Emblem of West Bengal

The previous emblem was designed by Mamata Banerjee, the former Chief Minister of the state and was officially adopted in January 2018.^[2][3]

The emblem consists of a circle depicting a globe with the state of West Bengal highlighted by a representation of the Bengali alphabet. The National Emblem of India appears above the globe and the emblem includes the name of the state in English (i.e. West Bengal) and in the Bengali language (i.e. Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, romanized: Paścimabaṅga). The central element of the emblem was also used by the state government's Biswa Bangla campaign to promote the sale of traditional Bengali handicrafts and textiles.^[4]

It was abolished in 2026 under Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari after victory in 2026 election, restoring the default national emblem after 8 years.^[5]

Prior to the adoption of the first emblem in 2018, the state government used the National Emblem of India for official purposes but had adopted a distinctive logo for marketing purposes. That logo, known as "Banglarmukh" (Face of Bengal), depicted a female face surround by a red veil.^[6]

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  Emblem of the Bengal Presidency
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  Coat of Arms of the Nawab of Bengal (top) and Murshidabad (bottom)
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  Banglarmukh emblem used until 2018
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  Emblem of West Bengal from 2018 to 2026

Gorkhaland

West Bengal has one autonomous district council, the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, which adopted its own emblem in October 2014. The emblem is a circular seal featuring a locomotive of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a woman picking tea leaves, a rhododendron flower and mountain peaks of the Himalayas surrounded by the name of the authority and two pairs of crossed Kukri daggers.^[7][8]

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  Emblem of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration

The Government of West Bengal can be represented by a banner displaying the emblem of the state on a white field.^[9]

• State Emblem of India
• List of Indian state emblems
• Banglar Mati Banglar Jol