2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Indian state election
2011 West Bengal state general election Opinion polls Turnout 84.33% ( 2.36 pp )
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Mamata Banerjee
Manas Bhunia
Party
AITC
INC
Alliance
UPA
UPA
Leader since
1998
2008
Leader's seat
Bhabanipur (By-elected) [ 1]
Sabang (Won)
Last election
26.64%, 30 seats
14.71%, 21 seats
Seats before
30
21
Seats won
184
42
Seat change
154
21
Popular vote
18,547,678
4,330,580
Percentage
38.93%
9.09%
Swing
12.29 pp
5.62 pp
Third party
Fourth party
BJP
Leader
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Rahul Sinha [bn ]
Party
CPI(M)
BJP
Alliance
LF
NDA
Leader since
2000
2002
Leader's seat
Jadavpur (Lost)
Did not contest
Last election
37.13%, 176 seats
3.06%, 0 seat
Seats before
176
0
Seats won
40
0
Seat change
136
Popular vote
14,330,061
1,431,184
Percentage
30.08%
5.19%
Swing
7.05 pp
2.13 pp
Seatwise Map of the Election Results
Assembly election was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2011 to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly as the term of the incumbent government was about to expire naturally. The election was held in six phases between 18 April and 10 May 2011 for all the 294 seats of the Assembly .[ 3]
The Trinamool Congress led United Progressive Alliance won an absolute majority of seats in the state in a historic win marking the end of 34-year rule of Left Front , the longest-serving democratically elected communist government in the world, a fact that was noted by international media.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Notably, the incumbent Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee lost even his Jadavpur seat to Trinamool's Manish Gupta , which was considered to be an electoral bastion of the CPI(M) .[ 1] Bhattacharjee became the 2nd Chief minister of the state to lose from his own seat, after Congress ' Prafulla Chandra Sen 's defeat in Arambagh to Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee of Bangla Congress in 1967 .
Background
This was the first legislative assembly election for the Vidhan Sabha since 2007 Nandigram anti land acquisition violence [ 8] and the 2006 Singur anti land acquisition violence , led by opposition party chief Mamata Banerjee , caused deaths by police firing amidst protests.
The Left Front had governed West Bengal since 1977. The election also followed the defeat of the Left Front in the 2009 general election , as well as its relatively poor showing in Panchayat and municipal elections.[ 9]
Delimitation
The 2011 election adopted re-drawn electoral constituencies based on the 2001 census , following the 2002 Delimitation Commission of India , whose recommendations were approved in February 2008.[ 10]
Polling schedule
Phases of the election across the state
Chief Election Commissioner of India S. Y. Quraishi announced that polling in West Bengal will be spread over six phases between 18 April and 10 May for the constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha .[ 11] [ 12]
Date
No of assembly constituencies
Phase I
18 April
54
Phase II
22 April
50
Phase III
27 April
75
Phase IV
3 May
63
Phase V
7 May
38
Phase VI
10 May
14
Counting
13 May
294
Source: Election Commission of India
Phase I
54 constituencies went to the polls:
Mekliganj (SC ), Mathabhanga (SC), Coochbehar Uttar (SC), Coochbehar Dakshin, Sitalkuchi (SC), Sitai (SC), Dinhata, Natabari, Tufangunj, Kumargram (ST ), Kalchini (ST), Alipurduars, Falakata (SC), Madarihat (ST), Dhupguri (SC), Mayanaguri (SC), Jalpaiguri (SC), Rajganj (SC), Dabgram-Fulbari, Mal (ST), Nagrakata (ST), Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Kurseong, Matigara-Naxalbari (SC), Siliguri, Phansidewa (ST), Chopra, Islampur, Goalpokhar, Chakulia, Karandighi, Hemtabad (SC), Kaliaganj (SC), Raiganj, Itahar, Kushmandi (SC), Kumarganj, Balurghat, Tapan (ST), Gangarampur (SC), Harirampur, Habibpur (ST), Gazole (SC), Chanchal, Harishchandrapur, Malatipur, Ratua, Manikchak, Maldaha (SC), English Bazar, Mothabari, Sujapur, and Baisnabnagar.
Phase II
50 constituencies went to the polls:
Farakka, Samserganj, Suti, Jangipur, Raghunathganj, Sagardighi, Lalgola, Bhagaban Gola, Raninagar, Murshidabad, Nabagram (SC), Khargram (SC), Burwan (SC), Kandi, Bharatpur, Rejinagar, Beldanga, Baharampur, Hariharpara, Naoda, Domkal, Jalangi, Karimpur, Tehatta, Palashipara, Kaliganj, Nakashipara, Chapra, Krishnanagar Uttar, Nabadwip, Krishnanagar Dakshin, Santipur, Ranaghat Uttar Paschim, Krishnaganj (SC), Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC), Ranaghat Dakshin (SC), Chakdah, Kalyani (SC), Haringhata (SC), Dubrajpur (SC), Suri, Bolpur, Nanoor (SC), Labpur, Sainthia (SC), Mayureswar, Rampurhat, Hansan, Nalhati, and Murarai.
Phase III
75 constituencies went to the polls:
Bagdah (SC), Bongaon Uttar (SC), Bongaon Dakshin (SC), Gaighata (SC), Swarupnagar (SC), Baduria, Habra, Ashoknagar, Amdanga, Bijpur, Naihati, Bhatpara, Jagatdal, Noapara, Barrackpur, Khardaha, Dum Dum Uttar, Panihati, Kamarhati, Baranagar, Dum Dum, Rajarhat New Town, Bidhan Nagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Madhyamgram, Barasat, Deganga, Haroa, Minakhan (SC), Sandeshkhali (ST), Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Hingalganj (SC), Gosaba (SC), Basanti (SC), Kultali (SC), Patharpratima, Kakdwip, Sagar, Kulpi, Raidighi, Mandirbazar (SC), Jaynagar (SC), Baruipur Purba (SC), Canning Paschim (SC), Canning Purba, Baruipur Paschim, Magrahat Purba (SC), Magrahat Paschim, Diamond Harbour, Falta, Satgachia, Bishnupur (SC), Sonarpur Dakshin, Bhangore, Kasba, Jadavpur, Sonarpur Uttar, Tollygunj, Behala Purba, Behala Paschim, Maheshtala, Budge Budge, Metiabruz, Kokata Port, Bhabanipore, Rashbehari, Ballygunge, Chowrangee, Entally, Beleghata, Jorasanko, Shyampukur, Maniktala, and Kashipur-Belgachia.
