AITC Candidates List For West Bengal Elections 2026: TMC Announces Candidate List For 291 Seats
TMC candidate list for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections is out, with Mamata Banerjee naming nominees for most constituencies. The announcement comes with sharp criticism of the Election Commission and the BJP, as Mamata Banerjee frames the contest as a battle over Bengal’s identity and political future.
The press conference took place at Mamata Banerjee’s Kalighat residence in the afternoon. Abhishek Banerjee sat on one side and Subrata Bakshi on the other, underscoring internal leadership unity. Mamata Banerjee read out a part of the list herself, and Abhishek Banerjee announced the remaining candidates.
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TMC candidate list 2026: number of seats and alliances
Mamata Banerjee said the TMC candidate list covered 291 constituencies. At another point, Mamata Banerjee also mentioned a list for all 294 Assembly seats. Mamata Banerjee clarified that TMC would actually contest 291 seats, as three Darjeeling constituencies were left to ally Anit Thapa under the existing understanding with the GTA.
Explaining this arrangement, Mamata Banerjee stated that Anit Thapa would contest the three Darjeeling seats. The tie-up with the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration remained in place in those hills segments. Mamata Banerjee added that not every sitting MLA received renomination, as the party aimed for a mix of new and experienced faces.
TMC candidate list 2026: key nominees and constituencies
The TMC candidate list includes several known leaders and some new choices. Former MP Arpita Ghosh has been fielded from Balurghat. Gautam Deb, Paresh Chandra Adhikari and Dinhata’s Udayan Guha have all received tickets. Humayun Kabir, a former IPS officer, has been nominated from Domkal.
Other nominees include Rukbanur Rahman from Palashipara, Madhurima Thakur from Bagda, and actor Soham as a candidate. Jyotipriya Mallick will fight from Habra, while Raj Chakraborty has been picked for Barrackpore. Madan Mitra is contesting from Kamarhati, Bratya Basu from Dum Dum, and Sabyasachi Dutta from Barasat.
Mamata Banerjee will contest from Bhabanipur once again, reinforcing the seat’s importance within the party. The list also notes that Shawkat Molla, known as a rival of Arabul, has not received a ticket this time. This suggests some local-level reshuffles within the organisation ahead of 2026.
| Constituency | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Mekliganj (SC) | Paresh Chandra Adhikary |
| Mathabhanga (SC) | Sablu Barman |
| Coochbehar Uttar (SC) | Partha Pratim Roy |
| Coochbehar Dakshin | Avijit De Bhowmick (Hippy) |
| Sitalkuchi (SC) | Harihar Das |
| Sitai (SC) | Sangita Roy Basunia |
| Dinhata | Udayan Guha |
| Natabari | Sailen Barma |
| Tufanganj | Shib Sankar Paul |
| Kumargram (ST) | Rajeev Tirkey |
| Kalchini (ST) | Birendra Bara |
| Alipurduar | Suman Kanjilal |
| Falakata (SC) | Subhash Chandra Roy |
| Madarihat (ST) | Jayprakash Toppo |
| Dhupguri (SC) | Dr Nirmal Chandra Roy |
| Maynaguri (SC) | Ram Mohan Roy |
| Jalpaiguri (SC) | Krishna Das |
| Rajganj (SC) | Swapna Barman |
| Dabgram-Phulbari | Ranjan Shil Sharma |
| Mal (ST) | Bulu Chik Baraik |
