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href="/wiki/2004_Indian_general_election_in_West_Bengal" title="2004 Indian general election in West Bengal">2004</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>30 April, 7 May and 13 May</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2014_Indian_general_election_in_West_Bengal" title="2014 Indian general election in West Bengal">2014</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;width:40%; text-align:center;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_13th_Lok_Sabha#West_Bengal" title="List of members of the 13th Lok Sabha">outgoing members</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;width:40%; text-align:center;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_14th_Lok_Sabha#West_Bengal" title="List of members of the 14th Lok Sabha">elected members</a> →</div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr />All 42 West Bengal seats in the <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">81.42% (<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3.38 <a href="/wiki/Percentage_point" title="Percentage point">pp</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">First party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Second party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Third party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #04FF21;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 120px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -5px; width: 110px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mamata_banerjee_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Mamata banerjee (cropped).jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Mamata_banerjee_%28cropped%29.jpg/110px-Mamata_banerjee_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Mamata_banerjee_%28cropped%29.jpg/165px-Mamata_banerjee_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Mamata_banerjee_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Mamata_banerjee_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="461" data-file-height="524" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #cc0d0d;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 120px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -12px; width: 120px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Buddhadeb_Bhattacharjee_in_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Buddhadeb_Bhattacharjee_in_2009.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Buddhadeb_Bhattacharjee_in_2009.jpg/120px-Buddhadeb_Bhattacharjee_in_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Buddhadeb_Bhattacharjee_in_2009.jpg/180px-Buddhadeb_Bhattacharjee_in_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Buddhadeb_Bhattacharjee_in_2009.jpg/240px-Buddhadeb_Bhattacharjee_in_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="752" data-file-height="964" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #FF9933;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 110px; height: 120px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -10px; width: 120px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tathagata_Roy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Tathagata Roy.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Tathagata_Roy.jpg/120px-Tathagata_Roy.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Tathagata_Roy.jpg/180px-Tathagata_Roy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Tathagata_Roy.jpg/240px-Tathagata_Roy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="617" data-file-height="617" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Mamata_Banerjee" title="Mamata Banerjee">Mamata Banerjee</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Buddhadeb_Bhattacharya" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhadeb Bhattacharya">Buddhadeb Bhattacharya</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Tathagata_Roy" title="Tathagata Roy">Tathagata Roy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">AITC</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">CPI(M)</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Alliance </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/United_Progressive_Alliance" title="United Progressive Alliance">UPA</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/United_National_Progressive_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="United National Progressive Alliance">TF</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">NDA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader since </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1998 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2000 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2002 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader's seat </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Dakshin_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)">Kolkata Dakshin</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><i>Did not contest</i> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Uttar_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency">Kolkata Uttar</a> (<i>lost</i>) </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">21.04%, 1 seat </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">41.81%, 40 seats </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8.06%, 0 seat </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>19</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">9 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 18 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 17 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">13,321,553 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>14,144,667</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">3,513,121 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">31.2% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>33.1%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">10.16% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Alliance seats </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">26 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">15 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1 </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2009_Lok_Sabha_West_Bengal_Seatwise_Result_Map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/2009_Lok_Sabha_West_Bengal_Seatwise_Result_Map.svg/300px-2009_Lok_Sabha_West_Bengal_Seatwise_Result_Map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="360" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/2009_Lok_Sabha_West_Bengal_Seatwise_Result_Map.svg/450px-2009_Lok_Sabha_West_Bengal_Seatwise_Result_Map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/2009_Lok_Sabha_West_Bengal_Seatwise_Result_Map.svg/600px-2009_Lok_Sabha_West_Bengal_Seatwise_Result_Map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="756" /></a></span><div>Seatwise Result Map of the 2009 general election in West Bengal</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister</a> before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister</a></b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Indian