Phase IV
63 constituencies went to the polls:
Bally, Howrah Uttar, Howrah Madhya, Shibpur, Howrah Dakshin, Sankrail (SC), Panchla, Uluberia Purba, Uluberia Uttar (SC), Uluberia Dakshin, Shyampur, Bagnan, Amta, Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur, Domjur, Uttarpara, Sreerampur, Champdani, Singur, Chandannagore, Chunchura, Balagarh (SC), Pandua, Saptagram, Chanditala, Jangipara, Haripal, Dhanekhali (SC), Tarakeswar, Pursurah, Arambag (SC), Goghat (SC), Khanakul, Tamluk, Panskura Purba, Panskura Paschim, Moyna, Nandakumar, Mahisadal, Haldia (SC), Nandigram, Chandipur, Patashpur, Kanthi Uttar, Bhagabanpur, Khejuri (SC), Kanthi Dakshin, Ramnagar, Egra, Bardhaman Dakshin, Jamalpur (SC), Monteswar, Kalna (SC), Memari, Bardhaman Uttar (SC), Bhatar, Purbasthali Dakshin, Purbasthali Uttar, Katwa, Ketugram, Mangalkot and Ausgram (SC)
Phase V
38 constituencies went to the polls:
Dantan, Keshiary (ST), Kharagpur Sadar, Narayangarh, Sabang, Pingla, Kharagpur, Debra, Daspur, Ghatal (SC), Chandrakona (SC), Keshpur (SC), Purulia, Manbazar (ST), Kashipur, Para (SC), Raghunathpur (SC), Saltora (SC), Chhatnam, Bankura, Barjora, Onda, Bishnupur, Katulpur (SC), Indus (SC), Sonamukhi (SC), Khandaghosh (SC), Raina (SC), Galsi (SC), Pandabeswar, Durgapur Purba, Durgapur Paschim, Raniganj, Jamuria, Asansol Dakshin, Asansol Uttar, Kulti and Barabani.
Phase VI
14 constituencies went to the polls:
Nayagram (ST), Gopiballavpur, Jhargram, Garbeta, Salboni, Medinipur, Binpur (ST), Bandwan (ST), Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur, Ranibandh (ST), Raipur (ST) and Taldangra.
Parties
Alliance wise result
LF+
SEATS
AITC-Congress alliance
SEATS
NDA+
SEATS
OTHERS
SEATS
CPIM
40-2 (by-polls)
AITC
184+6 (by-polls)
BJP
0+1 (by-polls)
IND
0
AIFB
11-1 (by-polls)
INC
42-3 (by-polls)
GJM
3
RSP
7-1 (by-polls)
SUCI(C)
1
CPI
2
IND /(INC )
1
SP
1
NCP
0
DSP(PC)
1
GNLF
0
MFB
0
JMM
0
RCPI
0
PDS
0
RJD
0
JKP(N)
0
TOTAL (2011)
62
TOTAL (2011)
228
TOTAL (2011)
3
TOTAL (2011)
0
TOTAL (2006)
233
TOTAL (2006)
30
TOTAL (2006)
24
TOTAL (2006)
6
Seat Allotment
Candidates
List of the candidates (constituency wise) of the 3 main parties/alliance:
Campaign
Mamata Banerjee ended her campaign on 9 May in the constituency of the incumbent CM Bhattacharjee in Jadavpur a day after Bhattacharjee appealed to the electorate there to return him to power. Before campaigning ended at 17:00, she appealed to the electorate to "Help me bring about change."[ 13] The Trinamool Congress heavily campaigned for Paribartan ('change' in Bengali) under its slogan Badla noy Badal chai ('We don't want revenge, we want change' in Bengali), referring the political violence unleashed by the CPI(M) in Singur, Nandigram & Netai .
Following the general election, with the TMC being an important part of the central government's coalition, the central government eased its controversial land acquisition policy for Special Economic Zones . Part of the proposal was that the government would not get involved in land acquisition for private organizations. One official from the central ruling coalition was quoted as saying that "There is a tacit understanding between these two critical allies that there will be no decision on the Land Acquisition Bill until the results of West Bengal state elections are clear."[ 14] The issue of land acquisition for development also created a battle zone like situation in the villages between armed cadres of the ruling CPM and the Maoists .[ 15] as seen in the 2006 Singur anti-land acquisition movement & 2007 Nandigram anti-land acquisition movement.
Gorkhaland
During the general election the issue of the founding of Gorkhaland as separate from West Bengal gained prominence along with the victory of Jaswant Singh from Darjeeling constituency for the Bharatiya Janata Party , and supported by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (which advocates the creation of a separate Gorkhaland for ethnic Nepalis as opposed to ethnic Bengalis ).