| Nagrakata (ST) | Sanjay Kujur |
| Kalimpong | Not Announced |
| Darjeeling | Not Announced |
| Kurseong | Not Announced |
| Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) | Sankar Malakar |
| Siliguri | Goutam Deb |
| Phansidewa (ST) | Reena Toppo Ekka |
| Chopra | Hamidul Rahaman |
| Islampur | Kanaia Lal Aggarwal |
| Goalpokhar | Md. Ghulam Rabbani |
| Chakulia | Minhajul Arfin Azad |
| Karandighi | Gautam Paul |
| Hemtabad (SC) | Satyajit Barman |
| Kaliaganj (SC) | Nitai Baishya |
| Raiganj | Krishna Kalyani |
| Itahar | Mosaraf Hussain |
| Kushmandi (SC) | Rekha Roy |
| Kumarganj | Toraf Hossain Mondal |
| Balurghat | Arpita Ghosh |
| Tapan (ST) | Chintamoni Biha |
| Gangarampur (SC) | Goutam Das |
| Harirampur | Biplab Mitra |
| Habibpur (ST) | Amal Kisku |
| Gazole (SC) | Prasenjit Das |
| Chanchal | Prasun Banerjee |
| Harishchandrapur | Md. Matebur Rahman |
| Malatipur | Abdur Rahim Boxi |
| Ratua | Samar Mukherjee |
| Manikchak | Kabita Mandal |
| Maldaha (SC) | Lipika Barman Ghosh |
| English Bazar | Asis Kundu |
| Mothabari | Md. Najrul Islam |
| Sujapur | Sabina Yeasmin |
| Baisnabnagar | Chandana Sarkar |
| Farakka | Amirul Islam |
| Samserganj | Nur Alam |
| Suti | Emani Biswas |
| Jangipur | Jakir Hossain |
| Raghunathganj | Janab Akhruzzaman |
| Sagardighi | Bayron Biswas |
| Constituency | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Lalgola | Dr. Abdul Aziz |
| Bhagawangola | Reyat Hussain Sarkar |
| Raninagar | Soumik Hussain |
| Murshidabad | Shaoni Singha Roy |
| Nabagram (SC) | Pranab Chandra Das |
| Khargram (SC) | Ashish Marjit |
| Burwan (SC) | Pratima Rajak |
| Kandi | Apurba Sarkar (David) |
| Bharatpur | Mustafizur Rahaman (Sumon) |
| Rejinagar | Ataur Rahman |
| Beldanga | Rabiul Alam Chowdhury |
| Baharampur | Naru Gopal Mukherjee |
| Hariharpara | Niamot Seikh |
| Naoda | Shahina Mumtaz |
| Domkal | Humayun Kabir (Ex IPS) |
| Jalangi | Babar Ali |
| Karimpur | Soham Chakraborty |
| Tehatta | Dilip Poddar |
| Palashipara | Rukbanur Rahman |
| Kaliganj | Alifa Ahmed |
| Nakashipara | Kallol Kha |
| Chapra | Jeber Sekh |
| Krishnanagar Uttar | Avinabha Bhattacharya |
| Nabadwip | Pundarikakshya Saha |
| Krishnanagar Dakshin | Ujjwal Biswas |
| Santipur | Braja Kishore Goswami |
| Ranaghat Uttar Paschim | Tapas Ghosh |
| Krishnaganj (SC) | Samir Kumar Poddar |
| Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) | Barnali Dey Roy |
| Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) | Dr. Sougata Kumar Burman |
| Chakdaha | Subhankar Singha (Jishu) |
| Kalyani (SC) | Dr. Atindra Nath Mondal |
| Haringhata (SC) | Dr. Rajib Biswas |
| Bagdah (SC) | Madhuparna Thakur |
| Bangaon Uttar (SC) | Biswajit Das |
| Bangaon Dakshin (SC) | Rituparna Addhya |
| Gaighata (SC) | Narottam Biswas |
| Swarupnagar (SC) | Bina Mondal |
| Baduria | Burhanul Mokaddin (Liton) |
| Habra | Jyotipriya Mallick (Balu) |
| Ashoknagar | Narayan Goswami |
| Amdanga | Peerzada Kasem Siddiqui |
| Bijpur | Subodh Adhikary |
| Naihati | Sanat Dey |
| Bhatpara | Amit Gupta |
| Jagatdal | Somenath Shyam Ichini |
| Noapara | Trinankur Bhattacharya |
| Barrackpore | Raju Chakrabarty (Raj) |
| Khardaha | Devdeep Purohit |
| Dum Dum Uttar | Chandrima Bhattacharya |
| Panihati | Tirthankar Ghosh (Puchi) |
| Kamarhati | Madan Mitra |
