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West Bengal Assembly Election 2016

05 May 2016

West Bengal polls: Overall polling percentage recorded in 25 constituencies in final phase till 5 pm is 84.24%, says EC

West Bengal Assembly Election 2016

25 Apr 2016

West Bengal polls: Voting for 49 seats in fourth phase held

Amidst unprecedented security to preempt any violence, polling for the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls which will seal the fate of a number of Trinamool Congress ministers, began Monday morning.

23 Apr 2016

Mamata government looted people through Saradha scam: Rahul Gandhi

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had given the contract of the collapsed Kolkata flyover to a TMC leader.

22 Apr 2016

When Babul Supriyo chased and caught Trinamool Congress' `heckler`

In a Bollywood-style chase, Union minister Babul Supriyo on Thursday ran and caught hold one of person who allegedly heckled the singer-turned-politician and handed him to police.

21 Apr 2016

Photographs of candidates displayed in polling booths in West Bengal

Photographs of candidates are displayed in polling booths for the first time in the ongoing West Bengal Assembly polls for voters who get confused if namesake candidates are contesting from the same seat.

20 Apr 2016

Centenarian voters to inspire young in West Bengal

Although West Bengal has traditionally seen one of the highest voter turnouts in India, apathy is being witnessed in urban areas.

14 Apr 2016

With Baichung Bhutia in fray, Siliguri poised for interesting contest

For Siliguri mayor and former minister Ashok Bhattacharya it is a fight to stage a comeback after his surprise defeat in the 2011 Assembly Election as he takes on former Indian football captain Baichung Bhutia, who has taken the field as a Trinamool Congress nominee.

13 Apr 2016

Adhir Chowdhury demands removal of West Bengal CEO, Deputy CEC

West Bengal Congress president Adhir Chowdhury on Wednesday demanded removal of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sunil Gupta and Deputy Chief Election Commissioner Sandip Saxena for their alleged failure to conduct free and fair polls in the state.

12 Apr 2016

Violence continues in poll-bound West Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to come for the third time for campaigning in Bengal this weekend.

Trinamool Congress

12 Apr 2016

Trinamool Congress using 'crime and terror' in West Bengal polls: BJP to EC

Alleging use of "crime and terror" by the ruling Trinamool Congress in the first two phases of West Bengal polls, BJP on Tuesday asked the Election Commission to ensure free and fair polls in the coming phases, claiming its similar requests earlier have not been addressed.

11 Apr 2016

West Bengal polls: Five injured after CPI (M), TMC workers clash in Bardhaman

Five people were injured after a clash broke out between the CPI (M) and the TMC workers in Jamuria, located in Bardhaman district of West Bengal, where polling is currently underway for the second part of the assembly polls.

09 Apr 2016

Social media users to influence poll results in 70 West Bengal seats: IAMAI

The poll outcome in as many as 70 "high impact" Assembly segments out of 294 constituencies in West Bengal will likely be influenced by social media users, a report said on Saturday.

06 Apr 2016

Jailed ex-minister Madan Mitra has assets of 80 lakh, no car

Trinamool Congress leader and former minister Madan Mitra, accused in the multi-crore rupee Saradha chit fund scam and lodged in a jail, today filed his nomination papers for contesting Assembly poll and declared assets amounting to Rs 80 lakh.

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016

06 Apr 2016

Over 84% voter turnout in West Bengal first phase polls: EC

The Election Commission on Wednesday said over 84 percent voters turned out to cast their ballots in 18 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly polls on April 4.

02 Apr 2016

Campaigning for first phase of polling in West Bengal, Assam ends today

The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements in Assam and West Bengal to ensure smooth Assembly Elections.

01 Apr 2016

BJP's star candidate Roopa Ganguly focusses on ''hopelessness'' under Trinamool

Etched in Indian viewers` memory as the demure Draupadi in BR Chopra`s "Mahabharat", actress-turned-BJP candidate Roopa Ganguly is determined to draw attention to "big issues", rather than raising "politically motivated" ones, if she is chosen as a legislator.

29 Mar 2016

TMC to get majority in West Bengal polls, bag 197 seats: Survey

Trinamool Congress will get majority in West Bengal polls and Mamata Banerjee will as CM, as per an opinion poll.

29 Mar 2016

Congress heavyweight looking for 11th victory from Kharagpur

Kharagpur, which has a sizeable chunk of Muslim and Malayali voters, has traditionally rooted for Congress MLA Gyan Singh Sohan Pal.

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