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Majority Mark:
UPDATED ON 01 FEB, 12:20 PM IST
Source: CVoter
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- *Polling not held in Jangipur and Samserganj seats following the death of two candidates.
- The cartogram represents both wins and leads.
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2016 winner
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Majority Mark:
Source: CVoter
Note:
- The cartogram represents both wins and leads.
- Click on the area to view result. Zoom in on the map to view all constituencies. Map is not to scale.
Winner
2016 winner
BJP to hold dharna on May 5 against ‘violence perpetrated by TMC'
Updated on May 03, 2021 10:48 PM IST
In a tweet, the BJP said its national president JP Nadda will visit West Bengal on May 4 and 5 to meet the families of the 'affected party workers.'
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral, New Delhi
Home ministry asks Bengal government for report over post-poll violence in state
Earlier in the day, West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar summoned the state DGP over the alleged 'alarming' law and order situation.
Updated on May 03, 2021 08:00 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral, New Delhi
Mamata Banerjee to take oath as West Bengal CM for third term on May 5
Mamata Banerjee lost from the Nandigram assembly constituency in a close fight with BJP leader and former close aide Suvendu Adhikari.
Updated on May 03, 2021 05:52 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral, New Delhi
Row after several killed in violence post Bengal polls
The violence prompted Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to summon the state’s director general of police.
Updated on May 04, 2021 06:23 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata/new Delhi
Lack of local leadership, minority votes to TMC led to BJP’s loss
Several senior leaders who spoke on condition of anonymity said the party’s performance cannot be dismissed, since it has shown a huge improvement in taking its seat tally from three in 2016 to 77 in 2021; but the extent of the electoral shock was not anticipated
Published on May 03, 2021 01:55 PM IST
In Bengal, we have won even though when we have lost: BJP’s Kailash Vijayvargiya
Vijayvargiya, who has been camping in the state for the last seven years, steering the party‘s campaign, told HT in an interview that though the BJP has failed to form government in the state it has made significant gains by emerging as a formidable Opposition
Updated on May 03, 2021 12:32 PM IST
How TMC pulled off a massive win against formidable BJP
TMC successfully used a combination of Asmita, messaging about successful delivery of welfare schemes and a strategic campaign against anti-incumbency to defeat a formidable campaign launched by the BJP, according to party members and election strategists involved in the campaign
Updated on May 03, 2021 10:13 AM IST
Sunetra Choudhury
West Bengal polls: BJP poll machine fails to deliver in its ‘final frontier’
In West Bengal in 2021, it didn’t. And it didn’t because the script collided with another script, offered by the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) — of a woman chief minister who was rooted to the soil, of Bengali sub-nationalism resisting central encroachment
Published on May 03, 2021 08:30 AM IST
Prashant Jha, New Delhi
TMC covers ground after Lok Sabha polls fright
The trends indicate that the TMC has made gains since the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and the BJP has lost ground.
Updated on May 03, 2021 08:32 AM IST
Abhishek JhaRoshan Kishore, New Delhi
Violence breaks out, BJP party office torched in Bengal
Houses and vehicles of some Bharatiya Janata Party candidates were allegedly attacked and a party office at Arambagh was set on fire.
Published on May 03, 2021 06:18 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee, a street fighter who’s now beaten Left, Right, Centre
The TMC chief may now aspire for a greater national role: in challenging Centre and seeking a bigger role for states, or working with non-BJP forces to create a political coalition for 2024
Updated on May 03, 2021 08:31 AM IST
Prashant Jha, New Delhi
After victory, Mamata Banerjee says will move top court against poll body
“I had been saying that BJP won’t even get 70 seats. Even if they manage 75-80 seats, it is because of the ECI. Central forces tortured people in villages and didn’t allow people to vote freely. They posted officers of their choice and resorted to hooliganism,” Banerjee said.
Published on May 03, 2021 05:50 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi/kolkata
Assembly Elections 2021: Bengal vocal for local
Riding on a mix of welfare delivery, Bengali sub-nationalism, Banerjee’s own popularity and connect with the grassroots, and substantial minority consolidation, the TMC won — but Banerjee lost her own fiercely fought assembly battle in Nandigram
Updated on May 03, 2021 04:35 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
No Left and Congress MLA in Bengal assembly for the first time
Prominent losers among Left candidates included Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Left students’ union president Aishe Ghosh at Jamuria in West Burdwan district. She contested the seat on a CPI (M) ticket.
