The West Bengal political battle has taken off as the Bharat Janata Party (BJP) has released its complete list of candidates for the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The party is trying its best to defeat Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC). Here is all you need to know about the BJP candidates, constituencies, and some notable candidates to watch.
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: Schedule at a Glance
The Election Commission of India on 15 March 2026 published the schedule of the election of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The Election Commission estimates over 7 crore voters that can vote during the assembly elections. Wikipedia The West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 will be held in two installments on 23rd April and 29rd April 2026. The last nomination date of Phase 1 and Phase 2 was 6 April 2026 and 9 April 2026 respectively. On 4 May 2026, the vote will be counted. Voterlist
The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election on 15 March 2026. According to the Election Commission, over 7 crore voters are eligible to vote in the assembly elections.Wikipedia The West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 will be held in two phases on 23 April and 29 April 2026. The last date for filing nominations was 6 April 2026 for Phase 1 and 9 April 2026 for Phase 2. The counting of votes will take place on 4 May 2026.Voterlist
West Bengal has a total of 294 assembly constituencies. The three principal forces contesting the election are the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), the Indian National Congress (INC), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: BJP Candidate List
The Election Commission of India on 15 March 2026 published the schedule of the election of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 will be held in two installments on 23rd April and 29rd April 2026.
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On March 16, the BJP announced its list of 144 candidates, March 19 announced its list of 111 candidates, March 25, its list of 19 candidates and March 31, its list of 13 candidates. As the fifth list was released on 4 April 2026, the BJP announced that it will contest West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 with 292 candidates.
Here is the complete list of BJP candidates for West Bengal Assembly Election 2026:
| S.No | Assembly Constituency No. and Name | Name of Candidate |
| 1 | 3 Coochbehar Uttar (SC) | Shri Sukumar Roy |
| 2 | 5 Sitalkuchi (SC) | Smt. Savitri Barman |
| 3 | 7 Dinhata | Shri Ajay Roy |
| 4 | 9 Tufanganj | Smt. Malati Rava Roy |
| 5 | 10 Kumargram (ST) | Shri Manoj Kumar Oraon |
| 6 | 11 Kalchini (ST) | Shri Bishal Lama |
| 7 | 12 Alipurduars | Shri Paritosh Das |
