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The West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2001 was held in Indian state of West Bengal to elect 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1]
Results
Left Front led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 196 seats, a majority. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was reelected as Chief Minister. Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of All India Trinamool Congress, took charge as Leader of the Opposition.[2]
For the first time since 1971, no single party won a majority. This was also the first time since its landslide victory in 1977, that the ruling CPI(M) failed to win a majority on its own. As of 2022, this was also the last time that no single party won an outright majority.
Political Party |
No. of candidates |
No. of elected |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Seat change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 211 | 143 | 13,402,603 | 36.59% | ||
All India Trinamool Congress | 226 | 60 | 11,229,396 | 30.66% | ||
Indian National Congress | 60 | 26 | 2,921,151 | 7.98% | ||
All India Forward Bloc | 34 | 25 | 2,067,944 | 5.65% | ||
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 23 | 17 | 1,256,951 | 3.43% | ||
Communist Party of India | 13 | 7 | 655,237 | 1.79% | ||
West Bengal Socialist Party | 4 | 4 | 246,407 | 0.67% | ||
Gorkha National Liberation Front | 5 | 3 | 190,057 | 0.52% | ||
Biplobi Bangla Congress | 1 | 1 | 62,611 | 0.09% | ||
Independents | 530 | 9 | 1,848,830 | 5.05% | ||
Total | 1676 | 294 | 36,626,099 |
Hashim Abdul Halim was nominated as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly,[3] while Anil Kumar Mukherjee was nominated as Deputy Speaker.[4]
Elected members
Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mekliganj | SC | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | All India Forward Bloc | |
Sitalkuchi | SC | Sudhir Pramanik | Communist Party of India | |
Mathabhanga | SC | Dinesh Chandra Dakua | Communist Party of India | |
Cooch Behar North | None | Dipak Chandra Sarker | All India Forward Bloc | |
Cooch Behar West | None | Akshoy Thakur | All India Forward Bloc | |
Sitai | None | Nripendra Nath Roy | All India Forward Bloc | |
Dinhata | None | Kamal Guha | All India Forward Bloc | |
Natabari | None | Tamser Ali | Communist Party of India | |
Tufanganj | SC | Pushpa Chandra Das | Communist Party of India | |
Kumargram | ST | Dasrath Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Kalchini | ST | Paban Kumar Lakra | Indian National Congress | |
Alipurduars | None | Nirmal Das | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Falakata | SC | Jogesh Chandra Barman | Communist Party of India | |
Madarihat | ST | Kumari Kujur | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Dhupguri | SC | Lakshmi Kanta Roy | Communist Party of India | |
Nagrakata | ST | Chaitan Munda | Communist Party of India | |
Mainaguri | SC | Bachchamohan Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Mal | ST | Somra Lakra | Communist Party of India | |
Kranti | None | Sudhan Raha | Communist Party of India | |
Jalpaiguri | None | Gobinda Roy | All India Forward Bloc | |
Rajganj | SC | Jotindra Nath Roy | Communist Party of India | |
Kalimpong | None | Goulan Lepcha | Gorkha National Liberation Front | |
Darjeeling | None | D.k. Pradhan | Gorkha National Liberation Front | |
Kurseong | None | Shanta Chettri | Gorkha National Liberation Front | |
Siliguri | None | Asok Bhattacharya | Communist Party of India | |
Phansidewa | ST | Prakash Minj | Communist Party of India | |
Chopra | None | Hamidul Rahaman | Independent | |
Islampur | None | Abdul Karim Chowdhary | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Goalpokhar | None | Hafiz Alam Sairani | All India Forward Bloc | |
Karandighi | None | Gokul Roy | All India Forward Bloc | |
Raiganj | SC | Chittaranjan Roy | Indian National Congress | |
Kaliaganj | SC | Pramathanath Roy | Indian National Congress | |
Kushmandi | SC | Narmada Chandra Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Itahar | None | Srikumar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
Gangarampur | None | Narayan Biswas | Communist Party of India | |
Tapan | ST | Khara Soren | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Kumarganj | None | Khatun Mafuja | Communist Party of India | |
Balurghat | None | Choudhury Biswanath | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Habibpur | ST | Jadu Hemrom | Communist Party of India | |
Gajol | ST | Sadhu Tudu | Communist Party of India | |
Kharba | None | Mahabubul Haque (badal) | Indian National Congress | |