| Baranagar | Sayantika Banerjee |
| Dum Dum | Bratya Basu |
| Rajarhat Newtown | Tapash Chatterjee |
| Bidhannagar | Sujit Bose |
| Rajarhat Gopalpur | Aditi Munshi |
| Madhyamgram | Rathin Ghosh |
| Barasat | Sabyasachi Dutta |
| Deganga | Anisur Rahaman (Bidesh) |
| Constituency | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Haroa | Md. Mufti Abdul Matin (Matin Saheb) |
| Minakhan (SC) | Usha Rani Mondal |
| Sandeshkhali (ST) | Jharna Sardar |
| Basirhat Dakshin | Surajit Mitra (Badal) |
| Basirhat Uttar | Md Tauseef Rehman |
| Hingalganj (SC) | Ananda Sarkar |
| Gosaba (SC) | Subrata Mondal |
| Basanti (SC) | Nilima Bishal Mistry |
| Kultali (SC) | Ganesh Chandra Mondal |
| Patharpratima | Samir Kumar Jana |
| Kakdwip | Manturam Pakhira |
| Sagar | Bankim Chandra Hazra |
| Kulpi | Barnali Dhara |
| Raidighi | Tapas Mondal |
| Mandirbazar (SC) | Joydeb Halder |
| Jaynagar (SC) | Biswanath Das |
| Baruipur Purba (SC) | Bivas Sardar |
| Canning Paschim (SC) | Paresh Ram Das |
| Canning Purba | Md. Baharul Islam |
| Baruipur Paschim | Biman Banerjee |
| Magrahat Purba (SC) | Sharmistha Purkait |
| Magrahat Paschim | Shamim Ahmed |
| Diamond Harbour | Pannalal Halder |
| Falta | Jahangir Khan |
| Satgachia | Somashree Betal |
| Bishnupur (SC) | Dilip Mondal |
| Sonarpur Dakshin | Arundhuti Maitra (Lovely) |
| Bhangar | Saokat Molla |
| Kasba | Javed Ahmed Khan |
| Jadavpur | Debabrata Majumdar |
| Sonarpur Uttar | Firdousi Begum |
| Tollyganj | Aroop Biswas |
| Behala Purba | Subhasish Chakraborty |
| Behala Paschim | Ratna Chatterjee |
| Maheshtala | Subhasis Das |
| Budge Budge | Ashok Kumar Deb |
| Metiabruz | Abdul Khaleque Molla |
| Kolkata Port | Firhad Hakim |
| Bhabanipur | Mamata Banerjee |
| Rashbehari | Debasish Kumar |
| Ballygunge | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay |
| Chowrangee | Nayna Bandopadhyay |
| Entally | Sandipan Saha |
| Beleghata | Kunal Ghosh |
| Jorasanko | Vijay Upadhayay |
| Shyampukur | Dr. Shashi Panja |
| Maniktala | Shrreya Pandey |
| Kashipur Belgachhia | Atin Ghosh |
| Bally | Kailash Mishra |
| Howrah Uttar | Goutam Chowdhury |
| Howrah Madhya | Arup Roy |
| Shibpur | Dr Rana Chatterjee |
| Howrah Dakshin | Nandita Choudhary |
| Sankrail (SC) | Priya Paul |
| Panchla | Gulshan Mullick |
| Uluberia Purba | Ritabrata Banerjee |
| Uluberia Uttar (SC) | Bimal Kumar Das |
| Uluberia Dakshin | Pulak Roy |
| Shyampur | Nadebasi Jana |
| Bagnan | Arunava Sen |
| Constituency | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Amta | Sukanta Paul |
| Udaynarayanpur | Samir Kumar Panja |
| Jagatballavpur | Subir Chatterjee |
| Domjur | Tapas Maity |
| Uttarpara | Sirsanya Bandopadhyay |
| Sreerampur | Tanmoy Ghosh |
| Champdani | Arindam Guin |
| Singur | Becharam Manna |
| Chandannagar | Indranil Sen |
| Chunchura | Debangshu Bhattacharya |
| Balagarh (SC) | Ranjan Dhara |
| Pandua | Samir Chakraborty (Bua) |
| Saptagram | Bidesh Bose |
| Chanditala | Swati Khandoker |
| Jangipara | Snehasis Chakraborty |
| Haripal | Dr. Karabi Manna |
| Dhanekhali (SC) | Asima Patra |
| Tarakeswar | Ramendu Singha Roy |
| Pursurah | Partha Hazari |
| Arambag (SC) | Mita Bag |
| Goghat (SC) | Dr. Nirmal Maji |
| Khanakul | Palash Roy |
| Tamluk | Dipendra Narayan Roy |
| Panskura Purba | Asim Kumar Maji |
