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EC orders repolling in 15 polling booths in West Bengal on Saturday

EC orders repoll in 15 booths in West Bengal after complaints, marking the first such move in the ongoing multi-state assembly elections

No scope for wrongdoing at counting centres: West Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal

Stating that round-the-clock CCTV monitoring of the strong rooms is underway, CEO Manoj Agarwal said people can watch the monitors from outside

Calcutta HC rejects plea against EC order on central staff for vote count

Dismissing petition, HC held that there was no illegality in the EC's decision to appoint counting supervisors and assistants from central government or PSU employees

No CCTV turned off, counting to be 100% neat: West Bengal CEO on TMC claim

Agarwal asserted that the poll body has 'nothing to hide', stressing that they would not allow any 'trouble' to take place in the polling procedures

Datanomics: Electoral revisions helped higher turnout in four states, UT

A data-driven look at voter turnout trends, incumbency patterns, and shifting political dominance across key Indian states since 1991

TMC stages sit-in outside EVM strongroom in Kolkata alleging irregularities

The protest came a day after the second phase of polling in West Bengal on Wednesday, following which EVMs were stored in strongrooms at the centre

West Bengal records 92.47% turnout in polls, highest since Independence

As of 7.45 pm, poll participation in West Bengal in Phase II of the Assembly elections stood at 91.66 per cent

Exit polls predict tight finish in WB; mixed signals from TN outcome

The current round of Assembly polls in four states -- Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal -- and the Union Territory of Puducherry concluded on Wednesday evening

West Bengal elections: Exit polls predict close fight between BJP, TMC

A poll of exit polls shows that TMC and BJP will be neck-and-neck in the state, as both parties are expected to win around 132-151 and 138-154 seats, respectively

West Bengal sees over 89.99% polling till 5pm in final phase amid violence

Tension gripped the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency briefly as CM Mamata Banerjee and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, vying for the prestigious seat, took swipes at one another in the same booth area

West Bengal polls: BJP alleges party's button 'blocked by tape' on EVMs

Senior BJP leader Amit Malviya claimed that in multiple booths, the BJP option was allegedly blocked using tape and demanded repoll in affected areas

Violence, vandalism reported during early hours of voting in West Bengal

The incidents were reported from multiple locations, including Chapra, Shantipur, Nimtala and Bhangar, said officials

PM Modi appeals to people of West Bengal to cast votes in 'record numbers'

The prime minister said that as vigilant citizens of the nation, it is everyone's duty to ensure record voter turnout to further empower democracy

Polling begins for 142 seats in final phase of West Bengal elections

Polling started at 7 am with voters lining up outside booths across Kolkata, Howrah, North and South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Hooghly and Purba Bardhaman

West Bengal phase 2 polls: 41,001 stations, 2,400 CAPF companies deployed

According to Special Electoral Roll Observer Subrata Gupta, each polling booth will be manned by four security personnel

West Bengal polls: Unemployment, safety, and healthcare shape voters' mood

Young voters cite gaps in employment opportunities, strained public services and governance challenges as key factors shaping their choices

EC directs police to take action over objectionable post targeting WB CM

TMC had claimed that a 'self-proclaimed right-wing nationalist from UP and a BJP supporter had made the 'vile, insulting, filthy, and highly objectionable caricature of Mamata Banerjee' on social medi

Campaigning ends for final phase of Bengal polls amid voter roll concerns

Shah says central forces to be deployed for 60 days more

Central forces to stay in Bengal for 7 more days after polls: Amit Shah

Shah was addressing a gathering after leading a road show at Behala, where people will vote in the second and final phase on April 29

Bengal polls: Jute crisis, law and order key issues in North 24 Parganas

While the TMC won Barrackpore and Noapara in the previous polls, the BJP won Bhatpara in the 2019 bypoll and the 2021 elections