The ruling TMC (Trinamool Congress) on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, with party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring that the party will contest 291 of the 294 seats in the State.
Addressing a press conference, Ms. Banerjee said “We will contest 291 of the 294 seats. The remaining three seats will be contested by our ally, Anit Thapa-led BGPM, in the Darjeeling hills.” The West Bengal Chief Minister was announcing the names of candidates, flanked by the party’s National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and State President Subrata Bakshi.
Here are the list of candidates and their respective constituencies:
Paresh Chandra Adhikary - Mekliganj (SC) Sablu Barman - Mathabhanga (SC) Partha Pratim Roy - Coochbehar Uttar (SC) Avijit De Bhowmick (Hippy) - Coochbehar Dakshin Harihar Das - Sitalkuchi (SC) Sangita Roy Basunia - Sitai (SC) Udayan Guha - Dinhata Sailen Barma - Natabari Shib Sankar Paul - Tufanganj Rajeev Tirkey - Kumargram (ST) Birendra Bara - Kalchini (ST) Suman Kanjilal - Alipurduar Subhash Chandra Roy - Falakata (SC) Jayprakash Toppo - Madarihat (ST) Dr Nirmal Chandra Roy - Dhupguri (SC) Ram Mohan Roy - Maynaguri (SC) Krishna Das - Jalpaiguri (SC) Swapna Barman - Rajganj (SC) Ranjan Shil Sharma - Dabgram-Phulbari Bulu Chik Baraik - Mal (ST) Sanjay Kujur - Nagrakata (ST) ******** - Kalimpong ******** - Darjeeling ******** - Kurseong Sankar Malakar - Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) Goutam Deb - Siliguri Reena Toppo Ekka - Phansidewa (ST) Hamidul Rahaman - Chopra Kanaia Lal Aggarwal - Islampur Md. Ghulam Rabbani - Goalpokhar Minhajul Arfin Azad - Chakulia Gautam Paul - Karandighi Satyajit Barman - Hemtabad (SC) Nitai Baishya - Kaliaganj (SC) Krishna Kalyani - Raiganj Mosaraf Hussain - Itahar Rekha Roy - Kushmandi (SC) Toraf Hossain Mondal - Kumarganj Arpita Ghosh - Balurghat Chintamoni Biha - Tapan (ST) Goutam Das - Gangarampur (SC) Biplab Mitra - Harirampur Amal Kisku - Habibpur (ST) Prasenjit Das - Gazole (SC) Prasun Banerjee - Chanchal Md. Matebur Rahman - Harishchandrapur Abdur Rahim Boxi - Malatipur Samar Mukherjee - Ratua Kabita Mandal - Manikchak Lipika Barman Ghosh - Maldah (SC) Asis Kundu - English Bazar Md. Najrul Islam - Mothabari Sabina Yeasmin - Sujapur Chandana Sarkar - Baisnabnagar Amirul Islam - Farakka Nur Alam - Samsherganj Emani Biswas - Suti Jakir Hossain - Jangipur Janab Akhruzzaman - Raghunathganj Bayron Biswas - Sagardighi Dr. Abdul Aziz - Lalgola Reyaz Hussain Sarkar - Bhagawangola Soumik Hussain - Raninagar Shaoni Singha Roy - Murshidabad Pranab Chandra Das - Nabagram (SC) Ashish Marjit - Khargram (SC) Pratima Rajak - Burwan (SC) Apurba Sarkar (David) - Kandi Mustafizur Rahaman (Sumon) - Bharatpur Ataur Rahman - Rejinagar Rabiul Alam Chowdhury - Beldanga Naru Gopal Mukherjee - Baharamour Niamot Sheikh - Hariharpara Shahina Mumtaz - Naoda Humayun Kabir (Ex IPS) - Domkal Babar Ali - Jalangi Soham Chakraborty - Karimpur Dilip Poddar - Tehatta Rukbanur Rahman - Palashipara Alifa Ahmed - Kaliganj Kallol Kha - Nakashipara Jeber Sekh - Chapra Avinabha Bhattacharya - Krishnanagar Uttar Pundarikakshya Saha - Nabadwip Ujjwal Biswas - Krishnanagar Dakshin Braja