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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
294 of the 295 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly; 148 seats needed for a majority
Incumbent Chief Minister; Mamata Banerjee; AITC	; ;

Legislative Assembly elections for 294 seats of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly are scheduled to be held in 2021.^[1]

Background

In the

2016 to 2021. BJP has also increased their seats in the legislative assembly by 15 as of 2020.^[5]

Issues

In 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union Government passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) in the Indian Parliament, promising citizenship to Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh and hoping to provide them with habilitation.^[5]^[6] The BJP's Bengali booklet released in January 2020 claimed that the National Register of Citizens will be implemented to identify the undocumented migrants, but Hindus, Sikhs, and other non-Muslims will be "shielded" by the Citizenship Amendment Act "They have their homelands secured".^[7]^[8]

The

Coronavirus disease 2019 positive patients and death tolls by the opposition.^[11]

In May 2020,

Trinamool leaders are also likely to impact the elections.^[20]

Parties and alliances

Federal Front

No.	Party	Leader	Seats contested
1.	All India Trinamool Congress	Mamata Banerjee	TBD
2.	Gorkha Janmukti Morcha^[21]	Bimal Gurung	TBD
3.	Gorkha National Liberation Front	Mann Ghising	TBD

Mahajot

No.	Party	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Indian National Congress	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury	TBD
2.	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Surya Kanta Mishra	TBD
3.	Communist Party of India	Swapan Banerjee	TBD
4.	Revolutionary Socialist Party	Manoj Bhattacharya	TBD
5.	All India Forward Bloc	Ali Imran Ramz	TBD
6.	Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)	Dipankar Bhattacharya	TBD
7.	Rashtriya Janata Dal		TBD
8.	Nationalist Congress Party		TBD
9.	Democratic Socialist Party	Hrishikesh Paria	TBD

National Democratic Alliance

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Bharatiya Janata Party				Dilip Ghosh	294

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
1.	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen^[22]				Zameerul Hasan	TBD

Shiv Sena

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Shiv Sena^[23]					100

Bahujan Samaj Party

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Bahujan Samaj Party					TBD

Election

These elections will be conducted amid the COVID-19 pandemic so the necessary guidelines will be issued by the Election Commission of India.^[24]

Results

District wise results

District wise map of West Bengal	District	Total Seats	TMC	NDA	LF	UPA	OTH
	Cooch Behar	9
	Alipurduar	5
	Jalpaiguri	8
	Bankura	13
	Paschim Bardhaman	9
	Purba Bardhaman	16
	Birbhum	11
	Darjeeling	5
	Uttar Dinajpur	9
	Dakshin Dinajpur	6
	Hooghly	18
	Howrah	17
	Jhargram	4
	Kolkata	11
	Kalimpong	1
	Malda	12
	Paschim Medinipur	15
	Purba Medinipur	16
	Murshidabad	22
	Nadia	17
	North 24 Parganas	33
	South 24 Parganas	31
	Purulia	9

