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2009 Indian general election in West Bengal
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2009 Indian general election in West Bengal | |
| country | India | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| previous_election | 2004 Indian general election in West Bengal | |
| previous_year | 2004 | |
| election_date | 30 April, 7 May and 13 May | |
| seats_for_election | All 42 West Bengal seats in the Lok Sabha | |
| turnout | 81.42% ( 3.38 pp) | |
| <!-- UPA--> | party1 | All India Trinamool Congress |
| alliance1 | United Progressive Alliance | |
| last_election1 | 21.04%, 1 seat | |
| seats1 | 19 | |
| seat_change1 | 18 | |
| <!-- LF+--> | party2 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| alliance2 | United National Progressive Alliance | |
| last_election2 | 41.81%, 40 seats | |
| seats2 | 9 | |
| seat_change2 | 17 | |
| map_image | ||
| map_size | 300px | |
| map_caption | Seatwise Result Map of the 2009 general election in West Bengal | |
| map2_image | File:Alliance wise Structure West Bengal in 2009.svg | |
| map2_size | 300px | |
| map2_caption | Alliance wise Result of the 2009 general election in West Bengal | |
| ongoing | no | |
| next_election | 2014 Indian general election in West Bengal | |
| next_year | 2014 | |
| percentage2 | 33.1% | |
| percentage1 | 31.2% | |
| leader1 | Mamata Banerjee | |
| leader_since1 | 1998 | |
| image1 | ||
| image2 | ||
| leader_since2 | 2000 | |
| leaders_seat2 | Did not contest | |
| leader2 | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | |
| leaders_seat1 | Kolkata Dakshin | |
| title | Prime Minister | |
| before_election | Manmohan Singh | |
| before_party | Indian National Congress | |
| after_election | Manmohan Singh | |
| after_party | Indian National Congress | |
| popular_vote1 | 13,321,553 | |
| popular_vote2 | 14,144,667 | |
| leader3 | Tathagata Roy | |
| party3 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| last_election3 | 8.06%, 0 seat | |
| seats3 | 1 | |
| popular_vote3 | 3,513,121 | |
| seat_change3 | 1 | |
| percentage3 | 10.16% | |
| swing3 | 2.1 pp | |
| leader_since3 | 2002 | |
| leaders_seat3 | Kolkata Uttar (lost) | |
| image3 | ||
| elected_members | List of members of the 14th Lok Sabha#West Bengal | |
| outgoing_members | List of members of the 13th Lok Sabha#West Bengal | |
| 1blank | Alliance seats | |
| 1data1 | 26 | |
| 1data2 | 15 | |
| alliance3 | National Democratic Alliance | |
| 1data3 | 1 |
The Indian general election, 2009 in West Bengal were held for 42 seats with the state going to polls in the last three phases of the general elections. There was pre-poll alliance in the state between the Indian National Congress and the Trinamool Congress against the Left Front. Indian National Congress contested on 14 seats across the state whereas the Trinamool Congress contested on 27 seats and SUCI(C) contested one seat. The alliance was largely successful as the Trinamool Congress, the Congress and the SUCI(C) won 19, 6 and 1 seat respectively, dislodging the Left Front, which won only 15 seats out of 42.
