West Bengal Assembly Election 2021

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2021 2016

West Bengal

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UPDATED ON 01 FEB, 12:20 PM IST

Source: CVoter

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*Polling not held in Jangipur and Samserganj seats following the death of two candidates.
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Several turncoats, who abandoned TMC to join BJP, lose elections

Updated on May 02, 2021 07:46 PM IST

Out of the three turncoats who managed to win, chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s protégé-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari managed to defeat her in Nandigram in one of the most high-pitched election battles the state has seen in recent times

ByHT Correspondent

People of Bengal gave befitting reply to repeated attacks on Mamata: Partha

West Bengal Election Results: Mocking the BJP, Chatterjee also said he wants to see the faces of those who had raised the slogan 'Is bar 200 par' (This time, over 200 seats for the saffron party).

Published on May 02, 2021 01:49 PM IST

PTI | , Kolkata

TMC ahead in 201 seats in Bengal; Mamata Banerjee wins Nandigram

The CM, who was trailing in Nandigram at the end of the third round, defeated cabinet colleague-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari by 1,200 votes. Among the important BJP candidates who were trailing were Union minister Babul Supriyo, and Lok Sabha member Locket Chatterjee

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (File photo)

Updated on May 02, 2021 04:36 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Early trends show TMC ahead, but BJP keeps up hope in West Bengal

As per the election commission’s website at 11.30am, the TMC was leading in 187 of the 292 seats for which votes were being counted, while the BJP was leading in 84

Published on May 02, 2021 12:11 PM IST

BySmriti Kak Ramachandran

TMC leads on 184 seats in bipolar Bengal contest

While the TMC got around 48.7% votes, the BJP’s share was about 37%. The Congress and the CPI(M) got around 2.7% and 4.6% of the vote share, respectively

West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee. (File photo)

Published on May 02, 2021 11:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Assembly elections 2021: TMC marches ahead with over 48% votes counted in Bengal

The TMC had secured 48.8% of the votes counted, and the BJP 36.8%. The TMC has consistently maintained a 12 percentage point lead in vote share over the BJP. But in a diverse state and with many more votes to be counted, this may not last

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (File photo)

Updated on May 02, 2021 05:01 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Dhrubo Jyoti

Early trends not real indicator of Bengal poll outcome: Kailash VIjayvargiya

West Bengal Election Results: The saffron party, which had managed to secure just three seats in the last assembly elections, is making good progress, he stated.

Kailash Vijayvargiya said that the initial trends from postal ballots were

Updated on May 02, 2021 11:46 AM IST

PTI | , Kolkata

TMC candidate Partha Pratim Ray leads in Bengal’s Sitalkuchi seat

While the incident drew sharp criticism from the ruling TMC, the Election Commission said that that the security forces (CISF) had to open fire to save the lives of the people and their own.

Security personnel keep vigil at a polling station in Sitalkuchi .(PTI)

Published on May 02, 2021 10:42 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Shivani Kumar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

West Bengal Assembly Election Results: TMC ahead of BJP, crosses majority mark

After a close fight in the beginning of the counting, trends at 11am showed the ruling Trinamool Congress was leading in 162 seats. The coalition of Left parties, Congress and ISF was trailing at a distant third with three seats.

Exit polls have predicted a close contest between the TMC and BJP, who trained guns at each other during massive election rallies that were later criticised for being conducted during the worrisome wave of the Covid-19 pandemic

Published on May 02, 2021 09:15 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Avik Roy, New Delhi

Mamata wins Nandigram by 1,200 votes after a close contest

Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari have set the stage in the assembly constituency of Nandigram for one of the most-watched electoral battles in West Bengal's electoral history

Suvendu Adhikari, after joining the BJP, had vowed to defeat Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram by more than 50,000 votes, placing his career in politics on the bet. (File Photo)

Published on May 02, 2021 08:58 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose

Bengal results highlights: Suvendu Adhikari defeats Mamata Banerjee by 1956 vote

West Bengal Election Results LIVE Updates: Earlier, there were reports of Mamata Banerjee winning the Nandigram seat defeating BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.

