The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released two official lists of candidates for the West Bengal Bidhan Sabha Election 2026. The first list of 144 candidates was announced on March 16, 2026, and the second list of 111 candidates was released on March 19, 2026. With both lists combined, BJP has announced a total of 294 candidates so far. The remaining 39 seats are expected to be covered in subsequent lists ahead of the nomination deadline.
The West Bengal BJP candidate list 2026 includes around 29 women candidates across both lists. The most talked-about name is Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition, fielded from both Bhabanipur (AC 159) and Nandigram (AC 210). Other notable names include:
Election Schedule
West Bengal Bidhan Sabha Election 2026 is scheduled to be held in two phases:
| Phase | Date | Constituencies |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | April 23, 2026 | 152 |
| Phase 2 | April 29, 2026 | 142 |
Counting of Votes: May 4, 2026
Last Date for Nominations (Phase 1): April 6, 2026
Last Date for Nominations (Phase 2): April 9, 2026
District-Wise BJP Candidate List
This section provides the complete district-wise BJP candidate list for West Bengal, combining both the first and second official lists released by the party. Seats where candidates have not yet been announced are noted accordingly.
1. Coochbehar
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mekliganj (SC) | Dadhiram Roy |
| 2 | Mathabhanga (SC) | Nisith Pramanik |
| 3 | Coochbehar Uttar (SC) | Sukumar Roy |
| 4 | Coochbehar Dakshin | Shri Rathindra Nath Bose |
| 5 | Sitalkuchi (SC) | Smt. Savitri Barman |
| 6 | Sitai (SC) | Shri Ajay Roy |
| 7 | Dinhata | Ajay Roy |
| 8 | Natabari | Shri Mihir Goswami |
| 9 | Tufanganj | Smt. Malati Rava Roy |
2. Alipurduar
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kumargram (ST) | Manoj Kumar Oraon |
| 11 | Kalchini (ST) | Bishal Lama |
| 12 | Alipurduar | Paritosh Das |
| 13 | Falakata (SC) | Deepak Barman |
| 14 | Madarihat (ST) | Lakshman Limbu |
3. Jalpaiguri
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Dhupguri (SC) | Naresh Chandra Roy |
| 16 | Maynaguri (SC) | Kaushik Roy |
| 17 | Jalpaiguri (SC) | Ananta Deb Adhikary |
| 18 | Rajganj (SC) | Shri Dinesh Sarkar (Haradhan Sarkar) |
| 19 | Dabgram-Phulbari | Smt. Sikha Chatterjee |
| 20 | Mal (ST) | Sukra Munda |
| 21 | Nagrakata (ST) | Puna Bhengra |
4. Kalimpong
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Kalimpong | Bharat Chetri |
5. Darjeeling
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Darjeeling | Noman Rai |
| 24 | Kurseong | Sonam Lama |
| 25 | Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) | Anandamay Barman |
| 26 | Siliguri | Dr. Shankar Ghosh |
| 27 | Phansidewa (ST) | Durga Murmu |
6. Uttar Dinajpur
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Chopra | Shankar Adhikari |
| 29 | Islampur | Shri Chitrajit Roy |
| 30 | Goalpokhar | Sarjit Biswas |
| 31 | Chakulia | Manoj Jain |
| 32 | Karandighi | Adv. Biraj Biswas |
