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West Bengal assembly election, May 2016

294 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, 82.95% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Seats
294
Candidates
1,961
200 women, 41 elected
Turnout
82.95%
5.47 cr of 6.59 cr
Leading party
AITC
211 of 294 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in West Bengal

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
AITCAll India Trinamool Congress211+272932,45,64,52344.91%+5.98
INCIndian National Congress44+29267,00,93812.25%+3.16
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)26-141521,08,08,36019.76%-10.32
BJPBharatiya Janata Party3+329155,55,13410.16%+6.09
RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party3-4199,11,0041.67%-1.30
GOJAMGOJAM3052,54,6260.47%-0.26
AIFBAIFB2-92515,43,7642.82%-1.98
INDIndependent1-137111,84,0472.16%-0.97
CPICommunist Party of India1-1117,91,9251.45%-0.39
SUCISUCI0-11823,65,9960.67%+0.23
BSPBahujan Samaj Party001613,00,2940.55%-0.06
DSPPDSPP0-121,67,5760.31%-0.05
NCPNationalist Congress Party00169,8980.13%+0.10
JKPNJKPN00251,0990.09%-0.02
SHSShiv Sena002149,2180.09%—
SPSamajwadi Party0-12346,4020.08%-0.66
CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L)003545,7300.08%-0.07
WPOIWPOI002243,7540.08%—
JD(U)JD(U)00240,3270.07%-0.06
JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha001839,3260.07%-0.40
BMUPBMUP002335,9150.07%—
AMBAMB002132,0250.06%+0.03
KPPUKPPU001331,0800.06%—
JDPJanta Darbar Party001630,3500.06%-0.07
PDSPDS002326,7910.05%-0.05
IUCIUC001619,3260.04%0.00
BHNPBHNP001218,2720.03%—
AJSUPAJSUP001217,2570.03%+0.03
SDPISocial Democratic Party of India00815,8880.03%-0.05
RJDRashtriya Janata Dal00115,6390.03%-0.02
IUMLIndian Union Muslim League001013,4680.02%+0.02
LJPLok Janshakti Party001913,2040.02%+0.02
GRACGRAC00412,0010.02%—
MPOIMPOI001411,7850.02%—
RPIARPIA0066,9230.01%0.00
NDPOINDPOI0044,7710.01%—
JHAPJHAP0023,8550.01%-0.03
ABGLABGL0013,8550.01%-0.03
ABHMABHM0042,7810.01%0.00
GMMGMM0022,2200.00%—
294294 SEATS
  • AITC211 (72%)
  • INC44 (15%)
  • CPM26 (9%)
  • BJP3 (1%)
  • RSP3 (1%)
  • GOJAM3 (1%)
  • Others4 (1%)
  • AITC211
  • INC44
  • CPM26
  • BJP3
  • RSP3
  • GOJAM3
  • Others4
AITC 211INC 44CPM 26
  • AITC211
  • INC44
  • CPM26
  • BJP3
  • RSP3
  • GOJAM3
  • AIFB2
  • IND1
  • Others1

Constituency performance

From the 294 results in West Bengal

Closest contest
MURARAI
won by 280 (0.14%)
Biggest victory
KESHPUR
won by 1,01,151 (49.43%)
Highest turnout
NARAYANGARH
90.85%
Lowest turnout
JORASANKO
53.72%

Seat change

Against West Bengal's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2011), matched constituency-for-constituency

294SEATS
  • Retained198 (67%)
  • Changed hands96 (33%)

198 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 96 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
0%14%27%41%55%1962196719691971197219771982198719911996200120062011201620212026AITCINCCPMBJP
  • AITC
  • INC
  • CPM
  • BJP
TURNOUT
0%26%52%78%104%1962196719691971197219771982198719911996200120062011201620212026Turnout

