West Bengal Assembly Election 2021

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2021 2016

West Bengal

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Majority Mark:

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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2016 winner

Majority Mark:

Source: CVoter

Note:

The cartogram represents both wins and leads.
Click on the area to view result. Zoom in on the map to view all constituencies. Map is not to scale.

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West Bengal Govt under debt of crores of rupees, says former TMC MLA

Published on Jan 22, 2021 01:18 PM IST

While saying that development of Bengal is the only reason behind his joining BJP, Arindam Bhattacharya accused TMC of misleading the people.

Arindam Bhattacharya said the youth of Bengal have big dreams and they want employment.(Twitter/ANI)

ANI | , Kolkata

Ahead of elections, TMC says BSF being misused

The BJP, meanwhile has alleged that at least 400,000- 500,000 Rohingyas, who illegally entered the country through the Indo-Bangla border, have been included in the voters’ list and urged the poll panel to order a special audit of the electoral roll.

BSF, however, has refuted the charges saying that the allegations were baseless and far from truth. (PTI file)

Published on Jan 22, 2021 07:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

BJP asks ECI to deploy CAPF a fortnight before polling day in Bengal

It also said that live webcasting should be made available inside critical polling stations and its feed should be made available to political parties.

Tengua market area decorated with TMC flag at Nandigram in East Medinipur district(PTI Photo)

Published on Jan 22, 2021 07:14 AM IST

ANI | , Kolkata

BJP’s Dilip Ghosh alleges names of Rohingyas included in electoral rolls

Ghosh said that he told the officials to ensure that polling is conducted in a peaceful manner.

Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh says electoral rolls contains names of Rohingyas.(Prateek Choudhury/Hindustan Times File Photo)

Updated on Jan 21, 2021 02:39 PM IST

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

TMC alleges BSF threatening voters in border areas, lodges complaint with CEC

The Border Security Force (BSF) is yet to issue a reaction to the TMC's allegation.

TMC secretary-general Partha Chatterjee alleged that people are being forced to vote for a particular political party. (@itspcofficial/Twitter)

Published on Jan 21, 2021 01:43 PM IST

PTI | , Kolkata

BJP provoking hatred in Bengal by communal speeches: TMC

Three BJP activists including its Hooghly district youth wing chief Suresh Sahu have been arrested for allegedly raising a controversial slogan at a roadshow of party leader Suvendu Adhikari, police said.

Some BJP activists had allegedly raised the slogan at a party programme in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Wednesday, following which district police registered a suo motu case and arrested them late at night, an officer sai(ANI/Twitter)

Updated on Jan 21, 2021 01:19 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Susmita Pakrasi, New Delhi

'Whoever contests from Nandigram...': Suvendu Adhikari's new challenge

Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said he has 2.13 lakh people in Nandigram to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.

Updated on Jan 20, 2021 04:47 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh

Election Commission to visit West Bengal to review poll preparedness

The Election Commission officials are also scheduled to meet representatives of political parties before meeting officials of the central and state regulatory agencies.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora at a press conference in New Delhi.(PTI File Photo )

Published on Jan 20, 2021 08:56 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar

Mamata Banerjee's TMC govt plays 'politics of violence': Kailash Vijayvargiya

Kailash Vijayvargiya's comment comes in the backdrop of an alleged attack by TMC goons where stones were hurled at BJP workers in East Midnapore

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya speaking to media.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Jan 20, 2021 08:11 AM IST

ANI | , Kolkata

JP Nadda to meet with party leaders, discuss preparations for West Bengal polls

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is also likely to attend the meeting tomorrow evening, said sources. The party is seeking to win more than 200 seats in the upcoming polls.

Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda(Raj K Raj/HT photo)

Updated on Jan 20, 2021 06:35 AM IST

ANI |

Politics over Netaji: Parakram vs Desh Nayak

While the TMC wants that the day be celebrated as Desh Nayak Diwas (day of the national hero), the Forward Bloc, which Bose formed in 1939, and a section of his family demand that January 23 be observed as Desh Prem Diwas (day of patriotism).

“It appears to be a stunt keeping in mind the assembly polls, and not as a mark of respect to Netaji (as Bose is popularly known” TMC Lok Sabha member and party spokesperson Saugata Roy said.(HT Archive)

Published on Jan 20, 2021 01:47 AM IST

ByTanmay Chatterjee, Kolkata

TMC holds 'peace' rally in south Kolkata where BJP roadshow witnessed clashes

Accusing the BJP of instigating the TMC workers from its roadshow on Monday, Biswas alleged that the BJP supporters assaulted ordinary people at the Charu Market area where the clashes took place.

The banner of the Home Minister has been broken as the Trinamool Congress supporters shouted slogans and held posters against Bharatiya Janata Party, in Kolkata on Tuesday.(ANI Photo)

Updated on Jan 19, 2021 10:11 PM IST

PTI | , Kolkata

Get a letterhead ready with ‘former CM’ written on it: Adhikari tells Mamata

Banerjee had said on Monday she will contest the assembly elections from both Nandigram and Bhawanipore constituencies.

