West Bengal Assembly – Around 3. 21 crore voters across 142 constituencies and seven districts will decide the fate of 1,448 candidates when they go to the polls today (April 29, 2026) for the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections. Look West Bengal election phase 2: A look at key constituencies, candidates and important issues This phase will decide the electoral fate of Chief Minister and party president Mamata Banerjee as well as over half a dozen ministers of the West Bengal government, as BJP veterans and CPI(M) newcomers take on TMC candidates in its stronghold Kolkata and surrounding districts.

The 142 seats to be voted in the second phase are spread across seven districts – North 24 Parganas (33 seats), South 24 Parganas (31), Nadia (17), Howrah (16) and Kolkata (11), Hooghly (18) and Purba Bardhaman (16). The key candidates in this phase of the election are Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, both contesting from Bhabanipur.

Trinamool government ministers, including Firhad Hakim from Kolkata Port, Arup Biswas from Tollygunge, Shashi Panja from Shyampukur and Bratya Basu from Dum Dum are others who will face the election. Read live updates below:.