Category: West Bengal

Himanta Biswa Sarma says the Trinamool Congress had been a barrier in checking infiltration along the India-Bangladesh border

In a notification, the ECI says multiple complaints of electoral malpractices were received on the day of polling in the constituency. The votes will be counted on May 24

The deployment plan was finalised and issued on March 19, an official says

Total turnout across two phases of polling in the State stands at nearly 93%; CM accuses BJP of trying to “rig” the election at her Bhabanipur constituency

This phase will decide the electoral fate of more than half a dozen Ministers of West Bengal government along with Chief Minister and party chairperson Mamata Banerjee

The 142 seats going to the polls in the second phase are spread across seven districts of south Bengal, including Kolkata; about 3.21 crore electors will determine the fate of 1,448 candidates in the fray

Over 100 armoured and anti-riot vehicles deployed across sensitive areas to instil confidence among voters, says official; security presence has “fostered trust and an atmosphere of peace”, says CRPF

During a high-level coordination meeting, attended by poll officials, senior police officers and commanders of central forces from three election districts under Kolkata, the ECI reviewed the preparedness in 142 constituencies that would go to polls on April 29

Before the 2026 elections, the highest turnout was recorded in 2011 when 84.33% voters exercised their franchise; the elections in 2011 saw Trinamool Congress defeating the 34-year Left Front government

The opening phase includes all 54 seats in north Bengal’s eight districts and several in Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum and Hooghly