Legislative Assembly elections are expected to be held in West Bengal in March–April 2026 to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election On or before 7 May 2026
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Leader Mamata Banerjee Suvendu Adhikari Party AITC BJP Alliance AITC+ NDA Leader since 1998 2021 Leader's seat Bhabanipur Nandigram Last election 48.02%, 215 seats 38.15%, 77 seats Current seats 225 65 Seats needed
Map of the assembly constituencies in West Bengal
Background The tenure of West Bengal Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 7 May 2026. The previous assembly elections were held in March–April 2021. After the election, the incumbent All India Trinamool Congress formed the state government again after winning 215 out of 294 seats in the assembly, with Mamata Banerjee sworn in as the Chief Minister .
Schedule Poll event Schedule Notification date TBD Last date for filing nomination TBD Scrutiny of nomination TBD Last date for withdrawal of nomination TBD Date of poll TBD Date of counting of votes TBD
Parties and alliances
AITC-led Alliance AITC-led Alliance Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee TBD Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha Anit Thapa TBD Total TBD
Bharatiya Janata Party Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested Bharatiya Janata Party Suvendu Adhikari TBD
Left Front Left Front Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested Communist Party of India (Marxist) Mohammed Salim TBD All India Forward Bloc Naren Chatterjee TBD Communist Party of India Swapan Banerjee TBD Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Tapan Hore TBD Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation Abhijit Majumder TBD Total TBD
Others Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested Indian National Congress Subhankar Sarkar TBD Bahujan Samaj Party Achintya Kumar Biswas TBD Aam Aadmi Party Sanjoy Basu TBD Indian Secular Front Naushad Siddiqui TBD All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Imran Solanki TBD Janata Unnayan Party Humayun Kabir TBD Socialist Unity Centre of India Chandidas Bhattacharya TBD Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front Ajoy Edwards TBD Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Bimal Gurung TBD Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Mass Line Alik Chakraborty TBD Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star Sankar Das TBD
Candidates District Constituency AITC+ BJP LF INC Cooch Behar 1 Mekliganj (SC) 2 Mathabhanga (SC) 3 Cooch Behar Uttar (SC) 4 Cooch Behar Dakshin 5 Sitalkuchi (SC) 6 Sitai (SC) 7 Dinhata 8 Natabari 9 Tufanganj Alipurduar 10 Kumargram (ST) 11 Kalchini (ST) 12 Alipurduars 13 Falakata 14 Madarihat Jalpaiguri 15 Dhupguri (SC) 16 Maynaguri (SC) 17 Jalpaiguri (SC) 18 Rajganj (SC) 19 Dabgram-Phulbari 20 Mal (ST) 21 Nagrakata (ST) Kalimpong 22 Kalimpong Darjeeling 23 Darjeeling 24 Kurseong 25 Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) 26 Siliguri 27 Phansidewa (ST) Uttar Dinajpur 28 Chopra 29 Islampur 30 Goalpokhar 31 Chakulia 32 Karandighi 33 Hemtabad (SC) 34 Kaliaganj (SC) 35 Raiganj 36 Itahar Dakshin Dinajpur 37 Kushmandi (SC) 38 Kumarganj 39 Balurghat 40 Tapan (ST) 41 Gangarampur (SC) 42 Harirampur Malda 43 Habibpur (ST) 44 Gazole (SC) 45 Chanchal 46 Harishchandrapur 47 Malatipur 48 Ratua 49 Manikchak 50 Maldaha 51 English