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ECI West Bengal results highlights: Suvendu's 'new dawn' message on win, Dilip Ghosh celebrates atop bulldozer
ECI West Bengal results highlights: The BJP won 207 seats, while Mamata Banerjee's TMC secured around 80 seats. Suvendu Adhikari has won the Bhabanipur constituency, defeating Mamata in the TMC bastion.
- 10:59 PM IST, May 4Key highlights
- 10:49 PM IST, May 4BJP Kharagpur candidate Dilip Ghosh celebrates atop bulldozer
- 10:47 PM IST, May 4‘Hats off to people of Bhabanipur,’ says Amit Shah after Suvendu's win against Mamata
- 10:45 PM IST, May 4Suvendu says BJP victory ‘new dawn’, thanks people of Bengal
- 10:36 PM IST, May 4‘Not my victory alone, thank the people of Bengal,’ says BJP's Ratna Debnath
- 10:10 PM IST, May 4TMC minister Moloy Ghatak loses Asansol Uttar seat to BJP's Krishnendu Mukherjee
- 9:44 PM IST, May 4Suvendu Adhikari defeats Mamata, wins Bhabanipur bastion
- 9:15 PM IST, May 4Suvendu Adhikari leads by over 10,000 votes in Bhabanipur
- 8:48 PM IST, May 4Rahul Gandhi speaks to TMC chief Mamata Banerjee after Bengal verdict
- 8:33 PM IST, May 4BJP's Sanat Sardar wins Sandeskhali by over 17,000 votes
- 8:30 PM IST, May 4BJP wins 136 seats, leading on 72; TMC wins 49 seats, leading on 30
- 8:27 PM IST, May 4BJP's Ajay Ray wins Dinhata by margin of over 17,000 votes
- 8:21 PM IST, May 4Suvendu Adhikari takes lead in Mamata's bastion Bhabanipur
- 8:12 PM IST, May 4BJP's Suvendu Adhikari leads in Nandigram
- 7:52 PM IST, May 4‘Generations waited for this new dawn in Bengal,’ says PM Modi
- 7:49 PM IST, May 4‘More than 100 seats looted,’ claims Mamata on Bengal results
- 7:46 PM IST, May 4‘Lotus from Gangotri to Gangasagar,’ says PM Modi
- 7:40 PM IST, May 4Cong's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury loses Baharampur, BJP's Subrata Mitra secures seat
- 7:37 PM IST, May 4TMC's Panna Lal Halder leading in Diamond Harbour
- 7:35 PM IST, May 4Mamata's lead in Bhabanipur narrows as Suvendu Adhikari gains ground
- 7:27 PM IST, May 4‘I share the happiness of all BJP workers,’ says PM Modi
- 7:23 PM IST, May 4‘Day of trust on country’s democracy,' says PM Modi
- 7:16 PM IST, May 4Suvendu Adhikari narrows lead in tight Bhabanipur contest
- 7:11 PM IST, May 4PM Modi reaches BJP headquarters in traditional dhoti kurta
- 7:06 PM IST, May 4BJP's Ratna Debnath maintains significant lead in Panihati
- 6:59 PM IST, May 4PM Modi arrives at BJP headquarters, to speak shortly
- 6:44 PM IST, May 4Mamata Banerjee’s lead narrows in Bhabanipur after 14 rounds
- 6:38 PM IST, May 4Rahul Gandhi speaks to Mamata, Stalin on election results
- 6:21 PM IST, May 4Amit Shah says BJP will work day and night to restore “lost glory of Bengal”
- 6:09 PM IST, May 4PM Modi hails BJP's ‘spectacular mandate’ in Bengal
- 5:58 PM IST, May 4Counting slowed in several constituencies
- 5:56 PM IST, May 4BJP leader Rekha Sharma says did not expect 200+ seats
- 5:53 PM IST, May 4CPI(M) leads in Domkal against TMC's Humayun Kabir
- 5:49 PM IST, May 4Mamata leads in Bhabanipur against Suvendu Adhikari
- 5:48 PM IST, May 4BJP registers 25 wins in West Bengal
- 5:47 PM IST, May 4‘My fight doesn’t end here' - RG Kar victim's mother as she leads
- 5:41 PM IST, May 4'Bengal's stalled work will be completed' - says BJP candidate
- 5:24 PM IST, May 4Suvendu Adhikari leads in Nandigram by over 1,500 votes
- 5:22 PM IST, May 4BJP win will save country from infiltrators, says Fadnavis
- 5:18 PM IST, May 4TMC's Sabina Yeasmin defeats Cong's Abdul Hannan in Sujapur
- 5:16 PM IST, May 4BJP registers wins in 12 seats till now, TMC in five
- 5:12 PM IST, May 4Dinhata town block TMC president allegedly attacked outside counting centre
- 5:08 PM IST, May 4BJP's Kalyan Chakraborti defeats TMC's Devadeep Purohit in Khardaha
- 5:04 PM IST, May 4‘Historic outcomes,’ says UP CM Yogi Adityanath on poll results
- 5:02 PM IST, May 4BJP's Sukhen Bagdi wins in Burwan
- 4:43 PM IST, May 4Mamata Banerjee ahead of Suvendu in Bhabanipur
- 4:40 PM IST, May 4Who won Bengal election today?
