West Bengal Assembly Election Phase 2: Full list of key constituencies, candidates including Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari

The second phase of polling for the West Bengal Assembly elections is set for Wednesday, April 29, covering 142 constituencies across seven districts, with a total of 1,448 candidates in the fray, marking another crucial leg of the high-stakes electoral contest in the state.

Here is a list of key constituencies and candidates to watch in Phase 2:

Bhabanipur: Mamata Banerjee faces Suvendu Adhikari in high-stakes contest

Bhabanipur, one of the most high-profile constituencies in this phase, is set to witness a direct contest between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, making it one of the most closely watched battles in the election.

Candidate Name	Party
Mamata Banerjee	All India Trinamool Congress
Suvendu Adhikari	Bharatiya Janata Party
Pradip Prasad	Indian National Congress
Shrijeeb Biswas	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Anumita Shaw	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Manika Mukherjee	Bharatiya Nyay-Adhikar Raksha Party
Malay Guha Roy	Independent
Mumtaz Ali	Independent
Narayan Das	Independent
Safar Sekh	Independent

Check the list of key candidates and constituencies from West Bengal Phase 1 polls here

Tollyganj: Aroop Biswas looks to retain his 'safe' seat

Tollyganj, home to Kolkata's film industry, has served Trinamool Congress heavyweight Aroop Biswas well, giving him substantial margins. He is pitted against Papia Adhikary, an actress who predominantly works in the Bengali media.

Candidate Name	Party
Aroop Biswas	All India Trinamool Congress
Papia Adhikary	Bharatiya Janata Party
Manas Sinha Roy	Indian National Congress
Partha Pratim Biswas	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Amal Dhali	Bahujan Samaj Party
Sumita Banerjee	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Dr. Chandrachur Goswami	Independent
Tapan Das	Independent
Debashis Das	Independent
Moumita Kirtan	Independent

Uttarpara: TMC veteran's son faces a tough fight against CPI(M)'s face

Uttarpara is set for a triangular contest with the Trinamool Congress, BJP and Left parties fielding key candidates, making it a closely watched seat in this phase. Sirsanya Bandopadhyay, the TMC candidate is an advocate and the son of TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee. Minakshi Mukherjee, widely seen as the Left's most popular face in the state is also contesting from here.

Candidate Name	Party
Sirsanya Bandopadhyay	All India Trinamool Congress
Dipanjan Chakraborty	Bharatiya Janata Party
Minakshi Mukherjee	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Subrata Mukhopadhyay	Indian National Congress
Tapan Chowdhuri	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Subharanjan Shikari	Independent
Suman Paul	Independent

Dum Dum Uttar: State Minister is pitted against a former JNU students union leader

Minister for Health and Family Welfare Chandrima Bhattacharya is fighting to retain her seat against Dipsita Dhar, one of the rising faces of the left. She also participated and led multiple protests in and around the Jawaharlal Nehru University while she was a student.

Candidate Name	Party
Chandrima Bhattacharya	All India Trinamool Congress
Sourav Sikdar	Bharatiya Janata Party
Dipsita Dhar	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Dhananjay Maitra	Indian National Congress
Satyabrata Majumder	Bahujan Samaj Party
Ruhul Amin Sardar	Aam Janata Unnayan Party
Sanap Mondal	Bharatiya Nyay-Adhikar Raksha Party
Haripada Biswas	Mulnibasi Party of India
Pratap Baidya	Independent

Bidhannagar: Sujit Bose seeks to retain seat amid multi-cornered contest

Bidhannagar is set for a competitive contest with Trinamool Congress leader Sujit Bose facing challengers from the BJP, Congress and Left, along with several independents in the fray. The BJP candidate Sharadwat Mukherjee had gone viral over his campaigning with a fish in his hand.

