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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 251–300 of 1188

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
233GARBETAGEN42026
234SALBONIGEN42026
235KESHPURSC42026
236MEDINIPURGEN42026
237BINPURST42026
238BANDWANST42026
239BALARAMPURGEN42026
240BAGHMUNDIGEN42026
241JOYPURGEN42026
242PURULIAGEN42026
243MANBAZARST42026
244KASHIPURGEN42026
245PARASC42026
246RAGHUNATHPURSC42026
247SALTORASC42026
248CHHATNAGEN42026
249RANIBANDHST12026
249RANIBUNDHST32021
250RAIPURST42026
251TALDANGRAGEN42026
252BANKURAGEN42026
253BARJORAGEN42026
254ONDAGEN42026
255BISHNUPURGEN42026
256KATULPURSC42026
257INDUSSC42026
258SONAMUKHISC42026
259KHANDAGHOSHSC42026
260BARDHAMAN DAKSHINGEN42026
261RAINASC42026
262JAMALPURSC42026
263MONTESWARGEN42026
264KALNASC42026
265MEMARIGEN42026
266BARDHAMAN UTTARSC42026
267BHATARGEN42026
268PURBASTHALI DAKSHINGEN42026
269PURBASTHALI UTTARGEN42026
270KATWAGEN42026
271KETUGRAMGEN42026
272MANGALKOTGEN42026
273AUSGRAMSC42026
274GALSISC42026
275PANDABESWARGEN42026
276DURGAPUR PURBAGEN42026
277DURGAPUR PASCHIMGEN42026
278RANIGANJGEN42026
279JAMURIAGEN42026
280ASANSOL DAKSHINGEN42026
281ASANSOL UTTARGEN42026

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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