- 4:35 PM IST, May 4BJP registered six wins
- 4:17 PM IST, May 4BJP loses leads, now at 192
- 4:02 PM IST, May 4BJP maintains lead in 200+
- 4:01 PM IST, May 4BJP workers celebrate with fish curry
- 3:58 PM IST, May 4Mamata arrives at counting centre in Kolkata
- 3:55 PM IST, May 4A look at Bengal trends
- 3:53 PM IST, May 4‘Credit goes to PM Modi, Amit Shah’- BJP's Parvesh Verma
- 3:51 PM IST, May 4BJP registers four wins
- 3:44 PM IST, May 4Mamata Banerjee leaves for counting centre in Kolkata
- 3:40 PM IST, May 4BJP registers two wins in Bengal
- 3:39 PM IST, May 4BJP ahead in 207, TMC in 71
- 3:20 PM IST, May 42 winners declared, one from TMC and BJP each
- 3:16 PM IST, May 4Suvendu Adhikari leads in Nandigram
- 3:04 PM IST, May 4200-paar for BJP in trends as TMC struggles to cross double digits
- 2:56 PM IST, May 4Election Commission of India trends at 3 pm
- 2:52 PM IST, May 4BJP celebrates in Bhabanipur as TMC left far behind in trends
- 2:37 PM IST, May 4Full list of leading candidates at 2:30 pm
- 2:31 PM IST, May 4‘PM Modi had shown impact of Jhalmuri’ - BJP MP
- 2:06 PM IST, May 4‘This is historic’ - Ravi Kishan hails BJP's big lead
- 2:03 PM IST, May 4Mamata Banerjee leading against Suvendu in Bhabanipur
- 1:59 PM IST, May 4BJP nears 200 mark in West Bengal
- 1:50 PM IST, May 4Scuffle breaks out at counting centre in North 24 Parganas
- 1:47 PM IST, May 4Take a look at West Bengal counting tally
- 1:45 PM IST, May 4What UP deputy CM said on BJP's big lead in Bengal
- 1:43 PM IST, May 4BJP leading in 187, TMC in 87
- 1:40 PM IST, May 4Mahua Moitra asks why counting halted in 70 seats
- 1:23 PM IST, May 4Lathicharge in Asansol after scuffle breaks out at counting centre
- 1:15 PM IST, May 4Here's what Mamata said in her SOS message
- 1:03 PM IST, May 4Social media influencer mimics Mamata Banerjee
- 12:51 PM IST, May 4Watch Mamata's SOS message amid counting
- 12:48 PM IST, May 4Mamata Banerjee issues ‘urgent message’
- 12:40 PM IST, May 4Mamata Banerjee ahead of Suvendu by almost 20,000 votes
- 12:37 PM IST, May 4'Ram Rajya' has arrived in West Bengal - says BJP's Sukanta Majumdar
- 12:23 PM IST, May 4BJP workers distribute 'jhalmuri' to celebrate
- 12:19 PM IST, May 4West Bengal CEO says VVPAT slips found discarded not related to polls
- 12:08 PM IST, May 4Who will win West Bengal elections? Here's what trends show
- 12:06 PM IST, May 4AITC loses leads in West Bengal
- 11:53 AM IST, May 4‘We have tried to conduct a free and fair election,’ says West Bengal CEO
- 11:51 AM IST, May 4BJP ahead in 159, TMC follows with 106
- 11:42 AM IST, May 4Suvendu says BJP will get over 180 seats
- 11:32 AM IST, May 4RG Kar victim's mother leading in Panihati
- 11:28 AM IST, May 4Victory processions in Kolkata permitted on May 5
- 11:26 AM IST, May 4Kolkata police bans victory processions in the city today to maintain law and order
- 11:17 AM IST, May 4Who got what in 2021 West Bengal election
- 11:06 AM IST, May 4How many seats required to form government in West Bengal
- 11:03 AM IST, May 4Mamata leads again against Suvendu
- 10:59 AM IST, May 4A look at West Bengal trends
- 10:51 AM IST, May 4‘Mamata Banerjee will be defeated’ - Suvendu Adhikari as he leads
- 10:45 AM IST, May 4BJP celebrates as it leads in West Bengal
- 10:38 AM IST, May 4BJP workers celebrate in Siliguri | Video
- 10:37 AM IST, May 4BJP leading in 155 seats, TMC behind with 84
- 10:32 AM IST, May 4Mamata behind Suvendu again in Bhabanipur
- 10:23 AM IST, May 4What is West Bengal's majority mark?
- 10:16 AM IST, May 4TMC's Humayun Kabir trailing in Domkal
- 10:00 AM IST, May 4BJP ahead in 90 seats, TMC trailing with 38
- 9:48 AM IST, May 4Why is BJP leading in Muslim dominated areas? Suvendu has an answer
- 9:38 AM IST, May 4‘Will have a good turnout in Bhabanipur after 6-7 rounds’- Suvendu Adhikari
- 9:24 AM IST, May 4TMC and BJP neck-and-neck?
