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Suvendu Adhikari
Chief Minister of West Bengal

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

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

BJP 207AITC 80
  • BJP207
  • AITC80
  • AJUP2
  • INC2
  • CPM1
  • AISF1
  • Others1
AITC 215BJP 77
  • AITC215
  • BJP77
  • IND1
  • RSSCMJP1
AITC 211INC 44CPM 26
  • AITC211
  • INC44
  • CPM26
  • RSP3
  • BJP3
  • GOJAM3
  • AIFB2
  • IND1
  • CPI1
AITC 184INC 42CPM 40
  • AITC184
  • INC42
  • CPM40
  • AIFB11
  • RSP7
  • GOJAM3
  • CPI2
  • IND2
  • SP1
  • SUCI1
  • DSPP1
CPM 176AITC 30AIFB 23INC 21RSP 20
  • CPM176
  • AITC30
  • AIFB23
  • INC21
  • RSP20
  • CPI8
  • IND6
  • WBSP4
  • GNLF3
  • RJD1
  • JKPN1
  • DSPP1
CPM 143AITC 60INC 26FBL 25
  • CPM143
  • AITC60
  • INC26
  • FBL25
  • RSP17
  • IND9
  • CPI7
  • WBSP4
  • GNLF3
CPM 157INC 82FBL 21RSP 18
  • CPM157
  • INC82
  • FBL21
  • RSP18
  • CPI6
  • IND5
  • GNLF3
  • FBS1
  • JKPN1
CPM 189INC 43FBL 29RSP 18
  • CPM189
  • INC43
  • FBL29
  • RSP18
  • IND6
  • CPI5
  • DSPPC1
  • JKP1
  • RCPIRB1
  • JD1
CPM 187INC 40FBL 26RSP 18
  • CPM187
  • INC40
  • FBL26
  • RSP18
  • CPI11
  • IND9
  • SUC2
  • MUL1
CPM 174INC 49FBL 28RSP 19
  • CPM174
  • INC49
  • FBL28
  • RSP19
  • IND11
  • CPI7
  • ICS4
  • SUC2
CPM 178JNP 29FBL 25INC 20RSP 20
  • CPM178
  • JNP29
  • FBL25
  • INC20
  • RSP20
  • IND10
  • SUC4
  • MFB2
  • RCI2
  • CPI2
  • BBC1
  • MUL1
INC 216CPI 35
  • INC216
  • CPI35
  • CPM14
  • IND5
  • RSP3
  • NCO2
  • IGL2
  • WPI1
  • SUC1
  • MUL1
CPM 113INC 105
  • CPM113
  • INC105
  • CPI13
  • IND12
  • SUC7
  • BAC5
  • FBL3
  • RCI3
  • PSP3
  • RSP3
  • WPI2
  • NCO2
  • JKP2
  • IGL2
  • MFB2
  • BBC1
  • BJS1
CPM 80INC 55BAC 33CPI 30FBL 21
  • CPM80
  • INC55
  • BAC33
  • CPI30
  • FBL21
  • RSP12
  • IND11
  • SSP9
  • SUC7
  • PSP5
  • IGL4
  • LSS4
  • PML3
  • RCI2
  • WPI2
  • NDF1
  • MFB1
INC 127CPM 43BAC 34IND 31
  • INC127
  • CPM43
  • BAC34
  • IND31
  • CPI16
  • FBL13
  • SSP7
  • PSP7
  • BJS1
  • SWA1
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
2026present
Mamata Banerjee
AITC
20112026
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
CPM
20002011
Jyoti Basu
CPM
19772000

Assembly constituencies

315 current, 873 under former boundaries · showing 151–200 of 1188

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
139CANNING PURBAGEN42026
140BARUIPUR PASCHIMGEN42026
141MAGRAHAT PURBASC42026
142MAGRAHAT PASCHIMGEN42026
143DIAMOND HARBOURGEN42026
144FALTAGEN42026
145SATGACHHIAGEN12026
145SATGACHIAGEN32021
146BISHNUPURSC12026
146BISHNUPUR(SC)SC32021
147SONARPUR DAKSHINGEN42026
148BHANGARGEN12026
148BHANGOREGEN32021
149KASBAGEN42026
150JADAVPURGEN42026
151SONARPUR UTTARGEN42026
152TOLLYGANJGEN12026
152TOLLYGUNJGEN32021
153BEHALA PURBAGEN42026
154BEHALA PASCHIMGEN42026
155MAHESHTALAGEN42026
156BUDGE BUDGEGEN42026
157METIABURUZGEN42026
158KOLKATA PORTGEN42026
159BHABANIPURGEN42026
160RASHBEHARIGEN42026
161BALLYGUNGEGEN42026
162CHOWRANGEEGEN42026
163ENTALLYGEN42026
164BELEGHATAGEN42026
165JORASANKOGEN42026
166SHYAMPUKURGEN42026
167MANIKTALAGEN42026
168KASHIPUR-BELGACHHIAGEN12026
168KASHIPUR-BELGACHIAGEN32021
169BALLYGEN42026
170HOWRAH UTTARGEN42026
171HOWRAH MADHYAGEN42026
172SHIBPURGEN42026
173HOWRAH DAKSHINGEN42026
174SANKRAILSC42026
175PANCHLAGEN42026
176ULUBERIA PURBAGEN42026
177ULUBERIA UTTARSC42026
178ULUBERIA DAKSHINGEN42026
179SHYAMPURGEN42026
180BAGNANGEN42026
181AMTAGEN42026
182UDAYNARAYANPURGEN42026
183JAGATBALLAVPURGEN42026

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.

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