general election, 2009 in West Bengal</b> were held for 42 seats with the state going to polls in the last three phases of the <a href="/wiki/2009_Indian_general_election" title="2009 Indian general election">general elections</a>. There was pre-poll alliance in the state between the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Trinamool_Congress" title="Trinamool Congress">Trinamool Congress</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Left_Front_(West_Bengal)" title="Left Front (West Bengal)">Left Front</a>. Indian National Congress contested on 14 seats across the state whereas the Trinamool Congress contested on 27 seats<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alliance_wise_result">Alliance wise result</h2></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#f00; color:white;">LF+ </th> <th style="background:#f00; color:white;">SEATS </th> <th>% </th> <th style="background:#66FF00; color:white;">UPA+ </th> <th style="background:#66FF00; color:white;">SEATS </th> <th>% </th> <th style="background:#f90; color:white;">NDA+ </th> <th style="background:#f90; color:white;">SEATS </th> <th>% </th> <th style="background:#848482; color:white;">OTHERS </th> <th style="background:#848482; color:white;">SEATS </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">CPIM</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>33.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">AITC</a> </td> <td>19 </td> <td>31.18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>6.14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">IND</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3.08 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">CPI</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3.6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>13.45 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Forward_Bloc" title="All India Forward Bloc">AIFB</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3.04 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Unity_Centre_of_India_(Communist)" title="Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)">SUCI(C)</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Socialist_Party_(India)" title="Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)">RSP</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3.56 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffe6e6;">TOTAL (2009) </td> <td style="background:#ffe6e6;">15 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9f9;">TOTAL (2009) </td> <td style="background:#9f9;">26 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#e6ffe6;">TOTAL (2009) </td> <td style="background:#e6ffe6;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#fff3e1;">TOTAL (2009) </td> <td style="background:#fff3e1;">0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffe6e6;">TOTAL (2004) </td> <td style="background:#ffe6e6;">35 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9f9;">TOTAL (2004) </td> <td style="background:#9f9;">6 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#e6ffe6;">TOTAL (2004) </td> <td style="background:#e6ffe6;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#fff3e1;">TOTAL (2004) </td> <td style="background:#fff3e1;">0 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elected_MPs">Elected MPs</h2></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>Turnout % </th> <th>Name of elected M.P. </th> <th colspan="2">Party affiliation </th> <th>Margin </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)">Cooch Behar</a> (SC) </td> <td>84.35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nripendra_Nath_Roy" title="Nripendra Nath Roy">Nripendra Nath Roy</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#ac1313; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Forward_Bloc" title="All India Forward Bloc">All India Forward Bloc</a> </td> <td>41,749 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alipurduars_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)">Alipurduars</a> (ST) </td> <td>75.96 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manohar_Tirkey" title="Manohar Tirkey">Manohar Tirkey</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#d84c4c; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Socialist_Party_(India)" title="Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)">Revolutionary Socialist Party</a> </td> <td>1,12,822 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)">Jalpaiguri</a> (SC) </td> <td>82.36 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahendra_Kumar_Roy_(Marxist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahendra Kumar Roy (Marxist)">Mahendra Kumar Roy</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#cc0d0d; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> </td> <td>88,371 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)">Darjeeling</a> </td> <td>79.51 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jaswant_Singh" title="Jaswant Singh">Jaswant Singh</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td>2,53,289 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raiganj_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)">Raiganj</a> </td> <td>81.05 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deepa_Dasmunsi" title="Deepa Dasmunsi">Deepa Dasmunsi</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>1,05,203 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Balurghat_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)">Balurghat</a> </td> <td>86.65 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prasanta_Kumar_Majumdar" title="Prasanta Kumar Majumdar">Prasanta Kumar Majumdar</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#FF4A4A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Socialist_Party_(India)" title="Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)">Revolutionary Socialist Party</a> </td> <td>5,005 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maldaha_Uttar_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)">Maldaha Uttar</a> </td> <td>83.69 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mausam_Noor" title="Mausam Noor">Mausam Noor</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>60,141 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maldaha_Dakshin_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)">Maldaha Dakshin</a> </td> <td>78.84 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abu_Hasem_Khan_Choudhury" title="Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury">Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>1,36,280 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jangipur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Jangipur</a> </td> <td>85.95 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>1,28,149 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baharampur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Baharampur</a> </td> <td>80.70 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adhir_Ranjan_Chowdhury" title="Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury">Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>1,86,977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murshidabad_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency)">Murshidabad</a> </td> <td>88.14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Mannan_Hossain" title="Abdul