West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016
TMC banks on Adhikari in strongholdAs the gruelling month-long election campaign in West Bengal wound down on Tuesday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate in Nandigram, Subhendu Adhikari, just about beat the Election Commission’s - Final round polling begins in TMC's comfort zone
- West Bengal's 6th phase of Assembly polls on Thursday
Polling for the sixth and final phase of West Bengal Assembly elections covering 25 constituencies will be held on Thursday. In all, 170 candidates, including 18 women, are in the fray for the last - EC rejects CPI-M complaint against TMC candidate
The Election Commission on Wednesday said it has not found any substance in the complaint made by the CPI-M against Trinamool Congress' Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikari. - TMC on a strong wicket in Nandigram
Nandigram in East Midnapore district was a stronghold of the communists from where CPI candidates always emerged victorious. However, the agitation led by Mamata Banerjee against the previous Left - Bengal polls: EC cracks the whip
- Everyone's wooing Rajbanshis in North Bengal
North Bengal has always been a nerve centre of separatist movement and linguistic sentiment -a place where politics is often used to determine cultural identities. - Violence takes toll on cops' minds
The numerous incidents of violence in this month-long electoral season has given rise to a new form of trauma, and it affects those who are not in the direct line of fire. - 'Follow rulebook, balance fair play and job safety'
Explaining the line of thinking within the force after the last fortnight's tumultuous events, an officer said, "Look, we know we are not activists.We have to take orders from the government. - CPM urges poll panel to act against police
The allegation assumes serious proportions because the EC has already removed 67 police officers in the run up to the six-phase polls.This time, too, the state election office has acknowledged the - 16 'TMC men' get bail, districts on the boil
On Tuesday, CPM alleged fresh attacks on their party's Jadavpur candidate Sujan Chakraborty's poll agent, Gautam Kar. - Prediction 'ambitious', even for jote leaders
Section 126 of the Representation of the People's Act-1951 bans polls (including exit polls) from 48 hours before an election and does cover "electronic media". - V-Day to end 42-year-long wait
Forty-two years after Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Sk Mujibur Rehman signed the Land Boundary Agreement, 1974 on May 16, Indians residing in erstwhile Bangladeshi enclaves will cast their votes. - CPI(M) writes to EC, urges action on post-poll violence
CPI(M) has urged the Election Commission (EC) to ensure security to stop "post-poll violence" in the state and alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress has "unleased a reign of terror" on its - 244 crorepati candidates in WB polls, TMC tops chart with 114
BJP is 2nd on the list with 46 crorepati candidates, while Congress (31), Independent (19), CPI(M) (13), BSP (4), RSP and AIFB share two each and 11 other outfits have one crorepati each, the survey - Mamata's Bhowanipore shows a rise in voters' turn out
Bhowanipore has registered a surge in voter turnout when many constituencies in Kolkata showed a dip.Poll percentage in this high-voltage south Kolkata constituency rose by 2.99%. - Surjya urges leaders to man booths
Surjya Kanta Mishra has faced many a serious hurdle.But holding elections in East Midnapore seems the toughest. Mamata Banerjee before the last Parliamentary elections had revived a promise that the Left Front government could not fulfil, that of bridging a great divide in Cooch Behar's Haldibari. - Long wait till results, candidates chalk out post-campaign plans
shopping, as the candidates from Kolkata and its suburbs begin their long wait for election results on May 19, they have different plans to take their minds off the tense days. - Cop, TMC workers killed in Malda explosion
In the rerun of past incidents at Alipurduar and Nanoor, two CID officials were killed and another was critically injured while defusing crude bombs in Malda's Baishnabnagar on Monday. - Mukul rally disrupted in Haldibari
Nearly 10,000 people had gathered at the venue to see Dev.Barely had he started his speech when the observer instructed organisers to wind up the meeting.Roy wasn't able to deliver his speech. - In scarred Nandigram, industry back on agenda
Industry is back in Nandigram's poll agenda.And it isn't the Left Front, but Trinamool Congress who is harping on it now. - Police unleashing terror at EC's behest: Mamata
Claiming that a section of police officials have "unleashed terror" on people at the behest of the Election Commission, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday warned them of - Solar halo adds buzz to peaceful poll day
The action on Saturday was supposed to be on the ground, at the poll booths.But it was the sky that grabbed all the attention around noon when a halo wreathed the sun, mesmerizing voters and party During the 2015 KMC elections, the area reportedly witnessed how residents were forced to stay indoors and how a human shield was put up to resist the CPM voters from entering the booths. - Hakim struggles to limit 'Mini-Pak' effect
Metiabruz resident Md Qasim takes pride in introducing himself from "mini-Lucknow".On Saturday morning, when he learnt that Firhad 'Bobby' Hakim had likened his home of over 45 years to
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