Since the election the issue again cropped up as demands for a separate Telangana being bifurcated from Andhra Pradesh grew.[ 16] [ 17] During this election CM Bhattacharjee said that Gorkhaland should not be separated but instead an additional development of the region should occur. He said in Lichupokhri that those advocating the separation should "stop your movement for a Gorkhaland. It will never be fulfilled. Concentrate on the all-round development of Darjeeling as it is the only solution to the issue."[ 18]
Election
On 17 April, the Election Commission of India issued an appeal for all registered voters to turn out for their respective electoral dates.[ 19]
A female voter casting her vote at a polling station, in Abadanga, Birbhum district, during the Assembly Election in West Bengal on April 23, 2011
A Polling Officer checking the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM's) and other necessary inputs required in the West Bengal Assembly Election, before the distribution of machines, at Bolpur Govt. High School on April 22, 2011
During the first phase, the Indian border with Bangladesh at the Maldaha constituency was sealed from 16 April, two days before the election, to "prevent miscreants from causing trouble." One-hundred and twelve companies of central paramilitary forces were delegated to man 260 voting booths, 150 of which were decreed to be "sensitive." The district magistrate Rajesh Kumar Sinha also said that 50 booths would be put under round-the-clock online surveillance.[ 20]
Seven Bengali film stars and theatre personalities [who? ] won seats with the TMC ticket.[ 8]
Exit polls
Results
By constituency
Results of the 2 011 West Bengal state assembly election (by constituency)
AC #
Assembly constituency Name
Reserved for
District
Winner
No. of Votes
% of Votes
Party
1
Mekliganj
Scheduled Caste
Cooch Behar
Paresh Chandra Adhikari
72,040
48.88%
All India Forward Bloc
2
Mathabhanga
Scheduled Caste
Binay Krishna Barman
78,249
46.45%
All India Trinamool Congress
3
Cooch Behar Uttar
Scheduled Caste
Nagendra Nath Roy
84,825
45.11%
All India Forward Bloc
4
Cooch Behar Dakshin
—
Akshay Thakur
72,028
47.04%
All India Forward Bloc
5
Sitalkuchi
Scheduled Caste
Hiten Barman
84,651
44.21%
All India Trinamool Congress
6
Sitai
Scheduled Caste
Keshab Chandra Ray
79,791
46.67%
Indian National Congress
7
Dinhata
—
Udayan Guha
93,050
50.52%
All India Forward Bloc
8
Natabari
—
Rabindra Nath Ghosh
81,951
47.56%
All India Trinamool Congress
9
Tufanganj
—
Arghya Roy Pradhan
73,721
45.01%
All India Trinamool Congress
10
Kumargram
Scheduled Tribe
Jalpaiguri
Dasrath Tirkey
71,545
40.84%
Revolutionary Socialist Party
11
Kalchini
Scheduled Tribe
Wilson Champramary
46,455
30.05%
Independent
12
Alipurduars
—
Debaprasad Roy
79,605
46.02%
Indian National Congress
13
Falakata
Scheduled Caste
Anil Adhikari
77,821
47.44%
All India Trinamool Congress
14
Madarihat
Scheduled Tribe
Kumari Kujur
42,539
31.93%
Revolutionary Socialist Party
15
Dhupguri
Scheduled Caste
Mamata Roy
73,644
42.25%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
16
Maynaguri
Scheduled Caste
Ananta Deb Adhikari
84,887
48.70%
Revolutionary Socialist Party
17
Jalpaiguri
Scheduled Caste
Sukhbilas Barma
86,273
48.64%
Indian National Congress
18
Rajganj
Scheduled Caste
Khageshwar Roy
74,546
46.63%
All India Trinamool Congress
19
Dabgram-Phulbari
—
Goutam Deb
84,649
48.28%
All India Trinamool Congress
20
Mal
Scheduled Tribe
Bulu Chik Baraik
62,037
39.68%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
21
Nagrakata
Scheduled Tribe
Joseph Munda
46,537
30.26%
Indian National Congress
22
Kalimpong
—
Darjeeling
Harka Bahadur Chettri
109,102
87.36%
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
23
Darjeeling
—
Trilok Dewan
120,532
78.51%
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
24
Kurseong
—
Rohit Sharma
114,297
74.00%
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
25
Matigara-Naxalbari
Scheduled Caste
Sankar Malakar
74,334
45.19%
Indian National Congress
26
Siliguri
—
Rudra Nath Bhattacharya
72,019
48.07%
All India Trinamool Congress
27
Phansidewa
Scheduled Tribe
Sunil Chandra Tirkey
61,388
42.55%
Indian National Congress
28
Chopra
—
Uttar Dinajpur
Hamidul Rahaman
64,289
44.61%
Independent
29
Islampur
—
Abdul Karim Chowdhary
49,326
41.48%
All India Trinamool Congress
30
Goalpokhar
—
Ghulam Rabbani
61,313
49.05%
Indian National Congress
31
Chakulia
—
Ali Imran Ramz
65,265
52.12%
All India Forward Bloc
32
Karandighi
—
Gokul Roy
57,023
38.56%
All India Forward Bloc
33
Hemtabad
Scheduled Caste
Khagendra Nath Sinha
71,553
45.50%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
34
Kaliaganj
Scheduled Caste
Pramatha Nath Ray
84,873
47.59%
Indian National Congress
35
Raiganj
—
Mohit Sengupta
62,864
49.69%
Indian National Congress
36
Itahar
—
Amal Acharjee
61,707
43.95%
All India Trinamool Congress
37
Kushmandi
Scheduled Caste
Dakshin Dinajpur
Narmada Chandra Roy
66,368
47.42%
Revolutionary Socialist Party
38
Kumarganj
—
Begam Mahamuda
62,212
46.93%
All India Trinamool Congress
39
Balurghat
—
Shankar Chakraborty
67,495
54.27%
All India Trinamool Congress
40
Tapan
Scheduled Tribe
Bachchu Hansda
72,643
51.61%
All India Trinamool Congress
41
Gangarampur
Scheduled Caste
Satyendra Nath Roy
65,666
45.85%
All India Trinamool Congress
42
Harirampur
—
Biplab Mitra