Kishore Goswami - Santipur Tapas Ghosh - Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Samir Kumar Poddar - Krishnaganj (SC) Barnali Dey Roy - Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) Dr. Sougata Kumar Burman - Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) Subhankar Singha (Jishu) - Chakdaha Dr. Atindra Nath Mondal - Kalyani (SC) Dr. Rajib Biswas - Haringhata (SC) Madhupurna Thakur - Bagda (SC) Biswajit Das - Bangaon Uttar (SC) Rituparna Addhya - Bangaon Dakshin (SC) Narottam Biswas - Gaighata (SC) Bina Mondal - Swarupnagar (SC) Burhanul Mokaddin (Liton) - Baduria Jyotipriya Mallick (Balu) - Habra Narayan Goswami - Ashoknagar Peerzada Kasem Siddiqui - Amdanga Subodh Adhikary - Bijpur Sanat Dey - Naihati Amit Gupta - Bhatpara Somenath Shyam Ichini - Jagatdal Trinankur Bhattacharya - Noapara Raju Chakrabarty (Raj) - Barrackpore Devdeep Purohit - Khardaha Chandrim Bhattacharya - Dum Dum Uttar Tirthankar Ghosh (Puchi) - Panihati Madan Mitra - Kamarhati Sayantika Banerjee - Baranagar Bratya Basu - Dum Dum Tapash Chatterjee - Rajarhat Newtown Sujit Bose - Bidhannagar Aditi Munshi - Rajarhat Gopalpur Rathin Ghosh - Madhyamgram Sabyasachi Dutta - Barasat Anisur Rahaman (Bidesh) - Deganga Md. Mufti Abdul Matin (Matin Saheb) - Haroa Usha Rani Mondal - Minakhan (SC) Jharnna Sardar - Sandeshkhali (ST) Surajit Mitra (Badal) - Basirhat Dakshin Md Tauseef Rehman - Basirhat Uttar Ananda Sarkar - Hingalganj (SC) Subrata Mondal - Gosaba (SC) Nilima Bishal Mistry - Basanti (SC) Ganesh Chandra Mondal - Kultali (SC) Samir Kumar Jana - Patharpratima Manturam Pakhira - Kakdwip Bankim Chandra Hazra - Sagar Barnali Dhara - Kulpi Tapas Mondal - Raidighi Joydeb Halder - Mandirbazar (SC) Biswanath Das - Jaynagar (SC) Bivas Sardar - Baruipur Purba (SC) Paresh Ram Das - Canning Paschim (SC) Md. Baharul Islam - Canning Purba Biman Banerjee - Baruipur Paschim Sharmistha Purkait - Magrahat Purba (SC) Shamim Ahmed - Magrahat Paschim Pannalal Halder - Diamond Harbour Jahangir Khan - Falta Somashree Betal - Satgachia Dilip Mondal - Bishnupur (SC) Arundhuti Maitra (Lovely) - Sonarpur Dakshin Saokat Molla - Bhangar Javed Ahmed Khan - Kasba Debabrata Majumdar - Jadavpur Firdousi Begum - Sonarpur Uttar Aroop Biswas - Tollyganj Subhasish Chakraborty - Behala Purba Ratna Chatterjee - Behala Paschim Subhasis Das - Maheshtala Ashok Kumar Deb - Budge Budge Abdul Khaleque Molla - Metiabruz Firhad Hakim - Kolkata Port Mamata Banerjee - Bhowanipur Debasish Kumar - Rashbehari Sovandeb Chattopadhyay - Ballygunge Nayna Bandopadhyay - Chowrangee Sandipan Saha - Entally Kunal Ghosh - Beleghata Vijay Upadhyay - Jorasanko Dr. Shashi Panja - Shyampukur Shreya Pandey - Maniktala Atin Ghosh - Kashipur Belgachhia Kailash Mishra - Bally Goutam Chowdhury - Howrah Uttar Arup Roy - Howrah Madhya Dr Rana Chatterjee - Shibpur Nandita Choudhary - Howrah Dakshin Priya Paul - Sankrail (SC) Gulshan Mullick - Panchla Ritabrata Banerjee - Uluberia Purba Bimal Kumar Das - Uluberia Uttar (SC) Pulak Roy - Uluberia Dakshin Nadebasi Jana - Shyampur Arunava Sen - Bagnan Sukanta Paul - Amta Samir Kumar Panja - Udaynarayanpur Subir Chatterjee - Jagatballavpur Tapas Maity - Domjur Sirsanya Bandopadhyay - Uttarpara