West Bengal Election 2026 LIVE: Clashes erupt in Murshidabad over bomb attack; voter turnout in Bengal at 41.11%

Murshidabad Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury flagged repeated EVM malfunctions at a Berhampore polling sales space, urging quick intervention from officers.

In Malda, Purba Medinipur and Darjeeling districts voter turnout stood at 58.45%, 62.90% and 59.81%, respectively as on 1 p.m.

BJP candidate from South Dinajpur manhandled allegedly by TMC staff at the same time as a safety individual tries to guard him.

In violence-hit Murshidabad district of West Bengal, voter turnout stood at 62.71% as of 1 p.m.

All India Trinamool Congress on X: Our leaders stepped out immediately to fulfil their democratic accountability by casting their votes

Election fee on WB polls

BJP MP Raju Bista says, “Siliguri-Darjeeling has always stood with PM Modi and the BJP”

Congress candidate from Maltipur constituency Mausam Noor says “only religion-based politics is happening” in constituency

‘Feeling good after voting’: TMC’s Anubrata Mondal in Birbhum

West Bengal elections: Suvendu Adhikari inspects polling cubicles in Nandigram

Bengal polls: ECI shares scenes from inside Bankura’s Webcasting ICC

Bengal elections: Kolkata Police says carried out intensive “Night Domination & Confidence Building” drive on election eve

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TMC’s Chandan Mondal faces protest at sales space; central forces restore order

Bengal elections: Voters at polling sales space quantity 141 in Khowar college, Gorabazaar, complain of EVM malfunction

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PM Modi slams TMC, says “Krishnanagar is voicing strong discontent against TMC’s misgovernance”

West Bengal election: BJP claims its Kumarganj candidate manhandled by TMC supporters

The BJP on Thursday alleged that its Kumarganj nominee Suvendu Sarkar was manhandled by Trinamool Congress supporters throughout polling in the primary section of the West Bengal meeting elections.

Sarkar was crushed up whereas he was going to a polling sales space in the constituency after he got here to find out about chaos allegedly created by TMC supporters close to the polling station.

The saffron occasion candidate was, nonetheless, attacked when he was strolling to the varsity premises the place the polling sales space was arrange, a BJP chief mentioned.

(With inputs from PTI)

Bengal polls: TMC election agent says central forces not permitting him to work

West Bengal elections 2026: Scenes from the conflict that broke out between TMC and AUJP staff in Murshidabad

West Bengal elections: Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar casts his vote at a polling station in Balurghat

West Bengal election 2026: Voter from Siliguri alleges proxy vote in her identify

BJP says North 24 Parganas reveals a transparent shift, the Matua group is inserting its belief in the occasion

‘Very spectacular’: Delegate from Georgia praises election course of after visiting polling stations in Siliguri and Kurseong

Murshidabad clashes: JUP and TMC staff pelt stones at eachother; central forces attempt to management scenario

TMC accuses police of appearing in BJP’s favour in Nandigram, Suvendu alleges voter intimidation

The TMC on Thursday accused the police of working in favour of the BJP in Nandigram, whereas Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari alleged that goons backed by the ruling occasion had been threatening individuals in the world as voting was underway in the primary section of West Bengal meeting polls.

Addressing a press convention, state minister Shashi Panja alleged that police personnel deployed in Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district had been appearing in favour of the BJP.

She mentioned a TMC delegation met Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal and lodged a proper criticism, looking for the removing of two law enforcement officials from ballot responsibility.

The BJP rejected the allegations, with Adhikari alleging that “TMC-sheltered goons” had been threatening voters.

(With inputs from PTI)

West Bengal sees 41.11% voter turnout at 11 am

The voter turnout in West Bengal (Phase 1) Assembly elections was recorded at 41.11 per cent, whereas in Tamil Nadu it was recorded at 37.57 per cent at 11 am on Thursday, in keeping with Election Commission of India.

