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==={{legend2|{{Mahajot/meta/color}}|[[Sanjukta Morcha|Sanyukta Morcha]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} === | ==={{legend2|{{Mahajot/meta/color}}|[[Sanjukta Morcha|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 28 January, 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 28 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 initially claimed that they have secured 30 seats from the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]]'s quota.<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> After the final seat sharing agreement was concluded, it was announced that the Left Front will contest on 165 seats, Congress will contest on 92 seats and ISF will contest on 37 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 March 2021|title=Left to fight 165 West Bengal seats, Congress 92, ISF 37|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/west-bengal/left-to-fight-165-bengal-seats-congress-92-isf-37/articleshow/81340342.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</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 28 January, 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 28 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 initially claimed that they have secured 30 seats from the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]]'s quota.<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> After the final seat sharing agreement was concluded, it was announced that the Left Front will contest on 165 seats, Congress will contest on 92 seats and ISF will contest on 37 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 March 2021|title=Left to fight 165 West Bengal seats, Congress 92, ISF 37|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/west-bengal/left-to-fight-165-bengal-seats-congress-92-isf-37/articleshow/81340342.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The Indian Secular Front (ISF) is contesting the elections with a symbol that they have borrowed from the Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party (RSMP) of Bihar which has the 'envelope' symbol. The nomination papers that ISF candidates have submitted to the Election Commission is also in the name of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party (RSMP) as the Abbas Siddiqui-led ISF has not yet got its symbol from the Commission.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 March 2021|title=ISF to fight polls on borrowed symbol|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/isf-to-fight-polls-on-borrowed-symbol-434695?infinitescroll=1|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Millennium Post|language=en}}</ref> | ||
[[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] chairman [[Biman Bose]] announced candidates for first and second-phase elections on 5 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> [[Indian National Congress]] revealed its first list of 13 candidates for the first two phases on | [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] chairman [[Biman Bose]] announced candidates for first and second-phase elections on 5 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> [[Indian National Congress]] revealed its first list of 13 candidates for the first two phases on 6 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> [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] Announced its second list of candidates on 10 March comprising of several new and young faces from [[All India Students Federation|AISF]], [[All India Youth Federation|AIYF]], [[Students' Federation of India|SFI]] and [[Democratic Youth Federation of India|DYFI]] along with some well-known veteran faces including ex ministers of Left Front govt and ex-MPs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/left-packs-candidate-list-with-fresh-faces-veterans/articleshow/81440421.cms|title=Left packs candidate list with fresh faces, veterans|website=TOI|date=2021-03-11}}</ref> That day Biman Bose declared [[Democratic Youth Federation of India|DYFI]] West Bengal state president [[Minakshi Mukherjee]] as the CPI(M) candidate for 'High-Profile' [[Nandigram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] seat which was kept vacant in the first list published on 5 March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2021/story/bengal-polls-cpi-m-declares-meenakshi-mukherjee-as-its-candidate-from-nandigram-1777836-2021-03-10|title=CPI(M) declares Minakshi Mukherjee as its candidate from Nandigram|website=India Today|date=2021-03-10}}</ref> [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] revealed its second list of 34 candidates on 14 March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-west-bengal-polls-2021-congress-candidates-list-star-campaigners-latest-update-690988|title=Congress releases list of 34 candidates|website=India TV|date=2021-03-14}}</ref> ISF released list of their first set of 20 candidates on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2021/story/abbas-siddiqui-s-isf-releases-names-of-20-candidates-for-west-bengal-elections-1779332-2021-03-15|title=ISF releases names of 20 candidates for West Bengal elections|website=India Today|date=2021-03-14}}</ref> Sanyukta Morcha announced 15 more candidates on 17 March consisting of 9 from the Left, 2 from Congress and 4 from ISF camp.