Parties and alliances
{{legend2|{{party color|Left Front (West Bengal)}}|[[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]]}}
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | [[File:CPI-M-flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:CPIM election symbol.png | 50px]] | Biman Bose | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | [[File:RSP-flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png | 50px]] | Manoj Bhattacharya | |
| All India Forward Bloc | [[File:AIFB Flag 2023.png | 50px]] | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg | 50px]] | Debabrata Biswas | |
| Communist Party of India | [[File:CPI-banner.svg | 50px]] | [[File:CPI symbol.svg | 50px]] | Swapan Banerjee |
{{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance]]}}
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Trinamool Congress | [[File:All India Trinamool Congress flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:All India Trinamool Congress symbol.svg | 50px]] | Mamata Banerjee | |
| Indian National Congress | [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:Hand INC.svg | 50px]] | Pranab Mukherjee | |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | [[File:SUCI flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Battery-Torch.png | 50px]] | Nihar Mukherjee |
{{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | [[File:BJP flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg | 50px]] | Tathagata Roy |
Candidate List
| Constituency | United Progressive Alliance}}" | UPA | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" | Left Front | National Democratic Alliance}}" | NDA | No. | Name | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooch Behar (SC) | Arghya Roy Pradhan | Nripendra Nath Roy | Bhabendra Nath Barman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alipurduars (ST) | Paban Kumar Lakra | Manohar Tirkey | Manoj Tigga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jalpaiguri (SC) | Sukhbilas Barma | Mahendra Kumar Roy | Dwipendra Nath Pramanik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darjeeling | Dawa Narbula | Jibesh Sarkar | Jaswant Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raiganj | Deepa Dasmunsi | Bireswar Lahiri | Gopesh Chandra Sarkar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balurghat | Biplab Mitra | Prasanta Kumar Majumdar | Subhash Chandra Barman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maldaha Uttar | Mausam Noor | Sailen Sarkar | Amlan Bhaduri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maldaha Dakshin | Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury | Abdur Razzaque | Dipak Kumar Chowdhury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jangipur | Pranab Mukherjee | Mriganka Sekhar Bhattacharya | Debashish Majumdar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baharampur | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | Pramothes Mukherjee | Bidyut Kumar Halder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murshidabad | Abdul Mannan Hossain | Anisur Rahman | Nirmal Kumar Saha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Krishnanagar | Tapas Paul | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | Satyabrata Mookherjee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranaghat (SC) | Sucharu Ranjan Haldar | Basudeb Barman | Sukalyan Ray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bangaon (SC) | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | Dr. Asim Bala | Krishnapada Majumder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrackpur | Dinesh Trivedi | Tarit Baran Topdar | Prabhakar Tewari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dum Dum | Sougata Roy | Amitava Nandy | Tapan Sikdar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barasat | Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar | Sudin Chattopadhyay | Bratin Sengupta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basirhat | Sk. Nurul Islam | Ajay Chakraborty | Swapan Kumar Das | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jaynagar (SC) | Tarun Mandal | Nimai Barman | Nirode Chandra Halder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mathurapur (SC) | Choudhury Mohan Jatua | Animesh Naskar | Binay Kumar Biswas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diamond Harbour | Somen Mitra | Samik Lahiri | Abhijit Das (Bobby) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jadavpur | Kabir Suman | Dr. Sujan Chakraborty | Sanat Bhattacharya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kolkata Dakshin | Mamata Banerjee | Rabin Deb | Jyotsna Banerjee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kolkata Uttar | Sudip Bandyopadhyay | Mohammed Salim | Tathagata Roy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howrah | Ambica Banerjee | Swadesh Chakrabortty | Polly Mukherjee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uluberia | Sultan Ahmed | Hannan Mollah | Rahul Chakrabarty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sreerampur | Kalyan Banerjee | Santasri Chatterjee | Debabrata Chowdhury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hooghly | Dr. Ratna De (Nag) | Rupchand Pal | Dr. Chuni Lal Chakraborty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arambagh (SC) | Sambhu Nath Malik | Sakti Mohan Malik | Murari Bera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tamluk | Suvendu Adhikari | Lakshman Chandra Seth | Rajyashree Chaudhuri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kanthi | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | Prasanta Pradhan | Amalesh Mishra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghatal | Noor Alam Chowdhury | Gurudas Dasgupta | Matilal Khatua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jhargram (ST) | Amrit Hansda | Dr. Pulin Bihari Baske | Nabendu Mahali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medinipur | Dipak Kumar Ghosh | Prabodh Panda | Pradip Patnaik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purulia | Shantiram Mahato | Narahari Mahato | Sayantan Basu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bankura | Subrata Mukherjee | Basudeb Acharia | Rahul Sinha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishnupur (SC) | Seuli Saha | Susmita Bauri | Jayanta Mondal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bardhaman Purba (SC) | Ashoke Biswas | Dr Anup Kumar Saha | Sankar Haldar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bardhaman-Durgapur | Nargis Begam | Saidul Haque | Syed Ali Afzal Chand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asansol | Moloy Ghatak | Bansa Gopal Chowdhury | Suryya Ray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bolpur (SC) | Asit Kumar Mal | Ram Chandra Dome | Arjun Saha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birbhum | Satabdi Roy | Braja Mukherjee | Tapas Mukherjee |
Results by alliance or party
| Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seats | Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | UPA | LF | Total | 100% | – | 42 | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Progressive Alliance}} | AITC | 13,321,553 | 31.18 | 10.06 | 27 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||
| INC | 5,749,051 | 13.45 | 1.16 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||||
| SUCI(C) | 446,200 | 1.04 | New | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 19,516,804 | 45.67 | 42 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} | CPI(M) | 14,144,667 | 33.10 | 5.61 | 32 | 9 | 17 | ||||||||
| RSP | 1,520,772 | 3.56 | 0.94 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| CPI | 1,538,211 | 3.60 | 0.43 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| AIFB | 1,299,507 | 3.04 | 0.63 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 18,503,157 | 43.30 | 7.44 | 42 | 15 | 20 | |||||||||
| BJP | 2,625,182 | 6.14 | 1.95 | 42 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| IND | 1,314,613 | 3.08 | 0 |
Elected MPs
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooch Behar | Nripendra Nath Roy | AIFB | 500,677 | 44.66 | Arghya Roy Pradhan | AITC | 466,928 | 41.65 | All India Forward Bloc}} ; color:white;" | 33,749 | All India Forward Bloc}} ; color:white;" | 3.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alipurduars | Manohar Tirkey | RSP | 384,890 | 41.22 | Paban Kumar Lakra | AITC | 272,068 | 29.14 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}} ; color:white;" | 112,822 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}} ; color:white;" | 12.08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jalpaiguri | Mahendra Kumar Roy | CPI(M) | 469,613 | 45.54 | Sukhbilas Barma | INC | 381,242 | 36.97 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 88,371 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 8.57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darjeeling | Jaswant Singh | BJP | 497,649 | 51.50 | Jibesh Sarkar | CPI(M) | 244,360 | 25.29 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 253,289 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 26.21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raiganj | Deepa Dasmunsi | INC | 451,776 | 50.29 | Bireswar Lahiri | CPI(M) | 346,573 | 38.58 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 105,203 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 11.