Party wise results

Results by Constituency

Results
Assembly Constituency		Turnout (%)	Winner				Runner Up				Margin
#	Name	Turnout (%)	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Margin
Cooch Behar district
1	Mekliganj		TBD				TBD
2	Mathabhanga		TBD				TBD
3	Cooch Behar Uttar		TBD				TBD
4	Cooch Behar Dakshin		TBD				TBD
5	Sitalkuchi		TBD				TBD
6	Sitai		TBD				TBD
7	Dinhata		TBD				TBD
8	Natabari		TBD				TBD
9	Tufanganj		TBD				TBD
Alipurdar district
10	Kumargram		TBD				TBD
11	Kalchini		TBD				TBD
12	Alipurduars		TBD				TBD
13	Falakata		TBD				TBD
14	Madarihat		TBD				TBD
Jalpaiguri district
15	Dhupguri		TBD				TBD
16	Maynaguri		TBD				TBD
17	Jalpaiguri		TBD				TBD
18	Rajganj		TBD				TBD
19	Dabgram-Phulbari		TBD				TBD
20	Mal		TBD				TBD
21	Nagrakata		TBD				TBD
Kalimpong district
22	Kalimpong		TBD				TBD
Darjeeling district
23	Darjeeling		TBD				TBD
24	Kurseong		TBD				TBD
25	Matigara-Naxalbari		TBD				TBD
26	Siliguri		TBD				TBD
27	Phansidewa		TBD				TBD
Uttar Dinajpur district
28	Chopra		TBD				TBD
29	Islampur		TBD				TBD
30	Goalpokhar		TBD				TBD
31	Chakulia		TBD				TBD
32	Karandighi		TBD				TBD
33	Hemtabad		TBD				TBD
34	Kaliaganj		TBD				TBD
35	Raiganj		TBD				TBD
36	Itahar		TBD				TBD
Dakshin Dinajpur district
37	Kushmandi		TBD				TBD
38	Kumarganj		TBD				TBD
39	Balurghat		TBD				TBD
40	Tapan		TBD				TBD
41	Gangarampur		TBD				TBD
42	Harirampur		TBD				TBD
Malda district
43	Habibpur		TBD				TBD
44	Gazole		TBD				TBD
45	Chanchal		TBD				TBD
46	Harishchandrapur		TBD				TBD
47	Malatipur		TBD				TBD
48	Ratua		TBD				TBD
49	Manikchak		TBD				TBD
50	Maldaha		TBD				TBD
51	English Bazar		TBD				TBD
52	Mothabari		TBD				TBD
53	Sujapur		TBD				TBD
54	Baisnabnagar		TBD				TBD
Murshidabad district
55	Farakka		TBD				TBD
56	Samserganj		TBD				TBD
57	Suti		TBD				TBD
58	Jangipur		TBD				TBD
59	Raghunathganj		TBD				TBD
60	Sagardighi		TBD				TBD
61	Lalgola		TBD				TBD
62	Bhagabangola		TBD				TBD
63	Raninagar		TBD				TBD
64	Murshidabad		TBD				TBD
65	Nabagram		TBD				TBD
66	Khargram		TBD				TBD
67	Burwan		TBD				TBD
68	Kandi		TBD				TBD
69	Bharatpur		TBD				TBD
70	Rejinagar		TBD				TBD
71	Beldanga		TBD				TBD
72	Baharampur		TBD				TBD
73	Hariharpara		TBD				TBD
74	Naoda		TBD				TBD
75	Domkal		TBD				TBD
76	Jalangi		TBD				TBD
Nadia district
77	Karimpur		TBD				TBD
78	Tehatta		TBD				TBD
79	Palashipara		TBD				TBD
80	Kaliganj		TBD				TBD
81	Nakashipara		TBD				TBD
82	Chapra		TBD				TBD
83	Krishnanagar Uttar		TBD				TBD
84	Nabadwip		TBD				TBD
85	Krishnanagar Dakshin		TBD				TBD
86	Santipur		TBD				TBD
87	Ranaghat Uttar Paschim		TBD				TBD
88	Krishnaganj		TBD				TBD
89	Ranaghat Uttar Purba		TBD				TBD
90	Ranaghat Dakshin		TBD				TBD
91	Chakdaha		TBD				TBD
92	Kalyani		TBD				TBD
93	Haringhata		TBD				TBD
North 24 Parganas district
