BJP Candidate List of West Bengal Assembly Election 2026

Introduction

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 255 candidates so far.

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The remaining 39 seats are expected to be covered in subsequent lists ahead of the nomination deadline.

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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 Dilip Ghosh from Kharagpur Sadar, Agnimitra Paul from Asansol Dakshin, Swapan Dasgupta from Rashbehari, Rudranil Ghosh from Shibpur, former cricketer Ashok Dinda from Moyna, Roopa Ganguly from Sonarpur Dakshin, Priyanka Tibrewal from Entally, former Union Minister Nisith Pramanik from Mathabhanga, and Rekha Patra from Hingalganj.

West Bengal Bidhan Sabha Election 2026 is scheduled to be held in two phases. Phase 1 polling will take place on April 23, 2026, covering 152 constituencies, and Phase 2 on April 29, 2026, covering 142 constituencies. The counting of votes will be conducted on May 4, 2026. The last date for filing nominations is April 6, 2026, for Phase 1 seats and April 9, 2026, for Phase 2 seats.

This article provides the complete district-wise BJP candidate list 2026 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. This article will be updated as and when further lists are released.

1. Coochbehar

AC 4 (Coochbehar Dakshin), AC 6 (Sitai SC), AC 8 (Natabari) — candidates not yet announced.

2. Alipurduar

3. Jalpaiguri

AC 18 (Rajganj SC) — candidate not yet announced.

4. Kalimpong

5. Darjeeling

6. Uttar Dinajpur

AC 29 (Islampur), AC 33 (Hemtabad SC) — candidates not yet announced.

7. Dakshin Dinajpur

8. Malda

AC 51 (English Bazar) — candidate not yet announced.

9. Murshidabad

10. Nadia

AC 83 (Krishnanagar Uttar), AC 86 (Santipur), AC 92 (Kalyani SC) — candidates not yet announced.

11. North 24 Parganas

AC 94 (Bagdah SC), AC 110 (Dum Dum Uttar), AC 111 (Panihati), AC 118 (Madhyamgram) — candidates not yet announced.

12. South 24 Parganas

AC 141 (Magrahat Purba SC), AC 144 (Falta), AC 151 (Sonarpur Uttar) — candidates not yet announced.

13. Kolkata

AC 158 (Kolkata Port), AC 162 (Chowrangee) — candidates not yet announced.

14. Howrah

AC 171 (Howrah Madhya), AC 173 (Howrah Dakshin), AC 175 (Panchla), AC 176 (Uluberia Purba) — candidates not yet announced.

15. Hooghly

AC 185 (Uttarpara), AC 188 (Singur), AC 189 (Chandannagar), AC 190 (Chunchura), AC 196 (Haripal) — candidates not yet announced.

16. Purba Medinipur

AC 203 (Tamluk), AC 211 (Chandipur) — candidates not yet announced.

17. Paschim Medinipur

AC 233 (Garbeta), AC 236 (Medinipur) — candidates not yet announced.

18. Jhargram

19. Purulia

20. Bankura

21. Purba Bardhaman

AC 265 (Memari), AC 268 (Purbasthali Dakshin), AC 270 (Katwa) — candidates not yet announced.

22. Paschim Bardhaman

AC 283 (Barabani) — candidate not yet announced.

23. Birbhum

AC 289 (Sainthia SC), AC 293 (Nalhati) — candidates not yet announced.

About the West Bengal Bidhan Sabha Election 2026

West Bengal Legislative Assembly has 294 elected seats and 148 seats are 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 on April 23, 2026, and Phase 2 on 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.

The West Bengal BJP candidate list 2026 published here combines the first official list released on March 16, 2026, and the second official list released on March 19, 2026.

BJP is yet to announce candidates for the remaining 39 seats. This article will be updated as subsequent lists are released. Readers are advised to verify the latest information from official party and Election Commission sources closer to the election date.