65,099
47.44%
All India Trinamool Congress
43
Habibpur
Scheduled Tribe
Malda
Khagen Murmu
59,286
37.60%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
44
Gazole
Scheduled Caste
Sushil Chandra Ray
74,654
46.09%
Indian National Congress
45
Chanchal
—
Asif Mehbub
68,586
48.69%
Indian National Congress
46
Harishchandrapur
—
Tajmul Hossain
62,019
46.19%
All India Forward Bloc
47
Malatipur
—
Abdur Rahim Boxi
54,794
43.44%
Revolutionary Socialist Party
48
Ratua
—
Samar Mukherjee
74,936
48.34%
Indian National Congress
49
Manikchak
—
Sabitri Mitra
64,641
46.19%
All India Trinamool Congress
50
Maldaha
Scheduled Caste
Bhupendra Nath Halder
68,155
46.55%
Indian National Congress
51
English Bazar
—
Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury
89,421
51.78%
Indian National Congress
52
Mothabari
—
Sabina Yasmin
47,466
44.11%
Indian National Congress
53
Sujapur
—
Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury
70,640
52.75%
Indian National Congress
54
Baisnabnagar
—
Isha Khan Choudhury
62,589
43.01%
Indian National Congress
55
Farakka
—
Murshidabad
Mainul Haque
52,780
38.77%
Indian National Congress
56
Samserganj
—
Touab Ali
61,138
46.43%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
57
Suti
—
Emani Biswas
73,465
48.86%
Indian National Congress
58
Jangipur
—
Mohammed Sohrab
68,699
46.76%
Indian National Congress
59
Raghunathganj
—
Akhruzzaman
74,683
50.98%
Indian National Congress
60
Sagardighi
—
Subrata Saha
54,708
38.83%
Indian National Congress
61
Lalgola
—
Abu Hena
74,317
51.96%
Indian National Congress
62
Bhagabangola
—
Chand Mohammad
62,862
38.62%
Samajwadi Party
63
Raninagar
—
Firoza Begam
76,092
46.45%
Indian National Congress
64
Murshidabad
—
Shaoni Singha Roy
75,441
46.03%
Indian National Congress
65
Nabagram
Scheduled Caste
Kanai Chandra Mondal
78,703
48.97%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
66
Khargram
Scheduled Caste
Ashis Marjit
74,093
49.96%
Indian National Congress
67
Burwan
Scheduled Caste
Protima Rajak
66,034
47.09%
Indian National Congress
68
Kandi
—
Apurba Sarkar
66,513
44.74%
Indian National Congress
69
Bharatpur
—
Id Mohammad
70,658
47.78%
Revolutionary Socialist Party
70
Rejinagar
—
Humayun Kabir
77,542
49.74%
Indian National Congress
71
Beldanga
—
Safiujjaman Seikh
67,888
45.31%
Indian National Congress
72
Baharampur
—
Manoj Chakraborty
91,578
54.89%
Indian National Congress
73
Hariharpara
—
Insar Ali Biswas
58,293
35.56%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
74
Naoda
—
Abu Taher Khan
80,758
51.59%
Indian National Congress
75
Domkal
—
Anisur Rahaman
81,812
47.22%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
76
Jalangi
—
Abdur Razzak
85,144
49.55%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
77
Karimpur
—
Nadia
Samarendranath Ghosh
82,244
46.17%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
78
Tehatta
—
Ranjit Kumar Mandal
75,445
42.78%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
79
Palashipara
—
S. M. Sadi
73,619
46.12%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
80
Kaliganj
—
Nasheruddin Ahamed
74,091
47.32%
All India Trinamool Congress
81
Nakshipara
—
Kallol Khan
79,644
48.63%
All India Trinamool Congress
82
Chapra
—
Rukbanur Rahaman
77,435
47.14%
All India Trinamool Congress
83
Krishnanagar Uttar
—
Abani Mohan Joardar
96,677
56.69%
All India Trinamool Congress
84
Nabadwip
—
Pundarikakshya Saha
94,117
53.45%
All India Trinamool Congress
85
Krishnanagar Dakshin
—
Ujjal Biswas
71,392
46.37%
All India Trinamool Congress
86
Santipur
—
Ajoy Dey
98,902
57.77%
Indian National Congress
87
Ranaghat Uttar Paschim
—
Partha Sarthi Chatterjee
101,395
54.41%
All India Trinamool Congress
88
Krishnaganj
Scheduled Caste
Sushil Biswas
96,550
52.16%
All India Trinamool Congress
89
Ranaghat Uttar Purba
Scheduled Caste
Samir Poddar
93,836
55.03%
All India Trinamool Congress
90
Ranaghat Dakshin
Scheduled Caste
Abir Ranjan Biswas
99,432
51.23%
All India Trinamool Congress
91
Chakdaha
—
Naresh Chandra Chaki
88,771
51.19%
All India Trinamool Congress
92
Kalyani
Scheduled Caste
Ramendranath Biswas
92,322
51.54%
All India Trinamool Congress
93
Haringhata
Scheduled Caste
Nilima Nag
83,366
49.45%
All India Trinamool Congress
94
Bagda
Scheduled Caste
North 24 Parganas
Upendra Nath Biswas
91,821
52.91%
All India Trinamool Congress
95
Bangaon Uttar
Scheduled Caste
Biswajit Das
89,265
54.54%
All India Trinamool Congress
96
Bangaon Dakshin
Scheduled Caste
Surajit Biswas
87,677
53.71%
All India Trinamool Congress
97
Gaighata
Scheduled Caste
Manjulkrishna Thakur
91,487
55.58%
All India Trinamool Congress
98
Swarupnagar
Scheduled Caste
Bina Mondal
83,641
48.94%
All India Trinamool Congress
99
Baduria
—
Abdul Gaffar Quazi
89,952
53.16%
Indian National Congress
100
Habra
—
Jyotipriya Mallick
86,218
55.00%
All India Trinamool Congress
101
Ashoknagar
—
Dhiman Roy
94,451
55.38%
All India Trinamool Congress
102
Amdanga
—
Rafiquer Rahaman
87,162
53.78%
All India Trinamool Congress
103
Bijpur
—
Subhranshu Roy
65,479
51.48%
All India Trinamool Congress
104
Naihati
—
Partha Bhowmick
75,482
57.39%
All India Trinamool Congress
105
Bhatpara
—
Arjun Singh
66,938
70.94%
All India Trinamool Congress
106
Jagatdal
—
Parash Dutta
86,388
58.80%
All India Trinamool Congress
107
Noapara
—
Manju Bose
100,369
59.03%
All India Trinamool Congress
108
Barrackpur
—
Silbhadra Dutta
