West Bengal Elections 2016
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2016 Breakthrough To 2026 High-Stakes Battle: Bengal's Kharagpur Remains Complex Turf
An electoral contest in Kharagpur is not a linear battle, but rather a complex struggle layered with multiple dimensions.
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Dilip Ghosh, The BJP Veteran Making A Comeback In Bengal Elections
Dilip Ghosh began his political career in 1984 as a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteer.
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Bengal's 'Babri Mosque' Gears Up For Inaugural Friday Namaz, Thousands To Attend
The site for the proposed 'Babri' mosque in West Bengal's Murshidabad will host its inaugural Friday prayers today, in what is being seen as a new dawn in minority politics ahead of next year's state elections.
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The Nerve-Wracking Nandigram Fight That Kept Mamata Banerjee On Edge
Mamata Banerjee's huge victory in Bengal, even bigger than her 2016 win, has been tempered by her defeat in Nandigram, where results were declared around midnight.
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PM Congratulates Mamata 'Didi': "Centre Will Continue To Support Bengal"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and assured that the Centre will continue to extend all possible support to the West Bengal Government to fulfil people's aspirations.
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Record Rs 1,000 Crore Liquor, Cash Bribe Seized In Polls: Election Commission
The seizure of illegal inducements to voters, such as liquor and cash, during the ongoing polls to five assemblies and by-polls to some seats has crossed the record value of Rs 1,000 crore, a whopping jump of over four times since the 2016 polls, the
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26 Of 30 Seats In Bengal Phase 1 Polls Voted For Trinamool In 2016
The first phase of the 2021 Bengal Assembly election begins today, with over 73 lakh voters from 30 constituencies - covering the districts of Purulia and Jhargram, and parts of Bankura, West Medinipur and East Medinipur - heading to the polls to select from 191 candidates.
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Nearly 82% Turnout In Bengal, 76% In Assam In Phase 1 Polls: 10 Points
Bengal reported 82 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of the 2021 Assembly election while Assam, which also began voting on Saturday, reported 76.9% per cent turnout. Voting for the first phase of elections in the two states began this morning - for 30 and 47 seats respectively. In Bengal the Trinamool faces a stern test from the BJP (and a ...
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Mamata Banerjee's Asset Value Decreased By 45.08 Per Cent
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's asset value has decreased by 45.08 per cent now compared to what it was during the 2016 assembly elections.
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Election Commission Makes "Record Rs 331 Cr Seizure" In Poll-Bound States
A record Rs 331 crore in seizures of cash, liquor, drugs and other goods have been seized in the poll-bound states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, the government said today. The seizures already surpasses the total amount caught in the assembly elections to these state and the Union Territory in...
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2016 Breakthrough To 2026 High-Stakes Battle: Bengal's Kharagpur Remains Complex Turf
An electoral contest in Kharagpur is not a linear battle, but rather a complex struggle layered with multiple dimensions.
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Dilip Ghosh, The BJP Veteran Making A Comeback In Bengal Elections
Dilip Ghosh began his political career in 1984 as a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteer.
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Bengal's 'Babri Mosque' Gears Up For Inaugural Friday Namaz, Thousands To Attend
The site for the proposed 'Babri' mosque in West Bengal's Murshidabad will host its inaugural Friday prayers today, in what is being seen as a new dawn in minority politics ahead of next year's state elections.
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The Nerve-Wracking Nandigram Fight That Kept Mamata Banerjee On Edge
Mamata Banerjee's huge victory in Bengal, even bigger than her 2016 win, has been tempered by her defeat in Nandigram, where results were declared around midnight.
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PM Congratulates Mamata 'Didi': "Centre Will Continue To Support Bengal"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and assured that the Centre will continue to extend all possible support to the West Bengal Government to fulfil people's aspirations.
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Record Rs 1,000 Crore Liquor, Cash Bribe Seized In Polls: Election Commission
The seizure of illegal inducements to voters, such as liquor and cash, during the ongoing polls to five assemblies and by-polls to some seats has crossed the record value of Rs 1,000 crore, a whopping jump of over four times since the 2016 polls, the
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26 Of 30 Seats In Bengal Phase 1 Polls Voted For Trinamool In 2016
The first phase of the 2021 Bengal Assembly election begins today, with over 73 lakh voters from 30 constituencies - covering the districts of Purulia and Jhargram, and parts of Bankura, West Medinipur and East Medinipur - heading to the polls to select from 191 candidates.
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Nearly 82% Turnout In Bengal, 76% In Assam In Phase 1 Polls: 10 Points
Bengal reported 82 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of the 2021 Assembly election while Assam, which also began voting on Saturday, reported 76.9% per cent turnout. Voting for the first phase of elections in the two states began this morning - for 30 and 47 seats respectively. In Bengal the Trinamool faces a stern test from the BJP (and a ...
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Mamata Banerjee's Asset Value Decreased By 45.08 Per Cent
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's asset value has decreased by 45.08 per cent now compared to what it was during the 2016 assembly elections.
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Election Commission Makes "Record Rs 331 Cr Seizure" In Poll-Bound States
A record Rs 331 crore in seizures of cash, liquor, drugs and other goods have been seized in the poll-bound states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, the government said today. The seizures already surpasses the total amount caught in the assembly elections to these state and the Union Territory in...
