West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: the West Bengal state elections are going to be held in two phases on 23 April and 29 April 2026. Voters across the state will cast their votes on these two days to elect representatives for the 294 seats. The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unveiled the party's roadmap, emphasizing a "people-first" selection process which is flanked by National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
The 2026 elections Trinamool Congress (TMC) has dropped 74 sitting MLAs, making room for fresh faces and local leaders. Meanwhile, 135 veterans have been retained to provide the necessary experience to navigate what is expected to be a high-stakes contest.
The party has also solidified its alliance in the North, leaving three seats in the Darjeeling hills to the Anit Thapa-led Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM), ensuring a unified front against the opposition.
Full List of TMC Candidates 2026 for West Bengal Assembly Election Constituency-Wise
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: It is important to note that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has officially fielded candidates for 291 seats. The remaining 3 seats in the Darjeeling Hills (Darjeeling, Kurseong, and Kalimpong) are being contested by their ally, the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM), led by Anit Thapa.
The TMC has prioritized inclusivity in its 2026 candidate selection:
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Total Candidates: 291
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Women Candidates: 52
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SC/ST Representation: 95
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Minority Candidates: 47
Below is the full list of TMC candidates for the constituencies they are contesting, organized by district.
North Bengal (Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Dinajpur, Malda)
| AC No. | Constituency | Candidate Name |
| 1 | Mekliganj (SC) | Paresh Chandra Adhikary |
| 2 | Mathabhanga (SC) | Sablu Barman |
| 3 | Cooch Behar Uttar (SC) | Partha Pratim Roy |
| 4 | Cooch Behar Dakshin | Avijit Dey Bhowmik |
| 5 | Sitalkuchi (SC) | Harihar Das |
| 6 | Sitai (SC) | Sangita Roy Basunia |
| 7 | Dinhata | Udayan Guha |
| 8 | Natabari | Sailen Barman |
| 9 | Tufanganj | Shib Shankar Paul |
| 10 | Kumargram (ST) | Rajeev Tirkey |
| 11 | Kalchini (ST) | Birendra Bara |
| 12 | Alipurduars | Suman Kanjilal |
| 13 | Falakata (SC) | Subhash Chandra Roy |
| 14 | Madarihat (ST) | Jay Prakash Toppo |
| 15 | Dhupguri (SC) | Dr. Nirmal Chandra Roy |
| 16 | Maynaguri (SC) | Rammohan Roy |
| 17 | Jalpaiguri (SC) | Krishna Das |
| 18 | Rajganj (SC) | Swapna Barman |
| 19 | Dabgram-Phulbari | Ranjan Shil Sharma |
| 20 | Mal (ST) | Bulu Chik Baraik |
| 21 | Nagrakata (ST) | Sanjay Kujur |
| 25 | Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) | Sankar Malakar |
| 26 | Siliguri | Goutam Deb |
| 27 | Phansidewa (ST) | Reena Toppo Ekka |
| 28 | Chopra | Hamidul Rahaman |
| 29 | Islampur | Kanaia Lal Aggarwal |
| 30 | Goalpokhar | Md. Ghulam Rabbani |
| 31 | Chakulia | Minhajul Arfin Azad |
| 32 | Karandighi | Gautam Paul |
| 33 | Hemtabad (SC) | Satyajit Barman |
| 34 | Kaliaganj (SC) | Nitai Baishya |
| 35 | Raiganj | Krishna Kalyani |
| 36 | Itahar | Mosaraf Hussain |
| 37 | Kushmandi (SC) | Rekha Roy |
| 38 | Kumarganj | Toraf Hossain Mondal |
| 39 | Balurghat | Arpita Ghosh |
| 40 | Tapan (ST) | Chintamoni Biha |
| 41 | Gangarampur (SC) | Goutam Das |
| 42 | Harirampur | Biplab Mitra |
| 43 | Habibpur (ST) | Amal Kisku |
| 44 | Gazole (SC) | Prasenjit Das |
| 45 | Chanchal | Prasun Banerjee |
| 46 | Harishchandrapur | Md. Matebur Rahman |
| 47 | Malatipur | Abdur Rahim Boxi |
| 48 | Ratua | Samar Mukherjee |
| 49 | Manikchak | Kabita Mandal |
| 50 | Maldaha (SC) | Lipika Barman Ghosh |
| 51 | English Bazar | Asis Kundu |
| 52 | Mothabari | Md. Najrul Islam |
| 53 | Sujapur | Sabina Yeasmin |
| 54 | Baisnabnagar | Chandana Sarkar |
Central Bengal and Murshidabad
| AC No. | Constituency | Candidate Name |
| 55 | Farakka | Amirul Islam |
| 56 | Samsherganj | Nur Alam |
| 68 | Kandi | Apurba Sarkar (David) |
| 69 | Bharatpur | Mustafizur Rahaman (Sumon) |
| 70 | Rejinagar | Ataur Rahman |
| 71 | Beldanga | Rabiul Alam Chowdhury |
| 72 | Baharampur | Naru Gopal Mukherjee |
| 73 | Hariharpara | Niamot Sheikh |
| 74 | Naoda | Shahina Mumtaz |
| 75 | Domkal | Humayun Kabir (Ex-IPS) |
| 76 | Jalangi | Babar Ali |
South Bengal Strongholds (Kolkata, 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly)
| AC No. | Constituency | Candidate Name |
| 77 | Karimpur | Soham Chakraborty |
| 82 | Chapra | Jeber Sekh |
| 83 | Krishnanagar Uttar | Avinabha Bhattacharya |
| 99 | Baduria | Burhanul Mokaddin (Liton) |
| 100 | Habra | Jyotipriya Mallick (Balu) |
| 102 | Khardaha | Devdeep Purohit |
| 103 | Dum Dum Uttar | Chandrima Bhattacharya |
| 109 | Kamarhati | Madan Mitra |
| 113 | Baranagar | Sayantika Banerjee |
| 114 | Dum Dum | Bratya Basu |
| 115 | Rajarhat Newtown | Tapash Chatterjee |
| 116 | Bidhannagar | Sujit Bose |
| 158 | Kolkata Port | Firhad Hakim |
| 159 | Bhabanipur | Mamata Banerjee |
| 160 | Rashbehari | Debasish Kumar |
| 161 | Ballygunge | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay |
| 167 | Maniktala | Shreya Pandey |
| 186 | Bhangar | Saokat Molla |
| 187 | Kasba | Javed Ahmed Khan |
| 188 | Jadavpur | Debabrata Majumdar |
| 190 | Behala Purba | Subhasish Chakraborty |
| 191 | Behala Paschim | Ratna Chatterjee |
| 193 | Metiabruz | Abdul Khaleque Molla |
| 202 | Uluberia Purba | Ritabrata Banerjee |
| 210 | Nandigram | Pabitra Kar |
| 211 | Chandipur | Uttam Barik |
| 185 | Sonarpur Dakshin | Arundhuti Maitra (Lovely) |
Industrial Belt and Midnapore
| AC No. | Constituency | Candidate Name |
| 197 | Uttarpara | Sirsanya Bandopadhyay |
| 198 | Sreerampur | Tanmoy Ghosh |
| 201 | Singur | Becharam Manna |
| 202 | Chandannagar | Indranil Sen |
| 203 | Chunchura | Debangshu Bhattacharya |
| 216 | Kanthi Uttar | Debasis Bhunia (Lalu) |
| 220 | Ramnagar | Akhil Giri |
Note: on the "Hill" Seats: As mentioned, constituencies 22 (Kalimpong), 23 (Darjeeling), and 24 (Kurseong) will feature candidates from the BGPM alliance.
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