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2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly . The election took place in five phases between 17 April and 8 May. The votes were counted three days later on May 11, 2006, and, thanks to the electronic voting machines, all the results were out by the end of the day.[1]

The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front won the election with an overwhelming majority. The previous government, formed by the Left Front and led by chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, completed its full five-year term in office following its coming to power in 2001. The Left Front had been ruling the state of West Bengal for the last three decades, the world's longest-running democratically elected Communist government.[2][3]

Election schedule

Results

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front won a landslide victory by winning a total of 235 seats

Source: Indian elections [4]

Alliance wise result

Party wise result

Total Number of constituencies  : 294 [1]
Results declared  : 294 [1]
Total contestants  : 1654

Elected members

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Banerjee was the sitting MP for South Kolkata
  2. ^ Mukherjee was the sitting MP for Jangipur

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Election Commission of India - State Elections 2006: Partywise position in West Bengal". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2006-05-23. Retrieved 2006-05-23.
  2. ^ Biswas S (April 16, 2006). "Calcutta's colourless campaign". BBC. Retrieved 2006-04-26.
  3. ^ "Communists routed in West Bengal". BBC News. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  4. ^ "West Bengal Election Result, West Bengal Assembly Election 2006 Results, West Bengal State Assembly Elections, India Assembly Elections, State Assembly Elections, Indian Assembly Election 2006". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-05-27.

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