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==Background==
==Background==
Outlined in Article 168 of the [[Constitution of India]], the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the only house of the [[Unicameralism|unicameral legislature]] of [[West Bengal]] and not a permanent body and subject to dissolution.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Article 168 in The Constitution Of India 1949|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1555093/|access-date=13 October 2020|website=Indiankanoon.org}}</ref> The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first sitting unless dissolved sooner. Members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected by the people. The tenure of current West Bengal Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 30th May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terms of the Houses|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref>
Outlined in Article 168 of the [[Constitution of India]], the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the only house of the [[Unicameralism|unicameral legislature]] of [[West Bengal]] and not a permanent body and subject to dissolution.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Article 168 in The Constitution Of India 1949|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1555093/|access-date=13 October 2020|website=Indiankanoon.org}}</ref> The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first sitting unless dissolved sooner. [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members of the Legislative Assembly]] are directly elected by the people. The tenure of current West Bengal Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 30th May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terms of the Houses|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref>


In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election#Result|previous elections]] in 2016, the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) retained its majority in the Legislative Assembly with 211 seats. The [[Indian National Congress]] won 44 seats and the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] won 33 seats fighting within an alliance. While the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and the [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] each managed to win only 3 of the 294 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Bangal General Legislative Election 2016 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3469-west-bangal-general-legislative-election-2016/ }}</ref> However, in the [[2019 Indian general election in West Bengal|2019 general elections]] TMC won 22 and the BJP won 18 of the 42 [[Lok Sabha]] seats in West Bengal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election results 2019 West Bengal: TMC wins 22 seats, faces stiff battle from BJP |newspaper=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/west-bengal-wb-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-live-1532372-2019-05-23}}</ref> Bagging 40 percent of the vote share, an increase from the previous time and in by-elections from [[2016–21 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-elections|2016 to 2021]], BJP had also increased their seats in the legislative assembly by 15 as of 2020.<ref name="Romita Datta"/>
In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election#Result|previous elections]] in 2016, the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) retained its majority in the Legislative Assembly with 211 seats. The [[Indian National Congress]] won 44 seats and the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] won 33 seats fighting within an alliance. While the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and the [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] each managed to win only 3 of the 294 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Bangal General Legislative Election 2016 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3469-west-bangal-general-legislative-election-2016/ }}</ref> However, in the [[2019 Indian general election in West Bengal|2019 general elections]] TMC won 22 and the BJP won 18 of the 42 [[Lok Sabha]] seats in West Bengal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election results 2019 West Bengal: TMC wins 22 seats, faces stiff battle from BJP |newspaper=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/west-bengal-wb-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-live-1532372-2019-05-23}}</ref> Bagging 40 percent of the vote share, an increase from the previous time and in by-elections from [[2016–21 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-elections|2016 to 2021]], BJP had also increased their seats in the legislative assembly by 15 as of 2020.<ref name="Romita Datta"/>
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In May 2020, [[Cyclone Amphan]] hit the state a year before elections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bose|first=Pratim Ranjan|title=How Cyclone Amphan adds a new twist to the West Bengal elections|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/how-cyclone-amphan-adds-a-new-twist-to-the-west-bengal-elections/article31657909.ece|access-date=2020-09-30|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=A tale of two disasters: Amphan and COVID-19 have dented Mamata’s political dominance in West Bengal|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/columns/article/a-tale-of-twin-disasters-amphan-and-covid-19-have-dented-mamata-s-political-dominance-in-west-bengal/597204|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> After the passing away of the cyclone, widespread allegations of mismanagement<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-30|title=Political storm in TMC over post cyclone mismanagement|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/political-storm-tmc-post-cyclone-mismanagement|access-date=2020-09-30|website=The Sunday Guardian Live|language=en-US}}</ref> and relief scam were seen.