79,515
60.02%
All India Trinamool Congress
109
Khardaha
—
Amit Mitra
83,608
56.48%
All India Trinamool Congress
110
Dum Dum Uttar
—
Chandrima Bhattacharjee
94,676
53.42%
All India Trinamool Congress
111
Panihati
—
Nirmal Ghosh
88,334
58.33%
All India Trinamool Congress
112
Kamarhati
—
Madan Mitra
74,112
57.96%
All India Trinamool Congress
113
Baranagar
—
Tapas Roy
89,883
60.57%
All India Trinamool Congress
114
Dum Dum
—
Bratya Bose
92,635
57.50%
All India Trinamool Congress
115
Rajarhat New Town
—
Sabyasachi Dutta
80,738
49.22%
All India Trinamool Congress
116
Bidhannagar
—
Sujit Bose
88,642
59.52%
All India Trinamool Congress
117
Rajarhat Gopalpur
—
Purnendu Bose
89,829
59.75%
All India Trinamool Congress
118
Madhyamgram
—
Rathin Ghosh
99,841
57.18%
All India Trinamool Congress
119
Barasat
—
Chiranjit Chakraborty
103,954
58.28%
All India Trinamool Congress
120
Deganga
—
Narujjaman
78,395
49.39%
All India Trinamool Congress
121
Haroa
—
Julfiquer Molla
76,627
45.69%
All India Trinamool Congress
122
Minakhan
Scheduled Caste
Usha Rani Mondal
73,533
48.66%
All India Trinamool Congress
123
Sandeshkhali
Scheduled Tribe
Nirapada Sardar
66,815
43.20%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
124
Basirhat Dakshin
—
Narayan Mukherjee
NA
NA
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
125
Basirhat Uttar
—
Mostafa Bin Quasem
75,575
45.18%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
126
Hingalganj
Scheduled Caste
Anandamay Mondal
72,741
45.75%
Communist Party of India
127
Gosaba
Scheduled Caste
South 24 Parganas
Jayanta Naskar
78,840
51.00%
All India Trinamool Congress
128
Basanti
Scheduled Caste
Subhas Naskar
72,871
49.06%
Revolutionary Socialist Party
129
Kultali
Scheduled Caste
Ram Sankar Halder
81,297
48.60%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
130
Patharpratima
—
Samir Jana
95,422
52.38%
All India Trinamool Congress
131
Kakdwip
—
Manturam Pakhira
84,483
51.46%
All India Trinamool Congress
132
Sagar
—
Bankim Hazra
94,264
50.38%
All India Trinamool Congress
133
Kulpi
—
Jogaranjan Haldar
76,693
53.75%
All India Trinamool Congress
134
Raidighi
—
Deboshri Roy
93,236
49.76%
All India Trinamool Congress
135
Mandirbazar
Scheduled Caste
Joydeb Haldar
83,524
53.64%
All India Trinamool Congress
136
Jaynagar
Scheduled Caste
Tarun Kanti Naskar
71,566
49.37%
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
137
Baruipur Purba
Scheduled Caste
Nirmal Mondal
83,636
52.19%
All India Trinamool Congress
138
Canning Paschim
Scheduled Caste
Shymal Mondal
81,736
53.35%
All India Trinamool Congress
139
Canning Purba
—
Abdur Razzak Molla
85,105
54.30%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
140
Baruipur Paschim
—
Biman Banerjee
88,187
57.54%
All India Trinamool Congress
141
Magrahat Purba
Scheduled Caste
Namita Saha
75,217
49.68%
All India Trinamool Congress
142
Magrahat Paschim
—
Giyasuddin Mollah
66,878
47.11%
All India Trinamool Congress
143
Diamond Harbour
—
Dipak Haldar
87,645
53.37%
All India Trinamool Congress
144
Falta
—
Tamonash Ghosh
86,966
55.61%
All India Trinamool Congress
145
Satgachhia
—
Sonali Guha
93,902
51.17%
All India Trinamool Congress
146
Bishnupur
Scheduled Caste
Dilip Mondal
95,912
53.91%
All India Trinamool Congress
147
Sonarpur Dakshin
—
Jiban Mukherjee
100,243
59.03%
All India Trinamool Congress
148
Bhangar
—
Badal Jamadar
81,965
47.32%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
149
Kasba
—
Javed Khan
92,460
53.80%
All India Trinamool Congress
150
Jadavpur
—
Manish Gupta
103,972
52.64%
All India Trinamool Congress
151
Sonarpur Uttar
—
Firdoshi Begum
89,841
55.40%
All India Trinamool Congress
152
Tollyganj
—
Aroop Biswas
102,743
56.16%
All India Trinamool Congress
153
Behala Purba
—
Sovan Chatterjee
116,709
60.27%
All India Trinamool Congress
154
Behala Paschim
—
Partha Chatterjee
127,870
62.95%
All India Trinamool Congress
155
Maheshtala
—
Kasturi Das
92,211
52.49%
All India Trinamool Congress
156
Budge Budge
—
Ashok Deb
99,915
60.04%
All India Trinamool Congress
157
Metiaburuz
—
Mumtaz Begum
55,003
41.55%
All India Trinamool Congress
158
Kolkata Port
—
Kolkata
Firad Hakim
63,866
48.63%
All India Trinamool Congress
159
Bhabanipur
—
Subrata Bakshi
87,903
64.76%
All India Trinamool Congress
160
Rashbehari
—
Sovandeb Chattopadhyay
88,892
65.55%
All India Trinamool Congress
161
Ballygunge
—
Subrata Mukherjee
88,194
60.65%
All India Trinamool Congress
162
Chowrangee
—
Sikha Mitra
79,450
71.89%
All India Trinamool Congress
163
Entally
—
Swarna Kamal Saha
75,891
56.23%
All India Trinamool Congress
164
Beleghata
—
Paresh Pal
93,185
57.45%
All India Trinamool Congress
165
Jorasanko
—
Smita Baksi
57,970
51.11%
All India Trinamool Congress
166
Shyampukur
—
Sashi Panja
72,904
57.96%
All India Trinamool Congress
167
Maniktala
—
Sadhan Pande
89,039
60.05%
All India Trinamool Congress
168
Kashipur-Belgachhia
—
Mala Saha
87,408
61.67%
All India Trinamool Congress
169
Bally
—
Howrah
Sultan Singh
52,770
50.41%
All India Trinamool Congress
170
Howrah Uttar
—
Ashok Ghosh
61,466
49.25%
All India Trinamool Congress
171
Howrah Madhya
—
Aroop Roy
103,184
62.06%
All India Trinamool Congress
172
Shibpur
—
Jatu Lahiri
100,739
61.83%
All India Trinamool Congress
173
Howrah Dakshin
—
Brajamohan Mazumder
101,066
56.06%
All India Trinamool Congress
174
Sankrail
Scheduled Caste
Sital Kumar Sardar
88,029
