Next West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

The Next West Bengal legislative assembly election is expected to be held in March–April 2026 to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1] Mamata Banerjee is the incumbent Chief Minister of West Bengal.[2][3][4][5][6]

Next West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election

← 2021 By March–April 2026 2031 →

All 294 elected seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
 
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Leader Mamata Banerjee Suvendu Adhikari Mohammed Salim
Party AITC BJP CPI(M)
Alliance NDA SDA
Leader since 1998 2020 2022
Leader's seat Bhabanipur Nandigram TBA
Last election 44.91%, 215 seats 38.15%, 77 seats 10.05%, 1 seat
Current seats 221 66 0
Seats needed Steady Increase 82 Increase 144

Map of the assembly constituencies in West Bengal

Incumbent Chief Minister

Mamata Banerjee
AITC



Schedule

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Poll Event Schedule
Notification Date TBD
Last Date for filing nomination TBD
Scrutiny of nomination TBD
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination TBD
Date of Poll TBD
Date of Counting of Votes TBD

Parties and Alliances

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  All India Trinamool Congress

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Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
All India Trinamool Congress       Mamata Banerjee TBD
Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party       Suvendu Adhikari TBD
Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Communist Party of India (Marxist)       TBD TBD
Indian National Congress       TBD TBD
Communist Party of India       TBD TBD
All India Forward Bloc       TBD TBD
Revolutionary Socialist Party       TBD TBD
Hamro Party       TBD TBD

Others

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Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Bangla Pokkho     TBD TBD

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Legislative Assemblies : Term of State/House". eci.gov.in.
  2. ^ "BJP hopeful of turnaround in Bengal in 2026 Assembly elections". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. ^ "'Govt change in Bengal possible only if BJP remains in power in Delhi… Poll a semi-final for 2026': Dilip Ghosh". The New Indian Express. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "'No room for complacency': TMC sets agenda for State poll". The Hindu. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ "West Bengal: Mamata cocks a snook at Modi, gets ready for strong showing in 2026 Assembly polls". Money Control. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ "TMC govt won't last till 2026 if BJP gets even one more seat than them in LS polls: Sukanta Majumdar". The Economic Times. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.