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West Bengal’s ruling party announces 291 candidates, leaves three Darjeeling seats for ally BGPM
West Bengal’s ruling party announces 291 candidates, leaves three Darjeeling seats for ally BGPM

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TMC Releases Full Candidate List for Bengal Assembly Election 2026: Mamata Banerjee to Contest from Bhawanipore, Big Names Confirmed

West Bengal’s ruling party announces 291 candidates, leaves three Darjeeling seats for ally BGPM


Trinamool Congress made its much-awaited move on Tuesday, releasing the full candidate list for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — and there are quite a few surprises tucked in.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the list at a press conference in Kolkata, flanked by the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and state president Subrata Bakshi. MillenniumPost She confirmed that TMC will field candidates in 291 of the 294 assembly seats across the state. The remaining three seats in the Darjeeling hills will be left for ally Anit Thapa-led Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM). MillenniumPost

The Numbers Tell a Story

Abhishek Banerjee revealed a notable breakdown of the 291 TMC candidates — 52 women, 95 SC/ST candidates, and 47 minority representatives. That’s a deliberate and visible push for inclusivity in an election that could define Bengal’s political direction for the next five years.

Mamata was bullish about the party’s prospects, declaring that TMC will win more than 226 seats in the 2026 polls. MillenniumPost She also sought to reassure party workers who didn’t find a spot on the list, saying all those left out will be absorbed into the party organisation.

Who’s Fighting From Where?

The candidate list reads like a who’s who of Bengal politics. Here are the key names to watch:

  • Mamata Banerjee — Bhawanipore. She faces a direct contest against BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, making Bhawanipore the most closely watched seat in the state. India.com
  • Firhad Hakim — Kolkata Port
  • Madan Mitra — Kamarhati (gets the ticket again)
  • Jyotipriya Mallick — Habra
  • Kunal Ghosh — Beleghata (his first-ever assembly election contest)
  • Bratya Basu — Dum Dum
  • Sujit Bose — Bidhannagar
  • Chandrima Bhattacharya — Dum Dum North
  • Raj Chakraborty — Barrackpore
  • Shashi Panja — Shyampukur
  • Narayan Goswami — Ashoknagar
  • Soham Chakraborty — Karimpur, Nadia

Fresh Faces and Notable Debuts

One of the more interesting picks is Devadeep Purohit, a former journalist, who has been fielded from the Khardah constituency — a signal that TMC isn’t shying away from non-traditional candidates.

Kalyan Banerjee’s son, Prabhat Banerjee, gets a ticket from Uttarpara, while Pavitra Kar will contest from the high-profile Nandigram seat.

Meanwhile, Kanai Mandal missed out on a ticket — one of the visible omissions from this list.

Why This Election Matters

West Bengal polls are scheduled in two phases — April 23 and April 29 — with vote counting on May 4, 2026. Wikipedia With over 70 million voters eligible to cast ballots, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Mamata also took sharp aim at the BJP, saying their tally will shrink this time and that they will face a “befitting reply” for their anti-people policies. MillenniumPost

Whether TMC can match the bravado with votes on the ground remains to be seen — but for now, the party has clearly gone into this election with a structured, socially balanced, and experience-heavy list.


TMC Full Candidate List for Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — All 291 Names Revealed

TMC Candidate List 2026: West Bengal Assembly Election

Constituency-wise candidate list for the TMC-led alliance in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election.