Harishchandrapur | None | Alam Mostaque | Indian National Congress | |
Ratua | None | Sailen Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
Araidanga | None | Sabitri Mitra | Indian National Congress | |
Malda | SC | Subhendu Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
Englishbazar | None | Samar Roy | Communist Party of India | |
Manikchak | None | Asima Chowdhuri | Communist Party of India | |
Suzapur | None | Rubi Noor | Indian National Congress | |
Kaliachak | None | Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury | Indian National Congress | |
Farakka | None | Mainul Haque | Indian National Congress | |
Aurangabad | None | Humayun Reza | Indian National Congress | |
Suti | None | Jane Alam Mian | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Sagardighi | SC | Das Paresh Nath | Communist Party of India | |
Jangipur | None | Abul Hasnat | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Lalgola | None | Abu Hena | Indian National Congress | |
Bhagabangola | None | Mojibor Rahaman | West Bengal Socialist Party | |
Nabagram | None | Nripen Chaudhuri | Communist Party of India | |
Murshidabad | None | Chhaya Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc | |
Jalangi | None | Unus Ali Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
Domkal | None | Anisur Rahaman Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
Naoda | None | Abu Taher Khan | Independent | |
Hariharpara | None | Niamot Sk. | Independent | |
Berhampore | None | Maya Rani Paul | Indian National Congress | |
Beldanga | None | Golam Kibria Mia | Indian National Congress | |
Kandi | None | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
Khargram | SC | Biswanath Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
Barwan | None | Amalendralal Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Bharatpur | None | Id. Mohammad | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Karimpur | None | Prafulla Kumar Bhowmick | Communist Party of India | |
Palashipara | None | Kamalendu Sanyal | Communist Party of India | |
Nakashipara | None | Kallol Khan | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Kaliganj | None | Dhananjoy Modak | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Chapra | None | Shamsul Islam Mollah | Communist Party of India | |
Krishnaganj | SC | Sushil Biswas | Communist Party of India | |
Krishnagar East | None | Mukherjee Shibdas | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Krishnagar West | None | Sunil Kumar Ghosh | Communist Party of India | |
Nabadwip | None | Pundarikakshya Saha | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Santipur | None | Ajoy Dey | Indian National Congress | |
Hanskhali | SC | Nayan Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
Ranaghat East | SC | Asim Bala | Communist Party of India | |
Ranaghat West | None | Sankar Singha | Indian National Congress | |
Chakdaha | None | Satyasadhan Chakraborty | Communist Party of India | |
Haringhata | None | Bankim Ghosh | Communist Party of India | |
Bagdaha | SC | Kamalakshmi Biswas | All India Forward Bloc | |
Bongaon | None | Pankaj Ghosh | Communist Party of India | |
Gaighata | None | Jyotipriya Mallick | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Habra | None | Tapati Dutta | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Ashokenagar | None | Sarmista Dutta | Communist Party of India | |
Amdanga | None | Hashim Abdul Halim | Communist Party of India | |
Barasat | None | Ashoke (gopal) Mukherjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Rajarhat | SC | Tanmoy Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Deganga | None | Md. Yakub | All India Forward Bloc | |
Swarupnagar | None | Mustafa Bin Quasem | Communist Party of India | |
Baduria | None | Qazi Abdul Gaffar | Indian National Congress | |
Basirhat | None | Narayan Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
Hasnabad | None | Gautam Deb | Communist Party of India | |
Haroa | SC | Kshiti Ranjan Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
Sandeshkhali | SC | Kanti Biswas | Communist Party of India | |
Hingalganj | SC | Gayen Nripen | Communist Party of India | |
Gosaba | SC | Ganesh Mondal | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Basanti | SC | Subhas Naskar | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Kultali | SC | Prabodh Purkait | Independent | |
Joynagar | None | Debaprasad Sarkar | Independent | |
Baruipur | None | Arup Bhadra | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Canning West | SC | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Canning East | None | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India | |