| 8 | 13 Falakata (SC) | Shri Deepak Barman |
| 9 | 19 Dabgram-Phulbari | Smt. Sikha Chatterjee |
| 10 | 21 Nagrakata (ST) | Shri Puna Bhengra |
| 11 | 25 Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) | Shri Anandamay Barman |
| 12 | 26 Siliguri | Dr. Shankar Ghosh |
| 13 | 27 Phansidewa (ST) | Shri Durga Murmu |
| 14 | 30 Goalpokhar | Shri Sarjit Biswas |
| 15 | 31 Chakulia | Shri Manoj Jain |
| 16 | 32 Karandighi | Adv. Biraj Biswas |
| 17 | 34 Kaliaganj (SC) | Shri Utpal Maharaj |
| 18 | 35 Raiganj | Shri Kaushik Chowdhury |
| 19 | 37 Kushmandi (SC) | Shri Tapas Chandra Roy |
| 20 | 38 Kumarganj | Shri Suvendu Sarkar |
| 21 | 39 Balurghat | Shri Bidyut Roy |
| 22 | 40 Tapan (ST) | Shri Budhrai Tudu |
| 23 | 41 Gangarampur (SC) | Shri Satyendra Nath Rai |
| 24 | 42 Harirampur | Shri Debabrata Majumder |
| 25 | 43 Habibpur (ST) | Shri Joyel Murmu |
| 26 | 44 Gazole (SC) | Shri Chinmoy Deb Barman |
| 27 | 45 Chanchal | Shri Ratan Das |
| 28 | 47 Malatipur | Shri Ashish Das |
| 29 | 48 Ratua | Shri Abhishek Singhania |
| 30 | 49 Manikchak | Shri Gaur Chandra Mandal |
| 31 | 50 Maldaha (SC) | Shri Gopal Chandra Saha |
| 32 | 52 Mothabari | Shri Nibaran Ghosh |
| 33 | 53 Sujapur | Shri Abhiraj Chaudhary |
| 34 | 57 Suti | Shri Mahabir Ghosh |
| 35 | 59 Raghunathganj | Shri Surjit Poddar |
| 36 | 61 Lalgola | Shri Amar Kumar Das |
| 37 | 62 Bhagawangola | Shri Bhaskar Sarkar |
| 38 | 64 Murshidabad | Shri Gouri Sankar Ghosh |
| 39 | 70 Rejinagar | Shri Bapan Ghosh |
| 40 | 71 Beldanga | Shri Bharat Kumar Jhawar |
| 41 | 72 Baharampur | Shri Subrata Maitra |
| 42 | 73 Hariharpara | Shri Tanmoy Biswas |
| 43 | 74 Nowda | Shri Rana Mandal |
| 44 | 75 Domkal | Shri Nanda Dulal Pal |
| 45 | 76 Jalangi | Shri Naba Kumar Sarkar |
| 46 | 77 Karimpur | Shri Samarendranath Ghosh |
| 47 | 79 Palashipara | Smt. Anima Dutta |
| 48 | 80 Kaliganj | Shri Bapan Ghosh |
| 49 | 87 Ranaghat Uttar Paschim | Shri Parthasarathi Chatterjee |
| 50 | 89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) | Shri Ashim Biswas |
| 51 | 91 Chakdaha | Shri Bankim Chandra Ghosh |
| 52 | 93 Haringhata (SC) | Shri Asim Kumar Sarkar |
| 53 | 99 Baduria | Shri Sukriti Sarkar |
| 54 | 102 Amdanga | Shri Arindam Dey |
| 55 | 104 Naihati | Shri Sumitro Chaterjee |
| 56 | 105 Bhatpara | Shri Pawan Kumar Singh |
| 57 | 113 Baranagar | Shri Sajal Ghosh |
| 58 | 120 Deganga | Shri Tarun Kanti Ghosh |
| 59 | 125 Basirhat Uttar | Shri Kaushik Sidharth |
| 60 | 128 Basanti (SC) | Shri Bikash Sardar |
| 61 | 129 Kultali (SC) | Sushri Madhabi Mahalder |
| 62 | 130 Patharप्रतिमा | Shri Asit Kumar Haldar |
| 63 | 131 Kakdwip | Shri Deepankar Jana |
| 64 | 134 Raidighi | Shri Palash Rana |
| 65 | 139 Canning Purba | Shri Ashim Sapui |
| 66 | 143 Diamond Harbour | Shri Dipak Kumar Halder |
