West Bengal assembly election, May 2006
294 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, 81.82% turnout.
Seats
294
Candidates
1,654
139 women, 37 elected
Turnout
81.82%
3.94 cr of 4.82 cr
Leading party
CPM
176 of 294 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 176 | +33 | 212 | 1,46,34,200 | 37.13% | +0.54 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 30 | -30 | 257 | 1,05,12,153 | 26.67% | -3.99 |
| AIFBAIFB | 23 | +23 | 34 | 22,32,850 | 5.67% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 21 | -5 | 262 | 58,05,398 | 14.73% | +6.75 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 20 | +3 | 23 | 14,63,901 | 3.71% | +0.28 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 8 | +1 | 13 | 7,53,317 | 1.91% | +0.12 |
| INDIndependent | 6 | -3 | 526 | 16,38,520 | 4.16% | -0.89 |
| WBSPWBSP | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2,81,883 | 0.72% | +0.04 |
| GNLFGNLF | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1,96,030 | 0.50% | -0.02 |
| DSPPDSPP | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1,40,589 | 0.36% | — |
| JKPNJKPN | 1 | +1 | 4 | 1,01,490 | 0.26% | +0.24 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 1 | +1 | 2 | 31,080 | 0.08% | +0.01 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7,60,236 | 1.93% | -3.26 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 128 | 2,75,274 | 0.70% | +0.49 |
| IPFBIPFB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84,490 | 0.21% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74,911 | 0.19% | -0.28 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 32 | 71,438 | 0.18% | +0.12 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | 0 | 7 | 70,711 | 0.18% | -0.19 |
| CPI(ML)CPI(ML) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 64,170 | 0.16% | — |
| PDSPDS | 0 | 0 | 12 | 45,415 | 0.12% | -0.48 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39,694 | 0.10% | +0.04 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 22 | 28,212 | 0.07% | +0.02 |
| JDPJanta Darbar Party | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26,409 | 0.07% | — |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24,235 | 0.06% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14,657 | 0.04% | -0.04 |
| IJPIJP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7,607 | 0.02% | — |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6,977 | 0.02% | -0.06 |
| PBRMLPBRML | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6,508 | 0.02% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,498 | 0.01% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,961 | 0.01% | -0.13 |
| SJPSJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,141 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| STPISTPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,820 | 0.00% | — |
| SHSPSHSP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,729 | 0.00% | — |
| RSMPRashtriya Secular Majlis Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,394 | 0.00% | — |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,298 | 0.00% | — |
| JUMJUM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 639 | 0.00% | — |
- CPM176 (60%)
- AITC30 (10%)
- AIFB23 (8%)
- INC21 (7%)
- RSP20 (7%)
- CPI8 (3%)
- Others16 (5%)
- CPM176
- AITC30
- AIFB23
- INC21
- RSP20
- CPI8
- Others16
- CPM176
- AITC30
- AIFB23
- INC21
- RSP20
- CPI8
- IND6
- WBSP4
- Others6
Constituency performance
From the 294 results in West Bengal
Closest contest
HARIHARPARA
won by 97 (0.06%)
Biggest victory
KURSEONG
won by 59,149 (80.84%)
Highest turnout
SABANG
94.16%
Lowest turnout
BARA BAZAR
42.13%
Seat change
Against West Bengal's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2001), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained200 (68%)
- Changed hands94 (32%)
200 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 94 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
West Bengal, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- CPM
- AITC
- AIFB
- INC
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 294 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 294
