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WB polls: Voting begins to decide fate of 283 candidates in last phase

Amid surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, voting began on Thursday morning for the eighth and last phase of the ongoing assembly elections in West Bengal

West Bengal polls: Elections campaigning ends for eighth and final phase

Amid a massive surge in Covid-19 cases, the fierce campaigning for the final phase of polling in West Bengal ended on Monday

Campaigning wraps up for the final phase of polling in West Bengal

Campaigning for the eighth and final phase of polling for 35 assembly constituencies in West Bengal ended

Bengal CM demands withdrawal of central forces in next phase of polls

Mamata Banerjee welcomed Madras High Court's observations that the Election Commission could not avoid blame for the spread of pandemic

West Bengal elections: Mamata Banerjee casts vote in Bhabanipur

Bhabanipur is a constituency in the southern part of Kolkata

West Bengal assembly polls: Stray violence marks first half of 7th phase

Stray incidents of violence were reported Monday from some areas where voting is underway for the seventh phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal

WB polls: EC listens only to PM Modi and Amit Shah, says TMC's Nusrat Jahan

Why was the EC sleeping all this while, asked Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan Ruhi on Monday after the poll body banned public meetings in the ongoing West Bengal assembly elections

WB: Voting begins across 34 constituencies for 7th phase of assembly polls

Amid the massive surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, voting in 34 constituencies spread across five districts of West Bengal began at 7 am on Monday for the seventh phase of the Assembly elections

Bengal posts record single-day jump of 15,889 Covid-19 cases, 57 deaths

West Bengal on Sunday registered its highest single-day spike of 15,889 Covid-19 cases pushing the tally to 7,43,950, the bulletin released by the state health department said

WB polls: EC reviews enforcement of Covid-19 guidelines during campaigning

Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday reviewed enforcement of Covid-19 guidelines during campaigning in West Bengal

We'll have to find resources for vaccination if Centre doesn't help: Mitra

'Differential pricing is absurd and will result in a huge additional outgo for the states,' Amit Mitra tells Ishita Ayan Dutt

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee skips Centre's Covid-19 meeting with CMs

Banerjee skipped Friday's meeting of CMs with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

WB polls: Cong takes dig at EC over restrictions announced on campaigning

The Congress said the direction has come late as the Assembly elections in four states and a Union Territory are almost over

Stray violence marks 6th phase of Bengal polls; 37.27% turnout till 11 am

Stray incidents of violence were on Thursday reported from various parts of Bengal where voting is underway in the sixth phase of assembly elections

WB polls phase six: PM Modi urges voters to exercise their franchise

As voting began for the sixth phase of West Bengal assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the voters to exercise their franchise

WB elections: 6th phase of polling to decide fate of 306 candidates begins

Polling began on Thursday morning for the sixth phase of the ongoing assembly elections in West Bengal

Assembly elections: West Bengal gears up for sixth phase of polls today

In this phase, election will be conducted in nine constituencies each in North Dinajpur and Nadia districts, 17 in North 24 Parganas and eight in East Burdwan

Not feasible to club remaining phases of West Bengal assembly polls: EC

EC on Wednesday told TMC leader Derek O'Brien that it is not feasible to club the remaining three phases of the ongoing West Bengal assembly elections amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Suburban train services hit in WB: 90 drivers, guards test Covid positive

Eastern Railway on Tuesday said it has so far cancelled 56 local trains in the Sealdah section after around 90 drivers and guards tested positive for Covid-19

Bengal polls: Mamata cancels all big rallies in Kolkata amid Covid-19 surge

Considering the steep rise of Covid cases in the city, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has cancelled all 'big rallies' in Kolkata and has slashed the timing of the rallies in the districts