Bazar 52 Mothabari 53 Sujapur 54 Baisnabnagar Murshidabad 55 Farakka 56 Samserganj 57 Suti 58 Jangipur 59 Raghunathganj 60 Sagardighi 61 Lalgola 62 Bhagabangola 63 Raninagar 64 Murshidabad 65 Nabagram (SC) 66 Khargram (SC) 67 Burwan (SC) 68 Kandi 69 Bharatpur 70 Rejinagar 71 Beldanga 72 Baharampur 73 Hariharpara 74 Naoda 75 Domkal 76 Jalangi Nadia 77 Karimpur 78 Tehatta 79 Palashipara 80 Kaliganj 81 Nakashipara 82 Chapra 83 Krishnanagar Uttar 84 Nabadwip 85 Krishnanagar Dakshin 86 Santipur 87 Ranaghat Uttar Paschim 88 Krishnaganj (SC) 89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) 90 Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) 91 Chakdaha 92 Kalyani (SC) 93 Haringhata (SC) North 24 Parganas 94 Bagdah (SC) 95 Bangaon Uttar (SC) 96 Bangaon Dakshin (SC) 97 Gaighata (SC) 98 Swarupnagar (SC) 99 Baduria 100 Habra 101 Ashokenagar 102 Amdanga 103 Bijpur 104 Naihati 105 Bhatpara 106 Jagatdal 107 Noapara 108 Barrackpur 109 Khardaha 110 Dum Dum Uttar 111 Panihati 112 Kamarhati 113 Baranagar 114 Dum Dum 115 Rajarhat New Town 116 Bidhannagar 117 Rajarhat Gopalpur 118 Madhyamgram 119 Barasat 120 Deganga 121 Haroa 122 Minakhan (SC) 123 Sandeshkhali (ST) 124 Basirhat Dakshin 125 Basirhat Uttar 126 Hingalganj (SC) South 24 Parganas 127 Gosaba (SC) 128 Basanti (SC) 129 Kultali (SC) 130 Patharpratima 131 Kakdwip 132 Sagar 133 Kulpi 134 Raidighi 135 Mandirbazar (SC) 136 Jaynagar (SC) 137 Baruipur Purba (SC) 138 Canning Paschim (SC) 139 Canning Purba 140 Baruipur Paschim 141 Magrahat Purba (SC) 142 Magrahat Paschim 143 Diamond Harbour 144 Falta 145 Satgachia 146 Bishnupur (SC) 147 Sonarpur Dakshin 148 Bhangar 149 Kasba 150 Jadavpur 151 Sonarpur Uttar 152 Tollygunge 153 Behala Purba 154 Behala Paschim 155 Maheshtala 156 Budge Budge 157 Metiaburuz Kolkata 158 Kolkata Port 159 Bhabanipur 160 Rashbehari 161 Ballygunge 162 Chowrangee 163 Entally 164 Beleghata 165 Jorasanko 166 Shyampukur 167 Maniktala 168 Kashipur-Belgachhia Howrah 169 Bally 170 Howrah Uttar 171 Howrah Madhya 172 Shibpur 173 Howrah Dakshin 174 Sankrail (SC) 175 Panchla 176 Uluberia Purba 177 Uluberia Uttar (SC) 178 Uluberia Dakshin 179 Shyampur 180 Bagnan 181 Amta 182 Udaynarayanpur 183 Jagatballavpur 184 Domjur Hooghly 185 Uttarpara 186 Sreerampur 187 Champdani 188 Singur 189 Chandannagar 190 Chunchura 191 Balagarh (SC) 192 Pandua 193 Saptagram 194 Chanditala 195 Jangipara 196 Haripal 197 Dhanekhali (SC) 198 Tarakeswar 199 Pursurah 200 Arambagh (SC) 201 Goghat (SC) 202 Khanakul Purba Medinipur 203 Tamluk 204 Panskura Purba 205 Panskura Paschim 206 Moyna 207 Nandakumar 208 Mahisadal 209 Haldia (SC) 210 Nandigram 211 Chandipur 212 Patashpur 213 Kanthi Uttar 214 Bhagabanpur 215 Khejuri (SC) 216 Kanthi Dakshin 217 Ramnagar 218 Egra Paschim Medinipur 219 Dantan Jhargram 220 Nayagram (ST) 221 Gopiballavpur 222 Jhargram Paschim Medinipur 223 Keshiary (ST) 224 Kharagpur Sadar 225 Narayangarh 226 Sabang 227 Pingla 228 Kharagpur 229 Debra 230 Daspur 231 Ghatal 232 Chandrakona (SC) 233 Garbeta 234 Salboni 235 Keshpur 236 Medinipur Jhargram 237 Binpur (ST) Purulia 238 Bandwan (ST) 239 Balarampur 240 Baghmundi 241 Joypur 242 Purulia 243 Manbazar (ST) 244 Kashipur 245 Para (SC) 246 Raghunathpur (SC) Bankura 247 Saltora (SC) 248 Chhatna 249 Ranibandh (ST) 250 Raipur (ST) 251 Taldangra 252 Bankura 253 Barjora 254 Onda 255 Bishnupur 256 Katulpur (SC) 257 Indas (SC) 258 Sonamukhi (SC) Purba Bardhaman 