94	Bagda		TBD				TBD
95	Bangaon Uttar		TBD				TBD
96	Bangaon Dakshin		TBD				TBD
97	Gaighata		TBD				TBD
98	Swarupnagar		TBD				TBD
99	Baduria		TBD				TBD
100	Habra		TBD				TBD
101	Ashokenagar		TBD				TBD
102	Amdanga		TBD				TBD
103	Bijpur		TBD				TBD
104	Naihati		TBD				TBD
105	Bhatpara		TBD				TBD
106	Jagatdal		TBD				TBD
107	Noapara		TBD				TBD
108	Barrackpore		TBD				TBD
109	Khardaha		TBD				TBD
110	Dum Dum Uttar		TBD				TBD
111	Panihati		TBD				TBD
112	Kamarhati		TBD				TBD
113	Baranagar		TBD				TBD
114	Dum Dum		TBD				TBD
115	Rajarhat New Town		TBD				TBD
116	Bidhannagar		TBD				TBD
117	Rajarhat Gopalpur		TBD				TBD
118	Madhyamgram		TBD				TBD
119	Barasat		TBD				TBD
120	Deganga		TBD				TBD
121	Haroa		TBD				TBD
122	Minakhan		TBD				TBD
123	Sandeshkhali		TBD				TBD
124	Basirhat Dakshin		TBD				TBD
125	Basirhat Uttar		TBD				TBD
126	Hingalganj		TBD				TBD
South 24 Parganas district
127	Gosaba		TBD				TBD
128	Basanti		TBD				TBD
129	Kultali		TBD				TBD
130	Patharpratima		TBD				TBD
131	Kakdwip		TBD				TBD
132	Sagar		TBD				TBD
133	Kulpi		TBD				TBD
134	Raidighi		TBD				TBD
135	Mandirbazar		TBD				TBD
136	Jaynagar		TBD				TBD
137	Baruipur Purba		TBD				TBD
138	Canning Paschim		TBD				TBD
139	Canning Purba		TBD				TBD
140	Baruipur Paschim		TBD				TBD
141	Magrahat Purba		TBD				TBD
142	Magrahat Paschim		TBD				TBD
143	Diamond Harbour		TBD				TBD
144	Falta		TBD				TBD
145	Satgachia		TBD				TBD
146	Bishnupur (South 24 Parganas)		TBD				TBD
147	Sonarpur Dakshin		TBD				TBD
148	Bhangar		TBD				TBD
149	Kasba		TBD				TBD
150	Jadavpur		TBD				TBD
151	Sonarpur Uttar		TBD				TBD
152	Tollygunge		TBD				TBD
153	Behala Purba		TBD				TBD
154	Behala Paschim		TBD				TBD
155	Maheshtala		TBD				TBD
156	Budge Budge		TBD				TBD
157	Metiaburuz		TBD				TBD
Kolkata district
158	Kolkata Port		TBD				TBD
159	Bhabanipur		TBD				TBD
160	Rashbehari		TBD				TBD
161	Ballygunge		TBD				TBD
162	Chowrangee		TBD				TBD
163	Entally		TBD				TBD
164	Beleghata		TBD				TBD
165	Jorasanko		TBD				TBD
166	Shyampukur		TBD				TBD
167	Maniktala		TBD				TBD
168	Kashipur-Belgachia		TBD				TBD
Howrah district
169	Bally		TBD				TBD
170	Howrah Uttar		TBD				TBD
171	Howrah Madhya		TBD				TBD
172	Shibpur		TBD				TBD
173	Howrah Dakshin		TBD				TBD
174	Sankrail		TBD				TBD
175	Panchla		TBD				TBD
176	Uluberia Purba		TBD				TBD
177	Uluberia Uttar		TBD				TBD
178	Uluberia Dakshin		TBD				TBD
179	Shyampur		TBD				TBD
180	Bagnan		TBD				TBD
181	Amta		TBD				TBD
182	Udaynarayanpur		TBD				TBD
183	Jagatballavpur		TBD				TBD
184	Domjur		TBD				TBD
Hooghly district
185	Uttarpara		TBD				TBD
186	Sreerampur		TBD				TBD
187	Champdani		TBD				TBD
188	Singur		TBD				TBD
189	Chandannagar		TBD				TBD
190	Chunchura		TBD				TBD
191	Balagarh		TBD				TBD
192	Pandua		TBD				TBD
193	Saptagram		TBD				TBD
194	Chanditala		TBD				TBD
