2026 TMC Candidate List: The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) is expected to release its official candidate list for the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 today, triggering major political excitement across the state. Party chief Mamata Banerjee and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee are likely to finalize the names after internal consultations and strategic discussions.
Although speculation over possible candidates has intensified in recent days, the official list had not been released earlier. However, according to recent media reports, the party is expected to formally announce the candidates very soon.
With the 2026 Assembly elections approaching, political parties have begun revealing their candidates. While several parties have already published their first lists, TMC’s announcement is one of the most anticipated developments in the election campaign.
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 official List PDF
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 official TMC Candidate List: Overview
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Assembly Seats | 294 |
| Majority Mark | 148 |
| Ruling Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Main Opposition | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Election Year | 2026 |
| Polling Phases | Expected in multiple phases |
West Bengal’s Assembly elections are expected to be highly competitive, with major parties including TMC, BJP, Left Front, Congress, and other regional groups preparing aggressively for the battle. The election will decide the next government in the state for the next five years.
Related Article: BJP Candidate List for West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: First List Expected with Over 150 Names
Political Background Before the TMC Candidate Announcement
The political atmosphere in West Bengal has heated up in recent days as rival parties have already begun releasing their candidates.
- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of 144 candidates for the 2026 Assembly elections.
- The Left Front has also announced its first list of 192 candidates, fielding several experienced leaders and young faces.
These announcements have increased pressure on the ruling Trinamool Congress to unveil its own candidate lineup.
Key Expectations from the TMC Candidate List
Political analysts believe the TMC list may include a mix of experienced leaders and new faces. Some key expectations include:
- Retention of strong sitting MLAs in strategic constituencies
- Possible replacement of underperforming candidates
- Greater representation of youth and women candidates
- Strategic candidates in constituencies where the BJP or the Left Front performed strongly in 2021
Reports also suggest that some current leaders may be dropped, including discussions around the possible exclusion of certain MPs or MLAs from the final list.
TMC Official Candidate List 2026 (West Bengal Assembly Election)
The official candidate list will be updated here immediately after the Trinamool Congress releases it.
📍 Cooch Behar
Mekliganj – Paresh Chandra Adhikary
Mathabhanga – Sablu Barman
Cooch Behar North – Partha Pratim Roy
Cooch Behar South – Avijit De Bhowmick
Sitalkuchi – Harihar Das
Sitai – Sangita Roy Basunia
Dinhata – Udayan Guha
Natabari – Sailen Barma
Tufanganj – Shib Shankar Paul
📍 Alipurduar
Kumargram – Rajeev Tirkey
Kalchini – Birendra Bara
Alipurduar – Suman Kanjilal
Falakata – Subhash Chandra Roy
Madarihat – Jayprakash Toppo
📍 Jalpaiguri
Dhupguri – Dr Nirmal Chandra Roy
Maynaguri – Ram Mohan Roy
Jalpaiguri – Krishna Das
Rajganj – Swapna Barman
Dabgram-Phulbari – Ranjan Shil Sharma
Mal – Bulu Chik Baraik
Nagrakata – Sanjay Kujur
📍 Darjeeling
Kalimpong – (Alliance seat)
Darjeeling – (Alliance seat)
Kurseong – (Alliance seat)