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balurghat | Prasanta Kumar Majumdar | RSP | 388,444 | 44.38 | Biplab Mitra | AITC | 383,339 | 43.79 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}} ; color:white;" | 5,105 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}} ; color:white;" | 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maldaha Uttar | Mausam Noor | INC | 440,264 | 47.78 | Sailen Sarkar | CPI(M) | 380,123 | 41.25 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 60,141 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 6.53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maldaha Dakshin | Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury | INC | 443,377 | 53.45 | Abdur Razzaque | CPI(M) | 307,097 | 37.02 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 136,280 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 16.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jangipur | Pranab Mukherjee | INC | 506,749 | 54.24 | Mriganka Sekhar Bhattacharya | CPI(M) | 378,600 | 40.52 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 128,149 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 13.72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baharampur | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | INC | 541,920 | 56.91 | Promothes Mukherjee | RSP | 354,943 | 37.28 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 186,977 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 19.63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murshidabad | Abdul Mannan Hossain | INC | 496,348 | 47.21 | Anisur Rahman | CPI(M) | 460,701 | 43.82 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 35,647 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 3.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Krishnanagar | Tapas Paul | AITC | 443,679 | 42.43 | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | CPI(M) | 366,293 | 35.03 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 77,386 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 7.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranaghat | Sucharu Ranjan Haldar | AITC | 575,058 | 50.13 | Basudeb Barman | CPI(M) | 473,235 | 41.25 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 101,823 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 8.88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bangaon | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | AITC | 546,596 | 50.69 | Asim Bala | CPI(M) | 453,770 | 42.08 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 92,826 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 8.61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrackpore | Dinesh Trivedi | AITC | 428,699 | 49.28 | Tarit Baran Topdar | CPI(M) | 372,675 | 42.84 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 56,024 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 6.44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dum Dum | Sougata Roy | AITC | 458,988 | 47.04 | Amitava Nandy | CPI(M) | 438,510 | 44.94 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 20,478 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 2.10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barasat | Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar | AITC | 522,530 | 50.95 | Sudin Chattopadhyay | AIFB | 399,629 | 38.97 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 122,901 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 11.98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basirhat | Haji Nurul Islam | AITC | 479,650 | 46.20 | Ajay Chakraborty | CPI | 419,267 | 40.38 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 60,383 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 5.82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joynagar | Tarun Mandal | SUCI(C) | 446,200 | 48.72 | Nimai Barman | RSP | 392,495 | 42.86 | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)}} ; color:white;" | 53,705 | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)}} ; color:white;" | 5.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mathurapur | Choudhury Mohan Jatua | AITC | 565,505 | 53.95 | Animesh Naskar | CPI(M) | 435,542 | 41.55 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 129,963 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 12.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diamond Harbour | Somendra Nath Mitra | AITC | 564,612 | 53.56 | Samik Lahiri | CPI(M) | 412,923 | 39.17 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 151,689 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 14.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jadavpur | Kabir Suman | AITC | 540,667 | 49.84 | Sujan Chakraborty | CPI(M) | 484,400 | 44.65 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 56,267 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 5.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kolkata Dakshin | Mamata Banerjee | AITC | 576,045 | 57.19 | Rabin Deb | CPI(M) | 356,474 | 35.39 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 219,571 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 21.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kolkata Uttar | Sudip Bandyopadhyay | AITC | 460,646 | 52.50 | Mohammed Salim | CPI(M) | 351,368 | 40.05 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 109,278 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 12.45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howrah | Ambica Banerjee | AITC | 477,449 | 48.04 | Swadesh Chakraborty | CPI(M) | 440,057 | 44.27 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 37,392 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 3.77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uluberia | Sultan Ahmed | AITC | 514,193 | 50.92 | Hannan Mollah | CPI(M) | 415,257 | 41.12 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 98,936 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 9.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sreerampur | Kalyan Banerjee | AITC | 569,725 | 52.68 | Santasri Chatterjee | CPI(M) | 432,535 | 40.00 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 137,190 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 12.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hooghly | Ratna De | AITC | 574,022 | 49.37 | Rupchand Pal | CPI(M) | 492,499 | 42.36 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 81,523 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 7.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arambagh | Sakti Mohan Malik | CPI(M) | 630,254 | 54.18 | Sambhu Nath Malik | INC | 428,696 | 36.85 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 201,558 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 17.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tamluk | Suvendu Adhikari | AITC | 637,664 | 55.54 | Lakshman Chandra Seth | CPI(M) | 464,706 | 40.47 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 172,958 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 15.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kanthi | Sisir Adhikari | AITC | 606,712 | 53.96 | Prasanta Pradhan | CPI(M) | 477,609 | 42.48 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 129,103 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 11.48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghatal | Gurudas Dasgupta | CPI | 625,923 | 53.50 | Noor Alam Chowdhury | AITC | 478,739 | 40.92 | Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;" | 147,184 | Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;" | 12.58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jhargram | Pulin Bihari Baske | CPI(M) | 545,231 | 56.89 | Amrit Hansda | INC | 252,886 | 26.39 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 292,345 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 30.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medinipur | Prabodh Panda | CPI | 493,021 | 47.29 | Dipak Kumar Ghosh | AITC | 445,004 | 42.69 | Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;" | 48,017 | Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;" | 4.