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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 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 .
The by-elections for Bhagabangola and Baranagar in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly was also scheduled with the general election and took place on 7 May and 1 June respectively. [3] West Bengal, along with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were the only states where the 2024 Indian general election was held in all 7 phases.
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.
80.71 percent of the total voters exercised their franchise in the three-tier panchayat elections, according to the West Bengal State Election Commission. [4] The re-poll in 600 booths where voting had to be suspended due to violence is scheduled to be held on 10 July 2023. [4]
The following is a list of by-elections held for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, India, since its formation in 1946. 15th Assembly. 2011. Date ...
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.
A female voter casting her vote at a polling station, in Abadanga, Birbhum district, during the Assembly Election in West Bengal on April 23, 2011 A Polling Officer checking the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM's) and other necessary inputs required in the West Bengal Assembly Election, before the distribution of machines, at Bolpur Govt. High ...