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari gestures during a roadshow from Tollygunge to Rashbehari in Kolkata, West Bengal( Samir Jana / Hindustan Times)

Published on Jan 19, 2021 06:08 PM IST

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

'Will wipe TMC out in 2021': BJP's Dilip Ghosh on West Bengal Assembly polls

Elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly are due in April-May.

BJP leaders Dilip Ghosh and Subhendu Adhikar waves to supporters during a public rally, in Kolkata on Monday. (ANI Photo)

Published on Jan 19, 2021 12:22 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani

Disgruntled TMC MP meets Abhishek Banerjee, says he is not leaving party

TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, who was present at the meeting, said "Prasun-da is a veteran in the party and a pride of the country."

Trinamool Congress MP and former footballer Prasun Banerjee summoned by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with Narada sting case at Nizam Palace in Kolkata.(Samir Jana/HT Photo)

Published on Jan 19, 2021 06:44 AM IST

PTI | , Kolkata

What explains Mamata Banerjee’s Nandigram entry?

While Mamata Banerjee’s announcement has shifted all focus to Nandigram, it needs to be underlined that Bhabanipur might not be a totally safe seat for her in today’s circumstances. Past election statistics underline this fact.

With Mamata Banerjee announcing her decision to contest from Nandigram, Adhikari will have to devote considerable time in his own AC now.(PTI)

Published on Jan 19, 2021 12:59 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore

'Masterstroke': Mamata Banerjee brings Nandigram back in focus

Banerjee is set to contest against Adhikari, who said he will quit politics if the chief minister doesn’t lose by 50,000 votes.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting.(PTI Photo)

Updated on Jan 19, 2021 01:09 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kolkata

Mamata to fight from Nandigram in a bid to win back electorates

The Nandigram movement was instrumental in the TMC’s rise to power in the eastern state as well as in the country’s recent political history.

Banerjee also called the BJP ‘washing powder’ claiming that it has become a place for tainted politicians to ‘clean up their dirty act’.(ANI Photo)

Published on Jan 18, 2021 09:14 PM IST

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

Akhilesh Yadav extends support to Mamata Banerjee ahead of Bengal polls

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister has always been a staunch critic of the BJP, alleging that the party had used hatred to win in the 2017 UP assembly elections.

Yadav has already once declared his support for the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC in the upcoming West Bengal polls earlier in January.(File photo)

Published on Jan 18, 2021 06:26 PM IST

Edited by Nilavro Ghosh

Stones pelted at BJP workers during rally attended by Union minister

Stones pelted at BJP workers during rally attended by Union minister Debasree Chaudhuri, party's state chief Dilip Ghosh and Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata, reports ANI

Updated on Jan 18, 2021 05:30 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

West Bengal assembly election: Mamata Banerjee to contest from Nandigram

TMC MLA from Nandigram and former minister Suvendu Adhikari shifted to the Bharatiya Janata Party on December 19, 2020

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 18, 2021 03:44 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

‘It's a special place for me’: Mamata to contest elections from Nandigram

Mamata Banerjee’s decision to contest the elections from Nandigram can also be seen as a counter to TMC rebel Suvendu Adhikari who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in December last year.

West Bengal Chief Minister will contest the upcoming polls from Nandigram. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 18, 2021 03:23 PM IST

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

'Reaching Kolkata soon': Shiv Sena will contest in West Bengal election

In 2019 Lok Sabha election, Shiv Sena had contested from West Bengal.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut announced the party will contest in West Bengal Assembly Election 2021(HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 17, 2021 07:36 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh

TMC leaders in Bengal received Covid vaccine shots meant for health workers: BJP

Several TMC leaders, including two MLAs, were among the people who received the Covid-19 vaccine in Purba Bardhaman district on Saturday, the opening day of the nationwide vaccination programme.

Published on Jan 17, 2021 06:04 PM IST

PTI |

West Bengal BJP demands more rallies of Nadda, Shah, Adityanath before elections

According to sources, the BJP is also planning to celebrate Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary function to be attended by the Prime Minister in a grand manner.

Recently, the state unit of the party held a meeting with Shah and Nadda, in which the preparations for elections were reviewed. (Representative Image)(ANI)

Published on Jan 17, 2021 03:04 PM IST

ANI |

Over 20 lakh new voters added to final electoral rolls for West Bengal

The total number of voters in the state is 7,32,94,980. Of them, 3,73,66,306 are male, 3,59,27,084 female and 1,590 belong to the third gender.

