This time a big political change has been seen in the results of West Bengal Assembly elections. The biggest setback has been suffered by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has lost from Bhawanipur seat against Leader of Opposition Subhendu Adhikari by 15,501 votes. According to the Election Commission, Subhendu Adhikari got 73,917 votes, while Mamata Banerjee got 58,801 votes. Earlier in 2021 also, Mamata Banerjee had lost to Shubhendu Adhikari on Nandigram seat by about 1,500 votes. Thus, this is the second consecutive time that he has faced defeat from his former ally.

This result is part of a larger wave in which the Bharatiya Janata Party has performed strongly across the state. During this period, many big leaders and ministers of Trinamool Congress also lost the elections. Minister of State for Finance Chandrima Bhattacharya lost from Dumdum North by about 16,000 votes. Debashish Kumar lost from Rash Behari by 21,000 votes and Education Minister Bratya Basu lost from Dumdum by more than 25,000 votes. Jyotipriya Mallik lost in Habra by more than 31,000 votes. Shashi Panja from Shyampukur and Arup Biswas from Tollygunge also could not save their seats.

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Trinamool suffered big loss

Trinamool suffered big losses in other areas also. Agriculture Minister Becharam Manna lost from Singur by more than 21,000 votes. Indranil Sen from Chandannagar and Manas Bhuiyan from Sabang also lost the election. Paresh Chandra Adhikari, who was embroiled in the teacher recruitment case, also had to face defeat by about 30,000 votes. Sujit Basu lost from Bidhannagar by 37,000 votes, while Gautam Deb lost from Siliguri by more than 73,000 votes. Shaukat Mollah, considered close to Mamata Banerjee, was defeated by ISF’s Naushad Siddiqui by more than 32,000 votes from Bhangar seat. The defeat of Udayan Guha from Dinhata, Sabyasachi Dutta from Barasat and Minister Malay Ghatak from Asansol North also clearly shows that this time the voters have taken a big decision.

Record turnout in elections

This election was considered very important for Mamata Banerjee. After being in power for 15 years, this election was a big test of his leadership. If she had won, her position in future politics would have been stronger, but this time she had to face many challenges, such as allegations of corruption, recruitment scams and public resentment. There are a total of 294 seats in the state and tough competition was seen on many seats. Seats like Bhawanipur, Nandigram, Tollygunge, Dinhata, Singur, Bhangar, Kharagpur, Siliguri, Barrackpur and Rash Behari were in discussion. Another special thing about this election was the record voting. A total of 92.47 percent voting took place in the elections held in two phases. Voting was 93.13 percent in the first phase and 91.66 percent in the second phase. This is the highest turnout so far, surpassing the record of 2011.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has left to file nomination for the elections from Bhawanipur Assembly seat of Kolkata. Bhawanipur seat is considered very important for Mamata Banerjee, because it has been her traditional constituency. Like every time, this time too she is going to contest elections from this seat.

With his departure to file nomination, political activities have intensified. On this occasion, many party leaders and supporters can also be seen with him. There has been an increase in the politics of the state regarding this election and everyone’s eyes are now fixed on Bhawanipur seat.

Competition with BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari

This time a big and direct contest is being seen on the Bhawanipur seat of Kolkata in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. Here Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee is facing senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. This contest is also considered special because BJP has tried to repeat the contest of 2021 Nandigram elections by fielding Suvendu Adhikari. At that time also there was a tough competition between the two leaders.

Why is Bhawanipur assembly seat important?

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has a deep and old connection with Bhawanipur assembly seat. This seat is not just an electoral constituency but is considered an important part of his political identity. His strong hold on this seat has been seen in every election, due to which this seat has become a stronghold of TMC (Trinamool Congress). Bhawanipur is a prominent and politically active area of ​​Kolkata, where the number of urban voters is high. Education, business and middle class play a big role in this area, which affects the election results. Mamta Banerjee has proved her popularity by winning from here several times.

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The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) released the list of its candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections on Tuesday (17 March 2026). Trinamool Chief and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that the party will contest 291 seats out of 294 seats in the state. He said that Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) led by Anit Thapa will contest on three seats.

How many Muslim candidates are in TMC’s list?

This list released by the party includes the names of many senior TMC leaders of West Bengal including Mamata Banerjee, who have been made candidates. Let us tell you that CM Mamata Banerjee will contest against BJP leader Shubhendu Adhikari from Bhawanipur assembly seat. Party General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that out of 291 TMC candidates in the West Bengal elections, 52 are women, 95 are Scheduled Caste-Scheduled Tribe and 47 are minorities.

CM Mamata’s assurance to party workers

TMC has fielded Farhad Hakim from Kolkata Port, Kunal Ghosh from Beleghata seat, Jyotipriyo Mallik from Habra seat. CM Mamata Banerjee claimed to win more than 226 seats in the 2026 assembly elections. The Chief Minister also tried to reassure those party leaders and workers who could not find a place in the list of candidates. He said that such leaders will be accommodated in the organization.

TMC played a bet in front of Shubhendu Adhikari

Pabitra Kar, who recently joined TMC, has been given ticket from Nandigram, where he will also face Subhendu Adhikari. BJP has given tickets to Shubhendu Adhikari from both Nandigram and Bhawanipur assembly seats. Along with this, Sabina Yasmin will contest from Sujapur seat, Zakir Hussain from Jangipur seat, Byron Biswas from Sagardighi seat, Udayan Guha from Dinhata seat.

Gautam from Siliguri seat, Ashish Marjeet from Khagram, Soham Chakraborty from Karimpur seat, Apoorva Sarkar from Kandi seat, Sangeeta Roy Basunia from Sitai seat, Abhinav Bhattacharya from Krishnanagar North seat, Pundrikaksh Saha from Navadweep, Rajeev Biswas from Haringhata seat, Bina Mandal from Swaroopnagar seat, Sapna Barman from Rajganj seat, Jyotipriya Mallik from Howrah seat, Krishnanagar Nagar South seat. Ujjwal Vishwas, Saugata Kumar Barman will contest from Ranaghat South seat, Atindranath Mandal will contest from Kalyani seat.

The hold of Muslim voters is strong in these districts

Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, Muslim voters play a decisive role in about 40 to 45 assembly constituencies. Muslim population is highest in districts like Malda, Birbhum, Murshidabad, North Dinajpur and South 24 Parganas. In many assembly constituencies of these districts, more than half of the total voters are Muslims.

Who got the chance on Humayun Kabir’s seat?

TMC has fielded Mustafizur Rahman from Bharatpur seat of Murshidabad district. TMC’s Himayun Kabir was the MLA from this seat, who had created the Babri controversy. After the announcement of construction of Babri Masjid in Beldanga of Murshidabad district, TMC had expelled Himayun Kabir from the party. After being expelled from TMC, he had claimed to form a new party.