Kolkata, March 24 The Election Commission has approved the transfer and posting of returning officers for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, including for Bhabanipur, the constituency represented by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, an official said.In a letter to the chief electoral...
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Kolkata, March 23 The Election Commission on Monday approved the transfer and posting of returning officers for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, including for Bhabanipur, the constituency represented by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, an official said.In a letter to the chief...
Kolkata, March 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to participate in a total of 14 election-related programmes in West Bengal over the next month, is likely to begin his campaign from Siliguri in the Darjeeling district and conclude with a large roadshow-cum-rally at Bhabanipur...
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Kolkata, March 22 The TMC held an organizational meeting on Sunday in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's stronghold, Bhabanipur, where party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee set an ambitious target of ensuring her victory by more than 60,000 votes in the 2026 West Bengal assembly...
Kolkata, March 21 With just a month left for the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, the ruling TMC is preparing to launch a comprehensive campaign, led by party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in North Bengal and her nephew Abhishek in the southern districts, a...
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Kolkata, March 20 Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday alleged that Mamata Banerjee has violated the election code by using the chief minister's letterhead for political correspondence and demanded immediate action by the Election Commission.He...
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Kolkata, March 19 – The CPI(M)-led Left Front announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections on Thursday, comprising 32 names.In the first list released on March 14, the names of candidates for 192 constituencies were announced. Therefore, the names of...
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Kolkata, March 19 Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, launched the BJP's campaign for the high-profile Bhabanipur seat in south Kolkata on Thursday, where he is set to challenge Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Adhikari arrived in Kolkata from Delhi in the...
Kolkata, March 18 Senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said the party has "cornered" Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in her constituency, Bhabanipur, by fielding opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari from the seat in south Kolkata.He asserted that this move has eliminated the space Mamata...
Kolkata, March 17 – The Trinamool Congress announced 291 candidates for the two-phase April elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday, effectively dropping almost all the leaders who had been under scrutiny by central agencies in various corruption cases. Nearly a fifth of the...
In Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee announced the candidates for 291 of the 294 West Bengal assembly seats, emphasizing a strategy of controlled change rather than relying on star power.The Mamata Banerjee-Suvendu Adhikari rivalry will intensify in Bhabanipur, where the chief minister will defend her...
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Kolkata, March 17 Swapan Dasgupta, a leader of the BJP, has been nominated from Rashbehari, a wealthy neighborhood in South Kolkata, for the upcoming assembly elections. This nomination from Tarakeswar, a relatively quiet area in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, is seen as a homecoming for...
New Delhi/Kolkata, March 16 – The BJP on Monday released its first list of 144 candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections, setting the stage for a fierce battle, with senior leader Suvendu Adhikari contesting from both Nandigram and Bhabanipur, directly challenging Chief Minister Mamata...
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Kolkata, March 16 – The first list of 144 candidates announced on Monday by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections to 294 constituencies in West Bengal next month reflects representation from a wide range of professions.However, unlike the 2021 West...
Kolkata, March 16 The TMC on Monday criticized senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari for contesting from two seats, saying it showed he was unsure of victory and suggested the saffron camp "can already see the writing on the wall."TMC spokesperson and state general secretary Kunal Ghosh told...
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Kolkata, March 16 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its first list of 144 candidates for the two-phase elections to 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, scheduled for next month – April 23 and April 29.As widely predicted, the party has fielded Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of...
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New Delhi, March 16 The BJP on Monday released its first list of 144 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, fielding Suvendu Adhikari from Bhabanipur in Kolkata, a seat currently held by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.According to the list, Dilip Ghosh will contest from...
Kolkata, March 15 West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said on Sunday that he would prefer to contest the upcoming assembly elections from the Nandigram seat, while not ruling out the possibility of fighting from other constituencies, including Bhabanipur, if directed by his...
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Kolkata, March 15 Over the past two decades, voters in West Bengal have largely focused on Mamata Banerjee, the leader of the TMC.However, despite her popularity, several leaders within the party are seen as having a significant influence on voters, which could impact the TMC's performance in...
With the crucial West Bengal Assembly polls now underway, here's a look at some of the key constituencies in Kolkata and surrounding areas that are expected to be closely contested.Bhabanipur: This South Kolkata constituency, represented by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been a stronghold...