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIPORE | AITCTAPAS PAUL | CPMBIPLAB CHATTERJEE | 11,30215.75% | 60.2% |
| ALIPURDUARS | RSPNIRMAL DAS | INCSOURAV CHAKROBORTY | 38,86826.83% | 84.5% |
| AMDANGA | CPMABDUS SATTAR | AITCRAFIQUER RAHAMAN | 8,9005.54% | 89.4% |
| AMTA | CPMPRATYUSH MUKHERJEE | AITCASHOK MAJI | 11,6679.32% | 84.1% |
| ARAIDANGA | INCSABITRI MITRA | CPMSADIQUL ISLAM | 4,2803.60% | 84.9% |
| ARAMBAGH | CPMBINOY DATTA | AITCBIVABINDU NANDI | 53,74332.15% | 85.3% |
| ARSA | AIFBPRABHAT MAHATO | INCBIBHUTI BHUSAN MAHATO | 30,91028.37% | 75.6% |
| ASANSOL | CPMPRATIVARANJAN MUKHERJEE | AITCKALYAN BANERJEE | 11,81011.01% | 63.4% |
| ASHOKENAGAR | CPMSATYASEBI KAR | AITCDHIMAN ROY | 1,8001.13% | 86.5% |
| AURANGABAD | CPMTOUAB ALI | INCHUMAYUN REZA | 2,3661.72% | 84.3% |
| AUSGRAM | CPMKARTICK CHANDRA BAG | AITCCHHAYA CHOWDHURY | 59,99646.26% | 82.5% |
| BADURIA | CPMMD. SHELIM GAIN | INCABDUL GAFFAR KAZI | 1670.12% | 88.2% |
| BAGDAHA | AITCDULAL BAR | AIFBKAMALAKSHI BISWAS | 4,9053.06% | 88.1% |
| BAGNAN | CPMAKKEL ALI KHAN | AITCARUP ROY | 18,36113.08% | 79.8% |
| BALAGARH | CPMDIBAKANTA ROUTH | AITCASIMA PATRA | 17,96513.38% | 86.4% |
| BALLY | CPMKANIKA GANGULY | AITCREKHA RAUT | 29,52532.22% | 71.4% |
| BALLYGUNGE | AITCAHMED JAVED KHAN | CPMRABIN DEB | 6,4515.21% | 65.3% |
| BALRAMPUR | CPMBHANDU MAJHI | AITCBARJURAM SINGH SARDAR | 25,90125.19% | 79.8% |
| BALURGHAT | RSPBISWANATH CHOUDHURY | BJPCHOUDHURI DEBASREE | 8,2556.67% | 88.2% |
| BANDUAN | CPMUPENDRA NATH HANSDA | BJPKAMALA KANTA MANDI | 30,64429.88% | 81.4% |
| BANKURA | CPMPARTHA DE | AITCKASHINATH MISHRA | 18,50013.64% | 78.3% |
| BANSBERIA | CPMASHUTOSH MUKHOPADHYAY | AITCSUMA MUKHERJEE | 24,15718.03% | 83.0% |
| BARA BAZAR | RJDMD. SOHRAB | INCAMITABHA CHAKRABORTY | 7672.76% | 42.1% |
| BARABANI | CPMDILIP SARKAR | AITCUPADHYAY MANIK | 15,38213.38% | 72.0% |
| BARANAGAR | RSPAMAR CHOWDHURY | AITCATIN GHOSH | 18,15610.91% | 78.3% |
| BARASAT | AIFBDR. BITHIKA MONDAL | AITCASHOKE MUKHERJEE(GOPAL) | 6,5872.47% | 83.2% |
| BARJORA | CPMSUSMITA BISWAS | AITCDARIPA SHAMPA | 20,47614.77% | 81.6% |
| BARUIPUR | CPMRAHUL GHOSH | AITCARUP BHADRA | 3,9072.30% | 81.7% |
| BARWAN | RSPBISWA NATH BANERJEE | INCARIT MAJUMDER | 4,2533.33% | 80.7% |
| BASANTI | RSPSUBHAS NASKAR | BJPAMAL KANTI RAY | 52,60139.27% | 74.3% |
| BASIRHAT | CPMNARAYAN MUKHERJEE | INCASIT MAJUMDAR | 1,2660.79% | 85.5% |
| BEHALA EAST | CPMKUMKUM CHAKRABORTI | AITCSOVAN CHATTERJEE | 25,89512.81% | 78.4% |
| BEHALA WEST | AITCPARTHA CHATTERJEE | CPMNIRANJAN CHATTERJEE | 5,7273.40% | 74.7% |
| BELDANGA | RSPREFATULLAH MD. | INCGOLAM KIBRIA MIA | 1,5101.05% | 79.3% |
| BELGACHIA EAST | CPMSUBHAS CHAKRABORTI | AITCSUJIT BOSE | 1,7490.89% | 71.6% |
| BELGACHIA WEST | AITCMALA SAHA | CPMRAJDEO GOWALA | 5380.65% | 67.5% |
| BELIAGHATA | CPMMANABENDRA MUKHERJEE | AITCASHIM CHATTERJEE | 16,37517.99% | 71.7% |
| BERHAMPORE | INDMANOJ CHAKRABORTY | RSPAMAL KARMAKAR | 25,72613.75% | 81.0% |
| BHAGABANGOLA | WBSPCHAND MOHAMMAD | INCABU SUFIAN SARKAR | 9,4657.22% | 89.2% |
| BHAGABANPUR | AITCARDHENDU MAITY | CPMGOURKANTI BAL | 4,4853.59% | 91.3% |
| BHANGAR | AITCARABUL ISLAM | CPMMOSHARAF HOSSAIN LASKAR | 2,9902.00% | 89.2% |
| BHARATPUR | RSPID MOHAMMAD | INCAFZAL HOSSAIN KHAN (SUNJU) | 7,3325.71% | 81.2% |
| BHATAR | CPMSAYED MD. MASIH | AITCBANAMALI HAJRA | 35,30327.06% | 83.1% |
| BHATPARA | AITCARJUN SING | CPMHARIMOHAN NATH | 28,67635.00% | 69.0% |
| BIJPUR | CPMDR. NIRJHARINI CHAKRABARTY | AITCKALYANI BISWAS ( BASU) | 17,78516.23% | 74.2% |
| BINPUR | JKPNCHUNIBALA HANSDA | CPMSAMBHU NATH MANDI | 5,7605.09% | 80.0% |
| BISHNUPUR EAST | CPMANANDA KUMAR BISWAS | AITCDILIP MONDAL | 6,3135.37% | 83.0% |
| BISHNUPUR WEST | CPMRATHIN SARKAR | AITCMADAN MITRA | 4,2603.12% | 81.7% |
| BOLPUR | RSPTAPAN HORE | AITCRAKSHIT CHITTA RANJAN | 42,86634.12% | 82.6% |
| BONGAON | AITCBHUPENDRA NATH SETH | CPMPANKAJ GHOSH | 3,4651.98% | 87.5% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in West Bengal alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.