Kolkata Municipal Corporation Polls

In a massive victory for the Trinamool Congress, the party has won 134 of the 144 seats in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections that were being counted today under heavy security. The voting took place on Sunday.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress scored a landslide victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election today.

The Congress on Monday alleged that a party candidate for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election was stripped down to his underwear and beaten up by Trinamool Congress supporters in the northern part of the city.

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation on Sunday hold a sit-in strike inside the State Election Commissioner Office, demanding repolling for Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) logged a 63.37% voter turnout till 5 pm today despite incidents of violence, including cases of bombings at two poll booths.

As many as 72 people were arrested for allegedly disturbing law and order during Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on Sunday, the police said.

Sporadic incidents of violence marred the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections as few people were injured after crude bombs were hurled outside polling centres, even as a voter turnout of 36.78 per cent was recorded till 1 PM on Sunday.

Polling in all the 144 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) began at 7 AM on Sunday with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols amid tight security arrangements.

The Kolkata Police has heightened vigil across the city and its neighbouring areas ahead of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on Sunday, including initiating stringent checks at hotels and various entry points.

The Calcutta High on Friday rejected an appeal by the BJP against a single bench order which directed that the state police - and not central forces - will provide security for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election on December 19.

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed that state police forces will provide security for Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on December 19, rejecting a prayer by the Bengal BJP for deployment of central forces.

Kajari Banerjee, the sister-in-law of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a Trinamool Congress candidate in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election, doesn't consider herself a political greenhorn.

The BJP on Monday released its list of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), to be held on December 19.

Basundhara Goswami, the daughter of late RSP heavyweight and former West Bengal minister Kshiti Goswami, has created a flutter by being nominated a Trinamool candidate in the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election.

The Trinamool Congress on Friday announced names of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation, dropping 39 sitting councillors.

In a massive victory for the Trinamool Congress, the party has won 134 of the 144 seats in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections that were being counted today under heavy security. The voting took place on Sunday.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress scored a landslide victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election today.

The Congress on Monday alleged that a party candidate for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election was stripped down to his underwear and beaten up by Trinamool Congress supporters in the northern part of the city.

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation on Sunday hold a sit-in strike inside the State Election Commissioner Office, demanding repolling for Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) logged a 63.37% voter turnout till 5 pm today despite incidents of violence, including cases of bombings at two poll booths.

As many as 72 people were arrested for allegedly disturbing law and order during Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on Sunday, the police said.

Sporadic incidents of violence marred the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections as few people were injured after crude bombs were hurled outside polling centres, even as a voter turnout of 36.78 per cent was recorded till 1 PM on Sunday.

Polling in all the 144 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) began at 7 AM on Sunday with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols amid tight security arrangements.

The Kolkata Police has heightened vigil across the city and its neighbouring areas ahead of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on Sunday, including initiating stringent checks at hotels and various entry points.

The Calcutta High on Friday rejected an appeal by the BJP against a single bench order which directed that the state police - and not central forces - will provide security for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election on December 19.

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed that state police forces will provide security for Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on December 19, rejecting a prayer by the Bengal BJP for deployment of central forces.

Kajari Banerjee, the sister-in-law of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a Trinamool Congress candidate in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election, doesn't consider herself a political greenhorn.

The BJP on Monday released its list of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), to be held on December 19.

Basundhara Goswami, the daughter of late RSP heavyweight and former West Bengal minister Kshiti Goswami, has created a flutter by being nominated a Trinamool candidate in the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election.

The Trinamool Congress on Friday announced names of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation, dropping 39 sitting councillors.