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tv9bangla.com/elections/west-bengal-elections-2021/isf-cpim-and-congress-announces-candidates-for-14-more-seats-in-west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-340267.html|title=আরও ১৫ আসনে প্রার্থীদের নাম ঘোষণা সংযুক্ত মোর্চার|website=TV9 Bangla|date=2021-03-17}}</ref> [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] revealed its third list of 39 candidates on 20 March,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tv9bangla.com/elections/west-bengal-elections-2021/congress-publish-more-39-names-candidate-list-for-west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-341497.html|title=Candidate List West Bengal Election 2021|website=TV9 Bangla|date=2021-03-20}}</ref> and two more on 22 March. | ||
[[File:Sanjukta_2021.png|thumb|350x350px|Map of the seat sharing arrangement between the parties of the Sanjukta Morcha for the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.]] | [[File:Sanjukta_2021.png|thumb|350x350px|Map of the seat sharing arrangement between the parties of the Sanjukta Morcha for the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.]] | ||
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|[[Indian Secular Front]]{{efn|name=fn2|Indian Secular Front is an unregistered political party and currently contesting the election on "Envelope" symbol and name of Bihar based political party ''Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party''<ref>{{Cite web|last=ঘোষ|first=প্রদীপ্তকান্তি|date=16 March 2021|title=ভোটে লড়ছে না 'আইএসএফ', প্রার্থী দেবে 'অন্য দল'|url=https://tv9bangla.com/elections/indian-secular-front-of-abbas-siddiqui-dont-have-a-own-sign-fighting-with-another-partys-logo-339985.html|url-status=live|access-date=17 March 2021|website=TV9Bangla|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=18 March 2021|title=ISF to fight polls on borrowed symbol|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/isf-to-fight-polls-on-borrowed-symbol-434695|url-status=live|access-date=26 March 2021|website=Millennium Post|language=en}}</ref>}} | |[[Indian Secular Front]]{{efn|name=fn2|Indian Secular Front is an unregistered political party and currently contesting the election on "Envelope" symbol and name of Bihar based political party ''Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party''<ref>{{Cite web|last=ঘোষ|first=প্রদীপ্তকান্তি|date=16 March 2021|title=ভোটে লড়ছে না 'আইএসএফ', প্রার্থী দেবে 'অন্য দল'|url=https://tv9bangla.com/elections/indian-secular-front-of-abbas-siddiqui-dont-have-a-own-sign-fighting-with-another-partys-logo-339985.html|url-status=live|access-date=17 March 2021|website=TV9Bangla|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=18 March 2021|title=ISF to fight polls on borrowed symbol|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/isf-to-fight-polls-on-borrowed-symbol-434695|url-status=live|access-date=26 March 2021|website=Millennium Post|language=en}}</ref>}} | ||
|style="text-align:center"|ISF | |style="text-align:center"|RSMP<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=18 March 2021|title=ISF to fight polls on borrowed symbol|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/isf-to-fight-polls-on-borrowed-symbol-434695|url-status=live|access-date=29 March 2021|website=Millennium Post|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|Abbas Siddiqui | |Abbas Siddiqui | ||
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|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/liberation-announced-12-seats-in-west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-dgtl/cid/1263683|title=পশ্চিমবঙ্গে বিজেপি-র বিরুদ্ধে লড়াই করবে লিবারেশন, ঘোষণা হল ১২ আসনের তালিকা|website=anandabazar.com|date=2021-01-28}}</ref> | |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/liberation-announced-12-seats-in-west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-dgtl/cid/1263683|title=পশ্চিমবঙ্গে বিজেপি-র বিরুদ্ধে লড়াই করবে লিবারেশন, ঘোষণা হল ১২ আসনের তালিকা|website=anandabazar.com|date=2021-01-28}}</ref> | ||
|CPI(ML)L | |CPI(ML)L | ||
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|[[Dipankar Bhattacharya]] | |[[Dipankar Bhattacharya]] | ||
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|Meera Chakravarty | |Meera Chakravarty | ||
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|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=AIMIM to be in poll fray for West Bengal, says Asaduddin Owaisi; to announce seats on March 27|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/west-bengal/article/aimim-to-be-in-poll-fray-for-west-bengal-says-asaduddin-owaisi-to-announce-seats-on-march/736122|access-date=2021-03-24|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> | |[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=AIMIM to be in poll fray for West Bengal, says Asaduddin Owaisi; to announce seats on March 27|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/west-bengal/article/aimim-to-be-in-poll-fray-for-west-bengal-says-asaduddin-owaisi-to-announce-seats-on-march/736122|access-date=2021-03-24|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> | ||