- 9:16 AM IST, May 4ECI began counting at 8 am
- 9:06 AM IST, May 4BJP ahead in around double the constituencies than TMC
- 8:59 AM IST, May 4BJP ahead in 28 seats, show early trends
- 8:49 AM IST, May 4Suvendu leading in Nandigram too
- 8:45 AM IST, May 4TMC closing in after BJP takes early lead
- 8:40 AM IST, May 4Suvendu takes early lead in Bhabanipur against Mamata
- 8:37 AM IST, May 4BJP ahead in 7 seats, TMC in 2, Congress in 1, show early trends
- 8:28 AM IST, May 4BJP takes edge over TMC in early leads
- 8:20 AM IST, May 4BJP scores early leads as counting begins
- 8:12 AM IST, May 4Siliguri CP says ‘everything will be done peacefully’
- 8:08 AM IST, May 4Security beefed up in West Bengal as counting begins
- 8:00 AM IST, May 4Counting begins for 293 constituencies
- 7:58 AM IST, May 4Congress candidate from Entally says ‘there was less violence this time’
- 7:46 AM IST, May 4West Bengal CEO says all preparations are in place
- 7:43 AM IST, May 4TMC leader expresses anger after VVPAT slips found discarded
- 7:28 AM IST, May 4Can BJP’s Hindu consolidation in West Bengal cross a critical threshold?
- 7:19 AM IST, May 4Bengal will see counting only in 293 of 294 seats
- 7:12 AM IST, May 4Argument breaks out between TMC and BJP workers in Bhabanipur counting centre
- 6:57 AM IST, May 4A Supreme Court setback for Mamata?
- 6:42 AM IST, May 4Missing CCTV footage, proxy voting in Bengal’s Falta - What poll observer’s report said
- 6:35 AM IST, May 4IMD issues orange alert in parts of West Bengal on counting day
- 6:27 AM IST, May 4‘Be vigilant. Keep watch’ - Mamata to party workers hours ahead of counting
- 6:16 AM IST, May 4Mamata’s strict instructions to party workers for counting day
- 6:07 AM IST, May 4Mamata Banerjee expresses confidence, says will win over 200 seats
- 6:05 AM IST, May 4How accurate were 2021 exit polls?
- 5:54 AM IST, May 4Why did Axis My India not give West Bengal projections?
- 5:44 AM IST, May 4What exit polls predicted in West Bengal
- 5:34 AM IST, May 4When will counting start in West Bengal
- 5:13 AM IST, May 3When was polling held in West Bengal
- 4:47 AM IST, May 3Will BJP finally remove TMC from power? EC counting votes today
ECI West Bengal results highlights: The Bharatiya Janata Party looks poised to form the government in West Bengal, having raced ahead of the majority mark. The party took lead in early trends in West Bengal and maintained it. The West Bengal assembly polls were held in two phases on April 23 and April 29, following a heated campaigning battle between the incumbent Trinamool Congress (TMC) – led by chief minister Mamata Banerjee – and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)....Read More
The counting took place for 293 seats. The ECI ordered repolling in Falta constituency on May 21.
With no surprises, polling in Bengal saw several incidents of violence, particularly between workers of both the rival parties and also reports of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering. This led to repolling across 15 booths in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district in Diamond Harbour and Magrahat Paschim on May 2, just two days ahead of counting.
The decision of repolling was taken by the Election Commission of India following reports of EVM tampering during the second phase of polling held on Thursday, April 29.
Track live updates of West Bengal results in Hindi here
Bengal has a total of 294 constituencies, out of which, 152 seats went to polls in the first phase on April 23 and the rest 142 seats voted in the second phase on April 29.
West Bengal results | Key points
EC orders repoll in Falta on May 21 -The Election Commission of India on Saturday ordered repolling across all 285 polling stations in West Bengal’s Falta assembly constituency following severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process during the polling that was held in the second and final phase on April 29. The repolling will be held on May 21 between 7 am and 6 pm across all poll booths, including auxiliary polling stations.
Mamata vs Suvendhu in Bhabanipur - Among the key candidates in fray in the West Bengal assembly polls was chief minister Mamata Banerjee against BJP's Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur. Adhikari defeated Mamata in the seat by over 15,000 votes. She had won the seat in 2021 with a margin of around 58,000 votes. Adhikari also won the Nandigram seat.
Record voter turnout in West Bengal - Polling in West Bengal during both the phases saw record voter turnout of over 90 per cent. During phase 1, Bengal recorded a whopping 93.19 per cent turnout and during phase 2, the voter turnout was 91.66 per cent. This means that the combined voter turnout in Bengal was 92.47 per cent.
EVM tampering allegations - The election commission received several complaints of EVM tampering during the second phase of polling in West Bengal. The poll body received at least 77 complaints related to EVM tampering during the second phase of voting, out of which, an official said that 32 came from Falta, 13 were received from Magrahat, 29 were received from Diamond Harbour, and three were received from Budge Budge.
