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West Bengal Assembly Election 2021
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UPDATED ON 01 FEB, 12:20 PM IST
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Source: CVoter
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- 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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Khela sesh: TMC snatches 2 assembly seats from BJP, retains 2 in Bengal bypolls
Published on Nov 02, 2021 01:33 PM IST
Apart from Dinhata, Trinamool Congress wrested control of Santipur constituency from the BJP while retained Gosaba and Kharadaha seats with a comfortable margin.
hindustantimes.com | Written by Avik Roy, New Delhi
West Bengal bypolls: Trinamool on path of victory in all 4 constituencies
Bypolls to four assembly constituencies in West Bengal, including Dinhata, Gosaba, Khardaha and Santipur, were held on October 30.
Updated on Nov 02, 2021 11:44 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Avik Roy, New Delhi
Congress unlikely to field candidate against Didi for Bhowanipur bypoll
While the Banerjee-led Trinamool won Bengal, she lost to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, and now needs to win a bypoll to retain her seat.
Published on Jun 05, 2021 03:26 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Extended election campaign pushed Covid-19 cases jump in rural Bengal
Most medical professionals blame the mass gatherings at election rallies for the huge surge in the disease.
Updated on May 16, 2021 07:40 PM IST
PTI |
Bengal facing twin challenges of Covid-19, post-poll violence: Guv Dhankhar
Governor Dhankhar said he was shocked by incidents of attack following the West Bengal assembly elections, and decided to visit various places affected by the post-poll violence in the interest of the people.
Published on May 13, 2021 04:13 PM IST
PTI |
In Bengal’s post-poll political violence, a battle of narratives
The BJP has alleged 17 of its workers have been killed in nine days in Bengal’s post-verdict political violence, the TMC has accused the BJP of spreading fake news on social media, while police investigation into some of the alleged murders pointed at either suicide or unnatural death
Updated on May 13, 2021 12:13 PM IST
West Bengal: Elections to Samsherganj, Jangipur assembly seats today
Reaul Haque, the Congress candidate from Samsherganj assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, died due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on April 15. Pradip Kumar Nandi, the Revolutionary Socialist Party candidate from Jangipur, also succumbed to the infection on April 17.
Updated on May 13, 2021 06:24 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Prashasti Singh, New Delhi
West Bengal: Guv Dhankhar to visit post-poll violence affected areas on May 13
Dhankhar will visit West Bengal's Sitalkuchi and other places in Coochbehar where he will interact with victims of post-poll violence.
Published on May 11, 2021 09:05 PM IST
ANI |
Mamata Banerjee inducts 43 ministers: Check full list of portfolios
The TMC won the state assembly elections for a third consecutive time as it secured 213 of the total 294 assembly constituencies. Mamata Banerjee had taken oath as the chief minister of Bengal for a third time on May 5.
Published on May 10, 2021 06:56 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, New Delhi
In Bengal, the story of BJP, TMC and the Dalit and tribal vote
Bengal has 66 seats reserved for SC, which form roughly a quarter of the state’s population and 16 for ST, which make up about 6% of the population. SC seats are spread across the southwest, north and southern parts of the state while the ST seats are mainly in the north and western parts of the state
Updated on May 10, 2021 12:37 PM IST
Four-member team from Centre in Bengal to investigate post-poll violence
The four-member team, led by an additional secretary of the home ministry, is tasked with looking into reasons for the violence which took the lives of at least 16 people.
Published on May 07, 2021 05:12 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
‘Need to accept people’s mandate and stop spreading Covid’: Mamata tells BJP
Mamata also targeted the Prime Minister over the allocation of funds for vaccination purposes. She said that the money should be allocated for free vaccines rather than building statues and constructing a new Parliament building.
Published on May 06, 2021 08:11 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
'If ministers can be attacked then people are not safe in Bengal': Javadekar
Muraleedharan accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of perpetrating the attack on his convoy.
Published on May 06, 2021 06:32 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
BJP shares photo of scribe, claims him to be party cadre killed in clashes
Abhro, who lives in the national capital region, also shared the screenshot of the video from Facebook and also shared the link along with the tweet.