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Bengal election: Congress candidate from Berhampore Assembly Constituency, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, visits the polling sales space at Lipika Memorial Girls School

West Bengal elections: Central forces are doing a superb job, says Congress candidate from Berhampore Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Opposition criticises BJP’s ‘Matrishakti Bharosa’ scheme, urges voters to stay cautious

Murshidabad blast: Victim alleges Humayun Kabir’s occasion staff behind crude bomb assault

West Bengal polls: Humayun Kabir alleges TMC bribed candidates; faces protests in Murshidabad

Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir on Thursday alleged the ruling Trinamool Congress bribed a number of of his occasion candidates to maintain them out of the ballot fray.

Kabir, who forged his vote through the early hours of polling, was met with protests from Trinamool Congress supporters who raised “go back” slogans when the chief visited a polling sales space in Shibnagar village in Murshidabad’s Naoda meeting constituency. – PTI

West Bengal polls: Sukanta Majumdar flags Murshidabad violence, urges EC vigilance

TMC cubicles abandoned in components of Bengal, BJP alleges funding points

West Bengal polls: voters present inked fingers after casting ballots in Bishnupur, Bankura

West Bengal Polls: TMC staff conflict with Humayun Kabir’s occasion cadre in Murshidabad
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I): A conflict broke out in Murshidabad through the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections as Trinamool Congress (TMC) staff raised slogans and entered into an altercation with police upon the arrival of Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AUJP) founder Humayun Kabir in the world.Security personnel had been deployed to manage the scenario as tensions escalated between occasion staff and police through the polling course of. The police had been pressured to make use of delicate lathicharge to dispel among the crowd, however denied that the scenario was out of hand. – ANI

West Bengal polls section 1: BJP’s Boora Narsaiah Goud assured of victory

BJP chief Boora Narsaiah Goud on Thursday exuded confidence in the occasion’s victory, stating that “Kamal Khilega, Bengal Badhega,” amid the continuing polling for section 1 of West Bengal meeting elections.Goud additionally criticised the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal authorities and mentioned that the individuals of the State, Hindus and Muslims alike, aspire for change in energy.“Today the West Bengal first phase elections are going to be held. Looking at the frustration in the eyes of Mamata Didi and also TMC leaders, it is very clear not only the Hindus, most of the Muslim population also would like to have a better life. And better life is possible in West Bengal only with the BJP government. It is very clearly seen, the wind is towards the BJP and we are going to change the fate of the Bengal people once the BJP comes to the power in West Bengal,” he mentioned. – ANI

“Rashbehari has been neglected under TMC rule”: BJP candidate Swapan Dasgupta as state votes in first section

BJP candidate from Rashbehari constituency, Swapan Dasgupta, on Thursday highlighted native points and made sharp political remarks on TMC as polling for the primary section of the West Bengal Assembly elections is underway.

Speaking about Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s scheduled go to to Kalighat Temple, he mentioned, “Home Minister Amit Shah is coming to Kalighat Temple, which is a very sacred place for all Hindus. It happens to be in the constituency I am fighting in, Rashbehari.”

TMC staff enter into scuffle with police, protest upon arrival of Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AUJP) founder Humayun Kabir in Murshidabad

People wait in queues throughout voting in the primary section of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at a polling station in Murshidabad (PTI)

EVM glitches disrupt polling in few locations as West Bengal votes in first section

EVM glitches disrupted voting at a couple of locations in West Bengal on Thursday as polling was underway in the primary section of the meeting elections, officers mentioned.

Overnight violence was additionally reported from some locations amid the unprecedented safety preparations made.

In Murshidabad district, polling was halted at sales space quantity 156 in Parsalika Madanmohan Primary School in the Beldanga meeting section after an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) developed a snag, they mentioned.

(With inputs from PTI)

Bengal elections 2026: Scuffle breaks out between TMC staff and Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AUJP) founder Humayun Kabir in Murshidabad

West Bengal sees 18.7% voter turnout until 9 am

Bengal elections 2026: EC seeks report on allegation of voter intimidation in Murshidabad’s Domkal

The Election Commission on Thursday sought a report from officers over allegations that a number of individuals had been prevented from casting their votes in Murshidabad district’s Domkal through the first section of the West Bengal meeting polls on Thursday, officers mentioned.

Several voters in Domkal alleged that they had been threatened and intimidated, with some claiming they had been warned of assault in the event that they tried to succeed in polling stations.

In Raipur village, underneath the Domkal Assembly constituency, a number of individuals claimed that armed individuals had been staying in the world since early morning, creating an environment of concern.

The allegations had been directed at the ruling TMC, although the occasion didn’t instantly reply to the fees.

(With inputs from PTI)

Bengal elections 2026: Voting delayed at Murshidabad’s Raghunathganj Girl’s School sales space because of EVM malfunction

Bengal polls: Violence erupts in Bengal’s Murshidabad district, which witnessed large deletion of voters underneath SIR of electoral rolls, as unidentified individuals hurl bombs at voters in Nowda

Kapil Sibal slams CEC saying Bengal elections is an “experiment in disenfranchisement”

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asks individuals of Bengal to “vote without fear”

BJP shares images of empty TMC sales space in Jalpaiguri, says “time spent at a TMC booth is a waste of time”

TMC shares images of abandoned BJP sales space from Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar’s Balurghat constituency, says “could be meditation centres”

West Bengal CEO inspects ballot course of from state management room for net casting & media monitoring

Bengal elections 2026: CEO of Bengal shares images of mannequin polling stations in Bankura district

Bengal polls: BJP says “women are coming out in large numbers to support Poriborton”

DM & DEO inspects the built-in district management room for net casting & media monitoring at Coochbehar district, West Bengal

West Bengal Assembly elections 2026: Scenes from outdoors a polling sales space in Bankura district

CRPF personnel help specifically abled voters at a polling sales space in Midnapore, West Bengal

Bengal polls: TMC chief and former cricketer Kirti Azad casts vote, says really feel sorry for many who could not because of SIR

Bengal polls: A voter from Kalimpong district of West Bengal reveals her inked finger after casting vote

West Bengal Assembly elections 2026: Scenes from Birbhum

West Bengal elections 2026: TMC’s Saket Gokhale accuses ECI of ‘voter suppression’

TMC chief Saket Gokhale accused the Election Commission of “voter suppression” in Bengal elections saying it has facilitated an “unprecedented deployment of Central Police Forces” in the state.

‘Wonderful… systematic, very effectively managed’: International Delegate on the conducting of polling at Simulbari – 24 Kurseong AC

ECI is quilty of a constitutional crime in opposition to individuals of Bengal: TMC MP Sagarika Ghose on SIR

TMC MP Sagarika Ghose on Thursday accused the Election Commission of India of committing grave injustice in the direction of the individuals of West Bengal and India by excluding a lot of individuals from the voters record. She known as for the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner of India.

‘Vote with out concern’: BJP candidate from Asansol Dakshin seat Agnimitra Paul

“During last elections, there were incidents of bomb attacks in different places, and they may try to do the same this time as well,” BJP’s Agnimitra Paul says.

West Bengal elections 2026: Polling disrupted at sales space in Mothabari in Malda district after digital voting machines malfunction, tensions flare

Polling was disrupted at a sales space in Mothabari in Malda district on Thursday after digital voting machines malfunctioned, delaying voting for round one-and-half hours. Tension flared in the world.

In a stunning incident on April 1, an offended mob held hostage seven judicial officers concerned in the SIR adjudication course of for a number of hours at the Kaliachak-II BDO workplace in Mothabari and later attacked them to protest over mass deletion of names in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) train of electoral rolls in West Bengal earlier than the Assembly elections.

The elephant in the polling station: An surprising customer confirmed up early in the morning close to the polling station at Jitusol Primary School in Jhargram in West Bengal.

BJP goals to erase Bengal’s variety: TMC

West Bengal Governor R N Ravi appeals to youth and girls to vote in giant numbers

Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AUJP) founder Humayun Kabir casts vote as occasion contests in elections for first time

Suvendu Adhikari, State LoP & BJP candidate from Nandigram & Bhabanipur, casts his vote at a polling station in Nandigram

West Bengal Assembly elections 2026: Scenes from Siliguri present lengthy queues on a peaceable morning

International delegates go to polling stations in West Bengal’s Siliguri

Darjeeling district’s Siliguri noticed the attendance of worldwide delegates at its polling stations early in the morning as voting started. The delegates purpose to witness the method of elections in the state.

‘Vote to reply Bangla-Birodhi Bohiragoto Zamindars’: TMC

Trinamool Congress on Thursday urged voters to show up in giant numbers to “vote to sustain the momentum of development in a Swanirbhor Bangla.”

‘Can’t see a lot of a distinction between BJP and TMC’: Congress candidate from Berhampore Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

‘Nobody will be capable to create chaos as paramilitary forces are deployed’: BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal CEO shares pics of Integrated Command & Communication Centre at Uttar Dinajpur district

Bengal elections: PM Modi urges youth and girls to vote in giant numbers

‘If there are not any lifeless or pretend voters, or infiltrators, there isn’t any probability for Mamata to win’: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari on the SIR

West Bengal elections 2026: Voter Assistance Booths (VAB) at totally different polling stations of Purulia district

Voters in Alipurduar district of West Bengal

West Bengal Assembly elections 2026: Voting begins throughout 152 seats in first section

Voting for the primary section of the Assembly elections in West Bengal started on Thursday morning throughout 152 constituencies, overlaying 16 districts of the state, because the electoral train commenced at 7 am.

The Election Commission of India has adopted a number of stringent measures in holding free, honest and clear polls in Bengal, which has a historical past of political violence, particularly throughout elections. The ballot physique has deployed a report 2,450 corporations of central forces, with greater than 8,000 polling stations recognized as extremely delicate. More than 44,000 polling cubicles have been arrange throughout 152 constituencies.

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Voters queue up early in the morning at Coochbehar district of West Bengal

Poll seizures in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu cross ₹1,000 crore mark

Poll-related seizures, together with money, medicine and liquor meant to attract voters, have crossed the ₹1,000 crore mark in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, the Election Commission mentioned.

While seizures price almost ₹473 crore have been constituted of West Bengal, it has been pegged at over ₹599 crore in Tamil Nadu.

The EC mentioned for the reason that Election Seizure Management System (ESMS) was activated on February 26, enforcement authorities have recovered freebies and allurements price ₹1,072.13 crore in the 2 states.

EC points present trigger to Cong chief Kharge for calling PM Modi ‘terrorist’

Finding Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge prima facie violative of the ballot code for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “terrorist”, the Election Commission on Wednesday issued a present trigger to him.

The EC had earlier issued a discover to Kharge saying Union minister Kiren Rijiju and TMC chief Derek O’Brien had been the complainants.

It later withdrew the discover from its web site and issued a recent one eradicating O’Brien’s identify.

Officials mentioned the TMC chief’s identify was added inadvertently.

Kharge has been requested to elucidate his stand inside 24 hours, cautioning that if he fails to reply, will probably be presumed that he has nothing to say in the matter and the Election Commission will take acceptable motion or resolution in the matter with out making any additional reference to him.

Parties alternate jabs forward of polls: TMC accuses BJP of insulting Bengal after Shah says Kolkata grew to become ‘metropolis of slums’ underneath Mamata rule

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday alleged that underneath the foundations of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the erstwhile Left Front authorities, Kolkata had grow to be a “city of slums” the place infiltrators had been being settled, drawing a rebuttal from the ruling TMC, which accused him of insulting the individuals of Bengal.

The remarks sparked sturdy reactions from the TMC, which accused Shah of denigrating Kolkata and its individuals.

In a publish on X, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) mentioned Kolkata had lengthy been celebrated because the “City of Joy”, the “City of Love”, the “Cultural Capital of India” and the “Gateway of Eastern India”.

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