| 67 | 146 Bishnupur (SC) | Shri Abhijit Sardar |
| 68 | 156 Budge Budge | Dr. Tarun Kumar Adak |
| 69 | 157 Metiaburuz | Shri Veer Bahadur Singh |
| 70 | 159 Bhabanipur | Shri Suvendu Adhikari |
| 71 | 160 Rashbehari | Shri Swapan Das Gupta |
| 72 | 170 Howrah Uttar | Shri Umesh Rai |
| 73 | 172 Shibpur | Shri Rudranil Ghosh |
| 74 | 178 Uluberia Dakshin | Swami Mangalanand Puri Maharaj |
| 75 | 181 Amta | Shri Amit Samanta |
| 76 | 184 Domjur | Shri Gobinda Hazra |
| 77 | 193 Saptagram | Shri Swaraj Ghosh |
| 78 | 198 Tarakeswar | Shri Santu Pan |
| 79 | 199 Pursurah | Shri Biman Ghosh |
| 80 | 200 Arambag (SC) | Shri Hemanta Bag |
| 81 | 201 Goghat (SC) | Shri Prashanta Dighar |
| 82 | 202 Khanakul | Shri Susanta Ghosh |
| 83 | 204 Panskura Purba | Shri Subrata Maity |
| 84 | 205 Panskura Paschim | Shri Sintu Senapati |
| 85 | 206 Moyna | Shri Ashok Dinda |
| 86 | 208 Mahisadal | Shri Subhash Panja |
| 87 | 209 Haldia (SC) | Shri Pradip Kumar Bijoli |
| 88 | 210 Nandigram | Shri Suvendu Adhikari |
| 89 | 212 Patashpur | Shri Tapan Maity |
| 90 | 213 Kanthi Uttar | Smt. Sumita Sinha |
| 91 | 216 Kanthi Dakshin | Shri Arup Kumar Das |
| 92 | 217 Ramnagar | Shri Chandra Sekhar Mondal |
| 93 | 219 Dantan | Shri Ajit Kumar Jana |
| 94 | 220 Nayagram (ST) | Shri Amiya Kisku |
| 95 | 221 Gopiballavpur | Shri Rajesh Mahto |
| 96 | 222 Jhargram | Shri Lakshmikant Sahu |
| 97 | 223 Keshiary (ST) | Shri Bhadra Hembrem |
| 98 | 224 Kharagpur Sadar | Shri Dilip Ghosh |
| 99 | 225 Narayangarh | Shri Rama Prasad Giri |
| 100 | 226 Sabang | Shri Amal Panda |
| 101 | 228 Kharagpur | Shri Tapan Bhuya |
| 102 | 229 Debra | Shri Shubhashish Om |
| 103 | 230 Daspur | Shri Tapan Dutta |
| 104 | 231 Ghatal (SC) | Shri Sital Kapat |
| 105 | 232 Chandrakona (SC) | Shri Sukanta Dolui |
| 106 | 234 Salboni | Shri Biman Mahto |
| 107 | 235 Keshpur (SC) | Shri Suvendu Samanta |
| 108 | 237 Binpur (ST) | Dr. Pranat Tudu |
| 109 | 238 Bandwan (ST) | Shri Labsen Baske |
| 110 | 239 Balarampur | Shri Jaladhar Mahto |
| 111 | 243 Manbazar (ST) | Smt. Moyna Murmu |
| 112 | 244 Kashipur | Shri Kamalkanta Hansda |
| 113 | 245 Para (SC) | Shri Nadiar Chand Bauri |
| 114 | 246 Raghunathpur (SC) | Smt. Mamoni Bauri |
| 115 | 247 Saltora (SC) | Smt. Chandana Bauri |
| 116 | 248 Chhatna | Shri Satyanarayan Mukhopadhyay |
| 117 | 249 Ranibandh (ST) | Shri Kshudiram Tudu |
| 118 | 250 Raipur (ST) | Shri Kshetra Mohan Hansda |
| 119 | 251 Taldangra | Shri Souvik Patra |
| 120 | 253 Barjora | Shri Billeshwar Singha |
| 121 | 254 Onda | Shri Amarnath Shakha |
| 122 | 256 Katulpur (SC) | Shri Laxmikanta Majumdar |
| 123 | 257 Indus (SC) | Shri Nirmal Kumar Dhara |
| 124 | 258 Sonamukhi (SC) | Shri Dibakar Gharami |
| 125 | 261 Raina (SC) | Shri Subhash Patra |
| 126 | 262 Jamalpur (SC) | Shri Arun Halder |
| 127 | 263 Monteswar | Shri Saikat Panja |