Mannan Hossain">Abdul Mannan Hossain</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>35,647 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Krishnanagar_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency)">Krishnanagar</a> </td> <td>85.50 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tapas_Paul" title="Tapas Paul">Tapas Paul</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#04FF21; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" rowspan="7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>77,386 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ranaghat_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency)">Ranaghat</a> (SC) </td> <td>86.30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sucharu_Ranjan_Haldar" title="Sucharu Ranjan Haldar">Sucharu Ranjan Haldar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>1,01,823 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bangaon_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)">Bangaon</a> (SC) </td> <td>86.47 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gobinda_Chandra_Naskar" title="Gobinda Chandra Naskar">Gobinda Chandra Naskar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>92,826 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barrackpore_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency)">Barrackpore</a> </td> <td>80.46 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dinesh_Trivedi" title="Dinesh Trivedi">Dinesh Trivedi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>56,024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dum_Dum_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)">Dum Dum</a> </td> <td>80.49 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saugata_Roy" title="Saugata Roy">Saugata Roy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>20,478 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barasat_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)">Barasat</a> </td> <td>83.60 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kakali_Ghosh_Dastidar" class="mw-redirect" title="Kakali Ghosh Dastidar">Kakali Ghosh Dastidar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>1,22,901 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Basirhat_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency)">Basirhat</a> </td> <td>86.62 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Haji_Nurul_Islam" title="Haji Nurul Islam">Haji Nurul Islam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>59,379 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jaynagar_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency)">Jaynagar</a> (SC) </td> <td>80.08 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tarun_Mondal" class="mw-redirect" title="Tarun Mondal">Tarun Mondal</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#FF0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Unity_Centre_of_India_(Communist)" title="Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)">Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)</a> </td> <td>53,705 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mathurapur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Mathurapur</a> (SC) </td> <td>85.45 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Choudhury_Mohan_Jatua" title="Choudhury Mohan Jatua">Choudhury Mohan Jatua</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#04FF21; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" rowspan="9"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>1,29,963 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Harbour_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency)">Diamond Harbour</a> </td> <td>80.94 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somendra_Nath_Mitra" class="mw-redirect" title="Somendra Nath Mitra">Somendra Nath Mitra</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>1,51,689 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jadavpur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Jadavpur</a> </td> <td>81.47 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kabir_Suman" title="Kabir Suman">Kabir Suman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>56,267 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Dakshin_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)">Kolkata Dakshin</a> </td> <td>66.90 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mamata_Banerjee" title="Mamata Banerjee">Mamata Banerjee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>2,19,571 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Uttar_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)">Kolkata Uttar</a> </td> <td>64.20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sudip_Bandyopadhyay" title="Sudip Bandyopadhyay">Sudip Bandyopadhyay</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>1,09,278 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Howrah_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)">Howrah</a> </td> <td>73.91 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ambica_Banerjee" title="Ambica Banerjee">Ambica Banerjee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>37,392 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uluberia_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Uluberia (Lok Sabha constituency)">Uluberia</a> </td> <td>80.68 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sultan_Ahmed_(Indian_politician)" title="Sultan Ahmed (Indian politician)">Sultan Ahmed</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>98,936 </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Srerampur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Srerampur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Srerampur</a> </td> <td>77.49 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kalyan_Banerjee_(politician)" title="Kalyan Banerjee (politician)">Kalyan Banerjee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>1,37,190 </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hooghly_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)">Hooghly</a> </td> <td>82.71 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ratna_De_(Nag)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ratna De (Nag)">Ratna De (Nag)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>81,523 </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arambagh_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency)">Arambagh</a> (SC) </td> <td>84.58 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sakti_Mohan_Malik" title="Sakti Mohan Malik">Sakti Mohan Malik</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#cc0d0d; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> </td> <td>2,01,558 </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamluk_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency)">Tamluk</a> </td> <td>90.32 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Suvendu_Adhikari" title="Suvendu Adhikari">Suvendu