2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered72,924,106
Turnout82.30% (Decrease 0.72 pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on July 17, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).JPG
Dilip Ghosh.jpg
Leader Mamata Banerjee Dilip Ghosh
Party AITC BJP
Alliance AITC+ NDA
Leader since 1998 2015
Leader's seat Nandigram
(lost)[1]
Bhabanipur
(By-elected)[2] 		Did not contest[a]
Last election 44.91% votes
211 seats 		10.16% votes
3 seats
Seats won 215 77
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 74
Popular vote 28,968,281 22,905,474
Percentage 48.02% 38.15%
Swing Increase 3.11 pp Increase 27.99 pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Dr. Surjya Kanta Mishra at a meeting to assess implementation of safe drinking water, rural sanitation and NREGA schemes, in Kolkata on June 01, 2007.jpg
The Minister of State for Railways, Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury addressing at the presentation of the National Awards for Outstanding Service in Railways, in Mumbai on April 16, 2013 (cropped).jpg
Leader Surjya Kanta Mishra Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Party CPI(M) INC
Alliance SM SM
Leader since 2015 2020
Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest[b]
Last election 19.75% votes
26 seats 		12.25%, 44 seats
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 26 Decrease 44
Popular vote 6,017,573 1,757,131
Percentage 4.73% 2.93%
Swing Decrease 15.02 pp Decrease 9.32 pp
Map of the election results
Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after election
Chief Minister before election

Mamata Banerjee
AITC

Chief Minister after election

Mamata Banerjee
AITC

The 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election was the 17th quinquennial legislative election held in West Bengal, to elect all 294 members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. This electoral process of 292 seats unfolded between 27 March to 29 April 2021, taking place in eight phases.[3] Voting for the two remaining constituencies was delayed to 30 September 2021.[4]

The incumbent All India Trinamool Congress government led by Mamata Banerjee won the election by a landslide, despite opinion polls generally predicting a close race against the Bharatiya Janata Party, which became the official opposition with 77 seats. The Indian Secular Front won one seat, and the Indian National Congress and the Left Front did not win any seats.[5]

  1. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ^ "BJP preparing blueprint for 2021 West Bengal polls". The Economic Times. 9 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ "EC announces bypoll schedule for 3 West Bengal seats, relief for Mamata Banerjee". The Times of India. 4 September 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ Financial Express (9 December 2022). "West Bengal assembly election 2021: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.


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