259 Khandaghosh (SC) 260 Bardhaman Dakshin 261 Raina (SC) 262 Jamalpur (SC) 263 Monteswar 264 Kalna (SC) 265 Memari 266 Bardhaman Uttar (SC) 267 Bhatar 268 Purbasthali Dakshin 269 Purbasthali Uttar 270 Katwa 271 Ketugram 272 Mangalkot 273 Ausgram (SC) 274 Galsi (SC) Paschim Bardhaman 275 Pandabeswar 276 Durgapur Purba 277 Durgapur Paschim 278 Raniganj 279 Jamuria 280 Asansol Dakshin 281 Asansol Uttar 282 Kulti 283 Barabani Birbhum 284 Dubrajpur (SC) 285 Suri 286 Bolpur 287 Nanoor (SC) 288 Labpur 289 Sainthia (SC) 290 Mayureswar 291 Rampurhat 292 Hansan 293 Nalhati 294 Murarai
Surveys and polls
Opinion polls Vote share projections Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of Error Lead AITC+ BJP LF INC Others
Seat projections Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of Error Lead AITC+ BJP LF INC Others
Results
Results by alliance or party Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/− AITC+ All India Trinamool Congress Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha Total Bharatiya Janata Party LF Communist Party of India (Marxist) All India Forward Bloc Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Communist Party of India Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation Marxist Forward Bloc Total Indian National Congress Other parties Independents NOTA Total 100% — 294 —
Results by district District Seats AITC+ BJP LF INC Others Cooch Behar 9 Alipurduar 5 Jalpaiguri 7 Kalimpong 1 Darjeeling 5 Uttar Dinajpur 9 Dakshin Dinajpur 6 Malda 12 Murshidabad 22 Nadia 17 North 24 Parganas 33 South 24 Parganas 31 Kolkata 11 Howrah 16 Hooghly 18 Purba Medinipur 16 Paschim Medinipur 15 Jhargram 4 Purulia 9 Bankura 12 Purba Bardhaman 16 Paschim Bardhaman 9 Birbhum 11 Total 294
Results by constituency District Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin No. Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Cooch Behar 1 Mekliganj (SC) 2 Mathabhanga (SC) 3 Cooch Behar Uttar (SC) 4 Cooch Behar Dakshin 5 Sitalkuchi (SC) 6 Sitai (SC) 7 Dinhata 8 Natabari 9 Tufanganj Alipurduar 10 Kumargram (ST) 11 Kalchini (ST) 12 Alipurduars 13 Falakata 14 Madarihat Jalpaiguri 15 Dhupguri (SC) 16 Maynaguri (SC) 17 Jalpaiguri (SC) 18 Rajganj (SC) 19 Dabgram-Phulbari 20 Mal (ST) 21 Nagrakata (ST) Kalimpong 22 Kalimpong Darjeeling 23 Darjeeling 24 Kurseong 25 Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) 26 Siliguri 27 Phansidewa (ST) Uttar Dinajpur 28 Chopra 29 Islampur 30 Goalpokhar 31 Chakulia 32 Karandighi 33 Hemtabad (SC) 34 Kaliaganj (SC) 35 Raiganj 36 Itahar Dakshin Dinajpur 37 Kushmandi (SC) 38 Kumarganj 39 Balurghat 40 Tapan (ST) 41 Gangarampur (SC) 42 Harirampur Malda 43 Habibpur (ST) 44 Gazole (SC) 45 Chanchal 46 Harishchandrapur 47 Malatipur 48 Ratua 49 Manikchak 50 Maldaha 51 English Bazar 52 Mothabari 53 Sujapur 54 Baisnabnagar Murshidabad 55 Farakka 56 Samserganj 57 Suti 58 Jangipur 59 Raghunathganj 60 Sagardighi 61 Lalgola 62 Bhagabangola 63 Raninagar 64 Murshidabad 65 Nabagram (SC) 66 Khargram (SC) 67 Burwan (SC) 68 Kandi 69 Bharatpur 70 Rejinagar 71 Beldanga 72 Baharampur 73 Hariharpara 74 Naoda 75 Domkal 76 Jalangi Nadia 77 Karimpur 78 Tehatta 79 Palashipara 80 Kaliganj 81 Nakashipara 82 Chapra 83 Krishnanagar Uttar 84 Nabadwip 85 Krishnanagar Dakshin 86 Santipur 87 Ranaghat Uttar Paschim 88 Krishnaganj (SC) 89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) 90 Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) 91 Chakdaha 92 Kalyani (SC) 93 Haringhata (SC) North 24 Parganas 94 Bagdah (SC) 95 Bangaon Uttar (SC) 96 Bangaon Dakshin (SC) 97 Gaighata (SC) 98 Swarupnagar (SC) 99 Baduria 100 Habra 101 Ashokenagar 102 Amdanga 103 Bijpur 104 Naihati 105 Bhatpara 106 Jagatdal 107 Noapara 108 Barrackpur 109 Khardaha 110 Dum Dum Uttar 111 Panihati 112 Kamarhati 113 Baranagar 114 Dum Dum 115 Rajarhat New Town 116 Bidhannagar 117 Rajarhat Gopalpur 118 Madhyamgram 119 Barasat 120 Deganga 121 Haroa 122 Minakhan (SC) 123 Sandeshkhali (ST) 124 Basirhat Dakshin 125 Basirhat Uttar 126 Hingalganj (SC) South 24 Parganas 127 Gosaba (SC) 128 Basanti (SC) 129 Kultali (SC) 130 Patharpratima 131 Kakdwip 132 Sagar 133 Kulpi 134 Raidighi 135 Mandirbazar (SC) 136 Jaynagar (SC) 137 Baruipur Purba (SC) 138 Canning Paschim (SC) 139 Canning Purba 140 Baruipur Paschim 141 Magrahat Purba (SC) 142 Magrahat Paschim 143 Diamond Harbour 144 Falta 145 Satgachia 146 Bishnupur (SC) 147 Sonarpur Dakshin 148 Bhangar 149 Kasba 150 Jadavpur 151 Sonarpur Uttar 152 Tollygunge 153 Behala Purba 154 Behala Paschim 155 Maheshtala 156 Budge Budge 157 Metiaburuz Kolkata 158 Kolkata Port 159 Bhabanipur 160 Rashbehari 161 Ballygunge 162 Chowrangee 163 Entally 164 Beleghata 165 Jorasanko 166 Shyampukur 167 Maniktala 168 Kashipur-Belgachhia Howrah 169 Bally 170 Howrah Uttar 171 Howrah Madhya 172 Shibpur 173 Howrah Dakshin 174 Sankrail (SC) 175 Panchla 176 Uluberia Purba 177 Uluberia Uttar (SC) 178 Uluberia Dakshin 179 Shyampur 180 Bagnan 181 Amta 182 Udaynarayanpur 183 Jagatballavpur 184 Domjur Hooghly 185 Uttarpara 186 Sreerampur 187 Champdani 188 Singur 189 Chandannagar 190 Chunchura 191 Balagarh (SC) 192 Pandua 193 Saptagram 194 Chanditala 195 Jangipara 196 Haripal 197 Dhanekhali (SC) 198 Tarakeswar 199 Pursurah 200 Arambagh (SC) 201 Goghat (SC) 202 Khanakul Purba Medinipur 203 Tamluk 204 Panskura Purba 205 Panskura Paschim 206 Moyna 207 Nandakumar 208 Mahisadal 209 Haldia (SC) 210 Nandigram 211 Chandipur 212 Patashpur 213 Kanthi Uttar 214 Bhagabanpur 215 Khejuri (SC) 216 Kanthi Dakshin 217 Ramnagar 218 Egra Paschim Medinipur 219 Dantan Jhargram 220 Nayagram (ST) 221 Gopiballavpur 222 Jhargram Paschim Medinipur 223 Keshiary (ST) 224 Kharagpur Sadar 225 Narayangarh 226 Sabang 227 Pingla 228 Kharagpur 229 Debra 230 Daspur 231 Ghatal 232 Chandrakona (SC) 233 Garbeta 234 Salboni 235 Keshpur 236 Medinipur Jhargram 237 Binpur (ST) Purulia 238 Bandwan (ST) 239 Balarampur 240 Baghmundi 241 Joypur 242 Purulia 243 Manbazar (ST) 244 Kashipur 245 Para (SC) 246 Raghunathpur (SC) Bankura 247 Saltora (SC) 248 Chhatna 249 Ranibandh (ST) 250 Raipur (ST) 251 Taldangra 252 Bankura 253 Barjora 254 Onda 255 Bishnupur 256 Katulpur (SC) 257 Indas (SC) 258 Sonamukhi (SC) Purba Bardhaman 259 Khandaghosh (SC) 260 Bardhaman Dakshin 261 Raina (SC) 262 Jamalpur (SC) 263 Monteswar 264 Kalna (SC) 265 Memari 266 Bardhaman Uttar (SC) 267 Bhatar 268 Purbasthali Dakshin 269 Purbasthali Uttar 270 Katwa 271 Ketugram 272 Mangalkot 273 Ausgram (SC) 274 Galsi (SC) Paschim Bardhaman 275 Pandabeswar 276 Durgapur Purba 277 Durgapur Paschim 278 Raniganj 279 Jamuria 280 Asansol Dakshin 281 Asansol Uttar 282 Kulti 283 Barabani Birbhum 284 Dubrajpur (SC) 285 Suri 286 Bolpur 287 Nanoor (SC) 288 Labpur 289 Sainthia (SC) 290 Mayureswar 291 Rampurhat 292 Hansan 293 Nalhati 294 Murarai
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