Candidate Name	Party
Sujit Bose	All India Trinamool Congress
Sharadwat Mukherjee	Bharatiya Janata Party
Ranajit Mukherjee	Indian National Congress
Soumyajit Raha	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Uma Panda	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Sarat Mukherjee	Independent
Shampa Mukherjee	Independent
Sujit Bose	Independent
Sujit Pal	Independent
Swetaketu Nandy	Independent

Panihati: TMC candidate faces RG Kar rape victim's mother

Panihati will see a three-cornered contest with Trinamool Congress candidate Tirthankar Ghosh up against BJP’s Ratna Debnath. Debnath is the mother of the victim of the brutal rape and murder of a woman doctor in RG Kar Medical College which rocked the state. CPI(M)’s candidate is Kalatan Dasgupta, who, coincidentally led the protests against the henious incident and also served jail time over the same.

Candidate Name	Party
Tirthankar Ghosh	All India Trinamool Congress
Ratna Debnath	Bharatiya Janata Party
Kalatan Dasgupta	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Subhashish Bhattacharya (Tata)	Indian National Congress
Swaminath Kori	Bahujan Samaj Party
Afsana Khatoon	Aam Janata Unnayan Party
Chandra Shekhar Chowdhuri	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Biswanath Dey	Independent
Shekh Imanur Rahman	Independent
Sanjib Kumar Ghosh	Independent

Bhangar: ISF’s Nawsad Siddique, the only third front candidate to win in 2021 has a tough fight

Bhangar is set for a high-interest contest with ISF leader Nawsad Siddique facing Trinamool Congress' popular and heavyweight candidate Saokat Molla. The ISF is part of the alliance with the Left in 2026 and Nawsad was the sole MLA of the alliance in 2021. Saokat Molla is the incumbent MLA from Canning Purba.

Candidate Name	Party
Saokat Molla	All India Trinamool Congress
Md Nawsad Siddique	All India Secular Front
Jayanta Gayen	Bharatiya Janata Party
Mahabubul Islam	Indian National Congress
Sujata Ranjan	Bahujan Samaj Party
Rafique Akunji	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Sima Bhattacharyya	Aam Janata Unnayan Party
Akiyabul Middya	Independent
Ikbal Molla	Independent
Kamaluddin Molla	Independent

Jadavpur: TMC’s local face has a tough fight against veteran lawyer and the former mayor

Jadavpur is set for a key contest with Trinamool Congress candidate Debabrata Majumdar up against CPI(M)’s Bikashranjan Bhattacharya. The later had served as the mayor of Kolkata and a Rajya Sabha MP and is one of the senior faces of the party. The seat was historically considered a Left bastion, with the BJP now having made significant inroads.

Candidate Name	Party
Debabrata Majumdar (Malay)	All India Trinamool Congress
Bikashranjan Bhattacharya	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Sarbori Mukherjee	Bharatiya Janata Party
Shyamali Mondal	Indian National Congress
Debabrata Bera	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Krishanu Nag	Independent
Gautam Goswami	Independent
Jaba Sarkar	Independent
Tanujit Das	Independent
Biswajit Das	Independent

Maniktala: A late Minister's daughter has a tough fight against a fomer confidant

Maniktala will see a contest between former TMC Minister, late Sadhan Pandey's daughter Shreya Pandey against Tapas Roy. The later was a multiple time MLA for the TMC but defected to the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Candidate Name	Party
Shreya Pandey	All India Trinamool Congress
Tapas Roy	Bharatiya Janata Party
Sugato Roy Chaudhuri	Indian National Congress
Mousumi Ghosh	Communist Party of India
Sanjay Prajapati	Bahujan Samaj Party
Pranati Paul	Amra Bangalee
Subir Samanta	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Pintu Pyne	Independent
Pratima Saha	Independent
Ricky Paul	Independent

Kaliganj: TMC’s Alifa Ahmed faces CPI(M)’s Sabina Iyasmin Sekh

Kaliganj will see a multi-cornered contest with TMC candidate Alifa Ahmed up against BJP’s Bapan Ghosh and CPI(M)’s Sabina Iyasmin Sekh, along with Congress and other parties in the fray.