AC No. Constituency District Candidate Party
1Mekliganj (SC)CoochbeharParesh Chandra AdhikaryTMC
2Mathabhanga (SC)CoochbeharSablu BarmanTMC
3Coochbehar Uttar (SC)CoochbeharPartha Pratim RoyTMC
4Coochbehar DakshinCoochbeharAvijit De Bhowmick (Hippy)TMC
5Sitalkuchi (SC)CoochbeharHarihar DasTMC
6Sitai (SC)CoochbeharSangita Roy BasuniaTMC
7DinhataCoochbeharUdayan GuhaTMC
8NatabariCoochbeharSailen BarmaTMC
9TufanganjCoochbeharShib Sankar PaulTMC
10Kumargram (ST)AlipurduarRajeev TirkeyTMC
11Kalchini (ST)AlipurduarBirendra BaraTMC
12AlipurduarAlipurduarSuman KanjilalTMC
13Falakata (SC)AlipurduarSubhash Chandra RoyTMC
14Madarihat (ST)AlipurduarJayprakash ToppoTMC
15Dhupguri (SC)JalpaiguriDr Nirmal Chandra RoyTMC
16Maynaguri (SC)JalpaiguriRam Mohan RoyTMC
17Jalpaiguri (SC)JalpaiguriKrishna DasTMC
18Rajganj (SC)JalpaiguriSwapna BarmanTMC
19Dabgram-PhulbariJalpaiguriRanjan Shil SharmaTMC
20Mal (ST)JalpaiguriBulu Chik BaraikTMC
21Nagrakata (ST)JalpaiguriSanjay KujurTMC
22KalimpongKalimpongRuden Sada LepchaBGPM (AITC ally)
23DarjeelingDarjeelingBijoy Kumar RaiBGPM (AITC ally)
24KurseongDarjeelingAmar LamaBGPM (AITC ally)
25Matigara-Naxalbari (SC)DarjeelingSankar MalakarTMC
26SiliguriDarjeelingGoutam DebTMC
27Phansidewa (ST)DarjeelingReena Toppo EkkaTMC
28ChopraUttar DinajpurHamidul RahamanTMC
29IslampurUttar DinajpurKanaia Lal AggarwalTMC
30GoalpokharUttar DinajpurMd. Ghulam RabbaniTMC
31ChakuliaUttar DinajpurMinhajul Arfin AzadTMC
32KarandighiUttar DinajpurGautam PaulTMC
33Hemtabad (SC)Uttar DinajpurSatyajit BarmanTMC
34Kaliaganj (SC)Uttar DinajpurNitai BaishyaTMC
35RaiganjUttar DinajpurKrishna KalyaniTMC
36ItaharUttar DinajpurMosaraf HussainTMC
37Kushmandi (SC)Dakshin DinajpurRekha RoyTMC
38KumarganjDakshin DinajpurToraf Hossain MondalTMC
39BalurghatDakshin DinajpurArpita GhoshTMC
40Tapan (ST)Dakshin DinajpurChintamoni BihaTMC
41Gangarampur (SC)Dakshin DinajpurGoutam DasTMC
42HarirampurDakshin DinajpurBiplab MitraTMC
43Habibpur (ST)MaldaAmal KiskuTMC
44Gazole (SC)MaldaProsenjit DasTMC
45ChanchalMaldaPrasun BanerjeeTMC
46HarischandrapurMaldaMd. Matebur RahmanTMC
47MalatipurMaldaAbdur Rahim BoxiTMC
48RatuaMaldaSamar MukherjeeTMC
49ManikchakMaldaKabita MandalTMC
50Malda (SC)MaldaLipika Barman GhoshTMC
51English BazarMaldaAsis KunduTMC
52MothabariMaldaMd. Najrul IslamTMC
53SujapurMaldaSabina YeasminTMC
54BaisnabnagarMaldaChandana SarkarTMC
55FarakkaMurshidabadAmirul IslamTMC
56SamsherganjMurshidabadNur AlamTMC
57SutiMurshidabadEmani BiswasTMC
58JangipurMurshidabadJakir HossainTMC
59RaghunathganjMurshidabadJanab AkhruzzamanTMC
60SagardighiMurshidabadBayron BiswasTMC