| 33 | Hemtabad (SC) | Shri Haripada Barman |
| 34 | Kaliaganj (SC) | Utpal Maharaj |
| 35 | Raiganj | Kaushik Chowdhury |
| 36 | Itahar | Smt. Sabita Barman |
7. Dakshin Dinajpur
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Kushmandi (SC) | Tapas Chandra Roy |
| 38 | Kumarganj | Suvendu Sarkar |
| 39 | Balurghat | Bidyut Roy |
| 40 | Tapan (ST) | Budhrai Tudu |
| 41 | Gangarampur (SC) | Satyendra Nath Rai |
| 42 | Harirampur | Debabrata Majumder |
8. Malda
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Habibpur (ST) | Joyel Murmu |
| 44 | Gazole (SC) | Chinmoy Deb Barman |
| 45 | Chanchal | Ratan Das |
| 46 | Harishchandrapur | Ratan Das |
| 47 | Malatipur | Ashish Das |
| 48 | Ratua | Abhishek Singhania |
| 49 | Manikchak | Gaur Chandra Mandal |
| 50 | Maldaha (SC) | Gopal Chandra Saha |
| 51 | English Bazar | Shri Amlan Bhaduri |
| 52 | Mothabari | Nibaran Ghosh |
| 53 | Sujapur | Abhiraj Chaudhary |
| 54 | Baisnabnagar | Raju Karmakar |
9. Murshidabad
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Farakka | Sunil Chowdhury |
| 56 | Samserganj | Shashthi Charan Ghosh |
| 57 | Suti | Mahabir Ghosh |
| 58 | Jangipur | Adv. Chitto Mukherjee |
| 59 | Raghunathganj | Surjit Poddar |
| 60 | Sagardighi | Tapas Chakraborty |
| 61 | Lalgola | Amar Kumar Das |
| 62 | Bhagawangola | Bhaskar Sarkar |
| 63 | Raninagar | Rana Pratap Singh Roy |
| 64 | Murshidabad | Gouri Sankar Ghosh |
| 65 | Nabagram (SC) | Dilip Saha |
| 66 | Khargram (SC) | Smt. Mitali Mal |
| 67 | Burwan (SC) | Sukhen Kumar Bagdi |
| 68 | Kandi | Smt. Gargi Das Ghosh |
| 69 | Bharatpur | Smt. Anamika Ghosh |
| 70 | Rejinagar | Bapan Ghosh |
| 71 | Beldanga | Bharat Kumar Jhawar |
| 72 | Baharampur | Subrata Maitra |
| 73 | Hariharpara | Tanmoy Biswas |
| 74 | Nowda | Rana Mandal |
| 75 | Domkal | Nanda Dulal Pal |
| 76 | Jalangi | Naba Kumar Sarkar |
10. Nadia
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Karimpur | Samarendranath Ghosh |
| 78 | Tehatta | Subrata Kabiraj |
| 79 | Palashipara | Smt. Anima Dutta |
| 80 | Kaliganj | Bapan Ghosh |
| 81 | Nakashipara | Shantanu Dey |
| 82 | Chapra | Saikat Sarkar |
| 83 | Krishnanagar Uttar | Not Announced |
| 84 | Nabadwip | Sruti Sekhar Goswami |
| 85 | Krishnanagar Dakshin | Sadhan Ghosh |
| 86 | Santipur | Not Announced |
| 87 | Ranaghat Uttar Paschim | Parthasarathi Chatterjee |
| 88 | Krishnaganj (SC) | Sukanta Biswas |
| 89 | Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) | Ashim Biswas |
| 90 | Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) | Dr. Ashim Kumar Biswas |
| 91 | Chakdaha | Bankim Chandra Ghosh |
| 92 | Kalyani (SC) | Ambika Roy |
| 93 | Haringhata (SC) | Asim Kumar Sarkar |
11. North 24 Parganas
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Bagdah (SC) | Binay Biswas |
| 95 | Bangaon Uttar (SC) | Ashok Kirtania |
| 96 | Bangaon Dakshin (SC) | Swapan Majumder |
| 97 | Gaighata (SC) | Subrata Thakur |
| 98 | Swarupnagar (SC) | Tarak Saha |
| 99 | Baduria | Sukriti Sarkar |
| 100 | Habra | Debdas Mandal |
| 101 | Ashoknagar | Dr. Somoy Hira |
