Seat of Government | Kolkata |
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Legislative branch | |
Assembly | |
Speaker | Biman Banerjee |
Deputy Speaker | Dr. Asish Banerjee |
Members in Assembly | 294 |
Executive branch | |
Governor | Jagdeep Dhankhar[1] |
Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
Chief Secretary | Hari Krishna Dwivedi, IAS |
Judiciary | |
High Court | Calcutta High Court |
Chief Justice | Justice Prakash Shrivastava |
The Government of West Bengal also known as the State Government of West Bengal, or locally as State Government, is the governing authority of the Indian state of West Bengal , created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority.[2] The State Governor acts as the head of state and is the highest nominal authority of the state power, however, it is the Chief Minister who is the chief executive authority and head of government.
The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, houses the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The temporary secretariat is located in the Nabanna building in the district of Howrah, adjacent to the state capital. The Calcutta High Court is located in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over the whole of West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The present Legislative Assembly of West Bengal is unicameral, consisting of 294 Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)[3] including one nominated from the Anglo-Indian community. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
The current chief minister is Mamata Banerjee, who assumed the office on 20 May 2011. She is the founder and leader of the All India Trinamool Congress party, which won 184 seats (out of 294) in the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 211 seats (out of 294) in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and 215 seats (out of 294) in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.
House | Leader | Portrait | Since |
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Constitutional Posts | |||
Governor of West Bengal | Jagdeep Dhankhar | 30 July 2019 | |
Chief Minister of West Bengal | Mamata Banerjee | 20 May 2011 | |
Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Biman Banerjee | 30 May 2011 | |
Deputy Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Asish Banerjee | 02 July 2021 | |
Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Mamata Banerjee | 05 May 2021 | |
Deputy Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Partha Chatterjee | 10 May 2021 | |
Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Suvendu Adhikari | 10 May 2021 | |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Mihir Goswami | 10 May 2021 | |
Chief Justice Of Calcutta High Court | Prakash Shrivastava | 11 October 2021 | |
Chief Secretary of West Bengal | Hari Krishna Dwivedi | NA |
On 18 January 1862, under the Indian Councils Act of 1861, a 12-member Legislative Council for Bengal was founded by the Governor-General of India with the Lt Governor of Bengal and some nominated members. The strength of this council was gradually increased by subsequent acts. Under the Indian Councils Act of 1892, the maximum strength of the council was increased to 20 members out of which seven members were to be elected. After the Indian Councils Act of 1909, the number raised to 50 members.[3]
S.No | Name[citation needed] | Portrait | Constituency | Assumed office[citation needed] | Department | Party | |
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1. | Mamata Banerjee (Chief Minister) |
Bhabanipur | 5 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
Cabinet Ministers | |||||||
2. | Partha Chatterjee | Behala Paschim | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
3. | Jyotipriya Mallick | Habra | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
4. | Bankim Chandra Hazra | Sagar | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
5. | Manas Bhunia | Sabang | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
6. | Somen Mahapatra | Tamluk | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
7. | Moloy Ghatak | Asansol Uttar | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
8. | Aroop Biswas | Tollygunge | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
9. | Ujjal Biswas | Krishnanagar Dakshin | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
10. | Arup Roy | Howrah Madhya | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
11. | Rathin Ghosh | Madhyamgram | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
12. | Firhad Hakim | Kolkata Port | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
13. | Chandranath Sinha | Bolpur | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
14. | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | Khardaha (Resigned as MLA from Bhabanipur on 21 May 2021) | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
15. | Bratya Basu | Dum Dum | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
16. | Pulak Roy | Uluberia Dakshin | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
17. | Shashi Panja | Shyampukur | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
18. | Md. Ghulam Rabbani | Goalpokhar | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
19. | Biplab Mitra | Harirampur | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
20. | Javed Ahmed Khan | Kasba | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
21. | Swapan Debnath | Purbasthali Dakshin | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
22. | Siddiqullah Chowdhury | Manteswar | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
Ministers Of State (Independent Charge) | |||||||
23. | Becharam Manna | Singur | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
24. | Subrata Saha | Sagardighi | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
25. | Humayun Kabir | Debra | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
26. | Akhil Giri | Ramnagar | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
27. | Chandrima Bhattacharya | Dum Dum Uttar | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
28. | Ratna De (Nag) | Pandua | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
29. | Sandhya Rani Tudu | Manbazar | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
30. | Bulu Chik Baraik | Mal | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
31. | Sujit Bose | Bidhannagar | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
32. | Indranil Sen | Chandannagar | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
Ministers Of State | |||||||
33. | Dilip Mondal | Bishnupur | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
34. | Akhruzzaman | Raghunathganj | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
35. | Seuli Saha | Keshpur | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
36. | Srikanta Mahata | Salboni | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
37. | Sabina Yeasmin | Mothabari | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
38. | Birbaha Hansda | Jhargram | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
39. | Jyotsna Mandi | Ranibandh | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
40. | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | Mekliganj | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC | ||
41. | Manoj Tiwary | Shibpur | 10 May 2021 |
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AITC |