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chattopadhyay|first=Suhrid Sankar|title=Amphan: Relief as disaster|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article32005158.ece|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Das|first=Madhuparna|date=2020-06-30|title=Mamata govt now in trouble over Amphan relief 'scam', after cut-money and PDS corruption|url=https://theprint.in/india/mamata-govt-now-in-trouble-over-amphan-relief-scam-after-cut-money-and-pds-corruption/451774/|access-date=2020-09-30|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> Protest broke out in various district of the state over these allegations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyclone 'Amphan': Protests across Kolkata as power, water crisis continues - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cyclone-amphan-protests-across-kolkata-as-power-water-crisis-continues/articleshow/75918222.cms|access-date=2020-09-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Protests over Cyclone Amphan relief distribution continue in many WB areas|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/protests-over-cyclone-amphan-relief-distribution-continue-in-many-wb-areas/1877567|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.outlookindia.com}}</ref> The opposition made it an election issue ahead of the Assembly polls.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-13|title=Cyclone Amphan a catalyst for BJP’s new poll strategy in Bengal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/cyclone-amphan-a-catalyst-for-bjp-s-new-poll-strategy-in-bengal/story-DiVooywHBfaZryEjvleP9L.html|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Chattopadhyay|first=Suhrid Sankar|title=Bengal opposition leaders meet Central team, raise concerns over cyclone relief distribution|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/article31769047.ece|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref> Rebellion and dissatisfaction of many [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool]] leaders are also likely to impact the elections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dutta|first=Prabhash K.|date=November 20, 2020|title=Why BJP is not the only challenge Mamata Banerjee faces in Bengal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/west-bengal-mamata-banerjee-faces-challenges-bjp-prashant-kishor-1742547-2020-11-20|access-date=2020-11-20|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
In May 2020, [[Cyclone Amphan]] hit the state a year before elections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bose|first=Pratim Ranjan|title=How Cyclone Amphan adds a new twist to the West Bengal elections|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/how-cyclone-amphan-adds-a-new-twist-to-the-west-bengal-elections/article31657909.ece|access-date=2020-09-30|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=A tale of two disasters: Amphan and COVID-19 have dented Mamata’s political dominance in West Bengal|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/columns/article/a-tale-of-twin-disasters-amphan-and-covid-19-have-dented-mamata-s-political-dominance-in-west-bengal/597204|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> After the passing away of the cyclone, widespread allegations of mismanagement<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-30|title=Political storm in TMC over post cyclone mismanagement|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/political-storm-tmc-post-cyclone-mismanagement|access-date=2020-09-30|website=The Sunday Guardian Live|language=en-US}}</ref> and relief scam were seen.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chattopadhyay|first=Suhrid Sankar|title=Amphan: Relief as disaster|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article32005158.ece|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Das|first=Madhuparna|date=2020-06-30|title=Mamata govt now in trouble over Amphan relief 'scam', after cut-money and PDS corruption|url=https://theprint.in/india/mamata-govt-now-in-trouble-over-amphan-relief-scam-after-cut-money-and-pds-corruption/451774/|access-date=2020-09-30|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> Protest broke out in various district of the state over these allegations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyclone 'Amphan': Protests across Kolkata as power, water crisis continues - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cyclone-amphan-protests-across-kolkata-as-power-water-crisis-continues/articleshow/75918222.cms|access-date=2020-09-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Protests over Cyclone Amphan relief distribution continue in many WB areas|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/protests-over-cyclone-amphan-relief-distribution-continue-in-many-wb-areas/1877567|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.outlookindia.com}}</ref> The opposition made it an election issue ahead of the Assembly polls.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-13|title=Cyclone Amphan a catalyst for BJP’s new poll strategy in Bengal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/cyclone-amphan-a-catalyst-for-bjp-s-new-poll-strategy-in-bengal/story-DiVooywHBfaZryEjvleP9L.html|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Chattopadhyay|first=Suhrid Sankar|title=Bengal opposition leaders meet Central team, raise concerns over cyclone relief distribution|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/article31769047.ece|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref> Rebellion and dissatisfaction of many [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool]] leaders are also likely to impact the elections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dutta|first=Prabhash K.|date=November 20, 2020|title=Why BJP is not the only challenge Mamata Banerjee faces in Bengal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/west-bengal-mamata-banerjee-faces-challenges-bjp-prashant-kishor-1742547-2020-11-20|access-date=2020-11-20|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
==Voter statistics==
According to the ECI, 8,32,94,960 people were eligible to vote in upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal with 2% increase comparing to the previous final electoral roll.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-20|title= Election Commission releases final electoral roll ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections 2021 |url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/jan/15/election-commission-releasesfinal-electoral-roll-ahead-of-west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-2250536.html |website=Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
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! Total electors
! Male voters
! Female voters
! Third Gender Voters
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| 8,32,94,960  || 3,63,7,307 || 3,59,26,064  || 1,590
|}