195	Jangipara		TBD				TBD
196	Haripal		TBD				TBD
197	Dhanekhali		TBD				TBD
198	Tarakeswar		TBD				TBD
199	Pursurah		TBD				TBD
200	Arambagh		TBD				TBD
201	Goghat		TBD				TBD
202	Khanakul		TBD				TBD
Purba Medinipur district
203	Tamluk		TBD				TBD
204	Panskura Purba		TBD				TBD
205	Panskura Paschim		TBD				TBD
206	Moyna		TBD				TBD
207	Nandakumar		TBD				TBD
208	Mahisadal		TBD				TBD
209	Haldia		TBD				TBD
210	Nandigram		TBD				TBD
211	Chandipur		TBD				TBD
212	Patashpur		TBD				TBD
213	Kanthi Uttar		TBD				TBD
214	Bhagabanpur		TBD				TBD
215	Khejuri		TBD				TBD
216	Kanthi Dakshin		TBD				TBD
217	Ramnagar		TBD				TBD
218	Egra		TBD				TBD
Paschim Medinipur district
219	Dantan		TBD				TBD
Jhargram district
220	Nayagram		TBD				TBD
221	Gopiballavpur		TBD				TBD
222	Jhargram		TBD				TBD
Paschim Medinipur district
223	Keshiary		TBD				TBD
224	Kharagpur Sadar		TBD				TBD
225	Narayangarh		TBD				TBD
226	Sabang		TBD				TBD
227	Pingla		TBD				TBD
228	Kharagpur		TBD				TBD
229	Debra		TBD				TBD
230	Daspur		TBD				TBD
231	Ghatal		TBD				TBD
232	Chandrakona		TBD				TBD
233	Garbeta		TBD				TBD
234	Salboni		TBD				TBD
235	Keshpur		TBD				TBD
236	Medinipur		TBD				TBD
Jhargram district
237	Binpur		TBD				TBD
Purulia district
238	Bandwan		TBD				TBD
239	Balarampur		TBD				TBD
240	Baghmundi		TBD				TBD
241	Joypur		TBD				TBD
242	Purulia		TBD				TBD
243	Manbazar		TBD				TBD
244	Kashipur		TBD				TBD
245	Para		TBD				TBD
246	Raghunathpur		TBD				TBD
Bankura district
247	Saltora		TBD				TBD
248	Chhatna		TBD				TBD
249	Ranibandh		TBD				TBD
250	Raipur		TBD				TBD
251	Taldangra		TBD				TBD
252	Bankura		TBD				TBD
253	Barjora		TBD				TBD
254	Onda		TBD				TBD
255	Bishnupur (Bankura)		TBD				TBD
256	Katulpur		TBD				TBD
257	Indas		TBD				TBD
258	Sonamukhi		TBD				TBD
Purba Bardhaman district
259	Khandaghosh		TBD				TBD
260	Bardhaman Dakshin		TBD				TBD
261	Raina		TBD				TBD
262	Jamalpur		TBD				TBD
263	Manteswar		TBD				TBD
264	Kalna		TBD				TBD
265	Memari		TBD				TBD
266	Bardhaman Uttar		TBD				TBD
267	Bhatar		TBD				TBD
268	Purbasthali Dakshin		TBD				TBD
269	Purbasthali Uttar		TBD				TBD
270	Katwa		TBD				TBD
271	Ketugram		TBD				TBD
272	Mangalkot		TBD				TBD
273	Ausgram		TBD				TBD
274	Galsi		TBD				TBD
Paschim Bardhaman district
275	Pandaveswar		TBD				TBD
276	Durgapur Purba		TBD				TBD
277	Durgapur Paschim		TBD				TBD
278	Raniganj		TBD				TBD
279	Jamuria		TBD				TBD
280	Asansol Dakshin		TBD				TBD
281	Asansol Uttar		TBD				TBD
282	Kulti		TBD				TBD
283	Barabani		TBD				TBD
Birbhum district
284	Dubrajpur		TBD				TBD
285	Suri		TBD				TBD
286	Bolpur		TBD				TBD
287	Nanoor		TBD				TBD
288	Labpur		TBD				TBD
289	Sainthia		TBD				TBD
290	Mayureswar		TBD				TBD
291	Rampurhat		TBD				TBD
292	Hansan		TBD				TBD
293	Nalhati		TBD				TBD
294	Murarai		TBD				TBD

