TMC wins West Bengal municipal election, Mamata thanks 'Ma-Mati-Manush'

Trinamool Congress scored a landslide victory in the recently-concluded West Bengal municipal election with the party having won 102 out of the 108 municipalities.

Congratulating her party for the spectacular victory, Mamata Banerjee expressed gratitude to 'Ma-Mati-Manush' for handing yet another overwhelming mandate to the TMC. She said this victory should further increase the party's responsibility and dedication. "Let victory impart humility. Let us together work for the prosperity and development of West Bengal. Jai Bangla!" she said.

Municipality-level leads/results at the moment

TMC: 102
Left Front: 1,
Humro: 1
BJP: 0
Congress: 0
Hung: 4

Key Updates

* Social worker Ajoy Edward's Humro Party wins the Darjeeling municipality.

* Left Front opens its account. Left Front wins the Taherpur Municipality in Nadia district.

* Mamata Banerjee's party wins Kharagpur municipality. The ruling party also won all 22 wards in Bolpur.

* Meghna Mitra, daughter-in-law of former state minister Madan Mitra, has won from Kamarhati.

* Hamro Party won 16 wards in Darjeeling. Darjeeling municipality was occupied by Hamro Party

* Trinamool has won in over 70 municipalities. Trinamool has gained control of Naihati, Halishahar, Ghatal, Kanthi, Navadwip and Baranagar municipalities.

* Other key municipalities where TMC has won include Falakata, Alipurduar, Jiaganj-Azimganj, Ashoknagar-Kalyangarh, Beldanga, Jalpaiguri, Daihat, Tarkeshwar and Diamond Harbor

* Trinamool has won all 5 municipalities in Birbhum.  

* In Jhalda municipality of Purulia, TMC and the Congress have won five wards each. Others have won two wards.

The counting of votes for the West Bengal Municipal Election 2022 has concluded. The vote count for 108 municipalities, where polling was held on February 27, was held under tight security. This considering that the polling was held amid major allegations of malpractices levelled by the opposition parties. 

According to the State Election Commission, over 78 per cent of voters exercised their franchise at over 12,000 polling booths. Around 95.6 lakh voters were eligible to cast votes in the 2022 municipal elections.

The counting of votes will decide on the fate of 8,160 candidates at the 2276 wards. Voting was not held in 103 wards as the ruling Trinamool Congress had won most of these seats uncontested. The ruling party is waging the electoral battle against the BJP, CPI-Marxist-led Left Front and the Congress. 

While the ruling Trinamool Congress swept the Opposition aside in the recently-held civic polls, the main opposition BJP is looking to further widen its support base and establish itself. The other two contenders -- the CPI-M and the Congress -- are hoping to revive their political fortunes in the state through the local polls.

The SEC data shows that out of the 8160 candidates in the fray, Trinamool Congress had the most (2,258) followed by the BJP (2,021) and CPI-Marxist (1,588). The Congress had fielded 965 candidates while 843 candidates are independents. The remaining parties in the fray include Forward Block (117), CPI (99), RSP (76), BSP(30), NCP (2) and Others (158) candidates.

During the election, the state election commission had deployed as many as 44,000 police personnel and 135 observers to ensure free and fair polls.