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West Bengal Assembly Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1962 to 2026.

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Lok Sabha16Vidhan Sabha16
20262021201620112006
More years
20011996199119871982197719721971196919671962

Current government

Who governs West Bengal today

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Suvendu Adhikari
Chief Minister of West Bengal
Suvendu AdhikariBJP

In office since 9 May 2026 · 4 months

Suvendu Adhikari (Śubhēndu Adhikārī, Bengali pronunciation: [ʃubʱend̪u od̪ʱikaɾi]; born 15 December 1970) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal since 9 May 2026. He is the first chief minister of West Bengal belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is the second chief minister from Medinipur after Ajoy Mukherjee.

Current seats
315
in the present West Bengal assembly
Elections contested
16
Leading party, 2026
BJP
207 of 294 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in West Bengal.

2026vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in West Bengal

Party2026202120162011200620011996199119871982197719721971196919671962
CPM1026401761431571891871741781411380430
INC2044422126824340492021610555127157
AITC8021521118430600000000000
BJP2077730000000000000
Others42102867655562677196506114511095
Total seats294294294294294294294294294294294280279280280252

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in West Bengal

0601211812421962196719691971197219771982198719911996200120062011201620212026CPMINCAITCBJP
  • CPM
  • INC
  • AITC
  • BJP

Vote share trend

How each party's Vidhan Sabha vote share has moved over time in West Bengal

0%14%27%41%55%1962196719691971197219771982198719911996200120062011201620212026CPMINCAITCBJP
  • CPM
  • INC
  • AITC
  • BJP

Constituency performance

From the 294 results in West Bengal, 2026

Best performance
METIABURUZ
Abdul Khaleque Molla, 68.99% share
Closest contest
RAJARHAT NEW TOWN
won by 316 (0.13%)
Biggest victory
METIABURUZ
won by 87,879 (48.80%)
Lowest turnout
FALTA
0.00%

Seat change & vote share

West Bengal, 2026

294SEATS
  • Retained147 (50%)
  • Changed hands126 (43%)
  • New seat21 (7%)

147 constituencies were won by the same party as 2021; 126 changed hands; 21 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
BJP45.84%
AITC40.80%
CPM4.45%
INC2.97%
AISF1.53%
IND1.22%
AJUP0.74%
AIFB0.28%