51.21%
All India Trinamool Congress
175
Panchla
—
Gulsan Mallick
76,628
45.76%
All India Trinamool Congress
176
Uluberia Purba
—
Haider Aziz Safwi
68,975
46.47%
All India Trinamool Congress
177
Uluberia Uttar
Scheduled Caste
Nirmal Maji
76,469
52.44%
All India Trinamool Congress
178
Uluberia Dakshin
—
Pulak Roy
73,734
49.47%
All India Trinamool Congress
179
Shyampur
—
Kalipada Mondal
99,501
56.64%
All India Trinamool Congress
180
Bagnan
—
Raja Sen
82,730
53.55%
All India Trinamool Congress
181
Amta
—
Asit Mitra
88,264
51.81%
Indian National Congress
182
Udaynarayanpur
—
Samir Panja
91,879
55.10%
All India Trinamool Congress
183
Jagatballavpur
—
Abul Kasem Molla
102,580
54.18%
All India Trinamool Congress
184
Domjur
—
Rajib Banerjee
101,042
54.06%
All India Trinamool Congress
185
Uttarpara
—
Hooghly
Anup Ghosal
104,753
59.76%
All India Trinamool Congress
186
Sreerampur
—
Sudipto Roy
97,450
63.82%
All India Trinamool Congress
187
Champdani
—
Muzzafar Khan
92,476
57.16%
All India Trinamool Congress
188
Singur
—
Rabindranath Bhattacharya
100,869
57.61%
All India Trinamool Congress
189
Chandannagar
—
Ashok Shaw
96,430
60.75%
All India Trinamool Congress
190
Chunchura
—
Tapan Majumdar
127,206
56.89%
All India Trinamool Congress
191
Balagarh
Scheduled Caste
Asim Majhi
96,254
52.34%
All India Trinamool Congress
192
Pandua
—
Sk. Amjad Hossain
84,830
46.64%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
193
Saptagram
—
Tapan Dasgupta
90,289
56.50%
All India Trinamool Congress
194
Chanditala
—
Swati Khandekar
86,394
52.45%
All India Trinamool Congress
195
Jangipara
—
Snehasish Chakraborty
87,133
50.53%
All India Trinamool Congress
196
Haripal
—
Bacharam Manna
98,146
53.69%
All India Trinamool Congress
197
Dhanekhali
Scheduled Caste
Asima Patra
100,529
51.17%
All India Trinamool Congress
198
Tarakeswar
—
Rachhpal Singh
97,022
55.10%
All India Trinamool Congress
199
Pursurah
—
Parvez Rahman
107,794
56.25%
All India Trinamool Congress
200
Arambag
Scheduled Caste
Krishna Santra
98,011
53.36%
All India Trinamool Congress
201
Goghat
Scheduled Caste
Biswanath Karak
86,514
49.03%
All India Forward Bloc
202
Khanakul
—
Iqbal Ahmed
102,450
55.56%
All India Trinamool Congress
203
Tamluk
—
Purba Medinipur
Somen Mahapatra
99,765
52.82%
All India Trinamool Congress
204
Panskura Purba
—
Biplab Roy Chowdhury
82,957
50.71%
All India Trinamool Congress
205
Panskura Paschim
—
Sk. Omar Ali
93,349
49.97%
All India Trinamool Congress
206
Moyna
—
Bhusan Daloi
91,038
50.94%
All India Trinamool Congress
207
Nandakumar
—
Sukumar Dey
89,717
50.93%
All India Trinamool Congress
208
Mahisadal
—
Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar
95,640
55.28%
All India Trinamool Congress
209
Haldia
Scheduled Caste
Seuli Saha
89,573
51.34%
All India Trinamool Congress
210
Nandigram
—
Firoza Bibi
103,300
60.17%
All India Trinamool Congress
211
Chandipur
—
Amiya Kanti Bhattacharjee
88,010
50.80%
All India Trinamool Congress
212
Patashpur
—
Jyotirmoy Kar
84,452
49.92%
All India Trinamool Congress
213
Kanthi Uttar
—
Banasri Maity
91,528
49.77%
All India Trinamool Congress
214
Bhagabanpur
—
Ardhendu Maity
93,845
51.15%
All India Trinamool Congress
215
Khejuri
Scheduled Caste
Ranajit Mondal
87,833
53.11%
All India Trinamool Congress
216
Kanthi Dakshin
—
Dibendhu Adhikari
86,933
57.12%
All India Trinamool Congress
217
Ramnagar
—
Akhil Giri
93,801
52.55%
All India Trinamool Congress
218
Egra
—
Samaresh Das
99,178
51.56%
All India Trinamool Congress
219
Dantan
—
Paschim Medinipur
Arun Mahapatra
79,118
49.35%
Communist Party of India
220
Nayagram
Scheduled Tribe
Dulal Murmu
75,656
50.34%
All India Trinamool Congress
221
Gopiballavpur
—
Churamani Mahato
90,070
56.70%
All India Trinamool Congress
222
Jhargram
—
Sukumar Hansda
69,464
44.66%
All India Trinamool Congress
223
Keshiary
Scheduled Tribe
Biram Mandi
76,976
45.97%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
224
Kharagpur Sadar
—
Gyan Singh Sohanpal
75,425
55.05%
Indian National Congress
225
Narayangarh
—
Suryakanta Mishra
89,804
50.49%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
226
Sabang
—
Manas Bhunia
98,755
51.25%
Indian National Congress
227
Pingla
—
Prabodh Chandra Sinha
84,738
47.24%
Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)
228
Kharagpur
—
Sheikh Najmul Haque
70,178
46.77%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
229
Debra
—
Radhakanta Maity
86,215
50.57%
All India Trinamool Congress
230
Daspur
—
Ajit Bhunia
109,048
54.76%
All India Trinamool Congress
231
Ghatal
Scheduled Caste
Shankar Dolai
101,355
52.24%
All India Trinamool Congress
232
Chandrakona
Scheduled Caste
Chhaya Dolui
97,280
48.39%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
232
Garbeta
—
Sushanta Ghosh
86,047
52.22%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
234
Salboni
—
Srikanta Mahato
92,082
47.36%
All India Trinamool Congress
235
Keshpur
Scheduled Caste
Rameswar Dolui
103,901
57.57%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
236
Medinipur
Scheduled Caste
Mrigen Maity
103,060
54.42%
All India Trinamool Congress
237
Binpur
Scheduled Tribe
Dibakar Hansda
60,728
41.16%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
238
Bandwan
Scheduled Tribe
Purulia
Susanta Besra
87,183
48.38%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
239
Balarampur
—
Santiram Mahato
65,244
45.79%