Assembly seat results

All 294 seats, alphabetical · showing 151–200 of 294

Assembly seatWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
KASHIPUR-BELGACHIAAITCMALA SAHACPMKANINIKA BOSE (GHOSH)25,81018.00%64.8%
KATULPURAITCSHYAMAL SANTRAINCAKSHAY SANTRA21,24810.53%90.7%
KATWAAITCRABINDRANATH CHATTERJEEINCSHYAMA MAJUMDAR9110.45%84.0%
KESHIARYAITCPARESH MURMUCPMBIRAM MANDI40,74920.98%89.4%
KESHPURAITCSEULI SAHACPMRAMESWAR DOLOI1,01,15149.43%88.0%
KETUGRAMAITCSEKH SAHONAWEZCPMABUL KADAR SYED8,7294.51%83.3%
KHANAKULAITCIQBAL AHMEDCPMISLAM ALI KHAN43,48721.99%78.9%
KHANDAGHOSHAITCNABIN CHANDRA BAGCPMASIMA ROY3,2021.63%89.1%
KHARAGPURAITCDINEN ROYCPMSK SAJAHAN ALI19,09910.80%88.8%
KHARAGPUR SADARBJPDILIP KUMAR GHOSHINCGYAN SINGH SOHANPAL6,3094.03%71.7%
KHARDAHAAITCAMIT MITRACPMASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA21,20012.58%82.3%
KHARGRAMINCASHIS MARJITAITCMADHAB CHANDRA MARJIT33,17320.49%79.3%
KHEJURIAITCRANAJIT MONDALINDASIM KUMAR MANDAL42,48522.25%89.4%
KOLKATA PORTAITCFIRHAD HAKIMINCRAKESH SINGH26,54819.23%63.4%
KRISHNAGANJAITCSATYAJIT BISWASCPMMRINAL BISWAS(MINI)43,92820.59%84.8%
KRISHNANAGAR DAKSHINAITCUJJAL BISWASCPMMEGHLAL SHEIKH12,8147.24%87.8%
KRISHNANAGAR UTTARAITCABANI MOHAN JOARDARINCASIM KUMAR SAHA12,9156.88%85.6%
KULPIAITCJOGARANJAN HALDERCPMREJAUL HAQUE KHAN11,4556.77%86.8%
KULTALICPMRAM SANKAR HALDERAITCGOPAL MAJHI11,7205.92%86.0%
KULTIAITCUJJAL CHATTERJEEBJPAJAY KUMAR PODDAR19,48811.53%73.3%
KUMARGANJAITCTORAF HOSSAIN MANDALCPMMAFUJA KHATUN3,4962.27%85.8%
KUMARGRAMAITCJAMES KUJURRSPMANOJ KUMAR ORAON6,1532.95%85.6%
KURSEONGGOJAMROHIT SHARMAAITCSHANTA CHHETRI33,72620.57%72.6%
KUSHMANDIRSPNARMADA CHANDRA ROYAITCREKHA ROY3,5292.16%85.4%
LABHPURAITCISLAM MONIRULCPMSYED MAHFUZUL KARIM (MAHFUZ)30,31315.71%88.4%
LALGOLAINCABU HENAAITCCHAND MOHAMMAD53,47532.35%82.9%
MADARIHATBJPMANOJ TIGGAAITCPADAM LAMA22,03814.47%79.5%
MADHYAMGRAMAITCRATHIN GHOSHINCTAPAS MAJUMDER35,80417.24%86.6%
MAGRAHAT PASCHIMAITCGIAS UDDIN MOLLAINCKHALID EBADULLAH15,8899.21%85.7%
MAGRAHAT PURBAAITCNAMITA SAHA .CPMCHANDAN SAHA9,5605.20%86.7%
MAHESHTALAAITCKASTURI DASCPMSAMIK LAHIRI12,4526.36%80.9%
MAHISADALAITCDR.SUDARSAN GHOSH DASTIDARINDDR. SUBRATA MAITI16,7098.48%89.1%
MALAITCBULU CHIK BARAIKCPMAUGUSTUS KERKETTA18,4629.63%84.3%
MALATIPURINCALBERUNI ZULKARNAINRSPABDUR RAHIM BOXI2,6001.66%80.4%
MALDAHAINCBHUPENDRA NATH HALDERAITCDULAL SARKAR (BABLA)33,30918.25%86.4%
MANBAZARAITCSANDHYA RANI TUDUCPMIPIL MURMU9,6755.03%84.0%
MANDIRBAZARAITCHALDER JOYDEBCPMDR. SARAT CHANDRA HALDAR24,93913.94%86.6%
MANGALKOTAITCCHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAHCPMCHOUDHURY SAHAJAHAN11,8746.06%85.8%
MANICKCHAKINCMD. MOTTAKIN ALAMAITCSABITRI MITRA12,6037.30%78.8%
MANIKTALAAITCSADHAN PANDECPMRAJIB MAJUMDER25,31117.51%69.7%
MATHABHANGAAITCBINAY KRISHNA BARMANCPMKHAGEN CHANDRA BARMAN31,91815.93%87.3%
MATIGARA-NAXALBARIINCSANKAR MALAKARAITCAMAR SINHA18,6278.90%84.0%
MAYNAGURIAITCANANTA DEB ADHIKARIRSPCHHAYA DEY (ROY)34,90716.56%89.0%
MAYURESWARAITCABHIJIT ROYCPMARUP BAG38,77021.09%86.5%
MEDINIPURAITCMRIGENDRA NATH MAITICPISANTOSH RANA32,98715.48%84.8%
MEKLIGANJAITCARGHYA ROY PRADHAN (BILU)AIFBPARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY6,6373.67%89.3%
MEMARIAITCBEGUM NARGISCPMDEBASHIS GHOSH8,8834.36%87.3%
METIABURUZAITCABDUL KHALEQUE MOLLACPMMONIRUL ISLAM17,97611.21%71.7%
MINAKHANAITCUSHA RANI MONDALCPMDINABANDHU MONDAL42,59823.01%88.5%
MONTESWARAITCSAJAL PANJACPMCHAUDHURI MD. HEDAYATULLAH7060.37%87.0%

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.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.

Who won the West Bengal assembly election, May 2016?

All India Trinamool Congress won 211 of 294 seats in West Bengal, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal assembly election, May 2016?

Turnout was 82.95% — 5.47 cr of 6.59 cr registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does West Bengal have?

West Bengal has 294 assembly seats.

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