West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016
Possible turnout surge puts TMC leaders on edgeIt has taken two forces — the Election Commission and the Kolkata Police, neither of which is remotely associated with the study of human physiology — to underline how important the spine can be to - Didi-boudi's Narad-Narad at Bhowanipore
With former rivals ganging up to oust a common enemy, the city has witnessed many firsts this poll season. On Saturday, it saw a few more. Former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya pressed the button with the - How it feels to be an 'other' category voter in Bengal
- Transgender votes in ‘other’ category Mamata's constituency
- TMC's Sonali Guha claims she has done 'no wrong'
Guha, who is also the deputy speaker in the outgoing assembly, was heard saying over her mobile phone, "Beat up and drive out CPI(M) agents, they have damaged the EVM". The conversation was recorded - 72% voting till 3pm in phase 5 of Bengal polls
Voter turnout of 72.46% was recorded from Hooghly district, 73.19% in South 24 Parganas while Kolkata South recorded of 58.05% voting. In South 24 Parganas, six persons were injured in poll violence - 57% voting till 1pm in phase 5 of Bengal polls
Voter turnout of 59.83% was recorded from Hooghly district, 58.24% in South 24 Parganas while Kolkata South had the lowest turnout with 46.35% till 1pm. The poll panel has ordered filing of FIR - TMC worker found dead, CPM blamed
A Trinamool Yuva worker, Samir Malik, was found dead in Hooghly's Balagarh on Friday morning. His body was found in an agricultural field there. Police suspect Malik was strangled to death. - Sikh couple's war cry against corruption
There are many examples of politician couples -from Prakash and Brinda Karat to Nayana and Sudip Bandopadhyay . But a couple contesting in the same election from adjoining seats is rare. While labour - Trinamool ahead in Hooghly's ground zero
The abandoned Tata Nano factory still dominates the physical landscape of Singur. - 'Development' gets Toha's vote
It was the Friday evening before polls at Furfurasharif Darbar. Toha Siddiqui, the Peerzyada, is busy chatting with a motley group which has come to seek his blessings at his imposing durbar. Between Kolkata, Hooghly and South 24-Parganas, 53 seats are going to polls on Saturday -30 of them have Muslim voters in excess of 25%. In fact, in 21 seats Muslims are 50% of the electorate. - Central lab to test Narada tapes
The Calcutta high court on Friday directed the Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Hyderabad, to conduct the forensic tests of the Narada tapes and submit its report “as expeditiously as possible“, - Polls snatched everything, still they will vote
Elections transport her back to a February morning three years ago when her father Tapas Choudhury -a sub-inspector -was shot dead at Garden Reach. - Jote scouts for toehold in TMC's Kasba bastion
Look around and you won't find a wall without his name. But perhaps that doesn't hint at the writing on the wall. In Kasba, Trinamool candidate Javed Ahmed Khan's presence has dwarfed Shatarup Ghosh, - EC buttons up Madan in hospital cabin
Taking note of the allegations levelled against Madan Mitra, now in SSKM hospital, the Election Commission on Friday lined up a slew of measures to keep the former transport minister cut off from his - Bombs found in Chetla, Tiljala
The recovery of14 bombs from a club in Chetla -part of chief minister Mamata Banerjee's Bhowanipore constituency -on Friday set off alarm bells in the Election Commission and the security - `Transgender army' on TMC poll duty?
Watch out for them at the shanties close to the New Garia Metro Station.This is the meeting point of transgenders who spread out to households or city crossings at Garia, Garfa and Dhakuria and - It's judgment day for political VIPs
The list of candidates, whose fate is going to be decided on Saturday , includes the who's who of Bengal politics: in it are the state's chief minister, the city's mayor and ministers who are part of - Trinamool puts transgender 'army’ on TMC poll duty?
- Fifth phase of polling begins in West Bengal
Voting for the crucial fifth phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal began on Saturday. Altogether 349 candidates, including 43 women, are trying their luck across three districts - Kolkata South, - Mamata's constituency votes in phase 5 of Bengal polls
Ahead of the crucial fifth phase of Assembly polls in West Bengal on Saturday, elaborate arrangements have been made to check violence and ensure a free and fair poll, the election commission said. A - Roopa Ganguly surrenders before court in assault case
The case was lodged against Ganguly by Trinamool activist Soma Das for allegedly "pushing" her on April 25 during the fourth phase of polling in the ongoing Assembly elections in West Bengal. - Bengal assembly election: Muslim votes crucial in fifth phase
Even the religious figures in the state are unable to figure out which way the Muslim electorate is going. - Hot seat - Is Jadavpur game for another surprise?
Ekhane lorai ta inchi inchi te (The fight here is for every inch). - Commuters caught in poll warp
Elections sow the hopes of change and better days, but with it comes the baggage that, more often than not, turns to be a burden for aam aad mi. And the common man is slog ging it out the most on the
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