Matigara-Naxalbari – Sankar Malakar
Siliguri – Gautam Deb
Phansidewa – Reena Toppo Ekka
📍 Uttar Dinajpur
Chopra – Hamidul Rahman
Islampur – Kanaia Lal Agarwal
Goalpokhar – Md Ghulam Rabbani
Chakulia – Minhajul Arfin Azad
Karandighi – Gautam Paul
Hemtabad – Satyajit Barman
Kaliaganj – Nitai Baishya
Raiganj – Krishna Kalyani
Itahar – Mosaraf Hussain
📍 Dakshin Dinajpur
Kushmandi – Rekha Roy
Kumarganj – Toraf Hossain Mondal
Balurghat – Arpita Ghosh
Tapan – Chintamoni Biha
Gangarampur – Gautam Das
Harirampur – Biplab Mitra
📍 Malda (Start)
Habibpur – Amal Kisku
Gazole – Prasenjit Das
Chanchal – Prasun Banerjee
📍 Malda (Remaining)
Harishchandrapur – Md Matebur Rahman
Malatipur – Abdur Rahim Boxi
Ratua – Samar Mukherjee
Manikchak – Kabita Mandal
Maldaha – Lipika Barman Ghosh
English Bazar – Asis Kundu
Mothabari – Md Najrul Islam
Sujapur – Sabina Yeasmin
Baisnabnagar – Chandana Sarkar
📍 Murshidabad
Farakka – Amirul Islam
Samserganj – Nur Alam
Suti – Emani Biswas
Jangipur – Jakir Hossain
Raghunathganj – Akhruzzaman
Sagardighi – Bayron Biswas
Lalgola – Dr Abdul Aziz
Bhagawangola – Reyat Hussain Sarkar
Raninagar – Soumik Hussain
Murshidabad – Shaoni Singha Roy
Nabagram – Pranab Chandra Das
Khargram – Ashish Marjit
Burwan – Pratima Rajak
Kandi – Apurba Sarkar
📍 Murshidabad (Continued)
Bharatpur – Mustafizur Rahaman
Rejinagar – Ataur Rahman
Beldanga – Rabiul Alam Chowdhury
Baharampur – Naru Gopal Mukherjee
Hariharpara – Niamot Seikh
Naoda – Shahina Mumtaz
Domkal – Humayun Kabir
Jalangi – Babar Ali
📍 Nadia
Karimpur – Soham Chakraborty
Tehatta – Dilip Poddar
Palashipara – Rukbanur Rahman
Kaliganj – Alifa Ahmed
Nakashipara – Kallol Kha
Chapra – Jeber Sekh
Krishnanagar North – Abhinav Bhattacharya
Nabadwip – Pundarikaksha Saha
Krishnanagar South – Ujjal Biswas
Santipur – Brajakishore Goswami
Ranaghat North West – Tapas Ghosh
Krishnaganj – Samir Kumar Poddar
Ranaghat North East – Barnali Dey Roy
Ranaghat South – Sougata Kumar Barman
Chakdaha – Subhankar Singha
📍 Nadia (Continued) + North 24 PGS Start
Kalyani – Dr Atindra Nath Mondal
Haringhata – Dr Rajib Biswas
Bagda – Madhupurna Thakur
Bongaon North – Biswajit Das
Bongaon South – Rituparna Adhya
Gaighata – Narottam Biswas
Swarupnagar – Bina Mondal
Baduria – Burhanul Mokaddin
Habra – Jyotipriya Mallick
📍 North 24 Parganas (Continued)
Ashoknagar – Narayan Goswami
Amdanga – Peerzada Kasem Siddiqui
Bijpur – Subodh Adhikari
Naihati – Sanat Dey
Bhatpara – Amit Gupta
Jagatdal – Somenath Shyam
Noapara – Trinankur Bhattacharya
Barrackpore – Raj Chakraborty
Khardaha – Devdeep Purohit
Dum Dum Uttar – Chandrima Bhattacharya
Panihati – Tirthankar Ghosh
Kamarhati – Madan Mitra
Baranagar – Sayantika Banerjee
Dum Dum – Bratya Basu
📍 North 24 Parganas (Newtown Belt)
Rajarhat Newtown – Tapash Chatterjee
Bidhannagar – Sujit Bose
Rajarhat Gopalpur – Aditi Munshi
Madhyamgram – Rathin Ghosh
Barasat – Sabyasachi Dutta
Deganga – Anisur Rahaman
Haroa – Mufti Abdul Matin
Minakhan – Usha Rani Mondal
Sandeshkhali – Jharna Sardar
Basirhat South – Surajit Mitra
Basirhat North – Tauseef Rehman
Hingalganj – Ananda Sarkar
📍 South 24 Parganas
Gosaba – Subrata Mondal
Basanti – Nilima Bishal Mistry
Kultali – Ganesh Chandra Mondal
Patharpratima – Samir Kumar Jana
Kakdwip – Manturam Pakhira
Sagar – Bankim Chandra Hazra
Kulpi – Barnali Dhara
Raidighi – Tapas Mondal
Mandirbazar – Joydeb Halder
Jaynagar – Biswanath Das
Baruipur East – Bivas Sardar
📍 South 24 Parganas (Continued)
Canning West – Paresh Ram Das
Canning East – Baharul Islam
Baruipur West – Biman Banerjee
Magrahat East – Sharmistha Purkait
Magrahat West – Shamim Ahmed
Diamond Harbour – Pannalal Halder
Falta – Jahangir Khan
Satgachia – Somashree Betal
Bishnupur – Dilip Mondal
Sonarpur South – Arundhuti Maitra
Bhangar – Saokat Molla
Kasba – Javed Ahmed Khan
Jadavpur – Debabrata Majumdar
Sonarpur North – Firdousi Begum
Tollygunge – Aroop Biswas