Published on May 03, 2021 01:36 AM IST
Didi braves BJP storm to pull off a win for the ages
On Sunday, the 66-year-old political maverick, who began her career as a youth leader and clawed her way up the ranks, pulled off an extraordinary victory that was as significant, if not more hard-fought, than her watershed 2011 ouster of the 34-year-old communist rule.
Updated on May 03, 2021 05:59 AM IST
Tanmay Chatterjee, Kolkata
Once Mamata Banerjee’s victory ground against Left Front, Nandigram welcomes BJP
Nandigram went to the polls on April 1 and emerged as an epicentre of the toughest battle TMC and BJP fought in the eastern state. On the day of the big fight, Banerjee alleged that polls were being rigged. She visited a booth and stayed there for around two hours.
Published on May 03, 2021 01:16 AM IST
BJP’s parachuting leaders fail to weather TMC storm
The BJP decided to field prominent candidates in the form of four parliamentarians, Dasgupta, Chatterjee, Supriyo and Nisith Pramanik for the polls.
Updated on May 03, 2021 06:22 AM IST
Deeksha Bhardwaj, New Delhi
Suvendu Adhikari wins key contest in Bengal, most other turncoats lose
Psephologists and political commentators said that at least 140 TMC leaders including around 37 legislators joined the BJP since 2017.
Updated on May 03, 2021 06:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
How Didi can remain CM despite losing Nandigram
Mamata Banerjee will get six months to get elected from any Bengal constituency in a by-poll to hold on to the CM’s chair.
Updated on May 03, 2021 07:49 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi/kolkata
'Won't congratulate', 'cruel lady': Babul Supriyo writes on FB, then deletes
Both Babul Supriyo and Locket Chatterjee's performance has been surprising to the BJP leadership.
Published on May 02, 2021 08:39 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
BJP's office in Bengal on fire, Sitharaman wishes for party workers' safety
The quoted tweet had visuals of the BJP's office on fire. The party has accused the TMC of violence, the winning party has denied all the allegations.
Published on May 02, 2021 07:44 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
BJP dismisses reports of Mamata Banerjee winning Nandigram
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed its Nandigram candidate, former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Suvendu Adhikari, was victorious over chief minister Mamata Banerjee by more than 1,600 votes.
Published on May 02, 2021 06:56 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral, New Delhi
Mamata emerges as undisputed Bengal leader
Her third and also the most difficult victory in the assembly election comes against the full force of the mighty BJP which secured 18 MP seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls but in the return leg of ‘Khela Hobe’, Banerjee proved that she understands the pulse of the voters
Updated on May 03, 2021 06:27 AM IST
Don't worry about Nandigram, says Mamata amid result flip-flop
The Trinamool Congress on its official Twitter handle said the counting process has not ended yet, asking everyone to not speculate the results.
Published on May 02, 2021 06:44 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
As Suvendu Adhikari 'wins' Nandigram, TMC calls for 'immediate' recounting
Mamata said she welcomes any verdict Nandigram gives, though she is aware some manipulations were done after the result was declared.
Updated on May 02, 2021 10:05 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
On 35 Bengal seats, the BJP, Trinamool lead is less than 1,000 votes: EC data
West Bengal Election Results: A quick analysis of the Election Commission’s data indicates that there are nearly 60 seats where the margin of lead is 2,000 or less.
Updated on May 02, 2021 06:50 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Covid-19 protocols violated as early trends trigger celebrations in Bengal
Party workers and supporters were seen smearing colour and hugging each other as many of them were without masks. Huge gatherings could be seen on the roads and at the counting centres
Published on May 02, 2021 04:17 PM IST
HT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer
Left, Cong candidates trail in most seats; Congress loses stronghold Sujapur in Malda
The TMC was leading on 201 out of 287 seats, BJP on 82, and Congress one, according to the Election Commission website at 3pm
Published on May 02, 2021 03:25 PM IST
In their congratulatory messages, Sanjay Raut, Akhilesh mention 'Didi, O didi'
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Sharad Pawar congratulate Mamata as trends indicate huge win for Trinamool in West Bengal.
Published on May 02, 2021 03:08 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Bengal assembly elections: BJP heavyweights, TMC turncoats fail to make a dent
All eyes are now set on the battleground constituency of Nandigram where incumbent West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was trailing by a narrow margin to her ex-aide, BJP's Suvendhu Adhikari.
Published on May 02, 2021 02:37 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Avik Roy, New Delhi
