West Bengal — Current Affairs & Governance
BJPCapital: KolkataCM: Suvendu AdhikariGovernor: R. N. Ravi
294
Assembly
42
Lok Sabha
16
Rajya Sabha
23
Districts
9.91 Cr
Population
Government Structure
S
Suvendu Adhikari
Chief Minister
R
R. N. Ravi
Governor / Lt. Governor
Legislature
West Bengal has 294 assembly constituencies electing MLAs to the state legislative assembly. The state sends 42 members to Lok Sabha and has 16 Rajya Sabha seats. The current government is led by the BJP.
All Districts (23)
1
Alipurduar
HQ: Alipurduar
2
Bankura
HQ: Bankura
3
Birbhum
HQ: Suri
4
Cooch Behar
HQ: Cooch Behar
5
Dakshin Dinajpur
HQ: Balurghat
6
Darjeeling
HQ: Darjeeling
7
Hooghly
HQ: Chinsurah
8
Howrah
HQ: Howrah
9
Jalpaiguri
HQ: Jalpaiguri
10
Jhargram
HQ: Jhargram
11
Kalimpong
HQ: Kalimpong
12
Kolkata
HQ: Kolkata
13
Malda
HQ: English Bazar
14
Murshidabad
HQ: Baharampur
15
Nadia
HQ: Krishnanagar
16
North 24 Parganas
HQ: Barasat
17
Paschim Bardhaman
HQ: Asansol
18
Paschim Medinipur
HQ: Medinipur
19
Purba Bardhaman
HQ: Bardhaman
20
Purba Medinipur
HQ: Tamluk
21
Purulia
HQ: Purulia
22
South 24 Parganas
HQ: Alipore
23
Uttar Dinajpur
HQ: Raiganj
Source: State government portal & Census of India. Total districts: 23.
Key State Officers
M
Manoj Pant
Chief Secretary
R
Rajeev Kumar
DGP
B
B.P. Gopalika
Home Secretary
District-level officers (SP, DM, Collector) data is being compiled from official state portals.
State Cabinet Ministers
F
Firhad Hakim
Urban Development, Municipal Affairs
C
Chandrima Bhattacharya
Health, Finance
P
Partha Chatterjee
Commerce, Industry
Full minister list is being compiled from official state government portals.