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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 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election was the 17th quinquennial legislative election held in West Bengal, to elect all 294 members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. This electoral process of 292 seats unfolded between 27 March to 29 April 2021 , taking place in eight phases. [ 3 ]
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Shibpur area of Howrah. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies ...
Assembly Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin Voting date # Name Party Candidate Votes % Party Candidate Votes % Cooch Behar district: 1 Mekliganj (SC) : AITC
In January 2016, the Election Commission of India urged the central government to allow it to carry out a limited delimitation exercise in West Bengal to ensure voting rights to people who came to India following the exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh. [5] As per updated voter list for the year 2016 published by the Election ...
This is a list of candidates in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. A total of 2,116 candidates contested 292 seats. The voting in two constituencies had to be postponed to 16 May, after the death of one candidate from each constituency. Voting for said constituencies was postponed again and finally took place on 30 September.
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]
The Next West Bengal legislative assembly election is expected to be held in March–April 2026 to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. [1] Mamata Banerjee is the incumbent Chief Minister of West Bengal .