| 102 | Amdanga | Arindam Dey |
| 103 | Bijpur | Sudipta Das |
| 104 | Naihati | Sumitro Chatterjee |
| 105 | Bhatpara | Pawan Kumar Singh |
| 106 | Jagatdal | Dr. Rajesh Kumar (IPS) |
| 107 | Noapara | Arjun Singh |
| 108 | Barrackpur | Koustav Bagchi |
| 109 | Khardaha | Dr. Kalyan Chakraborty |
| 110 | Dum Dum Uttar | Archana Majumdar |
| 111 | Panihati | Ratna Debnath |
| 112 | Kamarhati | Arup Choudhury |
| 113 | Baranagar | Sajal Ghosh |
| 114 | Dum Dum | Adv. Arijit Bakshi |
| 115 | Rajarhat Newtown | Piyush Kanodia |
| 116 | Bidhannagar | Dr. Sharadwat Mukhopadhyay |
| 117 | Rajarhat Gopalpur | Tarun Jyoti Tiwari |
| 118 | Madhyamgram | Rajasree Rajbanshi |
| 119 | Barasat | Sankar Chatterjee |
| 120 | Deganga | Tarun Kanti Ghosh |
| 121 | Haroa | Bhaskar Mondal |
| 122 | Minakhan (SC) | Rudrendra Patra |
| 123 | Sandeshkhali (ST) | Sanat Sardar |
| 124 | Basirhat Dakshin | Dr. Suraj Banerjee |
| 125 | Basirhat Uttar | Narayan Chandra Mondal |
| 126 | Hingalganj (SC) | Smt. Rekha Patra |
12. South 24 Parganas
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 127 | Gosaba (SC) | Vikarno Naskar |
| 128 | Basanti (SC) | Bikash Sardar |
| 129 | Kultali (SC) | Madhabi Mahalder |
| 130 | Patharpratima | Asit Kumar Haldar |
| 131 | Kakdwip | Deepankar Jana |
| 132 | Sagar | Sumanta Mandal |
| 133 | Kulpi | Abni Naskar |
| 134 | Raidighi | Palash Rana |
| 135 | Mandirbazar (SC) | Smt. Mallika Paik |
| 136 | Jaynagar (SC) | Alok Halder |
| 137 | Baruipur Purba (SC) | Smt. Tumpa Sardar |
| 138 | Canning Paschim (SC) | Prasanta Bayen |
| 139 | Canning Purba | Ashim Sapui |
| 140 | Baruipur Paschim | Biswajit Paul |
| 141 | Magrahat Purba (SC) | Chandan Kumar Naskar |
| 142 | Magrahat Paschim | Gour Sundar Ghosh |
| 143 | Diamond Harbour | Dipak Kumar Halder |
| 144 | Falta | Bidhan Parui |
| 145 | Satgachhia | Agniswar Naskar |
| 146 | Bishnupur (SC) | Viswajit Khan |
| 147 | Sonarpur Dakshin | Smt. Roopa Ganguly |
| 148 | Bhangar | Jayanta Gayen |
| 149 | Kasba | Sandeep Banerjee |
| 150 | Jadavpur | Smt. Sarbori Mukherjee |
| 151 | Sonarpur Uttar | Ranjan Vaidya |
| 152 | Tollyganj | Smt. Papiya Adhikari |
| 153 | Behala Purba | Sunil Maharaj |
| 154 | Behala Paschim | Dr. Indranil Khan |
| 155 | Maheshtala | Tamanath Bhowmik |
| 156 | Budge Budge | Dr. Tarun Kumar Adak |
| 157 | Metiabruz | Veer Bahadur Singh |
13. Kolkata
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 158 | Kolkata Port | Not Announced |
| 159 | Bhabanipur | Suvendu Adhikari |
| 160 | Rashbehari | Swapan Das Gupta |
| 161 | Ballygunge | Dr. Shatrupa |
| 162 | Chowrangee | Vijay Ojha |
| 163 | Entally | Smt. Priyanka Tibrewal |
| 164 | Beleghata | Dr. Partha Choudhary |
| 165 | Jorasanko | Vijay Ojha |
| 166 | Shyampukur | Smt. Poornima Chakraborty |
| 167 | Maniktala | Tapas Roy |
| 168 | Kashipur-Belgachhia | Ritesh Tiwari |
14. Howrah
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | Bally | Sanjay Singh |
| 170 | Howrah Uttar | Umesh Rai |
| 171 | Howrah Madhya | Biplab Mandal |
| 172 | Shibpur | Rudranil Ghosh |
