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Kolkata, March 15 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Sunday a two-phase polling schedule for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections – April 23 and April 29 – even as the fate of over 42 lakh voters referred for judicial adjudication after being classified under the "logical...

Kolkata, March 15 With the assembly polls now announced, West Bengal is officially on track to chart the course of its government for the next five years. The following provides a look at some of the key constituencies in the districts, which could significantly influence the political landscape...

Kolkata, March 13: The sensitivity mapping will determine the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the deployment of police observers in each district for the upcoming state assembly elections in West Bengal, which are scheduled to be held later this year.An insider from the...

New Delhi, March 7 – The government on Saturday dismissed claims circulating on social media that the Centre is planning to create a new Union Territory by combining certain districts from Bihar and West Bengal located near the strategically important Siliguri corridor.The Press Information...

Kolkata, March 5 The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal’s voter list has created a major challenge for the Trinamool Congress (TMC), particularly in areas with a Muslim-majority population and the crucial 24 Parganas districts, ahead of the assembly elections. The ruling party is...

Kolkata, March 4 – Police in Malda district of West Bengal have arrested three individuals after recovering firearms and counterfeit currency during raids conducted ahead of the state Assembly elections, officials said on Wednesday.Police conducted raids at two separate locations in the...

Kolkata, March 1 A civil society platform with TMC leanings on Sunday alleged a "sinister conspiracy" to remove 1.25 crore names from West Bengal's electoral rolls and accused the EC of carrying out a "planned purge" under the guise of the SIR exercise.The organization, Desh Bachao Ganmancha...

Kolkata, March 1 – As the final list of voters in West Bengal, as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, was published, it showed that there had been no new voter registrations in as many as 99 Assembly constituencies during the entire SIR exercise, from the beginning...

Kolkata, March 1 The publication of West Bengal’s post-SIR rolls has not only pruned 63.66 lakh names from the electorate, but has also redrawn the state’s demographic and political landscape ahead of the 2026 assembly polls, recasting voter profiles across districts, border areas, and key...

Kolkata, February 28 – As the final voter list for West Bengal, prepared as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, was published on Saturday, official statistics revealed that the maximum number of cases currently under judicial review are concentrated in three districts...

Kolkata, February 28 The districts of Murshidabad and Malda, which have a Muslim-majority population, have the highest number of voters whose documents have not yet been verified, according to the final electoral rolls issued by the Election Commission following the Systematic Area Verification...

Kolkata, February 28 The publication of West Bengal’s post-SIR electoral rolls has not only pruned 63.66 lakh names from the electorate, but it has also redrawn the state’s demographic and political landscape ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, reshaping voter profiles across districts, border...

Kolkata, February 28 – Anticipating potential tensions following the publication of the final voter lists in three separate categories later in the day, the West Bengal government has identified four districts bordering Bangladesh as highly sensitive and appointed four senior officers from the...

Kolkata, February 26 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday the details of the 240 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel that will be deployed in the first phase on March 1, amidst preparations for the state assembly elections in West Bengal.Notably...

Kolkata, February 24 – As the process of judicial review of voter documents identified under the "logical discrepancy" category in West Bengal, which is heading towards elections, began, the judicial officers appointed in four districts near the India-Bangladesh border have sought special...

Kolkata, Feb 21 The latest developments in West Bengal politics, stemming from Pratikur Rahman's defection to the TMC, could provide a significant boost to the ruling party, especially given the concerns about its declining popularity among Muslim voters, stakeholders said.Rahman's move may...

Kolkata, February 19 – The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), founded by Asaduddin Owaisi and planning to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, is focusing on the issue of a large number of minority migrant workers from the state as its main attack against the...

Kolkata, February 17 – The current deadline of February 21 for completing the ongoing scrutiny of identity documents submitted during the hearing sessions on the draft voter list in West Bengal may be extended by two to three days, according to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)...

Kolkata, February 16 – Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, drew the attention of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday to the alleged widespread issuance of fake birth certificates by the state administration in the Gazole Block of the...

Kolkata, February 16 Two civic volunteers, who assist the police in West Bengal in maintaining law and order and traffic movement, were injured in an attack by suspected drug traffickers in Malda district on Monday, a senior officer said.The incident occurred when a police team, consisting of...