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
 
[[File:The Chief Election Commissioner, Shri Sunil Arora holding a press conference to announce the schedule for Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections 2021, in New Delhi on February 26, 2021.jpg|thumb|The Chief Election Commissioner, [[Sunil Arora]] holding a press conference to announce the schedule for Legislative Assembly election of West Bengal along with [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|Assam]], [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|Kerala]], [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Tamil Nadu]], and [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|Puducherry]], in New Delhi on February 26, 2021. The Election Commissioners, Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar and the senior officials of ECI are also seen.|300px]]
Election schedule announced on 26 February 2021. Election to be held in 8 phases from 27 March 2021 to 29 April 2021 and results will be counted on 2 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Assembly Elections 2021 dates Live: EC announces poll dates for Bengal, Kerala, TN and Assam; counting on May 2|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/elections-2021-date-announcement-live-updates-assembly-poll-schedule-assam-west-bengal-kerala-tamil-nadu-puducherry-7205832/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 26, 2021|title=West Bengal election dates 2021: Eight-phase polling to start on March 27, results on May 2|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-election-date-2021-polling-to-start-on-march-27-results-on-may-2/articleshow/81227925.cms|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
Election schedule were announced on 26 February 2021 and the election will be held in 8 phases from 27 March 2021 to 29 April 2021 and votes will be counted on 2 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Assembly Elections 2021 dates Live: EC announces poll dates for Bengal, Kerala, TN and Assam; counting on May 2|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/elections-2021-date-announcement-live-updates-assembly-poll-schedule-assam-west-bengal-kerala-tamil-nadu-puducherry-7205832/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 26, 2021|title=West Bengal election dates 2021: Eight-phase polling to start on March 27, results on May 2|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-election-date-2021-polling-to-start-on-march-27-results-on-may-2/articleshow/81227925.cms|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>


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Both factions of the [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] expressed support to Trinamool Congress for the assembly election.<ref name=hi>''The Telegraph''. ''[https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/hill-assembly-seats-set-for-bipolar-contest/cid/1801463 Hill Assembly seats set for bipolar contest]''</ref> [[Shiv Sena]] also endorsed Trinamool for the election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shiv Sena won’t contest West Bengal polls, stand in solidarity with ‘Bengal Tigress’ Mamata: Sanjay Raut|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/west-bengal/article/shiv-sena-will-not-contest-west-bengal-polls-stand-in-solidarity-with-bengal-tigress-mamata-banerjee-sanjay-raut/727984|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>
Both factions of the [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] expressed support to Trinamool Congress for the assembly election.<ref name="hi">''The Telegraph''. ''[https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/hill-assembly-seats-set-for-bipolar-contest/cid/1801463 Hill Assembly seats set for bipolar contest]''</ref> [[Shiv Sena]] also endorsed Trinamool for the election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shiv Sena won’t contest West Bengal polls, stand in solidarity with ‘Bengal Tigress’ Mamata: Sanjay Raut|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/west-bengal/article/shiv-sena-will-not-contest-west-bengal-polls-stand-in-solidarity-with-bengal-tigress-mamata-banerjee-sanjay-raut/727984|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>


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Five hill-based parties pledged support to BJP ahead of the assembly election; the [[Gorkha National Liberation Front]] (GNLF), the [[Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists]], [[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League]] (ABGL), Gorkhaland Rajya Nirman Morcha and SUMETI Mukti Morcha.<ref name=hi/>
Five hill-based parties pledged support to BJP ahead of the assembly election; the [[Gorkha National Liberation Front]] (GNLF), the [[Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists]], [[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League]] (ABGL), Gorkhaland Rajya Nirman Morcha and SUMETI Mukti Morcha.<ref name=hi/>


BJP allotted one seat to the [[All Jharkhand Students Union]] (AJSU).<ref>NDTV. ''[https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/west-bengal-elections-2021-full-list-of-bjp-candidates-2385170 Bengal Elections 2021: Full List Of BJP Candidates]''</ref>
BJP allotted one seat to the [[All Jharkhand Students Union]] (AJSU).<ref name=":1">NDTV. ''[https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/west-bengal-elections-2021-full-list-of-bjp-candidates-2385170 Bengal Elections 2021: Full List Of BJP Candidates]''</ref>


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'''NDA Seat Sharing Map'''


