Assembly Election Results 2011
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Opinion | Mamata Banerjee Brought Down The Left, But Never Quite Learnt From Its Fall
The traits that served Mamata well when she swept the Left out of power in West Bengal in 2011 are the very ones that ultimately led to her downfall.
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MK Stalin's Shock Defeat Puts Nail In DMK's Coffin. But Who Beat Him?
The Kolathur seat was created after delimitation before the 2011 election and Stalin - then the Deputy Chief Minister - edged the AIADMK's Saidai Duraisamy in the state poll that year by 2,734 votes.
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The 5 Ms Behind PM Modi-Led BJP's Rise In Mamata Banerjee's Bengal
With counting underway for the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, early trends showed the BJP maintaining a comfortable lead with over 160 seats, well past the halfway mark of 148.
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Mamata Banerjee Faces Fight, Left Keeps Kerala, BJP Wins Assam: Exit Polls
Mamata Banerjee has an edge in Bengal and her Trinamool Congress could win 152 of the state's 294 seats with the BJP not far behind at 130 seats, says NDTV's poll of exit polls on state elections that were held alongside a steep rise in Covid cases a
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As Karnataka Votes, Confident Yeddyurappa Announces "Date" For Swearing-In
As Karnataka began voting today in an election that many predict will be a close fight, BS Yeddyurappa, the presumptive chief minister of the BJP, expressed confidence that he would form the new government on May 17 after an emphatic victory. Mr Yeddyurappa is the BJP candidate from Shikaripura.
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Results in six municipality polls in Bengal out today; test for Mamata's Trinamool Congress
Results will be declared today in the crucial elections to six municipalities across West Bengal, the first poll since the Trinamool ousted the Left in a landslide victory in the 2011 Assembly polls on the back of a huge anti-incumbency wave.
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The man who beat Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for the first time in 24 years
Very few politicians, and fewer still with no political background, have had such a high-profile entry into the political arena as Trinamool Congress nominee Manish Gupta. The former West Bengal Chief Secretary emerged as a giant killer in his maiden electoral battle, humbling Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee at Jadavpur constituency by 16,68...
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The 'Pariborton' of Mamata Banerjee and Bengal
There are few who will dispute that Mamata Banerjee's historic victory in West Bengal today has been scripted, chartered and delivered entirely by the woman who West Bengal refers to as "Didi" and whose call for "pariborton" or change has been fuelled by her emphasis on "ma, mati, manush" (Mother, Land, People). In 1997, she was expell...
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People have given me rest: Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi, who has scripted some of Tamil Nadu's biggest films, faced a disappointing climax today to the Tamil Nadu elections which saw him play a starring role at the age of 87.His political rival, Jayalalithaa, bolstered by her allies, has delivered near-record results in the election."The people of Tamil Nadu have given me rest," sai...
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Assembly polls: Mamata, Jayalalithaa win big, Kerala goes to Congress
Two women have brought in Green revolutions - one in the East, the other in the South. That, along with the historic rout of the Left in West Bengal, is today's story.Mamata Banerjee has made history by throwing out the Communists, who ruled West Bengal for 34 continuous years. Her Trinamool Congress is headed for a landslide win and West Bengal wi...
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Left may manage to hold onto Kerala
Early leads suggest the Left Front may manage to win Kerala. This suggests VS Achuthananadan may buck the anti-incumbency trend and return as Chief Minister of Kerala.Different rounds of counting are underway - the numbers will keep changing as the counting progresses. It's been a neck-and-neck race for the Congress-led UDF and th...
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Opinion | Mamata Banerjee Brought Down The Left, But Never Quite Learnt From Its Fall
The traits that served Mamata well when she swept the Left out of power in West Bengal in 2011 are the very ones that ultimately led to her downfall.
-
MK Stalin's Shock Defeat Puts Nail In DMK's Coffin. But Who Beat Him?
The Kolathur seat was created after delimitation before the 2011 election and Stalin - then the Deputy Chief Minister - edged the AIADMK's Saidai Duraisamy in the state poll that year by 2,734 votes.
-
The 5 Ms Behind PM Modi-Led BJP's Rise In Mamata Banerjee's Bengal
With counting underway for the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, early trends showed the BJP maintaining a comfortable lead with over 160 seats, well past the halfway mark of 148.
-
Mamata Banerjee Faces Fight, Left Keeps Kerala, BJP Wins Assam: Exit Polls
Mamata Banerjee has an edge in Bengal and her Trinamool Congress could win 152 of the state's 294 seats with the BJP not far behind at 130 seats, says NDTV's poll of exit polls on state elections that were held alongside a steep rise in Covid cases a
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As Karnataka Votes, Confident Yeddyurappa Announces "Date" For Swearing-In
As Karnataka began voting today in an election that many predict will be a close fight, BS Yeddyurappa, the presumptive chief minister of the BJP, expressed confidence that he would form the new government on May 17 after an emphatic victory. Mr Yeddyurappa is the BJP candidate from Shikaripura.
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Results in six municipality polls in Bengal out today; test for Mamata's Trinamool Congress
Results will be declared today in the crucial elections to six municipalities across West Bengal, the first poll since the Trinamool ousted the Left in a landslide victory in the 2011 Assembly polls on the back of a huge anti-incumbency wave.
-
The man who beat Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for the first time in 24 years
Very few politicians, and fewer still with no political background, have had such a high-profile entry into the political arena as Trinamool Congress nominee Manish Gupta. The former West Bengal Chief Secretary emerged as a giant killer in his maiden electoral battle, humbling Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee at Jadavpur constituency by 16,68...
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The 'Pariborton' of Mamata Banerjee and Bengal
There are few who will dispute that Mamata Banerjee's historic victory in West Bengal today has been scripted, chartered and delivered entirely by the woman who West Bengal refers to as "Didi" and whose call for "pariborton" or change has been fuelled by her emphasis on "ma, mati, manush" (Mother, Land, People). In 1997, she was expell...
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People have given me rest: Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi, who has scripted some of Tamil Nadu's biggest films, faced a disappointing climax today to the Tamil Nadu elections which saw him play a starring role at the age of 87.His political rival, Jayalalithaa, bolstered by her allies, has delivered near-record results in the election."The people of Tamil Nadu have given me rest," sai...
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Assembly polls: Mamata, Jayalalithaa win big, Kerala goes to Congress
Two women have brought in Green revolutions - one in the East, the other in the South. That, along with the historic rout of the Left in West Bengal, is today's story.Mamata Banerjee has made history by throwing out the Communists, who ruled West Bengal for 34 continuous years. Her Trinamool Congress is headed for a landslide win and West Bengal wi...
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Left may manage to hold onto Kerala
Early leads suggest the Left Front may manage to win Kerala. This suggests VS Achuthananadan may buck the anti-incumbency trend and return as Chief Minister of Kerala.Different rounds of counting are underway - the numbers will keep changing as the counting progresses. It's been a neck-and-neck race for the Congress-led UDF and th...
