2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
10 May 2001
All 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Turnout75.29% ( 6.68 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Mamata Banerjee Pranab Mukherjee
Party CPI(M) AITC INC
Alliance LF INC+TMC INC+TMC
Leader since 2000 1998 1998
Leader's seat Jadavpur Did not contest Did not contest
Last election 37.16%, 153 seats Party split after last election 39.48%, 82 seats
Seats won 143 60 26
Seat change 10 60 56
Popular vote 13,402,603 11,229,396 2,921,151
Percentage 36.59% 30.66% 7.98%
Swing 1.33 pp 30.66 pp 31.50 pp
Alliance seats 196 89 89
Seat change 7 4 4
Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
CPI(M)

 Chief Minister after election

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
CPI(M)

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2001 to elect 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

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