Updated on May 02, 2021 11:21 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

TMC got 67 notices, BJP 59 for violation of Covid-19 protocols: Data

According to the EC data, seen by HT, of the 178 notices issued to political parties, 67 were sent to the TMC, followed by 59 to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

According to the officials, over a 100 FIRs have also been registered for Covid norms’ violations during poll events in West Bengal since April 21. (Photo by Samir Jana/Hindustan Times)(Samir Jana/HT Photo)

Updated on May 02, 2021 12:52 AM IST

ByDeeksha Bhardwaj, New Delhi

BJP disses exit poll predictions on Bengal, accepts those on Assam

Exit polls predict West Bengal may be too close to call; suggest a sweep for the DMK in Tamil Nadu; LDF’s return to power in Kerala; win for the National Democratic Alliance in Puducherry; and say the party is likely to return to power in Assam

Updated on Apr 30, 2021 10:10 AM IST

BySmriti Kak Ramachandran

76% turnout in last phase of Bengal polls

Voting in three districts and a part of Kolkata saw stray violence in some areas but a sharp spike in Covid cases kept many voters indoor.

Women voters show Voter-IDs as they arrive to cast their vote at a polling booth during the 8th and final phase of West Bengal Assembly election, in Kolkata on Thursday. (ANI Photo)

Published on Apr 30, 2021 01:59 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kolkata

Eight, final phase of polling kicks off in Bengal amid sporadic violence

A CPIM worker was killed while two others were injured at Domkal in Murshidabad on Wednesday night, hours before voting began

Polling officials carrying EVMs and other polling materials on the eve of the eighth phase of the West Bengal assembly election, at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday, April 28. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 29, 2021 11:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha

PM urges voters to follow Covid norms as Bengal holds final phase assembly polls

As many as 84 lakh voters in West Bengal will decide the political fate of 283 candidates in the fray across 35 constituencies in the last phase of polling.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public rally ahead of West Bengal state elections.(AP File Photo)

Published on Apr 29, 2021 08:04 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

35 constituencies vote in final phase of Bengal assembly polls amid Covid surge

The final phase of voting in Bengal comes at a time when the eastern state is registering grim records in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Polling officials carrying EVMs and other polling materials on the eve of the 8th phase of the West Bengal Assembly election on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Apr 29, 2021 07:52 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

TMC candidate’s wife files police complaint against election body

The complaint was filed in Khardaha police station by Nandita Sinha, wife of Kajal Sinha, a TMC candidate from Khardaha in North 24 Parganas who tested positive for Covid-19 on April 20 and succumbed to the virus on Sunday.

State police said they received the complaint but didn’t lodge an FIR because there was no specific complaint against any person.(PTI Photo)

Published on Apr 29, 2021 02:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kolkata

Bengal gears up for final phase as 35 seats go to polls today

Elections will be held in six seats in Malda, 11 each in Murshidabad and Birbhum and seven in Kolkata.

Polling officials carrying EVMs and other polling materials on the eve of the 8th phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, in Kolkata on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Apr 29, 2021 05:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kolkata

35 Bengal seats go to polls in last phase amid spike in Covid-19 infections

Four candidates succumbed to Covid-19 till Wednesday and several others, including Union minister Babul Supriyo, tested positive for the viral infection.

There will be elections in six seats in Malda, 11 each in Murshidabad and Birbhum and seven in the state capital. Fresh polling will also be held at booth No 126 in the Sitalkuchi constituency of Cooch Behar district. (ANI PHOTO.)

Published on Apr 29, 2021 01:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Buoyed by Lok Sabha results, BJP targets TMC strongholds in Birbhum

For the high-profile Bolpur seat, the BJP has fielded Anirban Ganguly, director of its think tank in Delhi. He is also a member of the BJP’s policy research wing.

In 2019, the BJP was ahead of the ruling party in Dubrajpur, Suri, Sainthia, Rampurhat and Mayureswar. The organisations of the BJP, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Visva Hindu Parishad have grown exponentially in these regions, voters said. (AP PHOTO.)