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purulia | Narahari Mahato | AIFB | 399,201 | 44.13 | Santiram Mahato | INC | 379,900 | 42.00 | All India Forward Bloc}} ; color:white;" | 19,301 | All India Forward Bloc}} ; color:white;" | 2.13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bankura | Basudeb Acharia | CPI(M) | 469,223 | 47.66 | Subrata Mukherjee | INC | 361,421 | 36.71 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 107,802 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 10.95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishnupur | Susmita Bauri | CPI(M) | 541,075 | 51.33 | Seuli Saha | AITC | 411,709 | 39.06 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 129,366 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 12.27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bardhaman Purba | Anup Kumar Saha | CPI(M) | 531,987 | 47.31 | Ashoke Biswas | AITC | 472,568 | 42.03 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 59,419 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 5.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burdwan - Durgapur | Sheikh Saidul Haque | CPI(M) | 573,399 | 50.52 | Nargis Begum | INC | 465,162 | 40.98 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 108,237 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 9.54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asansol | Bansa Gopal Chowdhury | CPI(M) | 435,161 | 48.69 | Moloy Ghatak | AITC | 362,205 | 40.53 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 72,956 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 8.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bolpur | Ram Chandra Dome | CPI(M) | 538,383 | 49.91 | Asit Kumar Mal | INC | 411,501 | 38.14 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 126,882 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 11.77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birbhum | Satabdi Roy | AITC | 486,553 | 47.82 | Braja Mukherjee | CPI(M) | 425,034 | 41.77 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 61,519 | All India Trinamool Congress}} ; color:white;" | 6.05 |
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from West Bengal
| # | Name | Constituency | Designation | Department | From | To | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pranab Mukherjee{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-18590089 | title=Pranab Mukherjee quits as India's finance minister | website=BBC News | language=en | access-date=2012-06-26 | Jangipur |
| 2 | Mamata Banerjee | Kolkata Dakshin | Cabinet Minister | Railways{{Cite web | url=https://aitcofficial.org/ms-mamata-banerjee-resigns-from-lok-sabha/ | title=Ms. Mamata Banerjee resigns from Lok Sabha | website=All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Official |
| 3 | Dinesh Trivedi | Barrackpore | MoS | Health and Family Welfare | 28 May | ||
| 2009 | 12 July | ||||||
| 2011 | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | Railways{{Cite web | url=https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=73181®=3&lang=2 | title=Dinesh Trivedi is the New Union Railway Minister | website=Press Information Bureau, Government of India | language=en | access-date=2011-07-12 | 12 July |
| 2011 | |||||||
| 4 | Mukul Roy | Rajya Sabha | MoS | Shipping | 28 May | ||
| 2009 | 20 March | ||||||
| 2012 | |||||||
| Railways | 19 May | ||||||
| 2011 | 12 July | ||||||
| 2011 | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | Railways{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/mukul-roy-takes-over-as-the-new-railway-minister-96494-2012-03-19 | title=Mukul Roy takes over as the new Railway Minister | website=India Today | language=en | access-date=2012-03-20 | 20 March |
| 2012 | |||||||
| 5 | Saugata Roy | Dum Dum | MoS | Urban Development | 28 May | ||
| 2009 | |||||||
| 6 | Sisir Adhikari | Kanthi | Rural Development | ||||
| 7 | Sultan Ahmed | Uluberia | Tourism | ||||
| 8 | Choudhury Mohan Jatua | Mathurapur | Information and Broadcasting | ||||
| 9 | Sudip Bandyopadhyay | Kolkata Uttar | Health and Family Welfare | 12 July | |||
| 2011 | |||||||
| 10 | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury{{Cite web | url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/after-cabinet-reshuffle-new-ministers-from-west-bengal-launch-attack-on-mamata-banerjee-502972 | title=After Cabinet reshuffle, new ministers from West Bengal launch attack on Mamata Banerjee | website=NDTV | language=en | access-date=2012-10-28 | Baharampur |
| 11 | Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury | Maldaha Dakshin | Health and Family Welfare | ||||
