West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Key Dates and Details

Complete schedule for the upcoming elections in West Bengal
Originally published by Mint.
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BJP will win 177 seats in West Bengal polls: Suvendu - The Hindu
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Shah says BJP will win 110 seats in first phase of polling, promises CAA in Bengal - The Hindu
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West Bengal polls 2026: What Trinamool, BJP, Congress, Left promise in their manifestos - The Hindu
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Bengal elections second phase: Mamata, her Cabinet colleagues face contest in Kolkata and its suburbs - The Hindu
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Assembly elections 2026 updates: Poll campaign for phase-2 wraps up in Bengal amid charges, counter-charges by BJP, TMC - The Hindu
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How West Bengal voted in 2021: a recap - The Hindu
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Bengal at the ballot box (2011-2021): Numbers behind the electoral shift - The Hindu
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West Bengal’s defections: 2021 and beyond - The Hindu
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West Bengal electorate drops 8.09% to 7.04 crore after SIR - The Hindu
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West Bengal Assembly elections | ECI booth app likely to be used in polls to root out bogus voters, prevent duplication
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Mamata Banerjee reaches out to estranged brother on Bhai Phonta - The Hindu
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There will be no Gorkhaland: West Bengal BJP chief - The Hindu
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Mamata Banerjee: Centre must act, protect minorities in Bangladesh - The Hindu
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West Bengal Assembly elections 2026: full schedule - The Hindu
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West Bengal Elections 2026 highlights: First phase of polling complete; estimated voter turnout crosses 92% - The Hindu
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Assembly election dates 2026 highlights: full schedule with phases, dates and State-wise list of seats - The Hindu
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ECI announces election schedule for four States, Puducherry; two-phase polling in West Bengal - The Hindu
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West Bengal polls | List of seats going for polls in Phase 1 and 2 of elections - The Hindu
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