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Municipal elections was held inWest Bengal on 27 February 2022 to elect members of all 108 municipalities in the state.[1][2][3][4] The election to four remaining wards were held in 26 June.[5]
TheTrinamool Congress had won overwhelming majority of 103 municipalities out of 108. TheCPI(M) had won 1 municipal body. TheBJP which was the last largest opposition party in2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election failed to win a single municipality.[6]
| 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 |
| Alliance | Party | Symbol | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC+ | Trinamool Congress (AITC) | |||
| Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) | ||||
| NDA | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | |||
| LF | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | |||
| All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) | ||||
| Communist Party of India (CPI) | ||||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) | ||||
| UPA | Indian National Congress (INC) | |||
| Others | Hamro Party (HP) | |||
| Independents (IND) | ||||
The ruling party in the state,Trinamool Congress, had a landslide victory by winning 102 out of 108 municipalities. TheCPI(M) and newly formedHamro Party were successful to win Taherpur andDarjeeling Municipality respectively. The results of the remaining four bodies were found hung which were later won by AITC with the support ofindependent candidates.[7]
Following is a list of performances of the contested political parties and alliances:
| Alliance | Party | Symbol | Municipalities won | Wards won | % of votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC+ | Trinamool Congress (AITC) | 102 | 1977[b] | 1980 | 63 | |||
| Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| NDA | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 0 | 63 | 13 | ||||
| UPA | Indian National Congress (INC) | 0 | 59 | 5 | ||||
| LF | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | 1[c] | 48 | 56 | 14 | |||
| All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) | 4 | |||||||
| Communist Party of India (CPI) | 3 | |||||||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) | 1 | |||||||
| Others | Hamro Party (HP) | 1[d] | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Independents (IND) | 0 | 100 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 108 (4 Hung) | 2,276 | 100 | |||||
Municipal Corporation election data published by StateElection Commission ofWest Bengal[8]
| No. | District | Municipal Corporation | Total Wards | Winner | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | BJP | LF | INC | Others | |||||
| 1 | Paschim Bardhaman | Asansol Municipal Corporation | 106 | 91 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | AITC |
| 2 | North 24 Parganas | Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation | 41 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Hooghly | Chandannagar Municipal Corporation | 33 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Darjeeling | Siliguri Municipal Corporation | 47 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 227 | 198 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |||
Municipality election data published by StateElection Commission ofWest Bengal[8]
| Division | No. | District | Municipality | Total Wards | Winner | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | BJP | LF | INC | Others | ||||||
| North Bengal | 1 | Alipurduar | Alipurduar Municipality | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | AITC |
| 2 | Falakata Municipality | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total of Alipurduar district | 38 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Cooch Behar | Cooch Behar Municipality | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | AITC | |
| 4 | Dinhata Municipality | 16 | 16[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Haldibari Municipality | 11 | 11[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | Mekliganj Municipality | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Mathabhanga Municipality | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Tufanganj Municipality | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total of Cooch Behar district | 80 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | Jalpaiguri | Jalpaiguri Municipality | 25 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | AITC | |
| 10 | Mal Municipality | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | Maynaguri Municipality | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total of Jalpaiguri district | 57 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | Darjeeling | Darjeeling Municipality | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30[g][9] | HP | |
| Total of Darjeeling district | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| 13 | Uttar Dinajpur | Islampur Municipality | 17 | 11[h] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | AITC | |
| 14 | Dalkhola Municipality | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 15 | Kaliaganj Municipality | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total of Uttar Dinajpur district | 50 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 16 | Dakshin Dinajpur | Gangarampur Municipality | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AITC | |
| 17 | Balurghat Municipality | 25 | 23 | 0 | 2[i] | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total of Dakshin Dinajpur district | 43 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | Malda | English Bazar Municipality | 29 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AITC | |
| 19 | Old Malda Municipality | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total of Malda district | 49 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total of North Bengal division | 349 | 279 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 46 | ||||
| Presidency | 20 | Murshidabad | Jangipur Municipality | 21 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | AITC |
| 21 | Dhulian Municipality | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 22 | Kandi Municipality | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 23 | Murshidbad Sadar Municipality | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 24 | Jiaganj–Azimganj Municipality | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 25 | Baharampur Municipality | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 26 | Beldanga Municipality | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | HUNG | ||
| Total of Murshidabad district | 135 | 95 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 12 | ||||
| 27 | Nadia | Nabadwip Municipality | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AITC | |
| 28 | Krishnanagar Municipality | 25 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 29 | Ranaghat Municipality | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 30 | Taherpur Notified Area Authority | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | CPI(M) | ||
| 31 | Santipur Municipality | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AITC | ||
| 32 | Birnagar Municipality | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 33 | Kalyani Municipality | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 34 | Haringhata Municipality | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 35 | Chakdaha Municipality | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 36 | Gayespur Municipality | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total of Nadia district | 197 | 174 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 37 | North 24 Parganas | Barasat Municipality | 35 | 30 | 0 | 3[j] | 0 | 2 | AITC | |
| 38 | Ashoknagar–Kalyangarh Municipality | 23 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 39 | Gobardanga Municipality | 17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 40 | Habra Municipality | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 41 | Madhyamgram Municipality | 28 | 24 | 0 | 4[k] | 0 | 0 | |||
