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2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

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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 ...
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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]

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Election schedule

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Seat Allotment

  Left Front

  National Democratic Alliance

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  United Progressive Alliance

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Results

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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

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Elected members

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Notes

  1. Banerjee was the sitting MP for South Kolkata
  2. Mukherjee was the sitting MP for Jangipur
  3. Friendly Contest on Raipur and Purulia between JKP(N) and AITC.
  4. Friendly Contest on Labhpur, Narghat, Hura and Murshidabad between PDS and INC,JMM,IPFB respectively.
  5. Friendly Contest on Arsa and Memari between JMM and INC respectively.
  6. Friendly Contest on Siliguri and Phansidewa between GNLF and INC respectively.
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