Behala East – Subhasish Chakraborty
Behala West – Ratna Chatterjee
Maheshtala – Subhasis Das
Budge Budge – Ashok Kumar Deb
Metiabruz – Abdul Khaleque Molla
📍 Kolkata
Kolkata Port – Firhad Hakim
Bhabanipur – Mamata Banerjee
Rashbehari – Debasish Kumar
📍 Kolkata (Remaining)
Ballygunge – Sovandeb Chattopadhyay
Chowrangee – Nayna Bandopadhyay
Entally – Sandipan Saha
Beleghata – Kunal Ghosh
Jorasanko – Vijay Upadhayay
Shyampukur – Dr Shashi Panja
Maniktala – Shreya Pandey
Kashipur Belgachia – Atin Ghosh
📍 Howrah
Bally – Kailash Mishra
Howrah North – Gautam Chowdhury
Howrah Central – Arup Roy
Shibpur – Dr Rana Chatterjee
Howrah South – Nandita Choudhury
Sankrail – Priya Paul
Panchla – Gulshan Mullick
Uluberia East – Ritabrata Banerjee
Uluberia North – Bimal Kumar Das
Uluberia South – Pulak Roy
Shyampur – Nadebasi Jana
Bagnan – Arunava Sen
Amta – Sukanta Paul
Udaynarayanpur – Samir Kumar Panja
Jagatballavpur – Subir Chatterjee
Domjur – Tapas Maity
📍 Hooghly
Uttarpara – Sirsanya Bandopadhyay
Sreerampur – Tanmoy Ghosh
Champdani – Arindam Guin
Singur – Becharam Manna
Chandannagar – Indranil Sen
Chunchura – Debangshu Bhattacharya
Balagarh – Ranjan Dhara
Pandua – Samir Chakraborty
Saptagram – Bidesh Bose
Chanditala – Swati Khandoker
Jangipara – Snehasis Chakraborty
Haripal – Dr Karabi Manna
Dhanekhali – Asima Patra
Tarakeswar – Ramendu Singha Roy
Pursurah – Partha Hazari
Arambag – Mita Bag
Goghat – Dr Nirmal Maji
Khanakul – Palash Roy
📍 Purba Medinipur
Tamluk – Dipendra Narayan Roy
Panskura East – Asim Kumar Maji
Panskura West – Siraj Khan
Moyna – Chandan Mondal
Nandakumar – Sukumar Dey
Mahishadal – Tilak Chakraborty
Haldia – Tapasi Mandal
Nandigram – Pabitra Kar
Chandipur – Uttam Barik
Patashpur – Pijus Kanti Panda
Kanthi North – Debasis Bhunia
Bhagabanpur – Manab Kumar Porua
Khejuri – Rabin Chandra Mandal
Kanthi South – Tarun Jana
Ramnagar – Akhil Giri
Egra – Tarun Maity
📍 Paschim Medinipur (Start)
Dantan – Manik Maity
Keshiary – Ramjiban Mandi
Kharagpur Sadar – Pradip Sarkar
Narayangarh – Pratibha Rani Maity
Sabang – Manas Ranjan Bhunia
Pingla – Ajit Maity
Kharagpur – Dinen Roy
Debra – Rajib Banerjee
Daspur – Asis Hudait
📍 Paschim Medinipur (Remaining)
Ghatal – Shyamali Sardar
Chandrakona – Surjya Kanta Doloi
Garbeta – Uttara Singha
Salboni – Srikanta Mahato
Keshpur – Seuli Saha
Medinipur – Sujoy Hazra
📍 Jhargram
Nayagram – Dulal Murmu
Gopiballavpur – Ajit Mahata
Jhargram – Mangal Soren
Binpur – Birbaha Hansda
📍 Purulia
Bandwan – Rajib Lochan Saren
Balarampur – Shantiram Mahato
Baghmundi – Sushanta Mahato
Joypur – Arjun Mahato
Purulia – Sujoy Banerjee
Manbazar – Sandhya Rani Tudu
Kashipur – Soumen Beltharia
Para – Manik Bauri
Raghunathpur – Hazari Bauri
📍 Bankura
Saltora – Uttam Bauri
Chhatna – Swapan Kumar Mandal
Ranibandh – Dr Tanushree Hansda
Raipur – Thakur Moni Soren
Taldangra – Falguni Singh
Bankura – Dr Anup Mondal
Barjora – Gautam Mishra
Onda – Subrata Dutta
Bishnupur – Tanmoy Ghosh
Katulpur – Harakali Pratihar
Indas – Shyamali Roy
Sonamukhi – Dr Kallol Saha
📍 Purba Bardhaman
Khandaghosh – Nabin Chandra Bag
Bardhaman South – Khokon Das
Raina – Mandira Dalui
Jamalpur – Bhootnath Mallick
Monteswar – Siddiqullah Chowdhury
Kalna – Deboprasad Bag
Memari – Rasbihari Halder
Bardhaman North – Nisith Kumar Malik
Bhatar – Shantanu Konar
Purbasthali South – Swapan Debnath
Purbasthali North – Vasundhara Goswami
Katwa – Rabindranath Chatterjee
Ketugram – Sekh Sahonawez
Mangalkot – Apurba Chowdhury
Ausgram – Shyamaprasanna Lohar
Galsi – Alok Kumar Majhi
📍 Paschim Bardhaman
Pandaveswar – Narendranath Chakraborty
Durgapur East – Pradip Majumdar
Durgapur West – Kavi Dutta
Raniganj – Kalobaran Mondal
Jamuria – Hareram Singh
Asansol South – Tapas Banerjee
Asansol North – Moloy Ghatak
Kulti – Abhijit Ghatak
Barabani – Bidhan Upadhyay
📍 Birbhum
Dubrajpur – Chandra Naresh Bauri
Suri – Ujjal Chatterjee
Bolpur – Chandranath Sinha