| 12 | Deepa Dasmunsi | Raiganj | Urban Development |
Party wise lead
| Party | Assembly segments | Position in Assembly (as of 2011 election) | Trinamool Congress | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Indian National Congress | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Communist Party of India | All India Forward Bloc | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bahujan Samaj Party | Others | Total | 294 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress}}" | 135 | 184 | ||||||||||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" | 71 | 40 | ||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | 49 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}" | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Communist Party of India}}" | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| All India Forward Bloc}}" | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Bahujan Samaj Party}}" | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 |
Analysis
Assembly segments wise lead of Parties
| Party | Assembly segments | Constituencies | Position in Assembly (as of 2011 election) | Constituencies | INC + AITC | Left Front | Bharatiya Janata Party | Others | Total | 294 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Trinamool Congress}}" | 184 | 2 - Mathabhanga (SC), 8 - Natabari, 17 - Jalpaiguri (SC), 28 - Chopra, 29 - Islampur, 30 - Goalpokhar, 31 - Chakulia, 32 - Karandighi, 33 - Hemtabad (SC), 34 - Kaliaganj (SC), 35 - Raiganj, 36 - Itahar, 40 - Tapan (ST), 42 - Harirampur, 44 - Gazole (SC), 45 - Chanchal, 46 - Harischandrapur, 47 - Malatipur, 48 - Ratua, 50 - Maldaha (SC), 49 - Manikchak, 51 - Englishbazar, 52 - Mothabari, 53 - Sujapur, 54 - Baisnabnagar, 55 - Farakka, 56 - Samserganj, 57 - Suti, 58 - Jangipur, 59 - Raghunathganj, 60 - Sagardighi, 61 - Lalgola, 65 - Nabagram (SC), 66 - Khargram (SC), 67 - Burwan (SC), 68 - Kandi, 69 - Bharatpur, 70 - Rejinagar, 71 - Beldanga, 72 - Baharampur, 74 - Naoda, 62 - Bhagabangola, 63 - Raninagar, 64 - Murshidabad, 73 - Hariharpara, 75 - Domkal, 77 - Karimpur, 78 - Tehatta, 79 - Palashipara, 80 - Kaliganj, 81 - Nakashipara, 82 - Chapra, 83 - Krishnanagar Uttar, 85 - Krishnanagar Dakshin, 84 - Nabadwip, 86 - Santipur, 87 - Ranaghat Uttar paschim, 88 - Krishnaganj (SC), 89 - Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC), 90 - Ranaghat Dakshin (SC), 91 - Chakdaha, 93 - Haringhata (SC), 94 - Bagda (SC), 95 - Bangaon Uttar (SC), 96 - Bangaon Dakshin (SC), 97 - Gaighata (SC), 98 - Swarupnagar (SC), 102 - Amdanga, 104 - Naihati, 105 - Bhatpara, 106 - Jagatdal, 107 - Noapara, 109 - Khardaha, 111 - Panihati, 112 - Kamarhati, 114 - Dum dum, 117 - Rajarhat gopalpur, 100 - Habra, 101 - Ashoknagar, 115 - Rajarhat new town, 116 - Bidhannagar, 118 - Madhyamgram, 119 - Barasat, 120 - Deganga, 99 - Baduria, 121 - Haroa, 122 - Minakhan (SC), 123 - Sandeshkhali (ST), 124 - Basirhat Dakshin, 125 - Basirhat Uttar, 130 - Patharpratima, 131 - Kakdwip, 132 - Sagar, 133 - Kulpi, 134 - Raidighi, 135 - Mandirbazar (SC), 142 - Magrahat paschim, 143 - Diamond harbour, 144 - Falta, 145 - Satgachhia, 146 - Bishnupur (SC), 155 - Maheshtala, 156 - Budge budge, 157 - Metiaburuz, 137 - Baruipur Purba (SC), 140 - Baruipur paschim, 147 - Sonarpur Dakshin, 148 - Bhangar, 151 - Sonarpur Uttar, 149 - Kasba, 153 - Behala Purba, 154 - Behala paschim, 158 - Kolkata port, 159 - Bhabanipur, 160 - Rashbehari, 161 - Ballygunge, 162 - Chowrangee, 163 - Entally, 164 - Beleghata, 165 - Jorasanko, 166 - Shyampukur, 167 - Maniktola, 168 - Kashipur-belgachhia, 171 - Howrah madhya, 172 - Shibpur, 173 - Howrah Dakshin, 174 - Sankrail (SC), 175 - Panchla, 176 - Uluberia Purba, 177 - Uluberia Uttar (SC), 178 - Uluberia Dakshin, 179 - Shyampur, 180 - Bagnan, 181 - Amta, 182 - Udaynarayanpur, 183 - Jagatballavpur, 184 - Domjur, 185 - Uttarpara, 186 - Sreerampur, 187 - Champdani, 194 - Chanditala, 188 - Singur, 189 - Chandannagar, 190 - Chunchura, 191 - Balagarh (SC), 193 - Saptagram, 196 - Haripal, 203 - Tamluk, 204 - Panskura Purba, 206 - Moyna, 207 - Nandakumar, 208 - Mahishadal, 209 - Haldia (SC), 210 - Nandigram, 211 - Chandipur, 212 - Patashpur, 213 - Kanthi Uttar, 214 - Bhagabanpur, 215 - Khejuri (SC), 216 - Kanthi Dakshin, 217 - Ramnagar, 205 - Panskura paschim, 230 - Daspur, 218 - Egra, 224 - Kharagpur sadar, 236 - Medinipur, 239 - Balarampur, 240 - Baghmundi, 241 - Joypur, 242 - Purulia, 252 - Bankura, 264 - Kalna (SC), 268 - Purbasthali Dakshin, 270 - Katwa, 260 - Burdwan Dakshin, 281 - Asansol Uttar, 282 - Kulti, 283 - Barabani, 285 - Suri, 289 - Sainthia (SC), 291 - Rampurhat, 292 - Hansan, 293 - Nalhati, 294 - Murarai | 228 | ||||||||
