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West Bengal State Election Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted in Indian state of West Bengal for ensuring that elections are conducted in free, fair and unbiased way. Constitution of India with provisions as per Article 324 ensures creation and safeguarding of the powers of Election Commission.
The State Election Commissioner is the head of the commission and is assisted by additional commissioners and secretaries. At the district level, the conduct and supervision of the elections are the responsibility of the district collector / district magistrate .
Elections in West Bengal, a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of West Bengal creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India.
The sole controlling authority rests on the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission. The A.P. State Election Commission adopts the Assembly Electoral Rolls prepared under the supervision of the Chief Electoral Officer, General Administration (Elections) Department (who is the representative of the Election Commission of India in the State) for ...
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election ← 2016 27 March – 29 April 2021 (292 seats) 30 September 2021 (2 remaining seats) 2026 → ← outgoing members elected members → 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 148 seats needed for a majority Opinion polls Registered 72,924,106 Turnout 82.30% (0.72 pp) Majority party Minority party Leader Mamata Banerjee Dilip Ghosh Party ...
Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. ... This is a list of MPs were elected in the 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal held in April–June 2024. [1] [2] [3]
The Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of West Bengal constituted after the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections which were concluded earlier on 29 April 2021 and the results were announced on 2 May 2021. [1] The tenure of West Bengal Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 7 May 2026. [2]
West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The history of the West Bengal Legislature can be traced back to 18 January 1862 when under the Indian Councils Act of 1861, a 12 Member Legislative Council for Bengal Presidency was established by the Governor-General of British India with the Lt. Governor of Bengal and some nominated members.