61LalgolaMurshidabadDr. Abdul AzizTMC
62BhagabangolaMurshidabadReyaz Hussain SarkarTMC
63RaninagarMurshidabadSoumik HussainTMC
64MurshidabadMurshidabadShaoni Singha RoyTMC
65Nabagram (SC)MurshidabadPranab Chandra DasTMC
66Khargram (SC)MurshidabadAshish MarjitTMC
67Burwan (SC)MurshidabadPratima RajakTMC
68KandiMurshidabadApurba SarkarTMC
69BharatpurMurshidabadMustafizur Rahaman (Sumon)TMC
70RejinagarMurshidabadAtaur RahmanTMC
71BeldangaMurshidabadRabiul Alam ChowdhuryTMC
72BaharamapurMurshidabadNaru Gopal MukherjeeTMC
73HariharparaMurshidabadNiamot SheikhTMC
74NaodaMurshidabadShahina MumtazTMC
75DomkalMurshidabadHumayun KabirTMC
76JalangiMurshidabadBabar AliTMC
77KarimpurNadiaSoham ChakrabortyTMC
78TehattaNadiaDilip PoddarTMC
79PalashiparaNadiaRukbanur RahmanTMC
80KaliganjNadiaAlifa AhmedTMC
81NakashiparaNadiaKallol KhaTMC
82ChapraNadiaJeber SekhTMC
83Krishnanagar UttarNadiaAvinabha BhattacharyaTMC
84NabadwipNadiaPundarikakshya SahaTMC
85Krishnanagar DakshinNadiaUjjwal BiswasTMC
86SantipurNadiaBraja Kishore GoswamiTMC
87Ranaghat Uttar PaschimNadiaTapas GhoshTMC
88Krishnaganj (SC)NadiaSamir Kumar PoddarTMC
89Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC)NadiaBarnali Dey RoyTMC
90Ranaghat Dakshin (SC)NadiaDr. Sougata Kumar BarmanTMC
91ChakdahaNadiaSubhankar SinghaTMC
92Kalyani (SC)NadiaDr. Atindra Nath MondalTMC
93Haringhata (SC)NadiaDr. Rajib BiswasTMC
94Bagda (SC)North 24 PgsMadhupurna ThakurTMC
95Bangaon Uttar (SC)North 24 PgsBiswajit DasTMC
96Bangaon Dakshin (SC)North 24 PgsRituparna AddhyaTMC
97Gaighata (SC)North 24 PgsNarottam BiswasTMC
98Swarupnagar (SC)North 24 PgsBina MondalTMC
99BaduriaNorth 24 PgsBurhanul MokkadinTMC
100HabraNorth 24 PgsJyotipriya MallickTMC
101AshoknagarNorth 24 PgsNarayan GoswamiTMC
102AmdangaNorth 24 PgsPeerzada Kasem SiddiquiTMC
103BijpurNorth 24 PgsSubodh AdhikaryTMC
104NaihatiNorth 24 PgsSanat DeyTMC
105BhatparaNorth 24 PgsAmit GuptaTMC
106JagatdalNorth 24 PgsSomenath Shyam IchiniTMC
107NoaparaNorth 24 PgsTrinankur BhattacharyaTMC
108BarrackporeNorth 24 PgsRaju Chakrabarty (Raj)TMC
109KhardahaNorth 24 PgsDevdeep PurohitTMC
110Dum Dum UttarNorth 24 PgsChandrima BhattacharyaTMC
111PanihatiNorth 24 PgsTirthankar GhoshTMC
112KamarhatiNorth 24 PgsMadan MitraTMC
113BaranagarNorth 24 PgsSayantika BanerjeeTMC
114Dum DumNorth 24 PgsBratya BasuTMC
115Rajarhat NewtownNorth 24 PgsTapash ChatterjeeTMC
116BidhannagarNorth 24 PgsSujit BoseTMC
117Rajarhat GopalpurNorth 24 PgsAditi MunshiTMC
118MadhyamgramNorth 24 PgsRathin GhoshTMC
119BarasatNorth 24 PgsSabyasachi DuttaTMC
120DegangaNorth 24 PgsAnisur Rahaman (Bidesh)TMC