All India Trinamool Congress
240
Baghmundi
—
Nepal Mahata
77,458
49.47%
Indian National Congress
241
Joypur
—
Dhiren Mahato
62,060
41.48%
All India Forward Bloc
242
Purulia
—
K. P. Singh Deo
83,396
53.94%
All India Trinamool Congress
243
Manbazar
Scheduled Tribe
Sandhya Tudu
78,520
47.01%
All India Trinamool Congress
244
Kashipur
—
Swapan Kumar Beltharia
69,492
44.72%
All India Trinamool Congress
245
Para
Scheduled Caste
Umapada Bauri
62,208
42.59%
Indian National Congress
246
Raghunathpur
Scheduled Caste
Purna Chandra Bauri
78,096
48.34%
All India Trinamool Congress
247
Saltora
Scheduled Caste
Bankura
Swapan Bauri
82,597
50.59%
All India Trinamool Congress
248
Chhatna
—
Subhasish Batyabal
70,340
45.58%
All India Trinamool Congress
249
Ranibandh
Scheduled Tribe
Debalina Hembram
75,388
44.24%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
250
Raipur
Scheduled Tribe
Upen Kisku
69,008
44.38%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
251
Taldangra
—
Monoranjan Patra
74,779
47.58%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
252
Bankura
—
Kashinath Mishra
92,835
53.92%
All India Trinamool Congress
253
Barjora
—
Ashutosh Mukherjee
84,457
47.68%
All India Trinamool Congress
254
Onda
—
Arup Kha
75,699
43.50%
All India Trinamool Congress
255
Bishnupur
—
Shyam Mukherjee
77,662
50.29%
All India Trinamool Congress
256
Katulpur
Scheduled Caste
Saumitra Khan
83,355
47.40%
Indian National Congress
257
Indas
Scheduled Caste
Gurupada Mete
85,589
49.05%
All India Trinamool Congress
258
Sonamukhi
Scheduled Caste
Dipali Saha
82,199
49.79%
All India Trinamool Congress
259
Khandaghosh
Scheduled Caste
Bardhaman
Nabin Chandra Bag
94,284
52.11%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
260
Bardhaman Dakshin
—
Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay
107,520
57.70%
All India Trinamool Congress
261
Raina
Scheduled Caste
Basudeb Khan
98,897
51.12%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
262
Jamalpur
Scheduled Caste
Ujjal Pramanik
84,434
48.73%
All India Trinamool Congress
263
Manteswar
—
Choudhury Hedaetullaha
81,822
47.24%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
264
Kalna
Scheduled Caste
Biswajit Kundu
85,096
49.97%
All India Trinamool Congress
265
Memari
—
Abul Hasan Mondal
89,083
48.24%
All India Trinamool Congress
266
Bardhaman Uttar
Scheduled Caste
Aparna Saha
98,182
50.86%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
267
Bhatar
—
Banamali Hazra
83,883
47.29%
All India Trinamool Congress
268
Purbasthali Dakshin
—
Swapan Debnath
86,039
49.72%
All India Trinamool Congress
269
Purbasthali Uttar
—
Tapan Chatterjee
71,107
42.62%
All India Trinamool Congress
270
Katwa
—
Rabindranath Chatterjee
97,951
52.52%
Indian National Congress
271
Ketugram
—
Sekh Sahonawez
77,323
45.69%
All India Trinamool Congress
272
Mangalkot
—
Sajahan Choudhury
81,316
46.22%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
273
Ausgram
Scheduled Caste
Basudeb Mete
90,863
52.20%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
274
Galsi
Scheduled Caste
Sunil Mondal
92,126
50.58%
All India Forward Bloc
275
Pandaveswar
—
Gouranga Chatterjee
67,240
49.69%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
276
Durgapur Purba
—
Nikhil Banerjee
87,050
50.32%
All India Trinamool Congress
277
Durgapur Paschim
—
Apurba Mukherjee
92,454
51.93%
All India Trinamool Congress
278
Raniganj
—
Sohrab Ali
73,810
47.83%
All India Trinamool Congress
279
Jamuria
—
Jahanara Khan
72,411
52.81%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
280
Asansol Dakshin
—
Tapas Banerjee
89,645
55.74%
All India Trinamool Congress
281
Asansol Uttar
—
Moloy Ghatak
96,011
62.13%
All India Trinamool Congress
282
Kulti
—
Ujjal Chatterjee
77,610
56.09%
All India Trinamool Congress
283
Barabani
—
Bidhan Upadhyay
78,628
59.20%
All India Trinamool Congress
284
Dubrajpur
Scheduled Caste
Birbhum
Bejoy Bagdi
75,347
47.66%
All India Forward Bloc
285
Suri
—
Swapan Ghosh
88,244
51.56%
All India Trinamool Congress
286
Bolpur
—
Chandranath Sinha
89,394
50.50%
All India Trinamool Congress
287
Nanoor
Scheduled Caste
Gadadhar Hazra
91,818
49.21%
All India Trinamool Congress
288
Labpur
—
Manirul Islam
78,697
47.67%
All India Trinamool Congress
289
Sainthia
Scheduled Caste
Dhiren Bagdi
77,512
46.90%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
290
Mayureswar
—
Asoke Roy
67,478
42.31%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
291
Rampurhat
—
Asish Banerjee
75,066
45.79%
All India Trinamool Congress
292
Hansan
—
Asit Kumar Mal
73,370
46.72%
Indian National Congress
293
Nalhati
—
Abhijit Mukherjee
76,047
49.02%
Indian National Congress
294
Murarai
—
Noor Alam Chowdhury
77,817
47.75%
All India Trinamool Congress
Source : Election Commission of India — Assembly Elections — May 2011 — Results Archived 26 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
Incumbent Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya later tendered his resignation to Governor M.K. Narayanan .[ 22]
On 28 May 2015, INC MLA Rabindranath Chatterjee of Katwa announced he joined the AITMC.[ 23] It is believed he left the INC because he was tied to the murder of Intrajit Singh, an AITMC supporter, who was killed on the day of the local 2015 Katwa election and wanted to be extricated out of the incident. Chatterjee and seven others were named in Singh's murder.
