Suvendu Adhikari: Won from Nandigram
In the 2021 elections, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari defeated his closest rival, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.
Subrata Mukherjee: Won from Ballygunge
Subrata Mukherjee was a veteran politician who won several elections over a five-decade career in West Bengal. His last electoral victory came in the 2021 Assembly elections, when he won the Ballygunge seat as a Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate.
Aroop Biswas: Won from Tollygunge
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Aroop Biswas defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Babul Supriyo in the high-profile Tollygunge constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections.
Mamata Banerjee: Lost from Nandigram
Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee lost her own seat in Nandigram but still led the party to one of its biggest victories in three decades, halting the BJP’s surge in Bengal and securing her return as chief minister for a third consecutive term.
Babul Supriyo: Lost from Tollyganj
In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Babul Supriyo contested from the Tollygunge constituency and lost by a margin of over 50,000 votes.
Swapan Dasgupta: Lost from Tarakeswar
In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Dasgupta resigned from the Rajya Sabha to contest on a BJP ticket from Tarakeswar but lost the seat by over 7,000 votes.
Locket Chatterjee: Lost from Chinsurah
BJP leader and actor-turned-politician Locket Chatterjee contested from the Chinsurah Assembly seat in Hooghly district in the West Bengal Assembly elections but lost to Trinamool Congress candidate Naren De.
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