| 128 | 266 Bardhaman Uttar (SC) | Shri Sanjay Das |
| 129 | 267 Bhatar | Shri Soumen Karfa |
| 130 | 271 Ketugram | Shri Anadi Ghosh (Mathura) |
| 131 | 273 Ausgram (SC) | Smt. Kalita Maji |
| 132 | 275 Pandabeswar | Shri Jitendra Kumar Tewari |
| 133 | 276 Durgapur Purba | Shri Chandra Shekhar Banerjee |
| 134 | 277 Durgapur Paschim | Shri Lakshman Chandra Ghorui |
| 135 | 279 Jamuria | Dr. Bijan Mukherjee |
| 136 | 280 Asansol Dakshin | Smt. Agnimitra Paul |
| 137 | 281 Asansol Uttar | Shri Krishnendu Mukherjee |
| 138 | 282 Kulti | Shri Ajay Kumar Poddar |
| 139 | 284 Dubrajpur (SC) | Shri Anup Kumar Saha |
| 140 | 285 Suri | Shri Jagannath Chattopadhyay |
| 141 | 286 Bolpur | Shri Dilip Kumar Ghosh |
| 142 | 287 Nanoor (SC) | Shri Khokan Das |
| 143 | 290 Mayureswar | Shri Dudh Kumar Mondal |
| 144 | 292 Hansan | Shri Nikhil Banerjee |
| 145 | 1 Mekliganj (SC) | Shri Dadhiram Roy |
| 146 | 2 Mathabhanga (SC) | Shri Nisith Pramanik |
| 147 | 14 Madarihat (ST) | Shri Lakshman Limbu |
| 148 | 15 Dhupguri (SC) | Shri Naresh Chandra Roy |
| 149 | 16 Maynaguri (SC) | Shri Kaushik Roy |
| 150 | 17 Jalpaiguri (SC) | Shri Ananta Deb Adhikary |
| 151 | 20 Mal (ST) | Shri Sukra Munda |
| 152 | 22 Kalimpong | Shri Bharat Chetri |
| 153 | 23 Darjeeling | Shri Noman Rai |
| 154 | 24 Kurseong | Shri Sonam Lama |
| 155 | 28 Chopra | Shri Shankar Adhikari |
| 156 | 36 Itahar | Smt. Sabita Barman |
| 157 | 46 Harishchandrapur | Shri Ratan Das |
| 158 | 54 Baishnabnagar | Shri Raju Karmakar |
| 159 | 55 Farakka | Shri Sunil Chowdhury |
| 160 | 56 Samserganj | Shri Shashthi Charan Ghosh |
| 161 | 58 Jangipur | Adv. Chitto Mukherjee |
| 162 | 60 Sagardighi | Shri Tapas Chakraborty |
| 163 | 63 Raninagar | Shri Rana Pratap Singh Roy |
| 164 | 65 Nabagram (SC) | Shri दिलीप साहा (Dilip Saha) |
| 165 | 66 Khargram (SC) | Smt. Mitali Mal |
| 166 | 67 Burwan (SC) | Shri Sukhen Kumar Bagdi |
| 167 | 68 Kandi | Smt. Gargi Das Ghosh |
| 168 | 69 Bharatpur | Smt. Anamika Ghosh |
| 169 | 78 Tehatta | Shri Subrata Kabiraj |
| 170 | 81 Nakashipara | Shri Shantanu Dey |
| 171 | 82 Chapra | Shri Saikat Sarkar |
| 172 | 84 Nabadwip | Shri Sruti Sekhar Goswami |
| 173 | 85 Krishnanagar Dakshin | Shri Sadhan Ghosh |
| 174 | 88 Krishnaganj (SC) | Shri Sukanta Biswas |
| 175 | 90 Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) | Dr. Ashim Kumar Biswas |
| 176 | 95 Bongaon Uttar (SC) | Shri Ashok Kirtania |
| 177 | 96 Bongaon Dakshin (SC) | Shri Swapan Majumder |
| 178 | 97 Gaighata (SC) | Shri Subrata Thakur |
| 179 | 98 Swarupnagar (SC) | Shri Tarak Saha |
| 180 | 100 Habra | Shri Debdas Mandal |
| 181 | 101 Ashoknagar | Dr. Somoy Hira |
| 182 | 103 Bijpur | Shri Sudipta Das |
| 183 | 106 Jagatdal | Dr. Rajesh Kumar, IPS |
| 184 | 107 Noapara | Shri Arjun Singh |
