# Elections in West Bengal

Elections in West Bengal, a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of West Bengal creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.

## Lok Sabha elections

General election results in West Bengal (Loksabha) :
| 2004 election | 2009 election | 2014 election | 2019 election | 2024 election |
| Lok Sabha | Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | 3rd Party | 4th Party | Others | Total Seats |
| 1st Lok Sabha | 1951-52 | INC 24 | CPI 5 | RSP 2 | BJS 2 | HMS 1 | 34 |
| 2nd Lok Sabha | 1957 | INC 23 | CPI 6 | MFB 2 | PSP 2 | Ind 3 | 36 |
| 3rd Lok Sabha | 1962 | INC 22 | CPI 9 | AIFB 1 | RSP 1 | LSS 1, Ind 2 | 36 |
| 4th Lok Sabha | 1967 | INC 14 | CPI(M) 5 | CPI 5 | BAC 5 | AIFB 2, PSP 1, SSP 1, Ind 7 | 40 |
| 5th Lok Sabha | 1971 | CPI(M) 20 | INC 13 | CPI 3 | RSP 1 | BAC 1, PSP 1, Ind 1 | 40 |
| 6th Lok Sabha | 1977 | CPI(M) 17 | BLD 15 | INC 3 | RSP 3 | AIFB 3, Ind 1 | 42 |
| 7th Lok Sabha | 1980 | CPI(M) 28 | RSP 4 | INC 4 | CPI 3 | AIFB 3 | 42 |
| 8th Lok Sabha | 1984 | CPI(M) 18 | INC 16 | RSP 3 | CPI 3 | AIFB 2 | 42 |
| 9th Lok Sabha | 1989 | CPI(M) 27 | RSP 4 | INC 4 | CPI 3 | AIFB 3, GNLF 1 | 42 |
| 10th Lok Sabha | 1991 | CPI(M) 27 | INC 5 | RSP 4 | CPI 3 | AIFB 3 | 42 |
| 11th Lok Sabha | 1996 | CPI(M) 23 | INC 9 | RSP 4 | CPI 3 | AIFB 3 | 42 |
| 12th Lok Sabha | 1998 | CPI(M) 24 | AITC 7 | RSP 4 | CPI 3 | AIFB 2, INC 1, BJP 1 | 42 |
| 13th Lok Sabha | 1999 | CPI(M) 21 | AITC 8 | CPI 3 | INC 3 | RSP 3, AIFB 2, BJP 2 | 42 |
| 14th Lok Sabha | 2004 | CPI(M) 26 | INC 6 | CPI 3 | AIFB 3 | RSP 3, AITC 1 | 42 |
| 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 | AITC 19 | CPI(M) 9 | INC 6 | CPI 2 | AIFB 2, RSP 2, BJP 1, SUCI (C) 1 | 42 |
| 16th Lok Sabha | 2014 | AITC 34 | INC 4 | CPI(M) 2 | BJP 2 | | 42 |
| 17th Lok Sabha | 2019 | AITC 22 | BJP 18 | INC 2 | | | 42 |
| 18th Lok Sabha | 2024 | AITC 29 | BJP 12 | INC 1 | | | 42 |

## Assembly elections

Legislative Assembly election results :
| 2006 election | 2011 election | 2016 election | 2021 election |
| Election Year | 1st Party | 1st Party | 1st Party | 2nd Party | 2nd Party | 2nd Party | 3rd Party | 3rd Party | 3rd Party | 4th Party | 4th Party | 4th Party | Others | Total Seats |
| Election Year | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Others | Total Seats |
| 1952 | | INC | 150 | | CPI | 28 | | KMPP | 15 | | AIFB | 11 | 34 | 238 |
| 1957 | | INC | 152 | | CPI | 46 | | PSP | 21 | | AIFB | 8 | 25 | 252 |
| 1962 | | INC | 157 | | CPI | 50 | | AIFB | 13 | | RSP | 9 | 23 | 252 |
| 1967 | | INC | 127 | | CPI(M) | 43 | | BC | 34 | | CPI | 16 | 60 | 280 |
| 1969 | | CPI(M) | 80 | | INC | 55 | | BC | 33 | | CPI | 30 | 82 | 280 |
| 1971 | | CPI(M) | 113 | | INC(R) | 105 | | CPI | 13 | | SUCI | 7 | 56 | 294 |
| 1972 | | INC(R) | 216 | | CPI | 35 | | CPI(M) | 14 | | RSP | 3 | 26 | 294 |
| 1977 | | CPI(M) | 178 | | JP | 29 | | AIFB | 25 | | INC(R) | 20 | 42 | 294 |
| 1982 | | CPI(M) | 174 | | INC(I) | 49 | | AIFB | 28 | | RSP | 19 | 24 | 294 |
| 1987 | | CPI(M) | 187 | | INC(I) | 40 | | AIFB | 26 | | RSP | 18 | 23 | 294 |
| 1991 | | CPI(M) | 182 | | INC | 43 | | AIFB | 29 | | RSP | 18 | 22 | 294 |
| 1996 | | CPI(M) | 153 | | INC | 82 | | AIFB | 21 | | RSP | 18 | 20 | 294 |
| 2001 | | CPI(M) | 143 | | AITC | 60 | | INC | 26 | | AIFB | 25 | 40 | 294 |
| 2006 | | CPI(M) | 176 | | AITC | 30 | | AIFB | 23 | | INC | 21 | 44 | 294 |
| 2011 | | AITC | 184 | | INC | 42 | | CPI(M) | 40 | | AIFB | 11 | 17 | 294 |
| 2016 | | AITC | 211 | | INC | 44 | | CPI(M) | 26 | | BJP | 3 | 10 | 294 |
| 2021 | | AITC | 215 | | BJP | 77 | | ISF | 1 | | GJM | 1 | 0 | 294 |
| Year | Election | Chief Minister | Winning Party/Coalition |
| 1952 | 1st Assembly | Bidhan Chandra Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | 2nd Assembly | Bidhan Chandra Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | 3rd Assembly | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | 4th Assembly | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | Bangla Congress |
| 1967 | 4th Assembly | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | Independent |
| 1969 | 5th Assembly | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | Bangla Congress |
| 1971 | 6th Assembly | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | 7th Assembly | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | 8th Assembly | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | 9th Assembly | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | 10th Assembly | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | 11th Assembly | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | 12th Assembly | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | 13th Assembly | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | 14th Assembly | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | 15th Assembly | Mamata Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | 16th Assembly | Mamata Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | 17th Assembly | Mamata Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2026 | 18th Assembly | | |
* ↑ Part of the United Front till November 1967.
* ↑ Part of the Progressive Democratic Front led by INC from November 1967.