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.