| 185 | 108 Barrackpur | Shri Koustav Bagchi |
| 186 | 109 Khardaha | Dr. Kalyan Chakraborty |
| 187 | 112 Kamarhati | Shri Arup Choudhury |
| 188 | 114 Dum Dum | Adv. Arijit Bakshi |
| 189 | 115 Rajarhat New Town | Shri Piyush Kanodia |
| 190 | 116 Bidhannagar | Dr. Sharadwat Mukhopadhyay |
| 191 | 117 Rajarhat Gopalpur | Shri Tarun Jyoti Tiwari |
| 192 | 119 Barasat | Shri Sankar Chatterjee |
| 193 | 121 Haroa | Shri Bhaskar Mondal |
| 194 | 122 Minakhan (SC) | Shri Rudrendra Patra |
| 195 | 123 Sandeshkhali (ST) | Shri Sanat Sardar |
| 196 | 124 Basirhat Dakshin | Dr. Suraj (Shourya) Banerjee |
| 197 | 126 Hingalganj (SC) | Smt. Rekha Patra |
| 198 | 127 Gosaba (SC) | Shri Vikarno Naskar |
| 199 | 132 Sagar | Shri Sumanta Mandal |
| 200 | 133 Kulpi | Shri Abni Naskar |
| 201 | 135 Mandirbazar (SC) | Smt. Mallika Paik |
| 202 | 136 Jaynagar (SC) | Shri Alok Halder |
| 203 | 137 Baruipur Purba (SC) | Smt. Tumpa Sardar |
| 204 | 138 Canning Paschim (SC) | Shri Prasanta Bayen |
| 205 | 140 Baruipur Paschim | Shri Biswajit Paul |
| 206 | 142 Magrahat Paschim | Shri Gour Sundar Ghosh |
| 207 | 145 Satgachhia | Shri Agniswar Naskar |
| 208 | 147 Sonarpur Dakshin | Smt. Roopa Ganguly |
| 209 | 148 Bhangar | Shri Jayanta Gayen |
| 210 | 149 Kasba | Shri Sandeep Banerjee |
| 211 | 150 Jadavpur | Smt. Sarbori Mukherjee |
| 212 | 152 Tollygang | Smt. Papiya (Dey) Adhikari |
| 213 | 153 Behala Purba | Shri Shankar Sikdar |
| 214 | 154 Behala Paschim | Dr. Indranil Khan |
| 215 | 155 Maheshtala | Shri Tamanath Bhowmik |
| 216 | 161 Ballyganj | Dr. Shatrupa |
| 217 | 163 Entally | Smt. Priyanka Tibrewal |
| 218 | 164 Beleghata | Dr. Partha Choudhary |
| 219 | 165 Jorasanko | Shri Vijay Ojha |
| 220 | 166 Shyampukur | Smt. Poornima Chakraborty |
| 221 | 167 Maniktala | Shri Tapas Roy |
| 222 | 168 Kashipur-Belgachhia | Shri Ritesh Tiwari |
| 223 | 169 Bally | Shri Sanjay Singh |
| 224 | 174 Sankrail (SC) | Smt. Barnali Dhali |
| 225 | 177 Uluberia Uttar (SC) | Shri Chiran Bera |
| 226 | 179 Shyampur | Dr. Hiranmoy Chattopadhyay |
| 227 | 180 Bagnan | Shri Premangshu Rana |
| 228 | 182 Udaynarayanpur | Shri Prabhakar Pandit |
| 229 | 183 Jagatballavpur | Shri Anupam Ghosh |
| 230 | 186 Sreerampur | Shri Bhaskar Bhattacharya |
| 231 | 187 Champdani | Shri Dilip Singh |
| 232 | 191 Balagarh (SC) | Smt. Sumana Sarkar |
| 233 | 192 Pandua | Shri Tushar Kumar Majumdar |
| 234 | 194 Chanditala | Shri Debasish Mukherjee |
| 235 | 195 Jangipara | Shri Prasenjit Bag |
| 236 | 197 Dhanekhali (SC) | Smt. Barnali Das |
| 237 | 207 Nandakumar | Shri Nirmal Khanra |
| 238 | 214 Bhagabanpur | Shri Santanu Pramanik |
| 239 | 215 Khejuri (SC) | Shri Subrata Paik |
| 240 | 218 Egra | Shri Dibendu Adhikari |
| 241 | 227 Pingla | Smt. Swagata Manna |
| 242 | 240 Baghmundi | Shri Rahidas Mahato |
| 243 | 242 Purulia | Shri Sudip Kumar Mukherjee |