Candidate Name	Party
Alifa Ahmed	All India Trinamool Congress
Bapan Ghosh	Bharatiya Janata Party
Sabina Iyasmin Sekh	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Shaikh Kabil Uddin	Indian National Congress
Subrata Shekhar Biswas	Bahujan Samaj Party
Arikh Akher	Indian Union Muslim League
Kechhabuddin Sekh	Aam Janata Unnayan Party
Mohiuddin Mondal	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Bapan Ghosh	Independent
Sumit Ghosh	Independent

Kolkata Port: TMC’s Firhad Hakim faces BJP’s Rakesh Singh, CPI(M)’s Faiyaz Ahmad Khan

Kolkata Port is set for a key contest with senior TMC leader Firhad Hakim up against BJP’s Rakesh Singh and CPI(M)’s Faiyaz Ahmad Khan, along with Congress and other candidates in the fray.

Candidate Name	Party
Firhad Hakim	All India Trinamool Congress
Rakesh Singh	Bharatiya Janata Party
Faiyaz Ahmad Khan	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Aquib Gulzar	Indian National Congress
Firoza Khatun	Bahujan Samaj Party
Md Imtiyaz Alam	Aam Janata Unnayan Party
Sri Chand Bind	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Biswajit Halder	Independent
Dinesh Shaw	Independent
Md. Momtaz Alam	Independent

Noapara: BJP’s Arjun Singh faces TMC’s Trinankur Bhattacharjee, CPI(M)’s Gargi Chatterjee

Noapara is set for a key contest with BJP leader Arjun Singh up against TMC’s Trinankur Bhattacharjee and CPI(M)’s Gargi Chatterjee, along with Congress and other candidates in the contest.

Candidate Name	Party
Arjun Singh	Bharatiya Janata Party
Trinankur Bhattacharjee	All India Trinamool Congress
Gargi Chatterjee	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Asoke Bhattacharya	Indian National Congress
Mina Majumdar	Bahujan Samaj Party
Biplob Mitra	Aam Janata Unnayan Party
Amit Kumar Shaw	Independent
Izaharul Haque	Independent
Jayanta Kumar Banerjee	Independent
Banti Rajak	Independent

Shibpur: BJP’s Rudranil Ghosh takes on TMC’s Rana Chatterjee in key contest

Shibpur will witness a closely watched contest with BJP’s Rudranil Ghosh up against TMC’s Dr. Rana Chatterjee, along with candidates from Congress, Left and other parties.

Candidate Name	Party
Dr. Rana Chatterjee	All India Trinamool Congress
Rudranil Ghosh	Bharatiya Janata Party
Shrabanti Singh	Indian National Congress
Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharyya	All India Forward Bloc
Bimalesh Kumar Hela	Bahujan Samaj Party
Kartick Shil	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Abhisek Mondal	Independent
Raj Roy	Independent
Sanjay Karmakar	Independent
Surojit Das	Independent

Rashbehari: TMC’s Debasish Kumar faces BJP’s Swapan Dasgupta, Congress’s Ashutosh Chatterjee

Rashbehari is set for a key contest with TMC candidate Debasish Kumar up against BJP’s Swapan Dasgupta and Congress’s Ashutosh Chatterjee, along with Left and other candidates.

Candidate Name	Party
Debasish Kumar (Deba)	All India Trinamool Congress
Swapan Dasgupta	Bharatiya Janata Party
Ashutosh Chatterjee	Indian National Congress
Manas Ghosh	Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)
Dilip Chandra Halder	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Sk Alamgir	Independent
Debashis Nath	Independent
Gopal Ghosh	Independent
Pankaj Thakkar	Independent

Rajarhat Gopalpur: Singer-turned-politician Aditi Munshi faces BJP’s Tarunjyoti Tewari

Rajarhat Gopalpur brings an interesting mix to Phase 2, with TMC fielding Aditi Munshi, known for her cultural background, against BJP’s Tarunjyoti Tewari, while CPI(M)’s Subhajit Dasgupta and Congress’s Partha Bhaumik add to the contest.

