ) |
| 257 | Indas | Gurupada Mete (AITC) | Dilip Kumar Malik (CPM ) |
| 258 | Sonamukhi | Ajit Ray (CPM) | Dipali Saha (AITC ) |
| 259 | Khandaghosh | Nabin Chandra Bag (AITC) | Asima Roy (CPM ) |
| 260 | Bardhaman Dakshin | Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay (AITC) | Ainul Haque (CPM ) |
| 261 | Raina | Nepal Ghorui (AITC) | Khan Basudeb (CPM ) |
| 262 | Jamalpur | Samar Hazra (CPM) | Ujjal Pramanick (AITC ) |
| 263 | Monteswar | Sajal Panja (AITC) | Chaudhuri Md. Hedayatullah (CPM ) |
| 264 | Kalna | Kundu Biswajit (AITC) | Sukul Chandra Sikdar (CPM ) |
| 265 | Memari | Begum Nargis (AITC) | Debashis Ghosh (CPM ) |
| 266 | Bardhaman Uttar | Nisith Kumar Malik (AITC) | Aparna Saha (CPM ) |
| 267 | Bhatar | Subhash Mondal (AITC) | Bamacharan Banerjee (CPM ) |
| 268 | Purbasthali Dakshin | Swapan Debnath (AITC) | Abhijit Bhattacharyya (INC ) |
| 269 | Purbasthali Uttar | Pradip Kumar Saha (CPM) | Tapan Chatterjee (AITC ) |
| 270 | Katwa | Rabindranath Chatterjee (AITC) | Shyama Majumdar (INC ) |
| 271 | Ketugram | Sekh Sahonawez (AITC) | Abul Kadar Syed (CPM ) |
| 272 | Mangalkot | Chowdhury Siddiqullah (AITC) | Choudhury Sahajahan (CPM ) |
| 273 | Ausgram | Abhedananda Thander (AITC) | Manasa Mete (SUCI(C) ) |
| 274 | Galsi | Alok Kumar Majhi (AITC) | Nandalal Pondit (AIFB ) |
| 275 | Pandabeswar | Kumar Jitendra Tewari (AITC) | Gouranga Chatterjee (CPM ) |
| 276 | Durgapur Purba | Santosh Debray (CPM) | Pradip Mazumdar (AITC ) |
| 277 | Durgapur Paschim | Bishwanath Parial (INC) | Apurba Mukherjee (AITC ) |
| 278 | Raniganj | Runu Dutta (CPM) | Bano Nargis (AITC ) |
| 279 | Jamuria | Jahanara Khan (CPM) | V. Sivadasan (Dasu) (AITC ) |
| 280 | Asansol Dakshin | Tapas Banerjee (AITC) | Hemant Prabhakar (CPM ) |
| 281 | Asansol Uttar | Moloy Ghatak (AITC) | Nirmal Karmakar (BJP ) |
| 282 | Kulti | Ujjal Chatterjee (AITC) | Ajay Kumar Poddar (BJP ) |
| 283 | Barbani | Bidhan Upadhyay (AITC) | Shipra Mukherjee (CPM ) |
| 284 | Dubrajpur | Chandra Naresh Bauri (AITC) | Bijoy Bagdi (AIFB ) |
| 285 | Suri | Asok Kumar Chattopadhyay (AITC) | Dr. Ram Chandra Dome (CPM ) |
| 286 | Bolpur | Chandranath Sinha (AITC) | Tapan Hore (RSP ) |
| 287 | Nanoor | Shyamali Pradhan (CPM) | Gadadhar Hazra (AITC ) |
| 288 | Labhpur | Islam Monirul (AITC) | Syed Mahfuzul Karim (Mahfuz) (CPM ) |
| 289 | Sainthia | Nilabati Saha (AITC) | Dhiren Bagdi (CPM ) |
| 290 | Mayureswar | Abhijit Roy (AITC) | Arup Bag (CPM ) |
| 291 | Rampurhat | Asish Banerjee (AITC) | Syed Siraj Jimmi (INC ) |
| 292 | Hansan | Miltan Rasid (INC) | Asit Kumar Mal (AITC ) |
| 293 | Nalhati | Moinuddin Shams (AITC) | Dipak Chatterjee (AIFB ) |
| 294 | Murarai | Abdur Rahaman (Liton) (AITC) | Ali Mortuza Khan (INC ) |
See also
- Elections in India
- 2016 elections in India
- List of constituencies of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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