Published on Apr 29, 2021 12:42 AM IST

ByTanmay Chatterjee

EC makes negative Covid report mandatory for entering counting hall

EC makes negative RT-PCR/RAT report or complete vaccination report mandatory for candidates to be allowed

EC put in place a three-tier plan ahead of the counting on May 2. (HT Archive)

Published on Apr 28, 2021 03:07 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Bengal: 75 times spike in daily cases after poll announcement

Health experts blamed the exponential rise of Covid-19 cases on the mass gatherings at election rallies.

BJP National President J P Nadda addresses during an election campaign road show in favour of party candidate Priya Saha from Sainthia constituency, at Sainthia in Birbhum district, Monday, April 19, 2021. (PTI)

Published on Apr 28, 2021 02:04 AM IST

ByJoydeep Thakur, Kolkata

EC puts TMC's Anubrata Mondal under ‘strict surveillance’

Anubrata Mondal holds considerable sway over the district of Birbhum. He was earlier put under house arrest during the 2016 West Bengal assembly elections and again during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The development comes on the heels of a summon issued to Anubrata Mondal by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday(Subhendu Ghosh/HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 27, 2021 06:34 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Fourth candidate dies of Covid ahead of last phase polls in West Bengal

Samir Ghosh, 42, was an independent candidate from Baisnabnagar in Malda district, which is scheduled to go to the polls in the last and eighth phase of staggered polling on Thursday

Representational Image. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Apr 27, 2021 11:33 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer

Bengal campaign concludes, 75% turnout in seventh phase

Kolkata/New Delhi: Roughly 75% people voted in the penultimate phase of elections in West Bengal, the lowest turnout so far, as campaigning for the month-long poll season drew to a close under a cloud of surging coronavirus infections and critical medical shortages on Monday

A health worker sanitises voters as they wait in queues to cast votes at a polling station during the 7th phase of West Bengal Assembly elections at a village near Balurghat in South Dinajpur district, Monday, April 26, 2021. (PTI)

Published on Apr 27, 2021 06:53 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kolkata/ New Delhi

Polling in 34 Bengal assembly seats peaceful, sporadic violence marks 7th phase

On Monday, elections were held at six seats each in South Dinajpur and Malda, nine in Murshidabad, nine in West Burdwan and four in Kolkata. The number of candidates and voters were 268 and 81,88,907 respectively. The eighth and last phase will be held on April 29 and campaigning for it ended today.

At 51.91%, polling was drastically low in Kolkata, followed by West Burdwan (70.34%) where turnout of voters was low in Asansol and Durgapur cities. Murshidabad district, where Congress is a formidable force, recorded the highest turnout of 80.30% on Monday. (PTI PHOTO.)

Updated on Apr 26, 2021 09:36 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Mamata welcomes Madras HC’s harsh criticism of Election Commission

The Bengal chief minister also said that the central forces deployed in the state were contributing to the Covid-19 caseload.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee shows victory signs after cast her vote at a polling station in Kolkata. (ANI Photo)

Published on Apr 26, 2021 05:06 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Election Commission is BJP’s parrot: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

The CM welcomed the Madras high court’s remarks earlier in the day where it pulled up the poll panel for allowing political rallies amid the raging coronavirus pandemic across the country

Updated on Apr 26, 2021 04:41 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha

Amid Covid-19 concerns, crèche facility aids Bengal women poll officials

In all, eight temporary crèches were set up in four of the nine constituencies going to polls on April 22 for the children of women polling personnel to reduce the risk of transmission of Covid-19 to the children while allowing their mothers to work more freely

One of the temporary crèches during the sixth phase of West Bengal assembly elections, in Uttar Dinajpur. (Photo: Sourced)

Published on Apr 26, 2021 04:19 PM IST

ByDeeksha Bhardwaj

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West Bengal Assembly Election 2021

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Out of the three turncoats who managed to win, chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s protégé-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari managed to defeat her in Nandigram in one of the most high-pitched election battles the state has seen in recent times

West Bengal Election Results: Mocking the BJP, Chatterjee also said he wants to see the faces of those who had raised the slogan 'Is bar 200 par' (This time, over 200 seats for the saffron party).