The net increase in the number of voters is 2.01 per cent, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.(PTI/ file photo. Representative image)

Updated on Jan 15, 2021 08:05 PM IST

PTI |

'I am a MP, can go to Delhi,' says TMC's Satabdi Roy amid speculations

In a social media post on her 'Satabdi Roy Fan Club' Facebook page, Roy said the reason behind her absence in party programmes in her constituency, Birbhum, was because she is not informed about the schedules in advance.

TMC MP Satabdi Roy. (File photo)(HT_PRINT)

Updated on Jan 15, 2021 06:26 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani

Top EC official reviews poll preparations in Bengal, says law and order bad

A team led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora is likely to visit West Bengal later this month to review the state's preparedness for the assembly elections.

West Bengal has witnessed political turmoil and frequent clashes between the ruling TMC and challenger BJP over the last couple of years.(PTI file photo)

Published on Jan 15, 2021 04:03 PM IST

PTI | , Kolkata

'Trying to make some decisions ...': Satabdi Roy's post amid exodus from TMC

Recently many people have been asking me why I am missing from several party programmes, the message reads adding that of any decision is taken, it will be made public on January 16 at 2pm.

Satabdi Roy's has alleged that she is not informed about party events in her own constituency.(File photo)

Updated on Jan 15, 2021 10:08 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh

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While saying that development of Bengal is the only reason behind his joining BJP, Arindam Bhattacharya accused TMC of misleading the people.

The BJP, meanwhile has alleged that at least 400,000- 500,000 Rohingyas, who illegally entered the country through the Indo-Bangla border, have been included in the voters’ list and urged the poll panel to order a special audit of the electoral roll.

It also said that live webcasting should be made available inside critical polling stations and its feed should be made available to political parties.

Ghosh said that he told the officials to ensure that polling is conducted in a peaceful manner.

The Border Security Force (BSF) is yet to issue a reaction to the TMC's allegation.

Three BJP activists including its Hooghly district youth wing chief Suresh Sahu have been arrested for allegedly raising a controversial slogan at a roadshow of party leader Suvendu Adhikari, police said.

Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said he has 2.13 lakh people in Nandigram to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.

The Election Commission officials are also scheduled to meet representatives of political parties before meeting officials of the central and state regulatory agencies.

Kailash Vijayvargiya's comment comes in the backdrop of an alleged attack by TMC goons where stones were hurled at BJP workers in East Midnapore

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is also likely to attend the meeting tomorrow evening, said sources. The party is seeking to win more than 200 seats in the upcoming polls.

While the TMC wants that the day be celebrated as Desh Nayak Diwas (day of the national hero), the Forward Bloc, which Bose formed in 1939, and a section of his family demand that January 23 be observed as Desh Prem Diwas (day of patriotism).

Accusing the BJP of instigating the TMC workers from its roadshow on Monday, Biswas alleged that the BJP supporters assaulted ordinary people at the Charu Market area where the clashes took place.

Banerjee had said on Monday she will contest the assembly elections from both Nandigram and Bhawanipore constituencies.

Elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly are due in April-May.

TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, who was present at the meeting, said "Prasun-da is a veteran in the party and a pride of the country."

While Mamata Banerjee’s announcement has shifted all focus to Nandigram, it needs to be underlined that Bhabanipur might not be a totally safe seat for her in today’s circumstances. Past election statistics underline this fact.

Banerjee is set to contest against Adhikari, who said he will quit politics if the chief minister doesn’t lose by 50,000 votes.

The Nandigram movement was instrumental in the TMC’s rise to power in the eastern state as well as in the country’s recent political history.

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister has always been a staunch critic of the BJP, alleging that the party had used hatred to win in the 2017 UP assembly elections.

Stones pelted at BJP workers during rally attended by Union minister Debasree Chaudhuri, party's state chief Dilip Ghosh and Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata, reports ANI

TMC MLA from Nandigram and former minister Suvendu Adhikari shifted to the Bharatiya Janata Party on December 19, 2020

Mamata Banerjee’s decision to contest the elections from Nandigram can also be seen as a counter to TMC rebel Suvendu Adhikari who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in December last year.

In 2019 Lok Sabha election, Shiv Sena had contested from West Bengal.

Several TMC leaders, including two MLAs, were among the people who received the Covid-19 vaccine in Purba Bardhaman district on Saturday, the opening day of the nationwide vaccination programme.

According to sources, the BJP is also planning to celebrate Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary function to be attended by the Prime Minister in a grand manner.

The total number of voters in the state is 7,32,94,980. Of them, 3,73,66,306 are male, 3,59,27,084 female and 1,590 belong to the third gender.

In a social media post on her 'Satabdi Roy Fan Club' Facebook page, Roy said the reason behind her absence in party programmes in her constituency, Birbhum, was because she is not informed about the schedules in advance.

A team led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora is likely to visit West Bengal later this month to review the state's preparedness for the assembly elections.

Recently many people have been asking me why I am missing from several party programmes, the message reads adding that of any decision is taken, it will be made public on January 16 at 2pm.

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