Published on May 06, 2021 05:24 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Ex-governor Tathagata Roy slams top BJP leaders for Bengal poll debacle
Roy headed the Bengal unit of the BJP between 2002 and 2006. In back-to-back tweets on Thursday, he levelled allegations of incompetence against Dilip Ghosh, Kailash Vijayvargiya, national secretary Arvind Menon, and national joint general secretary (organisation) Shivprakash
Updated on May 06, 2021 04:29 PM IST
HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
Bengal police deny rape allegation as post-poll violence continues
Till Tuesday, at least 12 people were killed in various political attacks and clashes that erupted ever since the assembly results were declared on May 2. On Wednesday, the bodies of two TMC workers were recovered in Cooch Behar and Alipurduar districts.
Updated on May 06, 2021 04:41 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata/siliguri
Mamata asked officials to not send me reports on post-poll violence: Governor
"The home secretary conveyed to me that he has been instructed by her (CM) not to give a law and order update report asked by me, and also not to forward the reports that the DGP and the police commissioner had sent to him."
Updated on May 06, 2021 04:28 AM IST
Vinod Sharma, New Delhi
Mamata Banerjee takes oath as CM, says won’t tolerate violence
In her brief speech, Mamata Banerjee appealed to all political parties to maintain peace. “No violence will be tolerated. We will take stern action,” she said.
Updated on May 06, 2021 12:30 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
Mamata starts 3rd term as Bengal CM with blood on her hands, Nadda says
The BJP leader also said that these incidents reminded him of the violence following the Partition of India.
Published on May 05, 2021 11:11 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Homemaker, economist: Candidates from all walks of life in Bengal assembly
This term, the assembly will also see another ‘didi’ in the form of Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury who is known as Nirbhoy didi for the Nirbhoy Gram campaign
Published on May 05, 2021 03:31 PM IST
BJP workers crossed over due to violence in Bengal, says Assam minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma has said 300-400 workers of his party, BJP, from West Bengal have crossed over to Assam’s Dhubri in the face of post-poll violence
Published on May 05, 2021 12:47 PM IST
TMC regains ground; tribal and Dalit voters in some districts stay loyal to BJP
In Malda district, where Muslins comprise 51.27% of the population, BJP bagged five seats while the remaining seven went to TMC
Updated on May 04, 2021 05:50 PM IST
‘Heard of such incidents during partition’: Nadda on Bengal post-poll violence
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda arrived in Kolkata on Tuesday for a two-day visit to take stock of situation in West Bengal.
Updated on May 04, 2021 05:22 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral, New Delhi
PM Modi calls Bengal Governor, BJP goes to SC on post-poll clashes
The BJP has announced a nationwide agitation on the issue on Wednesday, coinciding with TMC chief Mamata Banerjee’s oath-taking ceremony in Kolkata.
Updated on May 05, 2021 04:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi/kolkata
First duty of elected government is to protect lives: Owaisi on Bengal clashes
Since the evening of May 2, clashes have erupted across West Bengal among rival political parties after the announcement of the assembly elections results where the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) emerged victorious for a third straight time with 213 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) only managed to secure 77 seats.
Published on May 04, 2021 04:03 PM IST
Bengal clashes: Former BJP MP sends SOS to Amit Shah ahead of Nadda’s visit
BJP chief JP Nadda was scheduled to visit West Bengal on Tuesday amid reports of post-poll violence in the state that prompted the Union home ministry, the state Governor to ask reports from the administration, and former lawmaker Swapan Dasgupta to seek deployment of security forces in Birbhum
Updated on May 04, 2021 10:43 AM IST
HT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer
MHA seeks report on post-poll violence in Bengal
This comes amid reports of attacks on political workers after chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) swept back to power in the state on Sunday
Published on May 04, 2021 09:04 AM IST
HT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer
3 crucial takeaways from Bengal results
Of the 292 ACs for which results have been declared, TMC and BJP won 290 . This is unprecedented in the history of the state and suggests that this election was the most polarised election West Bengal has ever seen.
Updated on May 04, 2021 07:26 AM IST
Roshan KishoreAbhishek Jha
Poll official threatened in Nandigram, says Mamata Banerjee
Nandigram’s results were shrouded in confusion on Sunday even as the TMC raced ahead in other seats.
Updated on May 04, 2021 05:43 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
Mamata Banerjee to invite Opposition leaders for post-Covid victory rally
TMC won 213 out of the 292 assembly seats to register a comprehensive victory against the BJP.
Updated on May 04, 2021 05:52 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi