West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016

WB polls: Opposition questions EC delay in declaring final voter turnout

Opposition parties in West Bengal on Thursday questioned the Election Commission's delay in declaring the final voter turnout in the first part of the first phase Assembly poll.

Apr 07, 2016, 18:38 PM IST

Jailed ex-minister Madan Mitra has assets of 80 lakh, no car

Trinamool Congress leader and former minister Madan Mitra, accused in the multi-crore rupee Saradha chit fund scam and lodged in a jail, today filed his nomination papers for contesting Assembly poll and declared assets amounting to Rs 80 lakh.

Apr 07, 2016, 00:11 AM IST

Over 84% voter turnout in West Bengal first phase polls: EC

The Election Commission on Wednesday said over 84 percent voters turned out to cast their ballots in 18 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly polls on April 4.

Apr 06, 2016, 22:58 PM IST

Sting video: Cong approaches EC for cancellation of TMC's recognition

Congress on Wednesday approached Election Commission demanding cancellation of the recognition of Trinamool Congress in view of a sting video in which a TMC candidate is purportedly seen as accepting working closely with syndicate mafia in West Bengal where assembly polls are underway.

Apr 06, 2016, 22:29 PM IST

Loose knots need to be tied: CPI-M to EC on Bengal polls

The CPI-M has told the Election Commission that there were still loose knots which needed to be addressed to ensure free and fair assembly polls in the coming phases in West Bengal.

Apr 06, 2016, 22:16 PM IST

Trinamool has institutionalised corruption: Yechury

Alleging a "match-fixing" between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress, CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday charged the Mamata Banerjee government with "institutionalising corruption" in West Bengal.

Apr 06, 2016, 22:14 PM IST

Over 84 percent voter turnout in Bengal first phase polls: EC

The Election Commission on Wednesday said over 84 percent voters turned out to cast their ballots in 18 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly polls on April 4.

Apr 06, 2016, 22:11 PM IST

Bengal police, administration not following model code: Salim

Alleging that a section of police and administrative officials in West Bengal were neither following the model code of conduct nor carrying out the instructions of the Election Commission, the Left Front on Tuesday held a sit-in demonstration outside the office of the Chief Electoral Officer here.

Apr 05, 2016, 22:20 PM IST

Assembly Elections 2016: Repoll recommended in one booth in West Bengal

The Election Commission on Monday recommended repoll in a booth in Ranibandh assembly constituency in West Bengal's Bankura district following discrepancy in recording the number of votes in an Electronic Voting Machine.

Apr 05, 2016, 00:01 AM IST

West Bengal polls first phase sees nearly 81% turnout; over 78% votes cast in Assam

Braving the sweltering heat and oppressive humidity, nearly 81 percent of the 40 lakh voters cast their ballot in three Maoist-affected districts of West Bengal on Monday in the first phase of the assembly polls covering 18 constituencies.

Apr 04, 2016, 23:18 PM IST

Bengal polls not entirely fair: CPI-M

Accusing the ruling Trinamool Congress of indulging in electoral malpractices, the CPI-M on Monday refused to call the first phase of the West Bengal assembly polls "entirely fair".

Apr 04, 2016, 22:00 PM IST

West Bengal polls: Challenges before Mamata Banerjee - Narada sting video, flyover tragedy, Congress-LF alliance

The other six polling dates are April 11, 17, 21, 25, 30 and May 5.

Apr 03, 2016, 18:50 PM IST

Kolkata flyover collapse: Three officials of IVRCL remanded to police custody for 9 days

Three top officials of a Hyderbad-based construction company, which was building the city flyover that collapsed, were on Saturday remanded to police custody for nine days by a city court.

Apr 02, 2016, 22:34 PM IST

West Bengal Election 2016: TMC appears set to retain power despite CPM-Congress alliance

Biswajit Jha

Apr 02, 2016, 17:28 PM IST

Campaigning for first phase of polling in West Bengal, Assam ends today

The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements in Assam and West Bengal to ensure smooth Assembly Elections.

Apr 02, 2016, 10:02 AM IST

BJP's star candidate Roopa Ganguly focusses on ''hopelessness'' under Trinamool

Etched in Indian viewers` memory as the demure Draupadi in BR Chopra`s "Mahabharat", actress-turned-BJP candidate Roopa Ganguly is determined to draw attention to "big issues", rather than raising "politically motivated" ones, if she is chosen as a legislator.

Apr 01, 2016, 14:07 PM IST

West Bengal polls: CPI-M leaders to share stage with Rahul Gandhi

CPI-M leaders will be sharing the stage with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi who would address three rallies in poll-bound West Bengal on Saturday.

Mar 30, 2016, 23:03 PM IST

EC strengthens force multipliers for Bengal's first phase polls

To keep a close watch on the polling process in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, the Election Commission on Tuesday said it has put in place multiple monitoring mechanisms like like webcasting and video cameras in the polling booths.

Mar 30, 2016, 00:41 AM IST

If Left wins, will withdraw SC case on Singur land: CPI-M

Ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, CPI-M state secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra on Tuesday said if a left and democratic government comes to power in the state, it will withdraw from the Supreme Court the case on the land acquired for the Tata Motors factory in Singur.

Mar 30, 2016, 00:24 AM IST