Adhikari</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#04FF21; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" rowspan="2"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>1,72,958 </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanthi_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency)">Kanthi</a> </td> <td>89.97 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sisir_Adhikari" title="Sisir Adhikari">Sisir Adhikari</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>1,29,103 </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ghatal_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency)">Ghatal</a> </td> <td>86.35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gurudas_Dasgupta" title="Gurudas Dasgupta">Gurudas Dasgupta</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#f50222; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">Communist Party of India</a> </td> <td>1,47,184 </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jhargram_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)">Jhargram</a> (ST) </td> <td>77.19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pulin_Bihari_Baske" title="Pulin Bihari Baske">Dr. Pulin Bihari Baske</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#cc0d0d; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" rowspan="2"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> </td> <td>2,92,345 </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medinipur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Medinipur</a> </td> <td>82.54 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prabodh_Panda" title="Prabodh Panda">Prabodh Panda</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">Communist Party of India</a> </td> <td>48,017 </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Purulia_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency)">Purulia</a> </td> <td>71.91 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Narahari_Mahato" title="Narahari Mahato">Narahari Mahato</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#ac1313; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Forward_Bloc" title="All India Forward Bloc">All India Forward Bloc</a> </td> <td>19,301 </td></tr> <tr> <td>36 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bankura_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency)">Bankura</a> </td> <td>77.64 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Acharia_Basudeb" class="mw-redirect" title="Acharia Basudeb">Acharia Basudeb</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#cc0d0d; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" rowspan="6"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> </td> <td>1,08,502 </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bishnupur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Bishnupur</a> (SC) </td> <td>85.16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Susmita_Bauri" title="Susmita Bauri">Susmita Bauri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> </td> <td>1,29,366 </td></tr> <tr> <td>38 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bardhaman_Purba_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency)">Bardhaman Purba</a> (SC) </td> <td>87.21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anup_Kumar_Saha" title="Anup Kumar Saha">Anup Kumar Saha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> </td> <td>59,419 </td></tr> <tr> <td>39 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bardhaman-Durgapur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Bardhaman-Durgapur</a> </td> <td>83.87 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saidul_Haque" class="mw-redirect" title="Saidul Haque">Saidul Haque</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> </td> <td>1,08,237 </td></tr> <tr> <td>40 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asansol_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)">Asansol</a> </td> <td>71.49 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bansa_Gopal_Chowdhury" title="Bansa Gopal Chowdhury">Bansa Gopal Chowdhury</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> </td> <td>72,956 </td></tr> <tr> <td>41 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolpur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Bolpur</a> (SC) </td> <td>82.49 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ram_Chandra_Dome" title="Ram Chandra Dome">Ram Chandra Dome</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> </td> <td>92,882 </td></tr> <tr> <td>42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birbhum_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency)">Birbhum</a> </td> <td>83.27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Satabdi_Roy" title="Satabdi Roy">Satabdi Roy</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#04FF21; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td>61,519 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Analysis">Analysis</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assembly_segments_wise_lead_of_Parties">Assembly segments wise lead of Parties</h3></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Assembly segments<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Constituencies </th> <th>Position in Assembly (as of 2011 election) </th> <th>Constituencies </th></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#04FF21"> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> + <a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">AITC</a> </th> <td>184 </td> <td>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 </td> <td>228 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF0000"> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Left_Front_(West_Bengal)" title="Left Front (West Bengal)">Left Front</a> </th> <td>100 </td> <td>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) </td> <td>62 </td> <td>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 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </th> <td>5 </td> <td>11 - Kalchini (ST), 14 - Madarihat (ST), 22 - Kalimpong, 23 - Darjeeling, 24 - Kurseong </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>NA</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FAF8FA"> </td> <th>Others </th> <td>5 </td> <td>127 - Gosaba (SC), 129 - Kultali (SC), 136 - Joynagar (SC), 138 - Canning paschim (SC), 141 - Magrahat Purba (SC) </td> <td>3 </td> <td>22 - Kalimpong, 23 - Darjeeling, 24 - Kurseong </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th colspan="4">294 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postal_Ballot_wise_lead_of_Parties">Postal Ballot wise lead of Parties</h3></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>No. of Constituencies </th></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#04FF21"> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF0000"> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Left_Front_(West_Bengal)" title="Left Front (West Bengal)">Left Front</a> </th> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th colspan="2">42 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading 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