Candidate Name	Party
Aditi Munshi	All India Trinamool Congress
Tarunjyoti Tewari	Bharatiya Janata Party
Partha Bhaumik	Indian National Congress
Subhajit Dasgupta	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Avijit Podder	National Republic Party of India
Monika Manna	Bharatiya Nyay-Adhikar Raksha Party
Subir Chaudhury	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Achintya Ghosh	Independent
Arindam Ghosh	Independent
Tarun Kumar Tiwari	Independent

Kamarhati: Madan Mitra back in spotlight as BJP, Left line up challengers

Kamarhati once again puts TMC’s Madan Mitra at the centre of attention, with the veteran leader facing BJP’s Arup Choudhury and CPI(M)’s Manash Mukherjee, while Congress has fielded Kallol Mukherjee.

Candidate Name	Party
Madan Mitra	All India Trinamool Congress
Arup Choudhury (Pulak)	Bharatiya Janata Party
Kallol Mukherjee	Indian National Congress
Manash Mukherjee	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Saifuddin Mondal	Aam Janata Unnayan Party
Pintu Karar	Independent
Birju Shaw	Independent
Shekh Imanur Rahman	Independent
Satyabrata Bandyopadhyay	Independent
Sandip Dutta Bhowmick	Independent

Baranagar: Actress Sayantika Banerjee in the spotlight as BJP, Left field strong rivals

Baranagar adds a touch of star power this phase, with TMC’s Sayantika Banerjee taking on BJP’s Sajal Ghosh and CPI(M)’s Sayandeep Mitra, while Congress has fielded Kalyani Chakraborty.

Candidate Name	Party
Sayantika Banerjee	All India Trinamool Congress
Sajal Ghosh	Bharatiya Janata Party
Sayandeep Mitra	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Kalyani Chakraborty	Indian National Congress
Supriya Bhattacharya	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Dulal Kanti Bhattacharya	Independent
Prasenjit Dey	Independent
Shubhrangshu Bhakta	Independent
Sajal Kumar Ghosh	Independent
Sajal Ghosh	Independent

Behala Paschim: TMC’s Ratna Chatterjee faces BJP’s Indranil Khan in suburban battleground

Behala Paschim, a key south Kolkata seat, will see TMC’s Ratna Chatterjee take on BJP’s Dr. Indranil Khan, with CPI(M)’s Nihar Bhakta and Congress’s Saibal Ray also in the mix.

Candidate Name	Party
Ratna Chatterjee	All India Trinamool Congress
Dr. Indranil Khan	Bharatiya Janata Party
Nihar Bhakta	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Saibal Ray	Indian National Congress
Adarsha Roy	Bahujan Samaj Party
Sanjoy Biswas	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Saroop Chattopadhyay	Aam Janata Unnayan Party
Mohit Banerjee	Independent
Mousumi Ghosh	Independent
Mridul Ojha	Independent

Canning Purba: TMC’s Baharul Islam faces BJP’s Ashim Sanpui, ISF’s Arabul Islam

Canning Purba could see a keen contest with TMC candidate Md Baharul Islam up against BJP’s Ashim Sanpui, while ISF’s Arabul Islam and Congress’s Sabir Ali Sardar add further layers to the race.

Candidate Name	Party
Md Baharul Islam	All India Trinamool Congress
Ashim Sanpui	Bharatiya Janata Party
Sabir Ali Sardar	Indian National Congress
Arabul Islam	All India Secular Front
Isarafil Molya	Aam Janata Unnayan Party
Sujit Naskar	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Bikash Das	Independent
Siraj Ali Molla	Independent

Sonarpur Dakshin: Rupa Ganguly takes on TMC’s Arundhuti Maitra in high-profile contest

Sonarpur Dakshin brings another high-visibility battle, with BJP’s Rupa Ganguly facing TMC’s Arundhuti Maitra, while Congress’s Subrata Dutta and other candidates add to the mix.

Candidate Name	Party
Arundhuti Maitra (Lovely)	All India Trinamool Congress
Rupa Ganguly	Bharatiya Janata Party
Subrata Dutta	Indian National Congress
Paramita Dasgupta	Communist Party of India
Asima Mondal	Bahujan Samaj Party
Dilip Gayen	Mulnibasi Party of India
Minati Mitra Halder	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Atrasta Nath	Independent
Prohallad Naskar	Independent
Pradip Kumar Mandal	Independent