West Bengal Assembly Election 2016
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Did SIR Impact West Bengal Results? What Election Commission Data Says
The numbers suggest that while there were indeed large-scale deletions of "ineligible" electors during the SIR process, there were also equally significant additions.
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Suvendu Adhikari To Be Bengal's Next Chief Minister? Key BJP Meet On Friday
Adhikari defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a second time, widening his victory margin in this election.
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Mamata Banerjee Takes Oath As Chief Minister Of West Bengal: Live Updates
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will today take oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal for a second time at the gala swearing-in ceremony to be held at prestigious Red Road in Kolkata.
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In 2016 state polls, BJP Took Assam, Jayalalithaa And Mamata Both Won Big
Sarbananda Sonowal will be the new chief minister of Assam with the BJP winning Assam, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have chosen to retain their powerful women chief ministers, Mamata Banerjee and J Jayalalithaa.
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Live: West Bengal Election Results Show Massive Win For Trinamool Congress
The six-phase West Bengal assembly election result will decide the fate of 1,961 candidates. Leaders of both the Trinamool Congress and the Left camps are far from confident whereas for BJP, the election is a test of fire.
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Assembly Polls: Cash Seizures Go Above Rs 154 Crore
Election Commission-appointed surveillance teams have seized over Rs 154 crore in cash in states where Assembly elections are either underway or over, with the maximum seizure of Rs 94 crore in Tamil Nadu.
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Voting In 6th And Final Phase Of Assembly Polls In West Bengal Today
Voting is being held in 25 constituencies in East Midnapore and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal today in the sixth and final phase of assembly elections in the state.
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Watch: Battleground Bengal With Prannoy Roy
Watch the analysis of assembly elections in West Bengal with Prannoy Roy, Shekhar Gupta and Dorab Sopariwala. Voting in West Bengal is divided in six phases. While the first phase voting took place on April 4 and 11, the other phases will be held on April 17, 21, 25, 30 and May 5. Counting on May 19.
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Election Commission Sets Rider On Bengal Poll-Day Print Ads
Cracking the whip on "misleading and offending" advertisements appearing in print media on polling day or a day before, the election commission (EC) today set a rider on all such advertisements.
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Over 78 Per Cent Voting In Phase 4 Of West Bengal Elections: 10 Developments
The 49 seats which went to polls today in the fourth phase of assembly elections in West Bengal saw a 78.05 per cent voter turnout, the Election Commission said. This phase will seal the fate of many ministers of the ruling Trinamool Congress.
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Political Parties Alleged 'Match Fixing' Between BJP, TMC
Expressing displeasure over the performance of Election Commission and the central forces during the polls in West Bengal on Monday, Opposition parties alleged "match fixing" between BJP and TMC, which, it said helped the ruling party to let lose a reign of terror.
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Over 63 Per Cent Polling In Six Hours In First Phase Of Bengal Polls
Despite the sweltering heat, brisk polling was recorded with over 63 per cent of the electorate exercising their franchise in the first six hours of voting in 18 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections today.
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Rahul Gandhi Hits Out At PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee At Congress-Left Rally
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused him of trying to kill democracy in the country and claimed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was doing the same in West Bengal.
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Mamata Banerjee Woos Voters Of Taldangra, CPI(M) Stronghold for Over Three Decades
Aiming to wrest Taldangra seat in Bankura district from CPI(M) in the upcoming election, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today claimed the opposition party had not done anything for the people there.
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Poll Graffiti Is Still Alive And Kicking In West Bengal
With the date for Assembly election in West Bengal drawing near, poll graffiti are becoming common once again, demonstrating its unmatched power to grab attention of voters.
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Did SIR Impact West Bengal Results? What Election Commission Data Says
The numbers suggest that while there were indeed large-scale deletions of "ineligible" electors during the SIR process, there were also equally significant additions.
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Suvendu Adhikari To Be Bengal's Next Chief Minister? Key BJP Meet On Friday
Adhikari defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a second time, widening his victory margin in this election.
-
Mamata Banerjee Takes Oath As Chief Minister Of West Bengal: Live Updates
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will today take oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal for a second time at the gala swearing-in ceremony to be held at prestigious Red Road in Kolkata.
-
In 2016 state polls, BJP Took Assam, Jayalalithaa And Mamata Both Won Big
Sarbananda Sonowal will be the new chief minister of Assam with the BJP winning Assam, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have chosen to retain their powerful women chief ministers, Mamata Banerjee and J Jayalalithaa.
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Live: West Bengal Election Results Show Massive Win For Trinamool Congress
The six-phase West Bengal assembly election result will decide the fate of 1,961 candidates. Leaders of both the Trinamool Congress and the Left camps are far from confident whereas for BJP, the election is a test of fire.
-
Assembly Polls: Cash Seizures Go Above Rs 154 Crore
Election Commission-appointed surveillance teams have seized over Rs 154 crore in cash in states where Assembly elections are either underway or over, with the maximum seizure of Rs 94 crore in Tamil Nadu.
-
Voting In 6th And Final Phase Of Assembly Polls In West Bengal Today
Voting is being held in 25 constituencies in East Midnapore and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal today in the sixth and final phase of assembly elections in the state.
-
Watch: Battleground Bengal With Prannoy Roy
Watch the analysis of assembly elections in West Bengal with Prannoy Roy, Shekhar Gupta and Dorab Sopariwala. Voting in West Bengal is divided in six phases. While the first phase voting took place on April 4 and 11, the other phases will be held on April 17, 21, 25, 30 and May 5. Counting on May 19.
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Election Commission Sets Rider On Bengal Poll-Day Print Ads
Cracking the whip on "misleading and offending" advertisements appearing in print media on polling day or a day before, the election commission (EC) today set a rider on all such advertisements.
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Over 78 Per Cent Voting In Phase 4 Of West Bengal Elections: 10 Developments
The 49 seats which went to polls today in the fourth phase of assembly elections in West Bengal saw a 78.05 per cent voter turnout, the Election Commission said. This phase will seal the fate of many ministers of the ruling Trinamool Congress.
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Political Parties Alleged 'Match Fixing' Between BJP, TMC
Expressing displeasure over the performance of Election Commission and the central forces during the polls in West Bengal on Monday, Opposition parties alleged "match fixing" between BJP and TMC, which, it said helped the ruling party to let lose a reign of terror.
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Over 63 Per Cent Polling In Six Hours In First Phase Of Bengal Polls
Despite the sweltering heat, brisk polling was recorded with over 63 per cent of the electorate exercising their franchise in the first six hours of voting in 18 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections today.
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Rahul Gandhi Hits Out At PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee At Congress-Left Rally
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused him of trying to kill democracy in the country and claimed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was doing the same in West Bengal.
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Mamata Banerjee Woos Voters Of Taldangra, CPI(M) Stronghold for Over Three Decades
Aiming to wrest Taldangra seat in Bankura district from CPI(M) in the upcoming election, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today claimed the opposition party had not done anything for the people there.
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Poll Graffiti Is Still Alive And Kicking In West Bengal
With the date for Assembly election in West Bengal drawing near, poll graffiti are becoming common once again, demonstrating its unmatched power to grab attention of voters.
