West Bengal Municipal Elections

The wife of a murdered Congress councillor in West Bengal died due to poisoning, according to the autopsy report. Purnima Kandu, the wife of Tapan Kandu, was elected a municipal councillor in Bengal's Jhalda after he was murdered in March 2022.

The Trinamool plans to organise Duare Sarkar camps at gram panchayat and municipal ward levels to provide doorstep delivery of services and welfare schemes, just as in West Bengal.

Ten months after its landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday steamrolled the entire opposition in the civic elections, bagging 102 of the 108 municipalities in the stat

Ten months after its landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday steamrolled the entire opposition in the civic elections, bagging 93 of 107 municipalities.

Sporadic incidents of violence marred elections to 107 municipalities across West Bengal on Sunday even as a voter turnout of around 49.91 per cent was recorded till 1 PM, election officials said.

Amid the polling for West Bengal local body elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Sunday alleged that Trinamool Congress (TMC) "goons burnt down a booth in Midnapore municipality".

Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea of BJP leaders against Calcutta High Court directing State Election Commissioner to examine the ground situation in 108 Bengal municipalities going to polls on Feb 27 and deploy central paramilitary forces.

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear the appeal against the Calcutta High Court order filed by the BJP regarding the need to deploy paramilitary forces for polls in West Bengal. Elections in 108 municipal corporations are scheduled on Sunday.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress today won local body elections in four major towns that voted on Saturday, reaffirming its grip over the state nearly a year after its big victory in the state election.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday thanked people for casting their votes in favour of the Trinamool, which is set to register a big win in four municipal corporations, where elections were held on February 12.

Trinamool Congress Monday made a clean sweep in the civic polls to four municipal corporations in West Bengal -- Bidhannagar, Siliguri, Chandernagore and Asansol -- as per data available on the State Election Commission's website.

Polling for elections to municipal corporations of Bidhannagar, Asansol, Siliguri and Chandernagore in West Bengal remained peaceful, barring a few incidents of clashes, an official said.

Voting has begun for all four municipal corporationelections in Siliguri, Bidhannagar, Chandannagar, and Asansol in West Bengal on Saturday with COVID-19 protocols in place. It started at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm.

The ruling Trinamool Congress is looking for a clean sweep in the elections to four municipal corporations in West Bengal to be held on Saturday.

BJP on Tuesday wrote to the State Election Commissioner demanding immediate deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to "remove the environment of fear and build confidence" in the people for municipal elections in the state.

The wife of a murdered Congress councillor in West Bengal died due to poisoning, according to the autopsy report. Purnima Kandu, the wife of Tapan Kandu, was elected a municipal councillor in Bengal's Jhalda after he was murdered in March 2022.

The Trinamool plans to organise Duare Sarkar camps at gram panchayat and municipal ward levels to provide doorstep delivery of services and welfare schemes, just as in West Bengal.

Ten months after its landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday steamrolled the entire opposition in the civic elections, bagging 102 of the 108 municipalities in the stat

Ten months after its landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday steamrolled the entire opposition in the civic elections, bagging 93 of 107 municipalities.

Sporadic incidents of violence marred elections to 107 municipalities across West Bengal on Sunday even as a voter turnout of around 49.91 per cent was recorded till 1 PM, election officials said.

Amid the polling for West Bengal local body elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Sunday alleged that Trinamool Congress (TMC) "goons burnt down a booth in Midnapore municipality".

Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea of BJP leaders against Calcutta High Court directing State Election Commissioner to examine the ground situation in 108 Bengal municipalities going to polls on Feb 27 and deploy central paramilitary forces.

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear the appeal against the Calcutta High Court order filed by the BJP regarding the need to deploy paramilitary forces for polls in West Bengal. Elections in 108 municipal corporations are scheduled on Sunday.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress today won local body elections in four major towns that voted on Saturday, reaffirming its grip over the state nearly a year after its big victory in the state election.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday thanked people for casting their votes in favour of the Trinamool, which is set to register a big win in four municipal corporations, where elections were held on February 12.

Trinamool Congress Monday made a clean sweep in the civic polls to four municipal corporations in West Bengal -- Bidhannagar, Siliguri, Chandernagore and Asansol -- as per data available on the State Election Commission's website.

Polling for elections to municipal corporations of Bidhannagar, Asansol, Siliguri and Chandernagore in West Bengal remained peaceful, barring a few incidents of clashes, an official said.

Voting has begun for all four municipal corporationelections in Siliguri, Bidhannagar, Chandannagar, and Asansol in West Bengal on Saturday with COVID-19 protocols in place. It started at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm.

The ruling Trinamool Congress is looking for a clean sweep in the elections to four municipal corporations in West Bengal to be held on Saturday.

BJP on Tuesday wrote to the State Election Commissioner demanding immediate deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to "remove the environment of fear and build confidence" in the people for municipal elections in the state.