References

Notes

^
2016 to present
.

Citations

^ "BJP preparing blueprint for 2021 West Bengal polls". Economic Times. 9 June 2019.
^ "West Bangal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India.
^ ^a ^b "West Bengal election results: With 18 seats and 40% vote share, BJP snaps at TMC heels". Times of India. 24 May 2019.
^ "Election results 2019 West Bengal: TMC wins 22 seats, faces stiff battle from BJP". India Today.
^ ^a ^b Romita Datta, Why no one will douse the CAA fire in Bengal, India Today, 10 January 2020.
^ Kaushik Deka, Who is (not) a citizen?, India Today, 10 January 2020.
^ Amended citizenship law will shield Hindus when NRC will be rolled out, says BJP's Bengali booklet, Scroll, 7 January 2020.
^ NRC next, says BJP's Bengali booklet on CAA, The Indian Express, 7 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "A tale of two disasters: Amphan and COVID-19 have dented Mamata's political dominance in West Bengal". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ Tewari, Ruhi (5 May 2020). "Mamata's Covid politics is benefiting Modi and West Bengal's election isn't that far". ThePrint. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "How can Mamata Banerjee's TMC recover lost political ground after 'fudging' Covid numbers?". ThePrint. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ Bose, Pratim Ranjan. "How Cyclone Amphan adds a new twist to the West Bengal elections". @businessline. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Political storm in TMC over post cyclone mismanagement". The Sunday Guardian Live. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ Chattopadhyay, Suhrid Sankar. "Amphan: Relief as disaster". Frontline. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ Das, Madhuparna (30 June 2020). "Mamata govt now in trouble over Amphan relief 'scam', after cut-money and PDS corruption". ThePrint. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Cyclone 'Amphan': Protests across Kolkata as power, water crisis continues - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Protests over Cyclone Amphan relief distribution continue in many WB areas". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Cyclone Amphan a catalyst for BJP's new poll strategy in Bengal". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ Chattopadhyay, Suhrid Sankar. "Bengal opposition leaders meet Central team, raise concerns over cyclone relief distribution". Frontline. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ Dutta, Prabhash K. (20 November 2020). "Why BJP is not the only challenge Mamata Banerjee faces in Bengal". India Today. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "Major blow to BJP in West Bengal, Bimal Gurung's Gorkha Janmukti Morcha pulls out of NDA alliance". Zee News. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
New Indian Express
. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

^ "West Bengal elections: As Shiv Sena plans to contest 100 seats, here's how party fared in previous polls". www.timesofnews.com. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

^ "Explained: What the EC has said on voting during the Covid-19 pandemic". The Indian Express. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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[fn1-1] 
2016 to present
.

[2] "BJP preparing blueprint for 2021 West Bengal polls". Economic Times. 9 June 2019.

[3] "West Bangal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India.

[TOI_2019-4] "West Bengal election results: With 18 seats and 40% vote share, BJP snaps at TMC heels". Times of India. 24 May 2019.

[5] "Election results 2019 West Bengal: TMC wins 22 seats, faces stiff battle from BJP". India Today.

[Romita_Datta-6] Romita Datta, Why no one will douse the CAA fire in Bengal, India Today, 10 January 2020.

[Kaushik_Deka-7] Kaushik Deka, Who is (not) a citizen?, India Today, 10 January 2020.

[8] Amended citizenship law will shield Hindus when NRC will be rolled out, says BJP's Bengali booklet, Scroll, 7 January 2020.

[9] NRC next, says BJP's Bengali booklet on CAA, The Indian Express, 7 January 2020.

[:0-10] "A tale of two disasters: Amphan and COVID-19 have dented Mamata's political dominance in West Bengal". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[11] Tewari, Ruhi (5 May 2020). "Mamata's Covid politics is benefiting Modi and West Bengal's election isn't that far". ThePrint. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[12] "How can Mamata Banerjee's TMC recover lost political ground after 'fudging' Covid numbers?". ThePrint. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[13] Bose, Pratim Ranjan. "How Cyclone Amphan adds a new twist to the West Bengal elections". @businessline. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[14] "Political storm in TMC over post cyclone mismanagement". The Sunday Guardian Live. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[15] Chattopadhyay, Suhrid Sankar. "Amphan: Relief as disaster". Frontline. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[16] Das, Madhuparna (30 June 2020). "Mamata govt now in trouble over Amphan relief 'scam', after cut-money and PDS corruption". ThePrint. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[17] "Cyclone 'Amphan': Protests across Kolkata as power, water crisis continues - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[18] "Protests over Cyclone Amphan relief distribution continue in many WB areas". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[19] "Cyclone Amphan a catalyst for BJP's new poll strategy in Bengal". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[20] Chattopadhyay, Suhrid Sankar. "Bengal opposition leaders meet Central team, raise concerns over cyclone relief distribution". Frontline. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[21] Dutta, Prabhash K. (20 November 2020). "Why BJP is not the only challenge Mamata Banerjee faces in Bengal". India Today. Retrieved 20 November 2020.

[22] "Major blow to BJP in West Bengal, Bimal Gurung's Gorkha Janmukti Morcha pulls out of NDA alliance". Zee News. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

[23] New Indian Express
. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[24] "West Bengal elections: As Shiv Sena plans to contest 100 seats, here's how party fared in previous polls". www.timesofnews.com. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[25] "Explained: What the EC has said on voting during the Covid-19 pandemic". The Indian Express. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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