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2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

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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]

Quick Facts All 294 seats in the West Bengal state assembly 148 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...

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

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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

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Party wise result

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

Elected members

More information Constituency, Reserved for (SC/ST/None) ...

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. "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.

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