121HaroaNorth 24 PgsMd. Mufti Abdul MatinTMC
122Minakhan (SC)North 24 PgsUsha Rani MondalTMC
123Sandeshkhali (ST)North 24 PgsJharna SardarTMC
124Basirhat DakshinNorth 24 PgsSurajit MitraTMC
125Basirhat UttarNorth 24 PgsMd Tauseef RehmanTMC
126Hingalganj (SC)North 24 PgsAnanda SarkarTMC
127Gosaba (SC)South 24 PgsSubrata MondalTMC
128Basanti (SC)South 24 PgsNilima Bishal MistryTMC
129Kultali (SC)South 24 PgsGanesh Chandra MondalTMC
130PatharpratimaSouth 24 PgsSamir Kumar JanaTMC
131KakdwipSouth 24 PgsManturam PakhiraTMC
132SagarSouth 24 PgsBankim Chandra HazraTMC
133KulpiSouth 24 PgsBarnali DharaTMC
134RaidighiSouth 24 PgsTapas MondalTMC
135Mandirbazar (SC)South 24 PgsJoydeb HalderTMC
136Jaynagar (SC)South 24 PgsBiswanath DasTMC
137Baruipur Purba (SC)South 24 PgsBivas SardarTMC
138Canning Paschim (SC)South 24 PgsParesh Ram DasTMC
139Canning PurbaSouth 24 PgsMd. Baharul IslamTMC
140Baruipur PaschimSouth 24 PgsBiman BanerjeeTMC
141Magrahat Purba (SC)South 24 PgsSharmistha PurkaitTMC
142Magrahat PaschimSouth 24 PgsShamim AhmedTMC
143Diamond HarbourSouth 24 PgsPannalal HalderTMC
144FaltaSouth 24 PgsJahangir KhanTMC
145SatgachiaSouth 24 PgsSomashree BetalTMC
146Bishnupur (SC)South 24 PgsDilip MondalTMC
147Sonarpur DakshinSouth 24 PgsArundhuti MaitraTMC
148BhangarSouth 24 PgsSaokat MollaTMC
149KasbaSouth 24 PgsJaved Ahmed KhanTMC
150JadavpurSouth 24 PgsDebabrata MajumdarTMC
151Sonarpur UttarSouth 24 PgsFirdousi BegumTMC
152TollygunjSouth 24 PgsAroop BiswasTMC
153Behala PurbaSouth 24 PgsSubhasish ChakrabortyTMC
154Behala PaschimSouth 24 PgsRatna ChatterjeeTMC
155MaheshtalaSouth 24 PgsSubhasis DasTMC
156Budge BudgeSouth 24 PgsAshok Kumar DebTMC
157MetiabruzSouth 24 PgsAbdul Khaleque MollaTMC
158Kolkata PortKolkataFirhad HakimTMC
159BhabanipurKolkataMamata BanerjeeTMC
160RashbehariKolkataDebashis KumarTMC
161BallygungeKolkataSovandeb ChattopadhyayTMC
162ChowrangeeKolkataNayna BandopadhyayTMC
163EntallyKolkataSandipan SahaTMC
164BeleghataKolkataKunal GhoshTMC
165JorasankoKolkataVijay UpadhyayTMC
166ShyampukurKolkataDr. Shashi PanjaTMC
167ManiktalaKolkataShreya PandeyTMC
168Kashipur BelgachhiaKolkataAtin GhoshTMC
169BallyHowrahKailash MishraTMC
170Howrah UttarHowrahGoutam ChowdhuryTMC
171Howrah MadhyaHowrahArup RoyTMC
172ShibpurHowrahDr Rana ChatterjeeTMC
173Howrah DakshinHowrahNandita ChoudharyTMC
174Sankrail (SC)HowrahPriya PaulTMC
175PanchlaHowrahGulshan MullickTMC
176Uluberia PurbaHowrahRitabrata BanerjeeTMC
177Uluberia Uttar (SC)HowrahBimal Kumar DasTMC
178Uluberia DakshinHowrahPulak RoyTMC
179ShyampurHowrahNadebasi JanaTMC