| Left Front (West Bengal)}}" | 100 | 1 - Mekliganj (SC), 3 - Cooch behar Uttar (SC), 4 - Cooch behar Dakshin, 5 - Sitalkuchi (SC), 6 - Sitai (SC), 7 - Dinhata, 9 - Tufanganj, 10 - Kumargram (ST), 12 - Alipurduars, 13 - Falakata (SC), 21 - Nagrakata (ST), 15 - Dhupguri (SC), 16 - Maynaguri (SC), 18 - Rajganj (SC), 19 - Dabgram-phulbari, 20 - Mal (ST), 25 - Matigara-naxalbari (SC), 26 - Siliguri, 27 - Phansidewa (ST), 37 - Kushmandi (SC), 38 - Kumarganj, 39 - Balurghat, 41 - Gangarampur (SC), 43 - Habibpur (ST), 76 - Jalangi, 92 - Kalyani (SC), 103 - Bijpur, 108 - Barrackpur, 110 - Dum dum Uttar, 113 - Baranagar, 126 - Hingalganj (SC), 128 - Basanti (SC), 139 - Canning Purba, 150 - Jadavpur, 152 - Tollyganj, 169 - Bally, 170 - Howrah Uttar, 195 - Jangipara, 192 - Pandua, 197 - Dhanekhali (SC), 198 - Tarakeswar, 199 - Pursurah, 200 - Arambag (SC), 201 - Goghat (SC), 202 - Khanakul, 232 - Chandrakona (SC), 226 - Sabang, 227 - Pingla, 229 - Debra, 231 - Ghatal (SC), 235 - Keshpur (SC), 220 - Nayagram (ST), 221 - Gopiballavpur, 222 - Jhargram, 233 - Garbeta, 234 - Salboni, 237 - Binpur (ST), 238 - Bandwan (ST), 219 - Dantan, 223 - Keshiary (ST), 225 - Narayangarh, 228 - Kharagpur, 243 - Manbazar (ST), 244 - Kashipur, 245 - Para (SC), 246 - Raghunathpur (SC), 247 - Saltora (SC), 248 - Chhatna, 249 - Ranibandh (ST), 250 - Raipur (ST), 251 - Taldangra, 253 - Barjora, 254 - Onda, 255 - Bishnupur, 256 - Katulpur (SC), 257 - Indus (SC), 258 - Sonamukhi (SC), 259 - Khandaghosh (SC), 261 - Raina (SC), 262 - Jamalpur (SC), 265 - Memari, 269 - Purbasthali Uttar, 263 - Monteswar, 266 - Burdwan Uttar (SC), 267 - Bhatar, 274 - Galsi (SC), 276 - Durgapur Purba, 277 - Durgapur paschim, 275 - Pandabeswar, 278 - Raniganj, 279 - Jamuria, 280 - Asnsol Dakshin, 271 - Ketugram, 272 - Mangalkot, 273 - Ausgram (SC), 286 - Bolpur, 287 - Nanoor (SC), 288 - Labhpur, 290 - Mayureswar, 284 - Dubrajpur (SC) | 62 | 1 - Mekliganj (SC), 3 - Cooch behar Uttar (SC), 4 - Cooch behar Dakshin, 7 - Dinhata, 10 - Kumargram (ST), 14 - Madarihat, 15 - Dhupguri (SC), 16 - Maynaguri (SC), 20 - Mal (ST), 31 – Chakulia, 32 – Karandighi, 33 – Hemtabad, 37 - Kushmandi (SC), 43 - Habibpur (ST), 46 – Harishchandrapur, 47 – Malatipur, 56 – Samserganj, 62 – Bhagabangola, 65 – Nabagram, 69 – Bharatpur, 73 – Hariharpara, 75 – Domkal, 76 - Jalangi, 77 – Karimpur, 78 – Tehatta, 79 – Palashipara, 123 – Sandeshkhali (SC), 124 – Basirhat Dakshin, 125 – Basirhat Uttar, 126 - Hingalganj (SC), 128 - Basanti (SC), 129 – Kultali (SC), 139 - Canning Purba, 148 – Bhagrar, 192 - Pandua, 201 - Goghat (SC), 232 - Chandrakona (SC), 227 - Pingla, 235 - Keshpur (SC), 233 - Garbeta, 237 - Binpur (ST), 238 - Bandwan (ST), 219 - Dantan, 223 - Keshiary (ST), 225 - Narayangarh, 228 - Kharagpur, 241 – Joypur, 249 - Ranibandh (ST), 250 - Raipur (ST), 251 - Taldangra, 259 - Khandaghosh (SC), 261 - Raina (SC), 263 - Monteswar, 266 - Burdwan Uttar (SC), 274 - Galsi (SC), 275 - Pandabeswar, 279 - Jamuria, 272 - Mangalkot, 273 - Ausgram (SC), 284 - Dubrajpur (SC), 289 – Sainthia (SC), 290 - Mayureshwar | |||||||
| BJP}}" | 5 | 11 - Kalchini (ST), 14 - Madarihat (ST), 22 - Kalimpong, 23 - Darjeeling, 24 - Kurseong | 0 | NA | |||||||
| 5 | 127 - Gosaba (SC), 129 - Kultali (SC), 136 - Joynagar (SC), 138 - Canning paschim (SC), 141 - Magrahat Purba (SC) | 3 | 22 - Kalimpong, 23 - Darjeeling, 24 - Kurseong |
Postal Ballot wise lead of Parties
| Party | No. of Constituencies | All India Trinamool Congress | Left Front | Bharatiya Janata Party | Indian National Congress | Total | 42 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Trinamool Congress}}" | 2 | |||||||
| Left Front (West Bengal)}}" | 38 | |||||||
| BJP}}" | 1 | |||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | 1 |
References
References
- "State-Wise Position". Election Commission of India.
- [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/numbers-point-to-tough-fight-ahead-in-bengal-assembly-polls/articleshow/69490110.cms Lok Sabha results: Numbers point to tough fight ahead in West Bengal assembly polls]
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