|AIMIM | |AIMIM | ||
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|[[Asaduddin Owaisi]] | |[[Asaduddin Owaisi]] | ||
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! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency | ! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency | ||
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color}}" |[[All India Trinamool Congress|<span style="color:white;">'''AITC+'''</span>]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aitcofficial.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AITC-Candidates-for-WB-AE-2021.pdf|title=AITC Candidates for WB Bidhan Sabha Elections 2021|date=2021-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2021-03-08|title=TMC changes its candidate for Habibpur assembly seat|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly/tmc-changes-its-candidate-for-habibpur-assembly-seat/article34017204.ece|access-date=2021-03-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=19 March 2021|title=West Bengal elections: TMC replaces candidates in four Assembly constituencies|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/west-bengal/article/west-bengal-elections-tmc-replaces-candidates-in-four-assembly-constituencies/734503|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Times Now|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=GJM (Tamang) announces candidates for 3 Hills seats - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/gjm-tamang-announces-candidates-for-3-hills-seats/articleshow/81622285.cms|access-date=2021-03-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-24|title=Bimal faction names Hill poll candidates|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/bimal-faction-names-hill-poll-candidates-1502959077.html|access-date=2021-03-26|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref> | | colspan="3" bgcolor="{{All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color}}" |[[All India Trinamool Congress|<span style="color:white;">'''AITC+'''</span>]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aitcofficial.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AITC-Candidates-for-WB-AE-2021.pdf|title=AITC Candidates for WB Bidhan Sabha Elections 2021|date=2021-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2021-03-08|title=TMC changes its candidate for Habibpur assembly seat|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly/tmc-changes-its-candidate-for-habibpur-assembly-seat/article34017204.ece|access-date=2021-03-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=19 March 2021|title=West Bengal elections: TMC replaces candidates in four Assembly constituencies|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/west-bengal/article/west-bengal-elections-tmc-replaces-candidates-in-four-assembly-constituencies/734503|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Times Now|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=GJM (Tamang) announces candidates for 3 Hills seats - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/gjm-tamang-announces-candidates-for-3-hills-seats/articleshow/81622285.cms|access-date=2021-03-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-24|title=Bimal faction names Hill poll candidates|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/bimal-faction-names-hill-poll-candidates-1502959077.html|access-date=2021-03-26|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=तृणमूल ने उम्मीदवार बदला,अब राजेन सुंदास लड़ेंगे|url=https://www.jagran.com/west-bengal/darjeeling-tmc-candidate-change-21505280.html|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref> | ||
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |[[National Democratic Alliance|<span style="color:white;">'''NDA'''</span>]]<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ganguly|first=Achintya|date=11 March 2021|title=All Jharkhand Students Union to try its luck in Bengal polls|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/all-jharkhand-students-union-to-try-its-luck-in-bengal-polls/cid/1809126|url-status=live|access-date=26 March 2021|website=Telegraph India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-14|title=West Bengal candidates list: BJP names Babul Supriyo, TMC turncoat Rajib Banerjee among 63 for 3rd, 4th phases|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-babul-supriyo-rajib-banerjee-in-bjp-candidate-list-for-3rd-4th-phases-9417091.