Result by election

2026Full result →294 seats
BJP 207AITC 80
  • BJP207
  • AITC80
  • AJUP2
  • INC2
  • CPM1
  • AISF1
  • Others1
2021Full result →294 seats
AITC 215BJP 77
  • AITC215
  • BJP77
  • IND1
  • RSSCMJP1
2016Full result →294 seats
AITC 211INC 44CPM 26
  • AITC211
  • INC44
  • CPM26
  • RSP3
  • BJP3
  • GOJAM3
  • AIFB2
  • IND1
  • CPI1
2011Full result →294 seats
AITC 184INC 42CPM 40
  • AITC184
  • INC42
  • CPM40
  • AIFB11
  • RSP7
  • GOJAM3
  • CPI2
  • IND2
  • SP1
  • SUCI1
  • DSPP1
2006Full result →294 seats
CPM 176AITC 30AIFB 23INC 21RSP 20
  • CPM176
  • AITC30
  • AIFB23
  • INC21
  • RSP20
  • CPI8
  • IND6
  • WBSP4
  • GNLF3
  • RJD1
  • JKPN1
  • DSPP1
2001Full result →294 seats
CPM 143AITC 60INC 26FBL 25
  • CPM143
  • AITC60
  • INC26
  • FBL25
  • RSP17
  • IND9
  • CPI7
  • WBSP4
  • GNLF3
1996Full result →294 seats
CPM 157INC 82FBL 21RSP 18
  • CPM157
  • INC82
  • FBL21
  • RSP18
  • CPI6
  • IND5
  • GNLF3
  • FBS1
  • JKPN1
1991Full result →294 seats
CPM 189INC 43FBL 29RSP 18
  • CPM189
  • INC43
  • FBL29
  • RSP18
  • IND6
  • CPI5
  • DSPPC1
  • JKP1
  • RCPIRB1
  • JD1
1987Full result →294 seats
CPM 187INC 40FBL 26RSP 18
  • CPM187
  • INC40
  • FBL26
  • RSP18
  • CPI11
  • IND9
  • SUC2
  • MUL1
1982Full result →294 seats
CPM 174INC 49FBL 28RSP 19
  • CPM174
  • INC49
  • FBL28
  • RSP19
  • IND11
  • CPI7
  • ICS4
  • SUC2
1977Full result →294 seats
CPM 178JNP 29FBL 25INC 20RSP 20
  • CPM178
  • JNP29
  • FBL25
  • INC20
  • RSP20
  • IND10
  • SUC4
  • MFB2
  • RCI2
  • CPI2
  • BBC1
  • MUL1
1972Full result →280 seats
INC 216CPI 35
  • INC216
  • CPI35
  • CPM14
  • IND5
  • RSP3
  • NCO2
  • IGL2
  • WPI1
  • SUC1
  • MUL1
1971Full result →279 seats
CPM 113INC 105
  • CPM113
  • INC105
  • CPI13
  • IND12
  • SUC7
  • BAC5
  • FBL3
  • RCI3
  • PSP3
  • RSP3
  • WPI2
  • NCO2
  • JKP2
  • IGL2
  • MFB2
  • BBC1
  • BJS1
1969Full result →280 seats
CPM 80INC 55BAC 33CPI 30FBL 21
  • CPM80
  • INC55
  • BAC33
  • CPI30
  • FBL21
  • RSP12
  • IND11
  • SSP9
  • SUC7
  • PSP5
  • IGL4
  • LSS4
  • PML3
  • RCI2
  • WPI2
  • NDF1
  • MFB1
1967Full result →280 seats
INC 127CPM 43BAC 34IND 31
  • INC127
  • CPM43
  • BAC34
  • IND31
  • CPI16
  • FBL13
  • SSP7
  • PSP7
  • BJS1
  • SWA1
1962Full result →252 seats
INC 157CPI 50
  • INC157
  • CPI50
  • FB13
  • IND11
  • RSP9
  • PSP5
  • LSS4
  • GL2
  • SBP1

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of West Bengal, most recent first

Full history →
Suvendu Adhikari
BJPIncumbent
2026–present
Mamata Banerjee
AITC
2011–2026
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
CPM
2000–2011
Jyoti Basu
CPM
1977–2000

Assembly constituencies

315 current, 873 under former boundaries · showing 51–100 of 1188

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
48RATUAGEN42026
49MANICKCHAKGEN32021
49MANIKCHAKGEN12026
50MALDAHASC42026
51ENGLISH BAZARGEN12026
51ENGLISHBAZARGEN32021
52MOTHABARIGEN42026
53SUJAPURGEN42026
54BAISHNAB NAGARGEN32021
54BAISNABNAGARGEN12026
55FARAKKAGEN42026
56SAMSERGANJGEN42026
57SUTIGEN42026
58JANGIPURGEN42026
59RAGHUNATHGANJGEN42026
60SAGARDIGHIGEN42026
61LALGOLAGEN42026
62BHAGABANGOLAGEN32021
62BHAGAWANGOLAGEN12026
63RANINAGARGEN42026
64MURSHIDABADGEN42026
65NABAGRAMSC42026
66KHARGRAMSC42026
67BURWANSC42026
68KANDIGEN42026
69BHARATPURGEN42026
70REJINAGARGEN42026
71BELDANGAGEN42026
72BAHARAMPURGEN42026
73HARIHARPARAGEN42026
74NAODAGEN32021
74NOWDAGEN12026
75DOMKALGEN42026
76JALANGIGEN42026
77KARIMPURGEN42026
78TEHATTAGEN42026
79PALASHIPARAGEN42026
80KALIGANJGEN42026
81NAKASHIPARAGEN42026
82CHAPRAGEN42026
83KRISHNANAGAR UTTARGEN42026
84NABADWIPGEN42026
85KRISHNANAGAR DAKSHINGEN42026
86SANTIPURGEN42026
87RANAGHAT UTTAR PASCHIMGEN42026
88KRISHNAGANJSC42026
89RANAGHAT UTTAR PURBASC42026
90RANAGHAT DAKSHINSC42026
91CHAKDAHAGEN42026
92KALYANISC42026

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.