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West Bengal civic poll results LIVE: We don't accept results, says state BJP chief
West Bengal Municipal Election Results 2022 Live updates: The polls were held on February 27 with nearly 95 lakh people exercising their franchise to decide the fate of more than 8,000 candidates.
West Bengal Municipal Election Results 2022: The counting of votes for West Bengal civic polls happened on Wednesday. Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) registered a landslide victory. The party supremo and Bengal chief minister took to Twitter to express her gratitude of the people of her state for the results. ...Read More
The TMC has won 102 of the 108 civic bodies. The CPI(M) won the Taherpur municipality, while the newly launched Hamro Party by Darjeeling's iconic bakery and restaurant Glenery's owner won the district. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won 77 seats in the state assembly elections in May 2021, couldn’t win a single civic body.
The polls were held on February 27 with nearly 95 lakh people exercising their franchise to decide the fate of more than 8,000 candidates.
The ruling Trinamool Congress previously emerged victorious in all five civic bodies in recent elections, including the high-profile Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).
The West Bengal civic polls were marked by sporadic incidents, ranging from ransacking of a polling booth to attacks on policemen.
Election was farce, we don't accept it: Bengal BJP chief
Disgruntled over the whitewash by the TMC in West Bengal civic body elections on Wednesday, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said that his party do not “accept” the outcome. “The result does not reflect the people's feelings. The election was a farce, we do not accept the results,” he told reporters, according to PTI.
TMC sweeps Bengal civic body polls, BJP fails to win a single body
The BJP fails to win a single civic body in Bengal civic body elections, which the ruling TMC swept by bagging 102 of 108 municipalities. Read more.
TMC wins 102 of 108 municipalities
TMC wins 102 of 108 municipalities in West Bengal civic body polls, PTI reports quoting the state election commission official.
Heart-felt gratitude for yet another overwhelming mandate: Mamata Banerjee
TMC chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee thanks the people of her state for the outcome of the civic body elections.
TMC may win in 103 civic bodies of 108: Sources
Ruling TMC in West Bengal may win in 103 civic bodies of 108, says sources.
TMC wins 994 seats in the West Bengal civic polls
Of the total 2,171seats in 108 civic bodies, the Trinamool Congress has won a massive 994 seats. The independent candidates logged victory in 83 seats.
The Bhartiya Janata Party managed to win 46 seats, followed by the Congress at 32 seats and CPI(M) at 20 seats.
TMC is currently leading at 456 seats as well.
TMC wins Behrampore civic body
The Trinamool Congress has registered a win in Behrampore, which is the stronghold of the Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Left registers a win in Taherpur
Left registers a win in Taherpur seat.
JP, CPIM, Cong not leading in any civic body
The Bharatiya Janata Party, The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and The Congress party are not leading in any civic body. The counting is still underway.
TMC on the way to victory in 90 out of 108 civic bodies
The counting of votes for West Bengal civic polls in underway. Trinamool Congress is on the way to victory in 90 out of 108 civic bodies as per the counting results till 11 am.
West Bengal Municipal Election Results: Current tally is 82 TMC, 1 others
Current tally shows TMC leading in 82, and others in one seat.
TMC wins Kharagpur municipality, another BJP stronghold
The ruling Trinamool Congress has logged a victory in Kharagpur civic body, a Bhartiya Janata Party stronghold.
Hamro Party on its way to win Darjeeling
The Hamro Party, launched three months ago, is on its way to win Darjeeling civic body. Earlier, Darjeeling was with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha.
Counting of WB civic polls going on amidst tight security
The counting of votes is taking place amid high security.
The Calcutta High Court had earlier rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party's petition seeking a stay on the counting.
The BJP alleged that the police and the State Election Commission had failed to ensure a free and fair election. The BJP says that there were several instances of rigging and attacks, and hence, a re-polling in the state - under the supervision of central police forces- is a must.
TMC leading in Contai civic body polls
Contai was known to be a bastion of the Adhikari family. The Adhikari family members were earlier with the TMC. They are now with BJP. Suvendu Adhikari is a BJP legislator and leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly.
Ruling party TMC was on the way to win 46 municipalities
The party took early leads in Mekhliganj and Mathabhanga municipalities in Coochbehar district in North Bengal, and Raghunathpur Municipality in Purulia district as the counting of votes began at 8 am.