| Panskura Paschim | Siraj Khan |
| Moyna | Chandan Mondal |
| Nandakumar | Sukumar Dey |
| Mahisadal | Tilak Kumar Chakraborty |
| Haldia (SC) | Tapasi Mandal |
| Nandigram | Pabitra Kar |
| Chandipur | Uttam Barik |
| Patashpur | Pijus Kanti Panda |
| Kanthi Uttar | Debasis Bhunia (Lalu) |
| Bhagabanpur | Manab Kumar Porua |
| Khejuri (SC) | Rabin Chandra Mandal |
| Kanthi Dakshin | Tarun Kr Jana |
| Ramnagar | Akhil Giri |
| Egra | Tarun Maity |
| Dantan | Manik Maity |
| Nayagram (ST) | Dulal Murmu |
| Gopiballavpur | Ajit Mahata |
| Jhargram | Mangal Soren |
| Binpur (ST) | Birbaha Hansda |
| Bandwan (ST) | Rajib Lochan Saren |
| Balarampur | Shantiram Mahato |
| Baghmundi | Sushanta Mahato |
| Joypur | Arjun Mahato |
| Purulia | Sujoy Banerjee |
| Manbazar (ST) | Sandhya Rani Tudu |
| Kashipur | Soumen Beltharia |
| Para (SC) | Manik Bauri |
| Raghunathpur (SC) | Hazari Bauri |
| Saltora (SC) | Uttam Bauri |
| Chhatna | Swapan Kumar Mandal |
| Ranibandh (ST) | Dr. Tanushree Hansda |
| Raipur (ST) | Thakur Moni Soren |
| Taldangra | Falguni Singhababu |
| Bankura | Dr. Anup Mondal |
| Constituency | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Barjora | Goutam Mishra (Shyam) |
| Onda | Subrata Dutta (Gope) |
| Bishnupur | Tanmoy Ghosh |
| Katulpur (SC) | Harakali Pratihar |
| Indas (SC) | Shyamali Roy Bagdi |
| Sonamukhi (SC) | Dr Kallol Saha |
| Khandaghosh (SC) | Nabin Chandra Bag |
| Bardhaman Dakshin | Khokon Das |
| Raina (SC) | Mandira Dalui |
| Jamalpur (SC) | Bhootnath Mallick |
| Monteswar | Siddiqullah Chowdhury |
| Kalna (SC) | Deboprasad Bag |
| Memari | Rasbihari Halder |
| Bardhaman Uttar (SC) | Nisith Kumar Malik |
| Bhatar | Shantanu Koner |
| Purbasthali Dakshin | Swapan Debnath |
| Purbasthali Uttar | Vasundhara Goswami |
| Katwa | Rabindranath Chatterjee |
| Ketugram | Sekh Sahonawez |
| Mangalkot | Apurba Chowdhury (Achal) |
| Ausgram (SC) | Shyamaprasanna Lohar |
| Galsi (SC) | Alok Kumar Majhi |
| Pandabeswar | Narendranath Chakraborty |
| Durgapur Purba | Pradip Mazumdar |
| Durgapur Paschim | Kavi Dutta |
| Raniganj | Kalobaran Mondal |
| Jamuria | Hareram Singh |
| Asansol Dakshin | Tapas Banerjee |
| Asansol Uttar | Moloy Ghatak |
| Kulti | Abhijit Ghatak |
| Barabani | Bidhan Upadhyay |
| Dubrajpur (SC) | Chandra Naresh Bauri |
| Suri | Ujjal Chatterjee |
| Bolpur | Chandranath Sinha |
| Nanoor (SC) | Bidhan Chandra Majhi |
| Labpur | Abhijit Sinha (Rana) |
| Sainthia (SC) | Nilabati Saha |
| Mayureswar | Abhijit Roy |
| Rampurhat | Asish Banerjee |
| Hansan | Fayezul Haque (Kajal Sk) |
| Nalhati | Rajendra Prasad Singh |
| Murarai | Mosarraf Hossain |
DownloadMeanwhile, Opposition parties have already moved ahead with their candidate announcements. On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of 144 candidates, while the Communist Party of India (CPM) announced 192 names in its first phase candidate list.
The BJP on Monday fielded its Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari from the Bhawanipore seat in Kolkata - the constituency held by chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
West Bengal will go to polls in two phases, 23 April and 29 April, while counting of votes is scheduled for 4 May.
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