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Suvendu Adhikari
Chief Minister of West Bengal

In office since 9 May 2026 · 4 months

Suvendu Adhikari (Śubhēndu Adhikārī, Bengali pronunciation: [ʃubʱend̪u od̪ʱikaɾi]; born 15 December 1970) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal since 9 May 2026. He is the first chief minister of West Bengal belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is the second chief minister from Medinipur after Ajoy Mukherjee.

Current seats
315
in the present West Bengal assembly
Elections contested
16
Leading party, 2026
BJP
207 of 294 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in West Bengal.

2026vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in West Bengal

Party2026202120162011200620011996199119871982197719721971196919671962
CPM1026401761431571891871741781411380430
INC2044422126824340492021610555127157
AITC8021521118430600000000000
BJP2077730000000000000
Others42102867655562677196506114511095
Total seats294294294294294294294294294294294280279280280252

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in West Bengal

0601211812421962196719691971197219771982198719911996200120062011201620212026CPMINCAITCBJP
  • CPM
  • INC
  • AITC
  • BJP

Constituency performance

From the 294 results in West Bengal, 2026

Best performance
METIABURUZ
Abdul Khaleque Molla, 68.99% share
Closest contest
RAJARHAT NEW TOWN
won by 316 (0.13%)
Biggest victory
METIABURUZ
won by 87,879 (48.80%)
Lowest turnout
FALTA
0.00%

Seat change & vote share

West Bengal, 2026

294SEATS
  • Retained147 (50%)
  • Changed hands126 (43%)
  • New seat21 (7%)

147 constituencies were won by the same party as 2021; 126 changed hands; 21 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
BJP45.84%
AITC40.80%
CPM4.45%
INC2.97%
AISF1.53%
IND1.22%
AJUP0.74%
AIFB0.28%

Result by election

BJP 207AITC 80
  • BJP207
  • AITC80
  • AJUP2
  • INC2
  • CPM1
  • AISF1
  • Others1
AITC 215BJP 77
  • AITC215
  • BJP77
  • IND1
  • RSSCMJP1
AITC 211INC 44CPM 26
  • AITC211
  • INC44
  • CPM26
  • RSP3
  • BJP3
  • GOJAM3
  • AIFB2
  • IND1
  • CPI1
AITC 184INC 42CPM 40
  • AITC184
  • INC42
  • CPM40
  • AIFB11
  • RSP7
  • GOJAM3
  • CPI2
  • IND2
  • SP1
  • SUCI1
  • DSPP1
CPM 176AITC 30AIFB 23INC 21RSP 20
  • CPM176
  • AITC30
  • AIFB23
  • INC21
  • RSP20
  • CPI8
  • IND6
  • WBSP4
  • GNLF3
  • RJD1
  • JKPN1
  • DSPP1
CPM 143AITC 60INC 26FBL 25
  • CPM143
  • AITC60
  • INC26
  • FBL25
  • RSP17
  • IND9
  • CPI7
  • WBSP4
  • GNLF3
CPM 157INC 82FBL 21RSP 18
  • CPM157
  • INC82
  • FBL21
  • RSP18
  • CPI6
  • IND5
  • GNLF3
  • FBS1
  • JKPN1
CPM 189INC 43FBL 29RSP 18
  • CPM189
  • INC43
  • FBL29
  • RSP18
  • IND6
  • CPI5
  • DSPPC1
  • JKP1
  • RCPIRB1
  • JD1
CPM 187INC 40FBL 26RSP 18
  • CPM187
  • INC40
  • FBL26
  • RSP18
  • CPI11
  • IND9
  • SUC2
  • MUL1
CPM 174INC 49FBL 28RSP 19
  • CPM174
  • INC49
  • FBL28
  • RSP19
  • IND11
  • CPI7
  • ICS4
  • SUC2
CPM 178JNP 29FBL 25INC 20RSP 20
  • CPM178
  • JNP29
  • FBL25
  • INC20
  • RSP20
  • IND10
  • SUC4
  • MFB2
  • RCI2
  • CPI2
  • BBC1
  • MUL1
INC 216CPI 35
  • INC216
  • CPI35
  • CPM14
  • IND5
  • RSP3
  • NCO2
  • IGL2
  • WPI1
  • SUC1
  • MUL1
CPM 113INC 105
  • CPM113
  • INC105
  • CPI13
  • IND12
  • SUC7
  • BAC5
  • FBL3
  • RCI3
  • PSP3
  • RSP3
  • WPI2
  • NCO2
  • JKP2
  • IGL2
  • MFB2
  • BBC1
  • BJS1
CPM 80INC 55BAC 33CPI 30FBL 21
  • CPM80
  • INC55
  • BAC33
  • CPI30
  • FBL21
  • RSP12
  • IND11
  • SSP9
  • SUC7
  • PSP5
  • IGL4
  • LSS4
  • PML3
  • RCI2
  • WPI2
  • NDF1
  • MFB1
INC 127CPM 43BAC 34IND 31
  • INC127
  • CPM43
  • BAC34
  • IND31
  • CPI16
  • FBL13
  • SSP7
  • PSP7
  • BJS1
  • SWA1
INC 157CPI 50
  • INC157
  • CPI50
  • FB13
  • IND11
  • RSP9
  • PSP5
  • LSS4
  • GL2
  • SBP1

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of West Bengal, most recent first

Full history →
Suvendu Adhikari
BJPIncumbent
2026present
Mamata Banerjee
AITC
20112026
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
CPM
20002011
Jyoti Basu
CPM
19772000

Assembly constituencies

315 current, 873 under former boundaries · showing 1–50 of 1188

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
1MEKLIGANJSC42026
2MATHABHANGASC42026
3COOCH BEHAR UTTARSC32021
3COOCHBEHAR UTTARSC12026
4COOCH BEHAR DAKSHINGEN32021
4COOCHBEHAR DAKSHINGEN12026
5SITALKUCHISC42026
6SITAISC42026
7DINHATAGEN42026
8NATABARIGEN42026
9TUFANGANJGEN42026
10KUMARGRAMST42026
11KALCHINIST42026
12ALIPURDUARSGEN42026
13FALAKATASC42026
14MADARIHATST42026
15DHUPGURISC42026
16MAYNAGURISC42026
17JALPAIGURISC42026
18RAJGANJSC42026
19DABGRAM-FULBARIGEN12026
19DABGRAM-PHULBARIGEN32021
20MALST42026
21NAGRAKATAST42026
22KALIMPONGGEN42026
23DARJEELINGGEN42026
24KURSEONGGEN42026
25MATIGARA-NAXALBARISC42026
26SILIGURIGEN42026
27PHANSIDEWAST42026
28CHOPRAGEN42026
29ISLAMPURGEN42026
30GOALPOKHARGEN42026
31CHAKULIAGEN42026
32KARANDIGHIGEN42026
33HEMTABADSC42026
34KALIAGANJSC42026
35RAIGANJGEN42026
36ITAHARGEN42026
37KUSHMANDISC42026
38KUMARGANJGEN42026
39BALURGHATGEN42026
40TAPANST42026
41GANGARAMPURSC42026
42HARIRAMPURGEN42026
43HABIBPURST42026
44GAZOLESC42026
45CHANCHALGEN42026
46HARISCHANDRAPURGEN42026
47MALATIPURGEN42026

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.