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West Bengal assembly election, May 2001

The 13th West Bengal legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
294
148 needed for a majority
Largest party
CPM
143 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
1,676
114 women, 28 elected
Turnout
75.23%
3.66 cr of 4.87 cr

The house

294 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

294SEATS
  • CPM143
  • AITC60
  • INC26
  • FBL25
  • RSP17
  • IND9
  • CPI7
  • WBSP4
  • Others3

Biggest movements

Seat change against the previous West Bengal assembly election (1996)

INC
-56
CPM
-14
FBL
+4
IND
+4

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)143-1421150.0%1,34,02,60336.59%-1.331
AITCAll India Trinamool Congress60—22639.4%1,12,29,39630.66%—8
INCIndian National Congress26-566039.7%29,21,1517.98%-31.503
FBLAll India Forward Bloc25+43449.6%20,67,9445.65%+0.450
RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party17-12346.0%12,56,9513.43%-0.290
INDIndependent9+45303.0%18,48,8305.05%+2.44506
CPICommunist Party of India7+11343.2%6,55,2371.79%+0.041
WBSPWBSP4—449.6%2,46,4070.67%—0
GNLFGNLF30529.4%1,90,0570.52%+0.082
BJPBharatiya Janata Party002665.7%19,01,3515.19%-1.26258
PDSPDS0—981.7%2,19,0820.60%—98
NCPNationalist Congress Party0—502.7%1,73,9120.47%—48
JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha00527.4%1,35,2040.37%0.001
BSPBahujan Samaj Party00381.4%75,3190.21%+0.0238
CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L)00251.6%52,0500.14%+0.0125
RCPIRRCPIR00218.1%48,3850.13%-0.151
JD(S)JD(S)0—223.0%28,5410.08%—0
MULIndian Union Muslim League0073.3%27,6820.08%+0.027
RJDRashtriya Janata Dal0—221.1%25,5820.07%—0
JD(U)JD(U)0—141.4%22,3920.06%—14
SPSamajwadi Party0—111.8%20,6790.06%—11
AMBAMB00141.0%18,8940.05%+0.0114
SAPSAP0072.1%15,0320.04%+0.037
JKPNJKPN0-132.5%7,5490.02%-0.383
SJPSJP0—22.6%5,9700.02%—2
INLINL0022.1%5,4590.01%0.002
RPIRPI0—41.0%5,3430.01%—4
SWJPSWJP0031.2%4,5200.01%+0.013
SJPRSJPR0—32.1%4,2960.01%—3
LJNSPLJNSP0—40.6%2,8510.01%—4
JPJP0—20.9%2,3470.01%—2
JKPJKP0021.1%2,0200.01%0.002
MCPISMCPIS0—11.6%2,0140.01%—1
PBGMPBGM0—10.7%5510.00%—1
BMFBMF0—10.2%3100.00%—1
ABHMABHM0010.2%1880.00%0.001

Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in West Bengal at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.

Largest victories of May 2001

All seats via API →
Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
KESHPURWest BengalCPMNANDA RANI DALAITCRAJANI KANTA DOLOI1,08,11281.27%
GOGHATWest BengalFBLSHIBA PRASAD MALICKINCHARADHAN SANTRA96,80964.28%
ARAMBAGHWest BengalCPMBINOY DATTAAITCSK. HASAN IMAM1,00,46662.25%
GARHBETA EASTWest BengalCPMSUSANTA GHOSHAITCMD. RAFIQUE75,41161.00%
GARHBETA WESTWest BengalCPMKRISHNA PRASAD DULEYBJPKALIPADA DULEY75,13959.45%
BIJPURWest BengalCPMJAGADISH CHANDRA DASAITCJAGADISH DAS76,02057.97%
RANIGANJWest BengalCPMBANSA GOPAL CHOWDHURYINCSAMPA SARKAR62,57654.01%
JAMURIAWest BengalCPMPELAB KABIAITCSHIUDASHAN NAYAR55,37249.32%
HOWRAH NORTHWest BengalCPMLAGAN DEO SINGHINCASOK GHOSH71,61549.19%
CANNING EASTWest BengalCPMABDUR RAZZAK MOLLAINCMUJIBAR RAHAMAN KAYAL55,75947.70%

Closest results of May 2001

All seats via API →
Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
BARUIPURWest BengalAITCARUP BHADRACPMDR. SUJAN CHAKRABORTY50.00%
AMDANGAWest BengalCPMHASHIM ABDUL HALIMAITCDR. M. NURUZZAMAN640.05%
DUM DUMWest BengalAITCARUNAVA GHOSHCPMAJIT CHOWDHURY2240.13%
BAGDAHAWest BengalFBLKAMALAKSHMI BISWAS (S/O KUTISWAR)AITCDULAL CH. BAR2370.17%
BANSBERIAWest BengalCPMASHUTOSH MUKHOPADHYAYAITCTAPAN DASGUPTA4760.37%
CONTAI NORTHWest BengalAITCJYOTIRMOY KARCPMCHAKRADHAR MAIKAP4810.38%
SAGARWest BengalAITCBANKIM CHANDRA HAZRACPMPRAVANJAN MONDAL5740.40%
KAKDWIPWest BengalAITCMANTURAM PAKHIRACPMASHOK GIRI5050.41%
JAGATBALLAVPURWest BengalAITCBIMAN CHAKRABARTYCPMM. ANSARUDDIN6070.44%
KRISHNAGANJWest BengalCPMSUSHIL BISWASAITCBIDHAN CHANDRA PODDAR5410.45%