| 173 | Howrah Dakshin | Rantidev Sengupta |
| 174 | Sankrail (SC) | Smt. Barnali Dhali |
| 175 | Panchla | Mohit Ghati |
| 176 | Uluberia Purba | Pratyush Mandal |
| 177 | Uluberia Uttar (SC) | Chiran Bera |
| 178 | Uluberia Dakshin | Swami Mangalanand Puri Maharaj |
| 179 | Shyampur | Dr. Hiranmoy Chattopadhyay |
| 180 | Bagnan | Premangshu Rana |
| 181 | Amta | Amit Samanta |
| 182 | Udaynarayanpur | Prabhakar Pandit |
| 183 | Jagatballavpur | Anupam Ghosh |
| 184 | Domjur | Gobinda Hazra |
15. Hooghly
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 185 | Uttarpara | Dipanjan Chakraborty |
| 186 | Sreerampur | Bhaskar Bhattacharya |
| 187 | Champdani | Dilip Singh |
| 188 | Singur | Arup Kumar Das |
| 189 | Chandannagar | Dipanjan Kumar Guha |
| 190 | Chunchura | Subir Nag |
| 191 | Balagarh (SC) | Smt. Sumana Sarkar |
| 192 | Pandua | Tushar Kumar Majumdar |
| 193 | Saptagram | Swaraj Ghosh |
| 194 | Chanditala | Debasish Mukherjee |
| 195 | Jangipara | Prasenjit Bag |
| 196 | Haripal | Madhumita Ghosh |
| 197 | Dhanekhali (SC) | Smt. Barnali Das |
| 198 | Tarakeswar | Santu Pan |
| 199 | Pursurah | Biman Ghosh |
| 200 | Arambag (SC) | Hemanta Bag |
| 201 | Goghat (SC) | Prashanta Dighar |
| 202 | Khanakul | Susanta Ghosh |
16. Purba Medinipur
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 203 | Tamluk | Hare Krishna Bera |
| 204 | Panskura Purba | Subrata Maity |
| 205 | Panskura Paschim | Sintu Senapati |
| 206 | Moyna | Ashok Dinda |
| 207 | Nandakumar | Nirmal Khanra |
| 208 | Mahisadal | Subhash Panja |
| 209 | Haldia (SC) | Pradip Kumar Bijoli |
| 210 | Nandigram | Suvendu Adhikari |
| 211 | Chandipur | Pulak Kanti Guria |
| 212 | Patashpur | Tapan Maity |
| 213 | Kanthi Uttar | Smt. Sumita Sinha |
| 214 | Bhagabanpur | Santanu Pramanik |
| 215 | Khejuri (SC) | Subrata Paik |
| 216 | Kanthi Dakshin | Arup Kumar Das |
| 217 | Ramnagar | Chandra Sekhar Mondal |
| 218 | Egra | Dibendu Adhikari |
17. Paschim Medinipur
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 219 | Dantan | Ajit Kumar Jana |
| 220 | Nayagram (ST) | Amiya Kisku |
| 221 | Gopiballavpur | Rajesh Mahto |
| 222 | Jhargram | Lakshmikant Sahu |
| 223 | Keshiary (ST) | Bhadra Hembrem |
| 224 | Kharagpur Sadar | Dilip Ghosh |
| 225 | Narayangarh | Rama Prasad Giri |
| 226 | Sabang | Amal Panda |
| 227 | Pingla | Smt. Swagata Manna |
| 228 | Kharagpur | Tapan Bhuya |
| 229 | Debra | Shubhashish Om |
| 230 | Daspur | Tapan Dutta |
| 231 | Ghatal (SC) | Sital Kapat |
| 232 | Chandrakona (SC) | Sukanta Dolui |
| 233 | Garbeta | Madan Ruj |
| 234 | Salboni | Biman Mahto |
| 235 | Keshpur (SC) | Suvendu Samanta |
| 236 | Medinipur | Not Announced |
18. Jhargram
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 220 | Nayagram (ST) | Amiya Kisku |
| 221 | Gopiballavpur | Rajesh Mahto |
| 222 | Jhargram | Lakshmikant Sahu |
| 237 | Binpur (ST) | Dr. Pranat Tudu |
19. Purulia
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 238 | Bandwan (ST) | Labsen Baske |
| 239 | Balarampur | Jaladhar Mahto |
| 240 | Baghmundi | Rahidas Mahato |
