West Bengal Panchayat Election Result 2023 Live: The counting of votes for the three-tier panchayat polls to nearly 74,000 seats in West Bengal began on Tuesday morning. The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has taken strong lead all across the state in early trends. There are around 339 counting venues spread across 22 districts. The maximum number of counting centres was in South 24 Parganas at 28, while the minimum was in Kalimpong at four. Some northern districts are also facing inclement weather. "The counting, which began at 8 am, is likely to continue for the next two days. It will take time for the ballots to be counted and the results to be compiled. We are hopeful that a trend will be available by the end of the day," an SEC official said. All the counting venues will be manned by armed state police personnel and central forces, with prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC being imposed outside the venue to avoid any untoward incidents. There are a total of 767 s
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May 05, 2021 20:32 IST
TMC upped its vote share substantially in phases 7 and 8 that were held in late April. Polls during these phases were held in the Greater Kolkata region
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Trinamool Congress activists celebrate their party s winning trend during counting day of West Bengal Assembly Election at Bolpur in Birbhum district of West Bengal, on May 2, 2021.
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TMC upped its vote share substantially in phases 7 and 8 that were held in late April. Polls during these phases were held in the Greater Kolkata region
Contrary to what opinion and exit polls claimed, the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) not only won nearly 3/4ths of all the Assembly seats, it did so by improving upon its vote share in both the 2019 Lok Sabha and the 2016 Assembly elections. The BJP s vote share compared to 2019 fell by around 3% points while the Left-Congress combine s vote share and seat tallies crumbled even more compared to 2016 and 2019. The TMC was p
Mamata vs BJP: Who had the edge in Bengal s close-contest seats?
Mamata vs BJP: Who had the edge in Bengal s close-contest seats?
The Trinamool Congress managed to secure 48 per cent of the vote share in the recently-concluded West Bengal Assembly election. Here s an analysis of the difference in votes cast for the TMC and BJP in Bengal s 294 seats.
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Mamata Banerjee addressing a press conference in Kolkata on Monday (Photo Credits: PTI)
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Among the 292 seats, victory margin was above 10,000 votes in 223 seats
Dinhata in Cooch Behar and Balarampur in Purulia had a victory margin of less than 500 votes
Trinamool had a comfortable victory in 200 seats and a close fight in only 13, or 6 per cent seats
Analysis | ‘No vote for BJP’ campaign helped TMC register a massive victory
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May 04, 2021 12:16 IST
Rakesh Tikait and Medha Patkar held rallies in Nandigram, Singur and Kolkata urging people not to vote for the BJP.
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TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during interaction with media after trends show her party s win in the State Assembly Election 2021, in Kolkata, Sunday, May 2, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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Rakesh Tikait and Medha Patkar held rallies in Nandigram, Singur and Kolkata urging people not to vote for the BJP.
In the middle of the election campaign in West Bengal when top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were making daily visits to the State, farmer leaders protesting in Delhi too came calling. The leaders of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha led by Rakesh Tikait and social activist Medha Patkar camped in the State for two days. The leaders held rallies in Nandigram, Singur and Kolkata urging people not to
URL copied Come out of Twitter and Facebook : Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Congress rout in West Bengal
Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has termed the party s debacle in West Bengal Assembly elections as a humiliating loss . Chowdhury, who heads the Congress Bengal unit, said that the party needs to come out of Twitter and Facebook and admitted that there is a need for a change in the functioning.
In an interview with The Indian Express, Chowdhury said that he cannot expect any bright prospects in this present situation . However, things certainly will change because the credibility of the Narendra Modi government has been reducing day after day, he told the daily.