West Bengal Elections 2021: Phase 1 Voting Date, List Of Constituencies Along With Candidates

West Bengal will enter the first phase of voting on 27th March. The polling for phase 1 will be for 30 constituencies. Check the complete list of the candidates along with key constituencies to watch for.

The Modi vs Mamata battle for West Bengal Elections begin on 27th March 2021

The stage is set for polling in the first phase of West Bengal Assembly elections. The first phase on March 27 will cover 30 constituencies. The Election Commission of India has made elaborate arrangements for the smooth conduct of the democratic exercise. 

30 constituencies are going to polls on phase 1

S.No.	Constituency Number	Constituency Name	Candidate Name
1	212	Patashpur	Dr. Ambujaksha Mahanti
2	213	Kanthi Uttar	Smt. Sunita Singha
3	214	Bhagabanpur	Shri Rabindranath Maity
4	215	Khejuri	Shri Santanu Pramanik
5	216	Kanthi Dakshin	Shri Arup Kumar Das
6	217	Ramnagar	Shri Swadesh Ranjan Nayak
7	218	Egra	Shri Arup Das
8	219	Dantan	Shri Sakti Pada Nayak
9	220	Nayagram	Shri Bakul Murmu
10	221	Gopiballavpur	Shri Sanjit Mahato
11	222	Jhargram	Shri Sukhmoy Satpati
12	223	Keshiary	Smt. Sonali Murmu
13	228	Kharagpur	Shri Tapan Bhuiya
14	233	Garbeta	Shri Madan Ruidas
15	234	Salboni	Shri Rajib Kundu
16	236	Medinipur	Shri Shamit Dash
17	237	Binpur	Shri Palan Saren
18	238	Bandwan	Shri Parsi Murmu
19	239	Balarampur	Shri Baneswar Mahato
20	240	Baghmundi	Seat Left for Ally AJSU
21	241	Joypur	Shri Narahari Mahato
22	242	Purulia	Shri Sudip Mukharjee
23	243	Manbazar	Shri Gouri Singh Sardar
24	244	Kashipur	Shri Kamalakanta Hansda
25	245	Para	Shri Nadia Chand Bauri
26	246	Raghunathpur	Adv. Bivekananda Bauri
27	247	Saltora	Smt. Chandana Bauri
28	248	Chhatna	Shri Satyanarayan Mukherjee
29	249	Ranibandh	Shri Khudiram Tudu
30	250	Raipur	Shri Sudhangsu Hansda

Key constituencies and candidates to watch for in the first phase of polling in Bengal

Purulia: Sujoy Banerjee (TMC) vs Sudip Mukherjee (BJP) vs Partha Prathim Banerjee (Congress)
Medinipur: June Malia (TMC) vs Shamit Dash (BJP) vs Tarun Kumar Ghosh (CPIM)
Kharagpur: Dinen Ray (TMC) vs Tapan Bhuiya (BJP) vs Sk. Saddam Ali (CPIM)
Kanthi Uttar: Tarun Kumar Jana (TMC) vs Sunita Singha (BJP) vs Sutanu Maity (CPIM)
Kanthi Dakshin: Jyotirmoy Kar (TMC) vs Arup Kumar Das (BJP) vs Anulup Panda (CPIM)
Baghmundi: Sushanta Mahato (TMC) vs Ashutosh Mahato (AJSU) vs Nepal Mahata (Congress)

In the eight-phase West Bengal elections, the BJP is contesting 293 seats while it has left one seat for its alliance partner All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) headed by Ashutosh Mahto.

The TMC, on the other hand, is contesting 290 seats while it has given three seats to Bimal Gurung’s Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, which has a presence in the hilly regions of North Bengal.

The Third Front is an alliance between the Congress, CPM, CPI and Indian Secular Front. The Left is fighting on 137 seats while Congress is contesting on 91 and Abbas Siddiqui’s ISF on 28.