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-15|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-06|title=West Bengal Election 2021: Full list of BJP candidates|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/west-bengal-election-2021-full-list-of-bjp-candidates/2207649/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BJP announces 13 more candidates for West Bengal polls|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/bjp-announces-13-more-candidates-for-west-bengal-polls20210323114930|access-date=2021-03-23|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref> | | colspan="3" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |[[National Democratic Alliance|<span style="color:white;">'''NDA'''</span>]]<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ganguly|first=Achintya|date=11 March 2021|title=All Jharkhand Students Union to try its luck in Bengal polls|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/all-jharkhand-students-union-to-try-its-luck-in-bengal-polls/cid/1809126|url-status=live|access-date=26 March 2021|website=Telegraph India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-14|title=West Bengal candidates list: BJP names Babul Supriyo, TMC turncoat Rajib Banerjee among 63 for 3rd, 4th phases|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-babul-supriyo-rajib-banerjee-in-bjp-candidate-list-for-3rd-4th-phases-9417091.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-15|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-06|title=West Bengal Election 2021: Full list of BJP candidates|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/west-bengal-election-2021-full-list-of-bjp-candidates/2207649/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BJP announces 13 more candidates for West Bengal polls|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/bjp-announces-13-more-candidates-for-west-bengal-polls20210323114930|access-date=2021-03-23|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=মনোনয়ন পেশের ঠিক আগে আচমকা প্রার্থী বদল বিজেপির|url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/election/galsi-bjp-candidate-change-west-bengal-election-2021-298856/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Indian Express Bangla|language=bn-IN}}</ref> | ||
| colspan="3" bgcolor={{Mahajot/meta/color}}|[[Mahajot|<span style="color:white;">'''Sanyukta Morcha'''</span>]] | | colspan="3" bgcolor={{Mahajot/meta/color}}|[[Mahajot|<span style="color:white;">'''Sanyukta Morcha'''</span>]] | ||
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|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] | |[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] | ||
| | | Rajan Sundas | ||
| bgcolor=#FF9933| | | bgcolor=#FF9933| | ||
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] | | [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] | ||
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| Kalyan Kumar Nandi | | Kalyan Kumar Nandi | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Kanchan Moitra | |Kanchan Moitra | ||
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|[[Ashis Kumar Biswas]] | |[[Ashis Kumar Biswas]] | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Anup Mondal | |Anup Mondal | ||
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|Ashim Biswas | |Ashim Biswas | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Dinesh Chandra Biswas | |Dinesh Chandra Biswas | ||
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|Tanuja Chakraborty | |Tanuja Chakraborty | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Tapas Banerjee | |Tapas Banerjee | ||
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| Jaydeb Manna | | Jaydeb Manna | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Jamal Uddin | |Jamal Uddin | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Rajashree Rajbanshi | |Rajashree Rajbanshi | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Biswajit Maity | |Biswajit Maity | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Deepika Chatterjee | |Deepika Chatterjee | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Karim Ali | |Karim Ali | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Rajendra Saha | |Rajendra Saha | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Bhaskar Sardar | |Bhaskar Sardar | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Barun Mahato | |Barun Mahato | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Narayan Mondal | | Narayan Mondal | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Baijid Amin | |Baijid Amin | ||
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|Pranab Mallik | |Pranab Mallik | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Shirajuddin Gazi | |Shirajuddin Gazi | ||
| Rowspan=14 bgcolor=#8FCB76| '''6 April 2021''' | | Rowspan=14 bgcolor=#8FCB76| '''6 April 2021''' | ||
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|Dilip Jatuwa | |Dilip Jatuwa | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Sanjay Sarkar | |Sanjay Sarkar | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Kalipada Naskar | |Kalipada Naskar | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Gazi Sahabuddin Siraj | |Gazi Sahabuddin Siraj | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Manash Saha | |Manash Saha | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Maidul Islam | |Maidul Islam | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Soumi Hati | |Soumi Hati | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Naushad Siddiqui | |Naushad Siddiqui | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Ramji Prasad | |Ramji Prasad | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Nurujjaman | |Nurujjaman | ||
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| Priyanka Tibrewal | | Priyanka Tibrewal | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Md. Iqbal Alam | |Md. Iqbal Alam | ||
