2022 West Bengal municipal elections

Municipal elections was held in West Bengal on 27 February 2022 to elect members of all 108 municipalities in the state.[1][2][3][4] The All India Trinamool Congress had won overwhelming majority of 102 municipal bodies out of 108. CPI(M) had won 1 seat. BJP which was the last largest opposition party in 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election failed to won a single seat.[5]

2022 West Bengal municipal elections

27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)

All 108 municipalities in West Bengal
Turnout76.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mamata Banerjee Biman Bose Sukanta Majumder
Party AITC CPI(M) BJP
Alliance AITC+ LF NDA
Seats won 2871 67 63

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Independent
Party INC Others
Alliance UPA Others
Seats won 59 200

Schedule

Poll event Schedule
Notification date 3 February 2022
Last Date for filing nomination 9 February 2022
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination 12 February 2022
Date of poll 27 February 2022
Date of counting of votes 2 March 2022

Contested parties

PartySymbol Alliance
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
None
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) Left Front
Communist Party of India (CPI)
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
All India Forward Bloc (AIFB)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) None
Indian National Congress (INC) None
Hamro Party
Independents (IND)

Results

Following is a list of political parties and alliances which contested in this election:

Party Symbol Alliance No. of winning candidates % votes secured
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) AITC+ 2871

Won, 131 without contesting

63
Independents Two leaves AITC Removed candidates Won 119 wards 1.5
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) NDA 63 13
All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) Left Front 1 municipality ( Taherpur ) and 67 total wards (including supporters independents) 14
Communist Party of India (CPI)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
Indian National Congress (INC) UPA 59 4
Hamro Party As IND symbol HP+ 1 MUNICIPALITY (Darjeeling) and total 8 seats 0.4

References

  1. "West Bengal: Elections to 108 municipalities on February 27; counting date to be announced later". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. Konar, Debashis (4 February 2022). "West Bengal Election 2022: Polls to 108 West Bengal civic bodies on February 27". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. Singh, Shiv Sahay (3 February 2022). "Election to 108 municipalities in West Bengal on Feb. 27". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. "Elections for 108 municipal bodies in West Bengal on February 27". Deccan Herald. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. "Bengal municipality election results highlights | TMC decimates Oppn, wins 102 of 108 civic bodies". India Today. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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