2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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On or before 7 May 2026
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All 294 elected seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Registered 70,459,284 (Decrease 4.03%)[1]
 
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 223 65
Seats needed Steady Increase 83
Map of the assembly constituencies in West Bengal
Incumbent Chief Minister

Mamata Banerjee
AITC


Legislative Assembly elections are expected to be held in West Bengal in April–May 2026 to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[2][3][4][5][6]

Background

The tenure of West Bengal Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 7 May 2026.[7] The previous assembly elections were held in March–April 2021. After the election, the incumbent 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.[8][9][10]

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

Voter statistics

According to the Election Commission of India, 70,459,284 voters were eligible to vote in the assembly elections in West Bengal. This includes 36,022,642 male, 34,435,260 female, and 1,382 third gender.[1]

Parties and alliances

AITC+

AITC+[11]
Party Symbol Leader Seats contested
Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee TBD
Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha Anit Thapa[12] TBD
Total TBD

Bharatiya Janata Party

Party Symbol Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party Suvendu Adhikari TBD

Left Front+

Left Front+
Party Symbol Leader Seats contested
Left Front
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Mohammed Salim[13] TBD
All India Forward Bloc Naren Chatterjee[14] TBD
Communist Party of India Swapan Banerjee[15] TBD
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Tapan Hore[16] TBD
Marxist Forward Bloc Ashish Chakraborty TBD
Revolutionary Communist Party of India Subhash Roy TBD
Left Front allies
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Abhijit Majumder[17] TBD
Others
Indian Secular Front
Nawsad Siddiqui TBD
Total TBD

Others

Party Symbol Leader Seats contested
Indian National Congress Subhankar Sarkar[18] TBD
Bahujan Samaj Party Achintya Kumar Biswas TBD
Aam Aadmi Party Sanjoy Basu TBD
Aam Janata Unnayan Party Humayun Kabir[19] TBD
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Chandidas Bhattacharya[20] TBD

Candidates

District Constituency
AITC+ BJP
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+ 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 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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