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==={{legend2|{{Mahajot/meta/color}}|[[Sanyukta Morcha]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} ===
On January 28, 2021 Congress leader [[Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury]] announced that seat-sharing talks between the Congress and Left Front had concluded for 193 seats and that the remaining 101 seats would be decided at a later point.<ref name=dh>''Outlook''. ''[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/cong-lf-finalise-seat-sharing-in-193-seats-in-wb-decision-on-rest-101-later/2019269 Cong, LF finalise seat sharing in 193 seats in WB, decision on rest 101 later]''</ref><ref>News18. ''[https://www.news18.com/news/politics/west-bengal-elections-congress-left-seat-sharing-3354167.html West Bengal Elections: Congress to Contest on 92 Seats, Left Parties Get 101 After Round 2 of Talks]''</ref> Out of the 193 seats agreed upon by January 28, 92 went to Congress and 101 to the Left Front.<ref name=dh/> These 193 seats included agreements over all the 77 seats the Congress and Left Front had won in the 2016 election.<ref name=dh/> Left Congress and ISF announced that they will fight together in an alliance named as 'Sanyukta Morcha' from Brigade Rally on 28th February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsclick.in/Bengal-Elections-Million-Plus-People-Brigade-Rally-Heralds-Left-Led-Sanjukta-Morcha|title=Million Plus People at Brigade Rally Heralds Left-Led Sanjukta Morcha|website=News Click|date=2021-03-01}}</ref> ISF secured 30 seats from the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/west-bengal-assembly-election-abbas-siddiquis-isf-seals-deal-with-left-in-30-seats-talks-on-with-congres-9353091.html|title=Abbas Siddiqui's ISF seals deal with Left in 30 seats|website=First Post|date=2021-02-26}}</ref>
On January 28, 2021 Congress leader [[Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury]] announced that seat-sharing talks between the Congress and Left Front had concluded for 193 seats and that the remaining 101 seats would be decided at a later point.<ref name="dh">''Outlook''. ''[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/cong-lf-finalise-seat-sharing-in-193-seats-in-wb-decision-on-rest-101-later/2019269 Cong, LF finalise seat sharing in 193 seats in WB, decision on rest 101 later]''</ref><ref>News18. ''[https://www.news18.com/news/politics/west-bengal-elections-congress-left-seat-sharing-3354167.html West Bengal Elections: Congress to Contest on 92 Seats, Left Parties Get 101 After Round 2 of Talks]''</ref> Out of the 193 seats agreed upon by January 28, 92 went to Congress and 101 to the Left Front.<ref name=dh/> These 193 seats included agreements over all the 77 seats the Congress and Left Front had won in the 2016 election.<ref name=dh/> Left Congress and ISF announced that they will fight together in an alliance named as 'Sanyukta Morcha' from Brigade Rally on 28th February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsclick.in/Bengal-Elections-Million-Plus-People-Brigade-Rally-Heralds-Left-Led-Sanjukta-Morcha|title=Million Plus People at Brigade Rally Heralds Left-Led Sanjukta Morcha|website=News Click|date=2021-03-01}}</ref> ISF secured 30 seats from the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/west-bengal-assembly-election-abbas-siddiquis-isf-seals-deal-with-left-in-30-seats-talks-on-with-congres-9353091.html|title=Abbas Siddiqui's ISF seals deal with Left in 30 seats|website=First Post|date=2021-02-26}}</ref>
 
[[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] chairman [[Biman Bose]] announced candidates for 1st and 2nd phase elections on 5th March alongside Congress and ISF leaders leaving seats for them in the list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/wb-polls-left-front-reveal-candidates-for-1st-and-2nd-phase|title=Left Front Reveals Candidates for 1st and 2nd Phase|website=The Quint|date=2021-03-05}}</ref> Congress revealed its first list of 13 candidates for the first two phases on 6th March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-congress-releases-first-list-of-13-candidates-2346186.html|title=Congress releases first list of 13 candidates for upcoming West Bengal assembly elections|website=Zee News|date=2021-03-06}}</ref>