180BagnanHowrahArunava SenTMC
181AmtaHowrahSukanta PaulTMC
182UdaynarayanpurHowrahSamir Kumar PanjaTMC
183JagatballavpurHowrahSubir ChatterjeeTMC
184DomjurHowrahTapas MaityTMC
185UttarparaHooghlySirsanya BandopadhyayTMC
186SreerampurHooghlyTanmoy GhoshTMC
187ChampdaniHooghlyArindam GuinTMC
188SingurHooghlyBecharam MannaTMC
189ChandannagarHooghlyIndranil SenTMC
190ChunchuraHooghlyDebangshu BhattacharyaTMC
191Balagarh (SC)HooghlyRanjan DharaTMC
192PanduaHooghlySamir Chakraborty (Bua)TMC
193SaptagramHooghlyBidesh BoseTMC
194ChanditalaHooghlySwati KhandokerTMC
195JangiparaHooghlySnehasis ChakrabortyTMC
196HaripalHooghlyDr. Karabi MannaTMC
197Dhanekhali (SC)HooghlyAsima PatraTMC
198TarakeswarHooghlyRamendu Singha RoyTMC
199PursuraHooghlyPartha HazariTMC
200Arambag (SC)HooghlyMita BagTMC
201Goghat (SC)HooghlyDr. Nirmal MajiTMC
202KhanakulHooghlyPalash RoyTMC
203TamlukPurba MedinipurDipendra Narayan RoyTMC
204Panskura PurbaPurba MedinipurAsim Kumar MajiTMC
205Panskura PaschimPurba MedinipurSiraj KhanTMC
206MoynaPurba MedinipurChandan MondalTMC
207NandakumarPurba MedinipurSukumar DeyTMC
208MahisadalPurba MedinipurTilak Kumar ChakrabortyTMC
209Haldia (SC)Purba MedinipurTapasi MandalTMC
210NandigramPurba MedinipurPabitra KarTMC
211ChandipurPurba MedinipurUttam BarikTMC
212PatashpurPurba MedinipurPijus Kanti PandaTMC
213Kanthi UttarPurba MedinipurDebasis BhuniaTMC
214BhagabanpurPurba MedinipurManab Kumar PoruaTMC
215Khejuri (SC)Purba MedinipurRabin Chandra MandalTMC
216Kanthi DakshinPurba MedinipurTarun Kr JanaTMC
217RamnagarPurba MedinipurAkhil GiriTMC
218EgraPurba MedinipurTarun MaityTMC
219DantanPaschim MedinipurManik MaityTMC
220Nayagram (ST)JhargramDulal MurmuTMC
221GopiballavpurJhargramAjit MahataTMC
222JhargramJhargramMangal SorenTMC
223Keshiary (ST)Paschim MedinipurRamjiban MandiTMC
224Kharagpur SadarPaschim MedinipurPradip SarkarTMC
225NarayangarhPaschim MedinipurPratibha Rani MaityTMC
226SabangPaschim MedinipurManas Ranjan BhuniaTMC
227PinglaPaschim MedinipurAjit MaityTMC
228KharagpurPaschim MedinipurDinen RoyTMC
229DebraPaschim MedinipurRajib BanerjeeTMC
230DaspurPaschim MedinipurAsis HudaTMC
231Ghatal (SC)Paschim MedinipurShyamali SardarTMC
232Chandrakona (SC)Paschim MedinipurSurjya Kanta DoloiTMC
233GarbetaPaschim MedinipurUttara Singha (Hazra)TMC
234SalboniPaschim MedinipurSrikanta MahataTMC
235Keshpur (SC)Paschim MedinipurSeuli SahaTMC
236MedinipurPaschim MedinipurSujoy HazraTMC
237Binpur (ST)JhargramBirbaha HansdaTMC
238Bandwan (ST)PuruliaRajib Lochan SarenTMC
239BalarampurPuruliaShantiram MahatoTMC
240BaghmundiPuruliaSushanta MahatoTMC
