Elections inWest Bengal, a state inIndia are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of West Bengal creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.[1]
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| Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | 3rd Party | 4th Party | Others | Total Seats | ||||||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||||||
| 1952 | INC | 150 | CPI | 28 | KMPP | 15 | AIFB | 11 | 34 | 238 | ||||
| 1957 | INC | 152 | CPI | 46 | PSP | 21 | AIFB | 8 | 25 | 252 | ||||
| 1962 | INC | 157 | CPI | 50 | AIFB | 13 | RSP | 9 | 23 | 252 | ||||
| 1967 | INC | 127 | CPI(M) | 43 | BC | 34 | CPI | 16 | 60 | 280 | ||||
| 1969 | CPI(M) | 80 | INC | 55 | BC | 33 | CPI | 30 | 82 | 280 | ||||
| 1971 | CPI(M) | 113 | INC(R) | 105 | CPI | 13 | SUCI | 7 | 56 | 294 | ||||
| 1972 | INC(R) | 216 | CPI | 35 | CPI(M) | 14 | RSP | 3 | 26 | 294 | ||||
| 1977 | CPI(M) | 178 | JP | 29 | AIFB | 25 | INC(R) | 20 | 42 | 294 | ||||
| 1982 | CPI(M) | 174 | INC(I) | 49 | AIFB | 28 | RSP | 19 | 24 | 294 | ||||
| 1987 | CPI(M) | 187 | INC(I) | 40 | AIFB | 26 | RSP | 18 | 23 | 294 | ||||
| 1991 | CPI(M) | 182 | INC | 43 | AIFB | 29 | RSP | 18 | 22 | 294 | ||||
| 1996 | CPI(M) | 153 | INC | 82 | AIFB | 21 | RSP | 18 | 20 | 294 | ||||
| 2001 | CPI(M) | 143 | AITC | 60 | INC | 26 | AIFB | 25 | 40 | 294 | ||||
| 2006 | CPI(M) | 176 | AITC | 30 | AIFB | 23 | INC | 21 | 44 | 294 | ||||
| 2011 | AITC | 184 | INC | 42 | CPI(M) | 40 | AIFB | 11 | 17 | 294 | ||||
| 2016 | AITC | 211 | INC | 44 | CPI(M) | 26 | BJP | 3 | 10 | 294 | ||||
| 2021 | AITC | 215 | BJP | 77 | ISF | 1 | GJM | 1 | 0 | 294 | ||||