Bhangar | None | Badal Zamadar | Communist Party of India | |
Jadavpur | None | Buddhadev Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India | |
Sonarpur | SC | Nirmal Chandra Mandal | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Bishnupur East | SC | Dilip Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Bishnupur West | None | Subrata Bakshi | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Behala East | None | Parash Dutta | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Behala West | None | Partha Chatterjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Garden Reach | None | Amin Mohammed | Communist Party of India | |
Maheshtala | None | Mursalin Molla | Communist Party of India | |
Budge Budge | None | Ashok Kumar Deb | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Satgachia | None | Sonali Guha | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Falta | None | Tamonash Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Diamond Harbour | None | Rishi Haldar | Communist Party of India | |
Magrahat West | None | Noorar Rahaman | Communist Party of India | |
Magrahat East | SC | Bansari Mohan Kanji | Communist Party of India | |
Mandirbazar | SC | Choudhury Mohan Jatua | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Mathurapur | None | Kanti Ganguly | Communist Party of India | |
Kulpi | SC | Jagaranjan Haldar | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Patharpratima | None | Jajneswar Das | Communist Party of India | |
Kakdwip | None | Manturam Pakhira | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Sagar | None | Bankim Chandra Hazra | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Bijpur | None | Jagadish Chandra Das | Communist Party of India | |
Naihati | None | Ranjit Kundu | Communist Party of India | |
Bhatpara | None | Arjun Singh | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Jagatdal | None | Haripada Biswas | All India Forward Bloc | |
Noapara | None | Manju Basu | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Titagarh | None | Pravin Kr. Shaw | Communist Party of India | |
Khardah | None | Asim Kumar Dasgupta | Communist Party of India | |
Panihati | None | Nirmal Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Kamarhati | None | Manas Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
Baranagar | None | Amar Chaudhuri | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Dum Dum | None | Arunava Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Belgachia East | None | Chakraborti Subhas | Communist Party of India | |
Cossipur | None | Bandyopadhyay Tarak | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Shyampukur | None | Subrata Bose | All India Forward Bloc | |
Jorabagan | None | Sudhangshu Seal | Communist Party of India | |
Jorasanko | None | Satya Narayan Bajaj | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Bara Bazar | None | Tapas Roy | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Bow Bazar | None | Nayna Bandyopadhyay | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Chowringhee | None | Subrata Mukherjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Kabitirtha | None | Ram Pyare Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Alipore | None | Tapas Paul | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Rashbehari Avenue | None | Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Tollygunge | None | Pankaj Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Dhakuria | None | Sougata Ray | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Ballygunge | None | Rabin Deb | Communist Party of India | |
Entally | None | Md. Salim | Communist Party of India | |
Taltola | SC | Debesh Das | Communist Party of India | |
Beliaghata | None | Manabendra Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
Sealdah | None | Somendra Nath Mitra | Indian National Congress | |
Vidyasagar | None | Lakshmi Kanta Dey | Communist Party of India | |
Burtola | None | Sadhan Pande | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Manicktola | None | Paresh Paul | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Belgachia West | None | Rajdeo Goala | Communist Party of India | |
Bally | None | Kanika Ganguly | Communist Party of India | |
Howrah North | None | Lagan Deo Singh | Communist Party of India | |
Howrah Central | None | Ambica Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Howrah South | None | Badal Basu | Communist Party of India | |
Shibpur | None | Jatu Lahiri | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Domjur | None | Padma Nidhi Dhar | Communist Party of India | |
Jagatballavpur | None | Biman Chakrabarty | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Panchla | None | Sri Sailen Mondal | All India Forward Bloc | |