241JoypurPuruliaArjun MahatoTMC
242PuruliaPuruliaSujoy BanerjeeTMC
243Manbazar (ST)PuruliaSandhya Rani TuduTMC
244KashipurPuruliaSoumen BelthariaTMC
245Para (SC)PuruliaManik BauriTMC
246Raghunathpur (SC)PuruliaHazari BauriTMC
247Saltora (SC)BankuraUttam BauriTMC
248ChhatnaBankuraSwapan Kumar MandalTMC
249Ranibandh (ST)BankuraDr. Tanushree HansdaTMC
250Raipur (ST)BankuraThakur Moni SorenTMC
251TaldangraBankuraFalguni SinghababuTMC
252BankuraBankuraDr. Anup MondalTMC
253BarjoraBankuraGoutam Mishra (Shyam)TMC
254OndaBankuraSubrata Dutta (Gope)TMC
255BishnupurBankuraTanmoy GhoshTMC
256Katulpur (SC)BankuraHarakali PratiharTMC
257Indas (SC)BankuraShyamali Roy BagdiTMC
258Sonamukhi (SC)BankuraDr Kallol SahaTMC
259Khandaghosh (SC)Purba BardhamanNabin Chandra BagTMC
260Bardhaman DakshinPurba BardhamanKhokon DasTMC
261Raina (SC)Purba BardhamanMandira DaluTMC
262Jamalpur (SC)Purba BardhamanBhootnath MallickTMC
263MonteswarPurba BardhamanSiddiqullah ChowdhuryTMC
264Kalna (SC)Purba BardhamanDeboprasad BagTMC
265MemariPurba BardhamanRasabihari HalderTMC
266Bardhaman Uttar (SC)Purba BardhamanNisith Kumar MalikTMC
267BhatarPurba BardhamanShantanu KonerTMC
268Purbasthali DakshinPurba BardhamanSwapan DebnathTMC
269Purbasthali UttarPurba BardhamanVasundhara GoswamiTMC
270KatwaPurba BardhamanRabindranath ChatterjeeTMC
271KetugramPurba BardhamanSekh SahanowazTMC
272MangalkotPurba BardhamanApurba ChowdhuryTMC
273Ausgram (SC)Purba BardhamanShyamaprasanna LoharTMC
274Galsi (SC)Purba BardhamanAlok Kumar MajhiTMC
275PandabeswarPaschim BardhamanNarendranath ChakrabortyTMC
276Durgapur PurbaPaschim BardhamanPradip MazumdarTMC
277Durgapur PaschimPaschim BardhamanKavi DuttaTMC
278RaniganjPaschim BardhamanKalobaram MondalTMC
279JamuriaPaschim BardhamanHareram SinghTMC
280Asansol DakshinPaschim BardhamanTapas BanerjeeTMC
281Asansol UttarPaschim BardhamanMoloy GhatakTMC
282KultiPaschim BardhamanAbhijit GhatakTMC
283BarabaniPaschim BardhamanBidhan UpadhyayTMC
284Dubrajpur (SC)BirbhumChandra Naresh BauriTMC
285SuriBirbhumUjjal ChatterjeeTMC
286BolpurBirbhumChandranath SinhaTMC
287Nanoor (SC)BirbhumBidhan Chandra MajhiTMC
288LabpurBirbhumAbhijit Sinha (Rana)TMC
289Sainthia (SC)BirbhumNilabati SahaTMC
290MayureswarBirbhumAbhijit RoyTMC
291RampurhatBirbhumAsish BanerjeeTMC
292HansanBirbhumFayezul HaqueTMC
293NalhatiBirbhumRajendra Prasad SinghTMC
294MuraraiBirbhumMosarraf HossainTMC

Note: TMC is contesting 291 seats. The three hill seats — Kalimpong, Darjeeling and Kurseong — are being contested by BGPM, an ally in the TMC-led combine.

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