Nanoor – Bidhan Chandra Majhi
Labpur – Abhijit Sinha
Sainthia – Nilabati Saha
Mayureswar – Abhijit Roy
Rampurhat – Ashish Banerjee
Hansan – Kajal Sheikh
Nalhati – Rajendra Prasad Singh
Murarai – Mosarraf Hossain
Note: The official TMC candidate list is expected to be announced today. As soon as the party releases the full list, this article will be updated with the complete constituency-wise candidate details.
Related Article: West Bengal Election Date 2026: Full Schedule, Voting Phase, Result Date, and Everything You Need to Know
AITC Candidates (As Listed So Far) as per Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly_election
| Constituency | District | AITC Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Mekliganj (SC) | Cooch Behar | Paresh Chandra Adhikari |
| Mathabhanga (SC) | Cooch Behar | Sushil Barman |
| Cooch Behar Uttar (SC) | Cooch Behar | Sukumar Roy |
| Cooch Behar Dakshin | Cooch Behar | Mihir Goswami |
| Sitai (SC) | Cooch Behar | Jagadish Chandra Basunia |
| Sitalkuchi (SC) | Cooch Behar | Savitri Barman |
| Dinhata | Cooch Behar | Ajay Roy |
| Natabari | Cooch Behar | Rabindra Nath Ghosh |
| Tufanganj | Cooch Behar | Malati Rava Roy |
Note
These candidate names are currently appearing in the constituency list on Wikipedia and other preliminary sources. However, the official candidate list from AITC has not been formally released yet.
Possible Changes and Candidate Drops
Sources within the party suggest that several constituencies could witness candidate changes compared to the previous election. Some sitting representatives might not receive tickets as the party looks to strengthen its electoral strategy.
Reports also hinted that a few prominent names could be dropped, which has triggered speculation within political circles and among party supporters.
Strategy of Trinamool Congress for 2026
For the upcoming election, the Trinamool Congress is expected to focus on:
- Welfare schemes launched by the state government
- Development initiatives across districts
- Strengthening grassroots organisation
- Countering BJP’s expansion in the state
The party is also likely to highlight flagship programs such as Lakshmir Bhandar, Duare Sarkar, and Kanyashree, which have played an important role in previous elections.
West Bengal Election 2026: Why This Candidate List Matters
The TMC candidate list will be crucial because it will:
- Indicate the party’s electoral strategy for 2026
- Show which sitting MLAs are retained or replaced
- Reveal new political faces entering the race
- Influence the campaign strategies of rival parties
Political observers believe that the list will provide the first major signal of the ruling party’s election blueprint.
What Happens Next?
After the candidate list is announced:
- Party workers will begin constituency-level campaigning.
- Opposition parties will analyze TMC’s choices and adjust their strategies.
- Candidates will file nomination papers according to the Election Commission schedule.
The next few weeks will be crucial as West Bengal moves closer to one of the most important elections in recent years.
Related Article: TMC Candidate List for West Bengal Election 2026: Party Prepares Final Names for Assembly Polls
FAQ
When will the TMC candidate list for West Bengal Election 2026 be released?
The Trinamool Congress is expected to release the official candidate list today. The article will be updated once the list is announced.
How many seats are there in the West Bengal Assembly?
There are 294 assembly constituencies in West Bengal.
Who leads the Trinamool Congress?
The party is led by Mamata Banerjee, the current Chief Minister of West Bengal.
Which parties are contesting the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election?
Major parties include Trinamool Congress, BJP, Left Front, Congress, and several regional parties.