Sankrail | SC | Sital Kumar Sardar | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Uluberia North | SC | Mohon Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
Uluberia South | None | Rabindra Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc | |
Shyampur | None | Kalipada Mandal | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Bagnan | None | Nirupama Chatterjee | Communist Party of India | |
Kalyanpur | None | Asit Mitra | Indian National Congress | |
Amta | None | Pratyush Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
Udaynarayanpur | None | Chowdhury Nonigopal | Communist Party of India | |
Jangipara | None | Ibha Dey | Communist Party of India | |
Chanditala | None | Bhaktaram Pan | Communist Party of India | |
Uttarpara | None | Prof. Swaraj Mukherjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Serampore | None | Ratna De (nag) | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Champdani | None | Abdul Mannan | Indian National Congress | |
Chandernagore | None | Kamal Mukherjee | Indian National Congress | |
Singur | None | Rabindranath Bhattacharya | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Haripal | None | Kaliprasad Biswas | Communist Party of India | |
Tarakeswar | None | Pratim Chatterjee | Independent | |
Chinsurah | None | Naren Dey | All India Forward Bloc | |
Bansberia | None | Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India | |
Balagarh | SC | Dibakanta Routh | Communist Party of India | |
Pandua | None | Ali Sk. Majed | Communist Party of India | |
Polba | None | Sakti Pada Khanra | Communist Party of India | |
Dhaniakhali | SC | Kripa Sindhu Saha | All India Forward Bloc | |
Pursurah | None | Nimai Mal | Communist Party of India | |
Khanakul | SC | Banshi Badan Maitra | Communist Party of India | |
Arambagh | None | Binoy Datta | Communist Party of India | |
Goghat | SC | Shiba Prasad Malick | All India Forward Bloc | |
Chandrakona | None | Gurupada Dutta | Communist Party of India | |
Ghatal | SC | Ratan Pakhira | Communist Party of India | |
Daspur | None | Ajit Bhunia | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Nandanpur | None | Saumen Mahapatra | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Panskura West | None | Chittaranjan Dasthakur | Communist Party of India | |
Panskura East | None | Biplab Ray Chowdhury | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Tamluk | None | Nirbed Roy | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Moyna | None | Dipak Bera | Communist Party of India | |
Mahishadal | None | Dipak Kumar Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Sutahata | SC | Nityanand Bera | Communist Party of India | |
Nandigram | None | Illiyas Mahammad Sk. | Communist Party of India | |
Narghat | None | Brahmamoy Nanda | West Bengal Socialist Party | |
Bhagabanpur | None | Ardhendu Maity | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Khajuri | SC | Sunirmal Paik | West Bengal Socialist Party | |
Contai North | None | Jyotirmoy Kar | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Contai South | None | Adhikary Sisir | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Ramnagar | None | Akhil Giri | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Egra | None | Sinha Prabodh Chandra | Independent | |
Mugberia | None | Kiranmay Nanda | West Bengal Socialist Party | |
Pataspur | None | Kamakhyanandan Dasmahapatra | Communist Party of India | |
Sabang | None | Tushar Kanti Laya | Communist Party of India | |
Pingla | None | Ramapada Samanta | Independent | |
Debra | None | Sk. Jahangir Karim | Communist Party of India | |
Keshpur | SC | Nanda Rani Dal | Communist Party of India | |
Garhbeta East | None | Susanta Ghosh | Communist Party of India | |
Garhbeta West | SC | Krishna Prasad Duley | Communist Party of India | |
Salbani | None | Khagendra Nath Mahata | Communist Party of India | |
Midnapore | None | Purnendu Sengupta | Communist Party of India | |
Kharagpur Town | None | Gyan Singh Sohanpal | Indian National Congress | |
Kharagpur Rural | None | Nazmul Haque | Communist Party of India | |
Keshiari | ST | Maheswar Murmu | Communist Party of India | |
Narayangarh | None | Surjya Kanta Mishra | Communist Party of India | |
Dantan | None | Nandagopal Bhattacharya | Communist Party of India | |
Nayagram | ST | Bhutnath Saren | Communist Party of India | |
Gopiballavpur | None | Bhabani Sankar Hatial | Communist Party of India | |
Jhargram | None | Mina Sanatani | Communist Party of India | |
Binpur | ST | Sambhu Nath Mandi | Communist Party of India | |
Banduan | ST | Upendranath Hansda | Communist Party of India | |