The CM, who was trailing in Nandigram at the end of the third round, defeated cabinet colleague-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari by 1,200 votes. Among the important BJP candidates who were trailing were Union minister Babul Supriyo, and Lok Sabha member Locket Chatterjee

As per the election commission’s website at 11.30am, the TMC was leading in 187 of the 292 seats for which votes were being counted, while the BJP was leading in 84

While the TMC got around 48.7% votes, the BJP’s share was about 37%. The Congress and the CPI(M) got around 2.7% and 4.6% of the vote share, respectively

The TMC had secured 48.8% of the votes counted, and the BJP 36.8%. The TMC has consistently maintained a 12 percentage point lead in vote share over the BJP. But in a diverse state and with many more votes to be counted, this may not last

West Bengal Election Results: The saffron party, which had managed to secure just three seats in the last assembly elections, is making good progress, he stated.

While the incident drew sharp criticism from the ruling TMC, the Election Commission said that that the security forces (CISF) had to open fire to save the lives of the people and their own.

After a close fight in the beginning of the counting, trends at 11am showed the ruling Trinamool Congress was leading in 162 seats. The coalition of Left parties, Congress and ISF was trailing at a distant third with three seats.

Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari have set the stage in the assembly constituency of Nandigram for one of the most-watched electoral battles in West Bengal's electoral history

West Bengal Election Results LIVE Updates: Earlier, there were reports of Mamata Banerjee winning the Nandigram seat defeating BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.

According to the EC data, seen by HT, of the 178 notices issued to political parties, 67 were sent to the TMC, followed by 59 to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Exit polls predict West Bengal may be too close to call; suggest a sweep for the DMK in Tamil Nadu; LDF’s return to power in Kerala; win for the National Democratic Alliance in Puducherry; and say the party is likely to return to power in Assam

Voting in three districts and a part of Kolkata saw stray violence in some areas but a sharp spike in Covid cases kept many voters indoor.

A CPIM worker was killed while two others were injured at Domkal in Murshidabad on Wednesday night, hours before voting began

As many as 84 lakh voters in West Bengal will decide the political fate of 283 candidates in the fray across 35 constituencies in the last phase of polling.

The final phase of voting in Bengal comes at a time when the eastern state is registering grim records in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The complaint was filed in Khardaha police station by Nandita Sinha, wife of Kajal Sinha, a TMC candidate from Khardaha in North 24 Parganas who tested positive for Covid-19 on April 20 and succumbed to the virus on Sunday.

Elections will be held in six seats in Malda, 11 each in Murshidabad and Birbhum and seven in Kolkata.

Four candidates succumbed to Covid-19 till Wednesday and several others, including Union minister Babul Supriyo, tested positive for the viral infection.

For the high-profile Bolpur seat, the BJP has fielded Anirban Ganguly, director of its think tank in Delhi. He is also a member of the BJP’s policy research wing.

EC makes negative RT-PCR/RAT report or complete vaccination report mandatory for candidates to be allowed

Health experts blamed the exponential rise of Covid-19 cases on the mass gatherings at election rallies.

Anubrata Mondal holds considerable sway over the district of Birbhum. He was earlier put under house arrest during the 2016 West Bengal assembly elections and again during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Samir Ghosh, 42, was an independent candidate from Baisnabnagar in Malda district, which is scheduled to go to the polls in the last and eighth phase of staggered polling on Thursday

Kolkata/New Delhi: Roughly 75% people voted in the penultimate phase of elections in West Bengal, the lowest turnout so far, as campaigning for the month-long poll season drew to a close under a cloud of surging coronavirus infections and critical medical shortages on Monday

The Bengal chief minister also said that the central forces deployed in the state were contributing to the Covid-19 caseload.

The CM welcomed the Madras high court’s remarks earlier in the day where it pulled up the poll panel for allowing political rallies amid the raging coronavirus pandemic across the country

In all, eight temporary crèches were set up in four of the nine constituencies going to polls on April 22 for the children of women polling personnel to reduce the risk of transmission of Covid-19 to the children while allowing their mothers to work more freely

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