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|Mohit Ghanti | |Mohit Ghanti | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Md. Jaleel | |Md. Jaleel | ||
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|Pratyush Mondal | |Pratyush Mondal | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Abbasuddin Khan | |Abbasuddin Khan | ||
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| Anupam Ghosh | | Anupam Ghosh | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Sk. Sabbir Ahmed | |Sk. Sabbir Ahmed | ||
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|Debjit Sarkar | |Debjit Sarkar | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Sk. Moinuddin (Budo) | |Sk. Moinuddin (Budo) | ||
| Rowspan=8 bgcolor=#8FCB76| '''6 April 2021''' | | Rowspan=8 bgcolor=#8FCB76| '''6 April 2021''' | ||
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|Samiran Mitra | |Samiran Mitra | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Simal Soren | |Simal Soren | ||
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|Susanta Ghosh | |Susanta Ghosh | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Faisal Khan | |Faisal Khan | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Biswanath Banarjee | |Biswanath Banarjee | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Bikram Chatterjee | |Bikram Chatterjee | ||
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|Shibram Das | |Shibram Das | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Gouranga Das | |Gouranga Das | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Sudhangsu Hansda | |Sudhangsu Hansda | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Milan Mandi | |Milan Mandi | ||
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| bgcolor=#FF9933| | | bgcolor=#FF9933| | ||
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] | | [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] | ||
| | | Bikash Biswas | ||
| bgcolor="{{All India Forward Bloc/meta/color}}"| | | bgcolor="{{All India Forward Bloc/meta/color}}"| | ||
| [[All India Forward Bloc|AIFB]] | | [[All India Forward Bloc|AIFB]] | ||
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|Krishnendu Mukherjee | |Krishnendu Mukherjee | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
|Md. Mustakin | |Md. Mustakin | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 4,005: | Line 4,008: | ||
| Shyamapada Mondal | | Shyamapada Mondal | ||
|bgcolor=#0000CD| | |bgcolor=#0000CD| | ||
| | |RSMP | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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! style="width:75px;" |[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC+]] | ! style="width:75px;" |[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC+]] | ||
! style="width:75px;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP+]] | ! style="width:75px;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP+]] | ||
! style="width:75px;" |[[Sanyukta Morcha| SM]] | ! style="width:75px;" |[[Sanyukta Morcha|SM]] | ||
! style="width:60px;" |Others | ! style="width:60px;" |Others | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|18-26 | |18-26 | ||
|0-2 | |0-2 | ||
|style="background:#B0F4B0"|'''32-64''' | | rowspan="2" style="background:#B0F4B0" |'''32-64''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background:#B0F4B0"|'''42%''' | |style="background:#B0F4B0"|'''42%''' | ||
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|13% | |13% | ||
|8% | |8% | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |24 March 2021 | | rowspan="2" |24 March 2021 | ||
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|10-14 | |10-14 | ||
|0 | |0 | ||
|{{Party shading/BJP}}| | | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/BJP}} | | ||
'''16-44''' | '''16-44''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|7.5% | |7.5% | ||
|3% | |3% | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |15 March 2021 | | rowspan="2" |15 March 2021 | ||
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|23-31 | |23-31 | ||
|3-5 | |3-5 | ||
|style="background:#B0F4B0"| | | rowspan="2" style="background:#B0F4B0" | | ||
'''36-52''' | '''36-52''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|12.7 | |12.7 | ||
|5.5% | |5.5% | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |8 March 2021 | | rowspan="2" |8 March 2021 | ||
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|22-30 | |22-30 | ||
|01-03 | |01-03 | ||
|style="background:#B0F4B0"| | | rowspan="2" style="background:#B0F4B0" | | ||
'''42-62''' | '''42-62''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|20% | |20% | ||
|4% | |4% | ||
|- | |- | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 4,186: | Line 4,183: | ||
|29-37 | |29-37 | ||
|0 | |0 | ||
| style="background:#B0F4B0"| | | rowspan="2" style="background:#B0F4B0" | | ||
'''31-63''' | '''31-63''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|14.8% | |14.8% | ||
|5.5% | |5.5% | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2" |27 February 2021 | |rowspan="2" |27 February 2021 | ||
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|31-39 | |31-39 | ||
