West Bengal Exit Poll results: TMC walks tightrope; huge gain for BJP

West Bengal Election Exit poll 2021 highlights: Stay tuned for West Bengal election exit poll and result 2021

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Electors maintain social distancing at a polling station in Nowda Assembly Constituency

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West Bengal election LIVE: Drone Surveillance at Collin Institute

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West Bengal election LIVE: Covid protocols being followed at a polling station under Malda district

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LIVE: TMC says inadequacies in EC's direction for counting of votes on May 2

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West Bengal election 2021 Phase 8: Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar casts vote in Kolkata

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and his wife Sudesh Dhankhar on Thursday cast their votes at a polling booth in Chowringhee, Kolkata in the eighth and the final phase of state assembly elections.

 

Speaking on the occasion Dhankhar termed election as the greatest festival in democracy and expressed his happiness at the arrangements made for the voters to exercise their voting right with adherence to COVID protocols.

 

Dhankhar said, "Election is the greatest festival in democracy, we both voted. COVID protocol being followed 100 per cent. I'm very happy with the arrangements. Excellent work done by EC and CAPF. Democracy is powered only by your votes. Anyone who doesn't vote loses the right to grievance."

 

Voting for the the last phase of West Bengal assembly elections began at 7 am and will continue till 6:30 am.

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West Bengal Assembly Elections Live Updates: Bomb hurled in North Kolkata; nearly 40% voter turnout till 11 am

West Bengal Assembly Elections Live Updates: Bomb hurled in North Kolkata; nearly 40% voter turnout till 11 am

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West Bengal election LIVE: 38.8% voter turnout till 11 am in Phase 8 of polls

West Bengal registered 38.8 per cent voter turnout till 11 am in the eighth phase of polls 

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Results of exit polls for elections in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry will be aired after 7pm

Results of exit polls for elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and UT of Puducherry can be broadcast after 7pm tonight

 

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West Bengal election 2021: All eyes are on Birbhum district, which has a history of poll-related violence

Two ministers -- Shashi Panji and Sadhan Pande - are seeking re-election in this phase. All eyes are on Birbhum district, which has a history of poll-related violence.

 

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West Bengal exit polls result 2021: Who conducts the exit polls?

The polls are conducted by private firms and media organizations such as Today's Chanakya, ABP-Cvoter, News18, India Today-Axis, Times Now-CNX, NewsX-Neta, Republic-Jan Ki Baat, Republic-CVoter, ABP-CSDS and Chintamani.

 

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West Bengal election 2021 LIVE: A total of 127 candidates are either graduates or more

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A total of 127 candidates are either graduates or more. As many as 152 candidates fall in the 5th-12th pass bracket. Two candidates are just literate and two candidates are unlettered.

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West Bengal Election 2021 Phase 8: 19% candidates millionaires

As many as 55 candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs one crore. Of these, 28 are from the TMC, 12 from the BJP, five from the Congress and one from the CPI(M).

 

BJP leader Tapas Kumar Yadav tops the list, with assets worth over 34 crore (34,60,93,674).

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West Bengal Election 2021 Phase 8: 23% candidates have criminal records

Among the 283 candidates, 64 have declared criminal cases against themselves. This means 23 percent of candidates in the fray face criminal charges. Of these, 21 are from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 11 from the Trinamool Congress (TMC), 10 from the Indian National Congress (Congress) and seven from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M).

 

Out of 64, 50 have serious criminal cases against themselves. Twelve of the candidates have been accused of crime against women.

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West Bengal elections: 16.04 per cent voter turnout recorded till 9 am in 35 assembly

West Bengal elections: 16.04 per cent voter turnout recorded till 9 am in 35 assembly seats where polling is underway in final phase.

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West Bengal election 2021 LIVE: Phase 7 of Bengal polls on 26 April saw a total of 76.89% voter turnout

West Bengal election 2021 LIVE: Phase 7 of Bengal polls on 26 April saw a total of 76.89% voter turnout