| 42 | Barrackpore Municipality | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 43 | Bhatpara Municipality | 35 | 35[l] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | North Dum Dum Municipality | 34 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 45 | South Dum Dum Municipality | 34 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 46 | Khardaha Municipality | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 47 | New Barrackpore Municipality | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 48 | Titagarh Municipality | 23 | 23[m] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 49 | Halisahar Municipality | 23 | 23[n] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 50 | Garulia Municipality | 21 | 19 | 0 | 1[o] | 0 | 1 | |||
| 51 | Dum Dum Municipality | 22 | 22[p] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 52 | Kanchrapara Municipality | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 53 | Baranagar Municipality | 34 | 32[q] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 54 | Kamarhati Municipality | 35 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 55 | Naihati Municipality | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 56 | Panihati Municipality | 35 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 57 | North Barrackpore Municipality | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 58 | Baduria Municipality | 17 | 15[r] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 59 | Taki Municipality | 16 | 14[s] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 60 | Basirhat Municipality | 23 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 61 | Bongaon Municipality | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total of North 24 Parganas district | 645 | 607 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 13 | ||||
| 62 | South 24 Parganas | Baruipur Municipality | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AITC | |
| 63 | Rajpur–Sonarpur Municipality | 35 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 64 | Joynagar–Majilpur Municipality | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 65 | Diamond Harbour Municipality | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 66 | Maheshtala Municipality | 35 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 67 | Budge Budge Municipality | 20 | 20[t] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total of South 24 Parganas district | 137 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 68 | Howrah | Uluberia Municipality | 32 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | AITC | |
| Total of Howrah district | 32 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total of Presidency division | 1,146 | 1,036 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 34 | ||||
| Bardhaman | 69 | Hooghly | Arambagh Municipality | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AITC |
| 70 | Hooghly–Chunchura Municipality | 30 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 71 | Bansberia Municipality | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 72 | Uttarpara Municipality | 24 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 73 | Konnagar Municipality | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 74 | Sreerampur Municipality | 29 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 75 | Baidyabati Municipality | 23 | 16 | 0 | 2[u] | 2 | 3 | |||
| 76 | Rishra Municipality | 23 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 77 | Dankuni Municipality | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 78 | Tarakeswar Municipality | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 79 | Bhadreswar Municipality | 22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 80 | Champdani Municipality | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | HUNG | ||
| Total of Hooghly district | 270 | 229 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | ||||
| 81 | Purba Bardhaman | Memari Municipality | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AITC | |
| 82 | Katwa Municipality | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 83 | Dainhat Municipality | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 84 | Bardhaman Municipality | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 85 | Guskhara Municipality | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 86 | Kalna Municipality | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total of Purba Bardhaman district | 119 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 87 | Birbhum | Bolpur Municipality | 22 | 22[v] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AITC | |
| 88 | Suri Municipality | 21 | 21[w] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 89 | Sainthia Municipality | 16 | 16[x] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 90 | Dubrajpur Municipality | 16 | 16[y] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 91 | Rampurhat Municipality | 18 | 17[z] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total of Birbhum district | 93 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total of Bardhaman division | 482 | 433 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 21 | ||||
| Junglemahal | 92 | Purulia | Purulia Municipality | 23 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | AITC |
| 93 | Raghunathpur Municipality | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 94 | Jhalda Municipality | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | HUNG | ||
| Total of Purulia district | 48 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 95 | Jhargram | Jhargram Municipality | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1[aa] | 0 | 1 | AITC | |
| Total of Jhargram district | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 96 | Bankura | Bankura Municipality | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | AITC | |
| 97 | Bishnupur Municipality | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 98 | Sonamukhi Municipality | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Total of Bankura district | 58 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 99 | Paschim Medinipur | Medinipur Municipality | 25 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | AITC | |
| 100 | Ramjibanpur Municipality | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 101 | Chandrakona Municipality | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 102 | Khirpai Municipality | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 103 | Ghatal Municipality | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 104 | Kharar Municipality | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 105 | Kharagpur Municipality | 35 | 20 | 6 | 2[ab] | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total of Paschim Medinipur district | 120 | 97 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 106 | Purba Medinipur | Tamralipta Municipality | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AITC | |
| 107 | Kanthi Municipality | 21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 108 | Egra Municipality | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | HUNG | ||
| Total of Purba Medinipur district | 55 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total of Junglemahal division | 299 | 229 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 20 | ||||
| Grand Total | 2,276 | 1,977[ac] | 63 | 56 | 59 | 121[ad] | ||||
Source:[10]
The results of the by election six ward is :
| Date | District | Body | Ward | Won Party | Runner Up Party | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 26 | North 24 Pargana | Bhatpara Munucipality | 3 | AITC | CPI(M) | 1171 | ||
| South Dum Dum Municipality | 29 | AITC | BJP | 9532 | ||||
| Dumdum municipality | 4 | AITC | CPI(M) | 2747 | ||||
| Panihati Municipality | 8 | AITC | CPI(M) | 2273 | ||||
| Purulia | Jhalda Municipality | 2 | INC | AITC | 778 | |||
| Aug 21[11] | North 24 Pargana | Bongaon Municipality | 14 | AITC | BJP | 2118 | ||