|1-5 | |1-5 | ||
|style="background:#B0F4B0"| | | rowspan="2" style="background:#B0F4B0" | | ||
'''40-72''' | '''40-72''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|13% | |13% | ||
|6% | |6% | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2" |15 February 2021 | |rowspan="2" |15 February 2021 | ||
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|20-28 | |20-28 | ||
|1-3 | |1-3 | ||
|style="background:#B0F4B0"| | | rowspan="2" style="background:#B0F4B0" | | ||
'''25-43''' | '''25-43''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|17% | |17% | ||
|5% | |5% | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2"| 18 January 2021 | |rowspan="2"| 18 January 2021 | ||
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| 30 | | 30 | ||
| 4 | | 4 | ||
| style="background:#B0F4B0" |'''56''' | | rowspan="2" style="background:#B0F4B0" |'''56''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background:#B0F4B0" |'''43%''' | | style="background:#B0F4B0" |'''43%''' | ||
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|12% | |12% | ||
|7.5% | |7.5% | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|16 June}} 2020 | |rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|16 June}} 2020 | ||
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| 22-30 | | 22-30 | ||
| 6-10 | | 6-10 | ||
| style="background:#B0F4B0" |'''50-66''' | | rowspan="2" style="background:#B0F4B0" |'''50-66''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background:#B0F4B0" |'''38.50%''' | | style="background:#B0F4B0" |'''38.50%''' | ||
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|13.80% | |13.80% | ||
|5.43% | |5.43% | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Exit Polls=== | |||
==Election== | ==Election== | ||
These elections | These elections is being conducted amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], necessary guidelines are being issued by the [[Election Commission of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-14|title=Explained: What the EC has said on voting during the Covid-19 pandemic|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/voting-during-the-pandemic-bihar-elections-2020-6568405/|access-date=2020-09-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | ||
===[[COVID-19]] guidelines=== | |||
Amidst the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics|COVID-19 pandemic worldwide]], the Election Commission of India issued various health guidelines for conducting the elections. The guidelines include use of masks, sanitisation of the polling booths, use of thermal scanners before entering the polling booths, maintaining social distancing, and so forth.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-02-26|title=Election Covid Guidelines: করোনা আবহে কোভিড বিধি মেনেই ভোট, জেনে নিন সব গাইডলাইন|url=https://bengali.abplive.com/news/covid-safety-election-guidelines-to-be-followed-in-elections-announced-by-election-commission-803518|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-07|website=ABP Ananda|language=bn}}</ref> The number of maximum voters for each polling station has also been brought down to 1000 from 1500.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-02|title=Assembly polls 2021: Guidelines in place for Covid-positive voters|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/assembly-polls-2021-guidelines-in-place-for-covid-positive-voters-957152.html|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> | |||
===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>{{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> | 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>{{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> | 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> | ||
=== | ===Voting=== | ||
====Turnout==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Phase wise voter turnout | |||
|- | |||
!colspan="2"| Phase | |||
! Registered voters | |||
! Votes casted | |||
! Turnout | |||
|- | |||
|bgcolor=#FFF101| | |||
|'''I''' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| ''' 84.63%''' | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor=#CEAD56| | |||
|'''II''' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| '''TBD''' | |||
|- | |||
|bgcolor=#8FCB76| | |||
|'''III''' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| '''TBD''' | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor=#C5CEE8| | |||
|'''IV''' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|'''TBD''' | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor=#E3A6CB| | |||
|'''V''' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| '''TBD''' | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor=#9C85BD| | |||
|'''VI''' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| '''TBD''' | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor=#61A1D7| | |||
|'''VII''' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|'''TBD''' | |||
|- | |||
|bgcolor=#91D6E3| | |||
|'''VIII''' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| '''TBD''' | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"|Total | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| '''TBD''' | |||