| 241 | Joypur | Biswajit Mahato |
| 242 | Purulia | Sudip Kumar Mukherjee |
| 243 | Manbazar (ST) | Smt. Moyna Murmu |
| 244 | Kashipur | Kamalkanta Hansda |
| 245 | Para (SC) | Nadiar Chand Bauri |
| 246 | Raghunathpur (SC) | Smt. Mamoni Bauri |
20. Bankura
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 247 | Saltora (SC) | Smt. Chandana Bauri |
| 248 | Chhatna | Satyanarayan Mukhopadhyay |
| 249 | Ranibandh (ST) | Kshudiram Tudu |
| 250 | Raipur (ST) | Kshetra Mohan Hansda |
| 251 | Taldangra | Souvik Patra |
| 252 | Bankura | Niladri Shekhar Dana |
| 253 | Barjora | Billeshwar Singha |
| 254 | Onda | Amarnath Shakha |
| 255 | Bishnupur | Smt. Shukla Chatterjee |
| 256 | Katulpur (SC) | Laxmikanta Majumdar |
| 257 | Indas (SC) | Nirmal Kumar Dhara |
| 258 | Sonamukhi (SC) | Dibakar Gharami |
21. Purba Bardhaman
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 259 | Khandaghosh (SC) | Gautam Dhara |
| 260 | Bardhaman Dakshin | Smt. Moumita Biswas |
| 261 | Raina (SC) | Subhash Patra |
| 262 | Jamalpur (SC) | Arun Halder |
| 263 | Monteswar | Saikat Panja |
| 264 | Kalna (SC) | Siddharth Majumdar |
| 265 | Memari | Bhismadeb Bhattacharya |
| 266 | Bardhaman Uttar | Sanjay Das |
| 267 | Bhatar | Soumen Karfa |
| 268 | Purbasthali Dakshin | Prankrishna Tapadar |
| 269 | Purbasthali Uttar | Gopal Chattopadhyay |
| 270 | Katwa | Krishna Ghosh |
| 271 | Ketugram | Anadi Ghosh |
| 272 | Mangalkot | Shishir Ghosh |
| 273 | Ausgram (SC) | Smt. Kalita Maji |
| 274 | Galsi (SC) | Raju Patra |
22. Paschim Bardhaman
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 275 | Pandabeswar | Jitendra Kumar Tewari |
| 276 | Durgapur Purba | Chandra Shekhar Banerjee |
| 277 | Durgapur Paschim | Lakshman Chandra Ghorui |
| 278 | Raniganj | Adv. Partho Ghosh |
| 279 | Jamuria | Dr. Bijan Mukherjee |
| 280 | Asansol Dakshin | Smt. Agnimitra Paul |
| 281 | Asansol Uttar | Krishnendu Mukherjee |
| 282 | Kulti | Ajay Kumar Poddar |
| 283 | Barabani | Arijit Roy |
23. Birbhum
| AC No | Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 284 | Dubrajpur (SC) | Anup Kumar Saha |
| 285 | Suri | Jagannath Chattopadhyay |
| 286 | Bolpur | Dilip Kumar Ghosh |
| 287 | Nanoor (SC) | Khokan Das |
| 288 | Labpur | Debasis Ojha |
| 289 | Sainthia (SC) | Krishnakanta Saha |
| 290 | Mayureswar | Dudh Kumar Mondal |
| 291 | Rampurhat | Dhruba Saha |
| 292 | Hansan | Nikhil Banerjee |
| 293 | Nalhati | Shri Anil Singh |
| 294 | Murarai | Smt. Rinki Ghosh |
About the West Bengal Bidhan Sabha Election 2026
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly has 294 elected seats, with 148 seats required for a majority. In the 2021 assembly elections, TMC won 215 seats while BJP won 77 seats. The current assembly's tenure is scheduled to end on May 7, 2026.
For the 2026 election, polling will be conducted in two phases:
Phase 1: April 23, 2026
Phase 2: April 29, 2026
Results will be declared on May 4, 2026. West Bengal has a total electorate of over 6.45 crore registered voters as per the Election Commission of India.