| 244 | 252 Bankura | Shri Niladri Shekhar Dana |
| 245 | 255 Bishnupur | Smt. Shukla Chatterjee |
| 246 | 259 Khandaghosh (SC) | Shri Gautam Dhara |
| 247 | 260 Bardhaman Dakshin | Smt. Moumita Biswas Misra |
| 248 | 264 Kalna (SC) | Shri Siddharth Majumdar |
| 249 | 269 Purbasthali Uttar | Shri Gopal Chattopadhayay |
| 250 | 272 Mangalkot | Shri Shishir Ghosh |
| 251 | 274 Galsi (SC) | Shri Raju Patra |
| 252 | 278 Raniganj | Adv. Partho Ghosh |
| 253 | 288 Labpur | Shri Debasis Ojha |
| 254 | 291 Rampurhat | Shri Dhruba Saha |
| 255 | 294 Murarai | Smt. Rinki Ghosh |
| 256 | 4 Coochbehar Dakshin | Shri Rathindra Nath Bose |
| 257 | 18 Rajganj (SC) | Shri Dinesh Sarkar (Haradhan Sarkar) |
| 258 | 29 Islampur | Shri Chitrajit Roy |
| 259 | 33 Hemtabad (SC) | Shri Haripada Barman |
| 260 | 51 English Bazar | Shri Amlan Bhaduri |
| 261 | 86 Santipur | Shri Swapan Das |
| 262 | 111 Panihati | Smt. Ratna Debnath |
| 263 | 171 Howrah Madhya | Shri Biplab Mandal |
| 264 | 185 Uttarpara | Shri Dipanjan Chakraborty |
| 265 | 188 Singur | Dr. Arup Kumar Das |
| 266 | 189 Chandannagar | Shri Deepanjan Kumar Guha |
| 267 | 190 Chunchura | Shri Subir Nag |
| 268 | 196 Haripal | Smt. Madhumita Ghosh |
| 269 | 203 Tamluk | Dr. Hare Krishna Bera |
| 270 | 236 Medinipur | Dr. Sankar Guchhait |
| 271 | 268 Purbasthali Dakshin | Shri Prankrishna Tapadar |
| 272 | 270 Katwa | Shri Krishna Ghosh |
| 273 | 289 Sainthia (SC) | Shri Krishna Kant Saha |
| 274 | 293 Nalhati | Shri Anil Singh |
| 275 | 6 Sitai (SC) | Shri Ashutosh Barma |
| 276 | 8 Natabari | Shri Girija Shankar Roy |
| 277 | 94 Bagda (SC) | Smt. Soma Thakur |
| 278 | 141 Magrahat Purba (SC) | Shri Uttam Kumar Banik |
| 279 | 144 Falta | Shri Debangshu Panda |
| 280 | 151 Sonarpur Uttar | Shri Debashish Dhar |
| 281 | 162 Chowrangee | Shri Santosh Pathak |
| 282 | 173 Howrah Dakshin | Shri Shyamal Hati |
| 283 | 175 Panchla | Shri Ranjan Kumar Paul |
| 284 | 211 Chandipur | Dr. Piyush Kanti Das |
| 285 | 233 Garbeta | Shri Pradeep Lodha |
| 286 | 265 Memari | Shri Manav Guha |
| 287 | 283 Barabani | Shri Arijit Roy |
| 288 | 83 Krishnanagar Uttar | Shri Taraknath Chatterjee |
| 289 | 92 Kalyani (SC) | Shri Anupam Biswas |
| 290 | 110 Dum Dum Uttar | Shri Saurav Sikdar |
| 291 | 118 Madhyamgram | Shri Anindya Raju Banerjee |
| 292 | 176 Uluberia Purba | Shri Rudraprasad Banerjee |
The West Bengal Assembly Election of 2026 is now on the path of becoming an important political event in the history of the state. The BJP, with 292 declared candidates has put on the ballot of experienced politicians, former bureaucrats, celebrities, and grass-root workers. The focus has now shifted onto the ballot boxes of 23 and 29 April and the ultimate decision by 4 May 2026.
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