|} | |||
====Phase I==== | |||
Nearly 74 lakh electorates across 10,288 polling stations of West Bengal were registered to in this phase of election. [[Webcast]]ing were arrenged for 5392 polling stations. During this phase, a total of 10288 [[Ballot|Ballot Units]] (BUs), 10288 [[Control unit|Control Units]] (CUs) and 10288 [[Voter-verified paper audit trail|VVPATs]] were used in West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Polling for Phase 1 Assam and West Bengal Assembly Constituencies conducted peacefully & successfully|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13207-polling-for-phase-1-assam-and-west-bengal-assembly-constituencies-conducted-peacefully-successfully/|access-date=2021-03-27|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref> | |||
====Incidents==== | |||
*Ahead of the first phase of election, a election vehicle was set on fire by two unknown men.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bengal Polls 2021: Car on duty for first phase election set ablaze|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-car-on-duty-for-first-phase-poll-set-afire/cid/1810781|access-date=2021-03-27|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> | |||
*Two security personnel were injured in Satsatmal village of [[Purba Medinipur]] district in a firing and bombing incident during the phase 1 of polling.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-27|title=West Bengal Polls: 2 officials injured in firing in Purba Medinipur; BJP, TMC accuse each other of booth capturing|url=https://english.jagran.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly-election/west-bengal-polls-2-officials-injured-in-firing-in-purba-medinipur-bjp-tmc-accuse-each-other-of-booth-capturing-10024953|access-date=2021-03-27|website=Jagran English}}</ref> | |||
*A BJP activist’s dead body found in [[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]] during the first phase of election.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rajaram|first=Prema|last2=|first2=|last3=|first3=|date=27 March 2021|title=BJP worker’s body found in West Midnapore as district goes to polls in first phase of Bengal election|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2021/story/bjp-worker-body-found-in-west-midnapore-1784232-2021-03-27|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-27|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> | |||
*Three AITC activists were injured in blast in [[Bankura district|Bankura]] during the first phase.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=West Bengal polls: 3 TMC workers injured in blast in Bankura ahead of first phase|url=https://scroll.in/latest/990718/west-bengal-polls-3-tmc-workers-injured-in-blast-in-bankura-ahead-of-first-phase|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-27|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
*In [[Dantan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dantan constituency]], it was reported that the [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF) was preventing people from voting. A complaint was lodged at a local police station which alleged that the CRPF were allowing BJP workers to reside in the booth and casting votes in their name.<ref>{{Cite web|last=S|first=Meghnad|last2=Sanyal|first2=Parikshit|title=Dantan diary: Investigating election day violence in Bengal|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/03/28/dantan-diary-why-bengal-election-violence-stories-arent-always-simple|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-28|website=[[Newslaundry]]}}</ref> | |||
* On 28 March, the ECI stated that 56 bombs were seized from [[Narendrapur]] of [[South 24 Parganas district]].<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=28 March 2021|title=56 bombs found in Bengal, says ECI|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly/56-bombs-found-in-bengal-ec/article34184873.ece|url-status=live|access-date=28 March 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
*Clashes broke out between workers of AITC and ISF on 29 March in [[Basirhat]]. Around 14 people were injured in the incident.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=TMC-ISF clash in Basirhat in another case of political violence in poll-bound West Bengal|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/tmc-isf-clash-in-basirhat-in-another-case-of-political-violence-in-poll-bound-west-bengal.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Republic World|language=en}}</ref> | |||
*Ahead of the second phase of election, wife of a local BJP worker was raped in the high profile [[Nandigram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nandigram constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=মহাপাত্র|first=রঞ্জন|date=2021-03-30|title=ভোটের মুখে নন্দীগ্রামে বিজেপি কর্মীর স্ত্রীকে ধর্ষণের অভিযোগ|trans-title=|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/bengal/wb-assembly-poll-bjp-workers-wife-raped-at-nandigram/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Sangbad Pratidin|language=bn}}</ref> | |||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
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