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| [[Abbas Siddique]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pirzada-abbas-siddiqui-announces-indian-secular-front-isf-for-bengal-elections-2356170|title="Want To Be Kingmaker":Abbas Siddiqui Announces Party For Bengal Polls|website=ndtv.com|date=2021-01-21}}</ref>
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| [[Swapan Banerjee]]<ref name="tr">''Tribune''. ''[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/congress-and-left-front-reach-agreement-on-more-west-bengal-assembly-seats-204625 Congress and Left Front reach agreement on more West Bengal Assembly seats]''</ref>
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!rowspan="2" |ABP News - C Voter<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-27|title=C-Voter Opinion poll বিধানসভা ভোটে কোন দল ক’টি আসন পেতে পারে? কী বলছে C Voter জনমত সমীক্ষা|url=https://bengali.abplive.com/news/states/abp-ananda-c-voter-opinion-poll-2021-results-tmc-bjp-congress-left-front-party-wise-seat-share-ahead-of-elections-803631|website=ABP Ananda}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-27|title=C-Voter Opinion poll কোন দল পেতে পারে কত শতাংশ ভোট? কী বলছে C Voter জনমত সমীক্ষা|url=https://bengali.abplive.com/news/states/abp-ananda-c-voter-opinion-poll-2021-results-tmc-bjp-congress-left-front-party-poll-percentage-ahead-of-elections-803635|website=ABP Ananda}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Abp News - CNX<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-03-08|title=ABP-CNX Opinion Poll 2021: BJP Loses Ground, TMC Constant; Check Swinging Vote Share & Seat Projection Ahead of Bengal Polls|url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/abp-news-cnx-opinion-poll-west-bengal-election-2021-constituency-wise-vote-share-and-seat-projection-1447581|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-09|website=ABP Live|language=en}}</ref>
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|31-39
|1-5
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| style="background:#B0F4B0" |'''43%'''
|38%
|38%
|13%
|13%
|6%
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|5%
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|7.5%
|7.5%
|5.5%
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|rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|16 June}} 2020
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|5.43%
|5.43%
|5.76%
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===Security preparations===
===Security preparations===


After several instances of violence, threats and murders even before the polls were announced, the [[Election Commission of India]] and [[Ministry of Home Affairs|Home Ministry]] ordered twelve companies of central forces were be deployed in West Bengal from February 20. At least 125 more central troops were ordered to reach West Bengal on February 25 to ensure law and order in the poll-bound state. The Election commission said that forces will lay stress on area domination, especially in sensitive zones.<ref>https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/west-bengal-election-2021-12-companies-of-central-forces-reach-bengal-as-poll-preparation-begins-6548611.html</ref>
After several instances of violence, threats and murders even before the polls were announced, the [[Election Commission of India]] and [[Ministry of Home Affairs|Home Ministry]] ordered twelve companies of central forces were be deployed in West Bengal from February 20. At least 125 more central troops were ordered to reach West Bengal on February 25 to ensure law and order in the poll-bound state. The Election commission said that forces will lay stress on area domination, especially in sensitive zones.<ref>{{Cite web|title=West Bengal Election 2021: 12 Companies Of Central Forces Reach Bengal As Poll Preparation Begins|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/west-bengal-election-2021-12-companies-of-central-forces-reach-bengal-as-poll-preparation-begins-6548611.html|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Moneycontrol}}</ref>


60 companies of the [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF), 30 companies of the [[Sashastra Seema Bal]] (SSB), 25 companies of the [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) and five companies each of the [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF) and the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] (ITBP).<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/west-bengal-assembly-elections-central-forces-deployment-7197073/</ref>
60 companies of the [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF), 30 companies of the [[Sashastra Seema Bal]] (SSB), 25 companies of the [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) and five companies each of the [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF) and the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] (ITBP).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-04|title=Explained: Why the EC is sending 125 companies of CAPF to Bengal before poll announcement|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/west-bengal-assembly-elections-central-forces-deployment-7197073/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>