Manbazar | None | Mahata Shamyapyari | Communist Party of India | |
Balrampur | ST | Bhandu Majhi | Communist Party of India | |
Arsa | None | Nishikanta Mehta | All India Forward Bloc | |
Jhalda | None | Nepal Mahato | Independent | |
Jaipur | None | Shanti Ram Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
Purulia | None | Nikhil Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
Para | SC | Bilasibala Sahis | Communist Party of India | |
Raghunathpur | SC | Uma Rani Bouri | Communist Party of India | |
Kashipur | ST | Rabindranath Hembram | Communist Party of India | |
Hura | None | Abinas Mahata | Communist Party of India | |
Taldangra | None | Monoranjan Patra | Communist Party of India | |
Raipur | ST | Upen Kisku | Communist Party of India | |
Ranibandh | ST | Makar Tudu | Communist Party of India | |
Indpur | SC | Kiriti Bagdi | Communist Party of India | |
Chhatna | None | Subhas Goswami | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Gangajalghati | SC | Bauri Ramcharan | Communist Party of India | |
Barjora | None | Susmita Biswas | Communist Party of India | |
Bankura | None | Kashinath Misra | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Onda | None | Anil Mukherjee | All India Forward Bloc | |
Vishnupur | None | Jayanta Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
Kotulpur | None | Ghose Manasi | Communist Party of India | |
Indas | SC | Nanda Dulal Majhi | Communist Party of India | |
Sonamukhi | SC | Khan Sukhendu | Communist Party of India | |
Kulti | None | Acharya Maniklal | All India Forward Bloc | |
Barabani | None | Manik Upadhyay | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Hirapur | None | Malay Ghatak | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Asansol | None | Kalyan Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Raniganj | None | Bansa Gopal Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
Jamuria | None | Pelab Kabi | Communist Party of India | |
Ukhra | SC | Madan Bauri | Communist Party of India | |
Durgapur-i | None | Mrinal Banerjee | Communist Party of India | |
Durgapur-ii | None | Apurba Mukherjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Kanksa | SC | Ankure Saresh | Communist Party of India | |
Ausgram | SC | Kartick Chandra Bag | Communist Party of India | |
Bhatar | None | Subhas Mandal | Communist Party of India | |
Galsi | None | Mehbub Mondal | All India Forward Bloc | |
Burdwan North | None | Adhikary Nisith | Communist Party of India | |
Burdwan South | None | Nirupam Sen | Communist Party of India | |
Khandaghosh | SC | Jyotsna Singh | Communist Party of India | |
Raina | None | Shyama Prosad Pal | Communist Party of India | |
Jamalpur | SC | Samar Hazra | Communist Party of India | |
Memari | None | Chattopadhdyay Tapas | Communist Party of India | |
Kalna | None | Anju Kar | Communist Party of India | |
Nadanghat | None | Ratan Das | Communist Party of India | |
Manteswar | None | Abu Ayes Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
Purbasthali | None | Subrata Bhowal | Communist Party of India | |
Katwa | None | Rabindranath Chatterjee | Indian National Congress | |
Mangalkot | None | Sadhana Mallik | Communist Party of India | |
Ketugram | SC | Tamal Chandra Majhi | Communist Party of India | |
Nanur | SC | Anand Gopal Das | Communist Party of India | |
Bolpur | None | Tapan Hore | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
Labhpur | None | Nabanita Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
Dubrajpur | None | Bhakti Pada Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc | |
Rajnagar | SC | Bijoy Bagdi | All India Forward Bloc | |
Suri | None | Braja Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
Mahammad Bazar | None | Dhiren Sen | Communist Party of India | |
Mayureswar | SC | Bishnu Let | Communist Party of India | |
Rampurhat | None | Asish Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Hansan | SC | Asit Kumar Mal | Indian National Congress | |
Nalhati | None | Kalimuddin Shams | All India Forward Bloc | |
Murarai | None | Dr. Qamre Elahi | Communist Party of India | |
Notes
- ↑ Banerjee was the sitting MP for South Kolkata
References
- 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Leaders Of Opposition (of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly)". wbassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "Names and Tenure of Speakers (of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly)". wbassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "Names And Tenure Of Deputy Speakers (of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly)". wbassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2014.