Reactions
Domestic
Mamata Banerjee takes the oath of office as Chief Minister administered by Governor M. K. Narayanan on 20 May 2011.
TMC's Mamata Banerjee responded to her victory saying "This is a victory of democracy, victory of Maa , Maati , Manush (mother, land and people). There will be end of autocracy and atrocities." (sic )[ 24] She thanked the INC chief Sonia Gandhi , who sent congratulatory messages, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh : "The Prime Minister sent me a congratulatory message from Afghanistan for our victory. I am overwhelmed. I am grateful to him."[ 25] She also said that the day marked "Communism [a]s history in Bengal, we have won a decisive victory. This is a day of liberation for our people." She also added that the TMC intended to emphasize a return to "true democracy that has been undermined by the communist politics of control" and that her government would promote what she termed a more "inclusive development that benefits rural and urban poor by balancing allocations between agriculture and industry" while seeking a more "efficient" government "especially in terms of maintaining law and order in what has become a fairly violent state." She said "I will continue to live like a commoner because I don't like a luxury. The support of my people is more important. I am against the Left here but not against Leftism. I share the values of the old Left."[ 8]
West Bengal CPIM leader Biman Bose said that "We are down, but not out. We will perform our role in opposition and win back the people's trust...[as in Tripura ] where the Communists messed up and people brought us back. That will happen in Bengal. They went out of power in 1988 and came back to power five years later...ruling it until now.""[ 8]
On CNN-IBN BJP leader Arun Jaitley and fellow national cabinet member Kapil Sibal congratulated Banerjee for the TMC's victory.[ 26]
International
Bangladesh : Fellow Bengali and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered her congratulations to Banerjee. Banerjee told the press that "Sheikh Hasinaji called me and congratulated us on behalf of the people of Bangladesh. I told her our relations have been since the time of Bangabandhu (Mujibur Rahman ) and told her that we will work together for betterment. I quoted from Rabindranath Tagore 's ‘Amar Sonar Bangla Ami Tomay Bhalobashi ’ and told her that both Bangladesh and West Bengal will flourish." (sic )[ 27]
In the media, she was dubbed as "India's Lech Walesa ." Editor Prabhu Chawla said that "Their (Communist) future in Indian politics is in jeopardy. This is an obsolete ideology and will not work here anymore."
Tarun Vijay, the editor of the Organiser Weekly said that "Now Indian politics at the federal level will be more bipolar - with the Congress leading one coalition and the Hindu nationalist BJP leading the other."
Al Jazeera said that the only hope for a Communist resurgence is "if Banerji,
whose performance as India's railway minister has not been overly impressive, fails in her position of governance." It also said Banerjee's "austere lifestyle appears closer to the old icons of the Bengal communist movement than their successors who had become corrupted by three decades of power."
Academia
Sabyasachi Basu Roy Choudhury of the Calcutta Research Group said that the election was "the most dramatic reversal of fortunes in Bengal 's history...The anti-left mass got a powerful leader in Mamata Banerjee and she started to reach out to the floating voters, issue by issue. That explains why the tide has turned against the communists...Bengal's communism was unique in that it grew among the people not through armed revolution. This was a party that grew by consensus by carrying with them all sections of the middle class, rural and urban poor - even the gentry. But somewhere down the line, the arrogance of power led them to adopt narrow, sectarian politics and that is their undoing now."
Pradip Bose said of the results reasons that: "How could a communist government ask the police to fire on peasants as they did in Nandigram to set up a chemical industry. That has eroded their support amongst the rural poor and Mamata Banerji has gained by leading campaigns against the acquisitions." But according to the latest CBI reports, the then C.M. Buddhadev Bhattacharya was awarded a clean-chit for falsely-held allegations of Nandigram police firing against him and his party. Economist Bibek Debroy said that "The Communists were functioning within the parameters of Indian democracy but they tried to create a party whereby they could control all segments of Bengali society. They are paying dearly for their obsession for control because the fiercely independent Bengali middle class would take it no more." Ranabir Sammadar said that: "Within thirteen years of breaking away from the Congress and forming her Trinmool Congress, she has marginalized the Congress in Bengal as much as the communists now. That's a major achievement." Paula Banerji said of the win that it was a "demonstration of the political power of the Bengali women. Now Banerjee has done 'a Hasina' in our state. (sic ) Both the Bengals will now be ruled by women and in Bangladesh, even the main opposition leader is a woman. The communists don't have a female leader of Banerji's stature and unless they find one, they cannot take her on."[ 8]
Analysis
The election result was read as having a significant impact on the national political scene[ 28] as it effectively destroyed the importance of the CPI(M) in national politics.
The election marked the defeat of the 34-year rule of the CPI (M) government, thereby marking an end to the world's longest-serving democratically elected communist government.
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Notes
^ Friendly Contest on 4 constituencies between BJP and AJSU .
^ Friendly Contest on 4 constituencies between BJP and AJSU .
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