===[[Covid-19]] guidelines===
===[[Covid-19]] guidelines===
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|'''''TBD'''''
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|[[All Jharkhand Students Union|AJSU]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{Gorkha National Liberation Front/meta/color}}"|
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{All Jharkhand Students Union/meta/color}}"|
|'''''TBD'''''
|'''''TBD'''''
|[[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|SUCI(C)]]
|[[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|SUCI(C)]]
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|width="3px" style="background-color: #FF0000"|
|'''''TBD'''''
|'''''TBD'''''
|[[Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists|CPRM]]
|[[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League|ABGL]]
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|width="3px" style="background-color: {{Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League/meta/color}}"|
|'''''TBD'''''
|'''''TBD'''''
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation|CPI(ML)L]]
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation|CPI(ML)L]]
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|'''''TBD'''''
|'''''TBD'''''
|[[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League|ABGL]]
|[[Gorkha National Liberation Front|GNLF]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League/meta/color}}"|
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{Gorkha National Liberation Front/meta/color}}"|
|'''''TBD'''''
|'''''TBD'''''
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]]
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]]
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|'''''TBD'''''
|'''''TBD'''''
|[[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]]
|[[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{Jharkhand Mukti Morcha/meta/color}}"|
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|'''''TBD'''''
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|'''''TBD'''''
|'''''TBD'''''
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|'''''TBD'''''
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| colspan="2" style="background:#40E21E;" |Total
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! rowspan="2" |Margin
! rowspan="2" |Margin
! rowspan="2" |Voting date
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!'''%'''
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|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Cooch Behar district|<span style="color:white;">'''Cooch Behar district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Cooch Behar district|<span style="color:white;">'''Cooch Behar district'''</span>]]
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| 2
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Alipurduar district|<span style="color:white;">'''Alipurdar district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Alipurduar district|<span style="color:white;">'''Alipurdar district'''</span>]]
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| 10  
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| 11
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Jalpaiguri district|<span style="color:white;">'''Jalpaiguri district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Jalpaiguri district|<span style="color:white;">'''Jalpaiguri district'''</span>]]
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|-
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| 15
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| Rowspan=7 bgcolor=#E3A6CB| '''17 April 2021'''
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| 16
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kalimpong district|<span style="color:white;">'''Kalimpong district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kalimpong district|<span style="color:white;">'''Kalimpong district'''</span>]]
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| 22
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| bgcolor=#E3A6CB| '''17 April 2021'''
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Darjeeling district|<span style="color:white;">'''Darjeeling district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Darjeeling district|<span style="color:white;">'''Darjeeling district'''</span>]]
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| 23
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| Rowspan=5 bgcolor=#E3A6CB| '''17 April 2021'''
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| 24
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Uttar Dinajpur district|<span style="color:white;">'''Uttar Dinajpur district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Uttar Dinajpur district|<span style="color:white;">'''Uttar Dinajpur district'''</span>]]
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| 28
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| 29
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Dakshin Dinajpur district|<span style="color:white;">'''Dakshin Dinajpur district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Dakshin Dinajpur district|<span style="color:white;">'''Dakshin Dinajpur district'''</span>]]
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| 37
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Malda district|<span style="color:white;">'''Malda district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Malda district|<span style="color:white;">'''Malda district'''</span>]]
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| 43
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| 44
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| Rowspan=6 bgcolor=#91D6E3| '''29 April 2021'''
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Murshidabad district|<span style="color:white;">'''Murshidabad district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Murshidabad district|<span style="color:white;">'''Murshidabad district'''</span>]]
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| 55
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| 56
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Nadia district|<span style="color:white;">'''Nadia district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Nadia district|<span style="color:white;">'''Nadia district'''</span>]]
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[North 24 Parganas district|<span style="color:white;">'''North 24 Parganas district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[North 24 Parganas district|<span style="color:white;">'''North 24 Parganas district'''</span>]]
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| 94  
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| 95
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[South 24 Parganas|<span style="color:white;">'''South 24 Parganas district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[South 24 Parganas|<span style="color:white;">'''South 24 Parganas district'''</span>]]
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kolkata district|<span style="color:white;">'''Kolkata district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Kolkata district|<span style="color:white;">'''Kolkata district'''</span>]]
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Howrah district|<span style="color:white;">'''Howrah district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Howrah district|<span style="color:white;">'''Howrah district'''</span>]]
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| 169
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Hooghly district|<span style="color:white;">'''Hooghly district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Hooghly district|<span style="color:white;">'''Hooghly district'''</span>]]
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Purba Medinipur district|<span style="color:white;">'''Purba Medinipur district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Purba Medinipur district|<span style="color:white;">'''Purba Medinipur district'''</span>]]
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| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Paschim Medinipur district|<span style="color:white;">'''Paschim Medinipur district'''</span>]]
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| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Jhargram district|<span style="color:white;">'''Jhargram district'''</span>]]
| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Jhargram district|<span style="color:white;">'''Jhargram district'''</span>]]
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| colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Paschim Medinipur district|<span style="color:white;">'''Paschim Medinipur district'''</span>]]
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