Tanmoy Ghosh - Sreerampur Arindam Guin - Champdani Becharam Manna - Singur Indranil Sen - Chandannagar Debangshu Bhattacharya - Chunchura Ranjan Dhara - Balagarh (SC) Samir Chakraborty (Bua) - Pandua Bidesh Bose - Saptagram Swati Khandoker - Chanditala Snehasis Chakraborty - Jangipara Dr. Karabi Manna - Haripal Asima Patra - Dhanekhali (SC) Ramendu Singha Roy - Tarakeswar Partha Hazari - Pursura Mita Bag - Arambag (SC) Dr. Nirmal Maji - Goghat (SC) Palash Roy - Khanakul Dipendra Narayan Roy - Tamluk Asim Kumar Maji - Panskura Purba Siraj Khan - Panskura Paschim Chandan Mondal - Moyna Sukumar Dey - Nandakumar Tilak Kumar Chakraborty - Mahisadal Tapasi Mandal - Haldia (SC) Pabitra Kar - Nandigram Uttam Barik - Chandipur Pijus Kanti Panda - Patashpur Debasis Bhunia (Lalu) - Kanthi Uttar Manab Kumar Porua - Bhagabanpur Rabin Chandra Mandal - Khejuri (SC) Tarun Kr Jana - Kanthi Dakshin Akhil Giri - Ramnagar Tarun Maity - Egra Manik Maity - Dantan Dulal Murmu - Nayagram (ST) Ajit Mahata - Gopiballavpur Mangal Soren - Jhargram Ramjiban Mandi - Keshiyari (ST) Pradip Sarkar - Kharagpur Sadar Pratibha Rani Maity - Narayangarh Manas Ranjan Bhunia - Sabang Ajit Maity - Pingla Dinen Roy - Kharagpur Rajib Banerjee - Debra Asis Haldait - Daspur Shyamal Sardar - Ghatal (SC) Surjya Kanta Doloi - Chandrakona (SC) Uttara Singha (Hazra) - Garbeta Srikanta Mahata - Salboni Seuli Saha - Keshpur (SC) Sujoy Hazra - Medinipur Birbaha Hansda - Binpur (ST) Rajib Lochan Saren - Bandwan (ST) Shantiram Mahato - Balarampur Sushanta Mahato - Baghmundi Arjun Mahato - Joypur Sujoy Banerjee - Purulia Sandhya Rani Tudu - Manbazar (ST) Soumen Beltharia - Kashipur Manik Bauri - Para (SC) Hazari Bauri - Raghunathpur (SC) Uttam Bauri - Saltora (SC) Swapan Kumar Mandal - Chhatna Dr. Tanushree Hansda - Ranibandh (ST) Thakur Moni Soren - Raipur (ST) Falguni Singhababu - Taldangra Dr. Anup Mondal - Bankura Goutam Mishra (Shyam) - Barjora Subrata Dutta (Gope) - Onda Tanmoy Ghosh - Bishnupur Harakali Pratihar - Katulpur (SC) Shyamali Roy Bagdi - Indas (SC) Dr Kallol Saha - Sonamukhi (SC) Nabin Chandra Bag - Khandaghosh (SC) Khokon Das - Bardhaman Dakshin Mandira Dalui - Raina (SC) Bhootnath Mallick - Jamalpur (SC) Siddiqullah Chowdhury - Monteswar Deboprasad Bag - Kalna (SC) Rashbihari Halder - Memari Nisith Kumar Malik - Bardhaman Uttar (SC) Shantanu Koner - Bhatar Swapan Debnath - Purbasthali Dakshin Vasundhara Goswami - Purbasthali Uttar Rabindranath Chatterjee - Katwa Sekh Sahanowez - Ketugram Apurba Chowdhury (Achal) - Mangalkot Shyamaprasanna Lohar - Ausgram (SC) Alok Kumar Majhi - Galsi (SC) Narendranath Chakraborty - Pandabeswar Pradip Mazumdar - Durgapur Purba Kavi Dutta - Durgapur Paschim Kalobaram Mondal - Raniganj Hareram Singh - Jamuria Tapas Banerjee - Asansol Dakshin Moloy Ghatak - Asansol Uttar Abhijit Ghatak - Kulti Bidhan Upadhyay - Barabani Chandra Naresh Bauri - Dubrajpur (SC) Ujjal Chatterjee - Suri Chandranath Sinha - Bolpur Bidhan Chandra Majhi - Nanoor (SC) Abhijit Sinha (Rana) - Labpur Nilabati Saha - Sainthia (SC) Abhijit Roy - Mayureswar Asish Banerjee - Rampurhat Fayezul Haque (Kajal Sk) - Hansan Rajendra Prasad Singh - Nalhati Mosarraf Hossain - Murarai
(With PTI and ANI inputs)