The upcoming Assembly Elections in West Bengal is eagerly touted as the game-changer with the CPI -M fighting the battle in their stronghold. After Mamta Banerjee's populist policies, the public will decide the fate of the 54 Assembly Constituencies that will go to polls in the first phase and another 50 constituencies that will vote in the second phase.
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West Bengal (Total 294 ACs)
Party
2011
2006
Margin
Left
61
233
-172
UPA
227
30
+197
BJP
0
0
0
INC+
0
24
-24
Others
5
6
-1
West Bengal Partywise Result Status
Status Known For 294 out of 294 Constituencies
Party
Won
Leading
Total
Communist Party of India
2
0
2
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
40
0
40
Indian National Congress
42
0
42
All India Forward Bloc
11
0
11
All India Trinamool Congress
184
0
184
Revolutionary Socialist Party
7
0
7
Samajwadi Party
1
0
1
Others
7
0
7
Schedule for holding General Election to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal
Election Schedule in West Bengal
Sl. No:
Poll Event
Date
1stPhase
(54 ACs)
2ndPhase
(50 ACs)
3rdPhase
(75 ACs)
4thPhase
(63 ACs)
5thPhase
(38 ACs)
6thPhase
(14 ACs)
1.
Issue of Notification
24.3.2011
(Thursday)
30.3.2011
(Wednesday)
2.4.2011
(Saturday)
7.4.2011
(Thursday)
11.4.2011
(Monday)
14.4.2011
(Thursday)
2.
Last date for making Nominations
31.3.2011
(Thursday)
6.4.2011
(Wednesday)
9.4.2011
(Saturday)
14.4.2011
(Thursday)
18.4.2011
(Monday)
21.4.2011
(Thursday)
3.
Scrutiny of Nominations
2.4.2011
(Saturday)
7.4.2011
(Thursday)
11.4.2011
(Monday)
16.4.2011
(Saturday)
19.4.2011
(Tuesday)
23.4.2011
(Saturday)
4.
Last date for withdrawal of candidature
4.4.2011
(Monday)
9.4.2011
(Saturday)
13.4.2011
(Wednesday)
18.4.2011
(Monday)
21.4.2011
(Thursday)
25.4.2011
(Monday)
5.
Date of Poll
18.4.2011
(Monday)
23.4.2011
(Saturday)
27.4.2011
(Wednesday)
3.5.2011
(Tuesday)
7.5.2011
(Saturday)
10.5.2011
(Tuesday)
6.
Counting of Votes
13.5.2011
(Friday)
13.5.2011
(Friday)
13.5.2011
(Friday)
13.5.2011
(Friday)
13.5.2011
(Friday)
13.5.2011
(Friday)
7.
Date before which election process shall be completed
18.5.2011
(Wednesday)
18.5.2011
(Wednesday)
18.5.2011
(Wednesday)
18.5.2011
(Wednesday)
18.5.2011
(Wednesday)
18.5.2011
(Wednesday)
Details of ACs going to poll during various phases enclosed.
West Bengal Assembly Constituencies – Phase I (54 ACs)