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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission connected Sunday announced that the assembly polls successful West Bengal volition beryllium held successful 2 phases connected April 23 and April 29 -- dissimilar the eight-phase polling conducted successful 2021.While announcing the canvass docket of 4 states and 1 Union territory, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said that the simplification of phases were recovered indispensable to marque elections convenient to everybody."With regards to the West Bengal elections to beryllium held successful 2 phases alternatively of 8 phases earlier, the Commission has held elaborate deliberations and successful its considered opinion, it was recovered indispensable to trim the fig of phases and bring it down to an grade wherever it is convenient for everybody," Kumar said.The Chief Election Commissioner besides addressed the concerns implicit canvass unit and said that indispensable enactment shall beryllium taken connected constabulary offers who were recovered to beryllium progressive successful earlier polls.
"With regards to the constabulary officers who were progressive successful the unit successful earlier elections, the database has been sought, arsenic is known to the media during our sojourn to West Bengal, and indispensable enactment arsenic per instrumentality shall beryllium taken. With regards to the supplementary list, arsenic per the orders of the Supreme Court, the learned judges moving nether the directions of the High Court of Calcutta would beryllium bringing retired this supplementary database and arsenic and erstwhile the supplementary database of names is coming out, they shall beryllium included successful summation to the existing electors," helium added.
The EC announced predetermination dates for the 4 poll-bound states — Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal — and Puducherry, a Union territory, connected Sunday. Track each updates from the Election Commission property league here.The counting of votes for the West Bengal assembly elections 2026 volition instrumentality spot connected May 4, on with that of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party and TMC hailed the canvass body's determination to clasp a two-phase canvass successful West Bengal.In a station connected X, BJP West Bengal said voters volition formed their ballots successful 2 phases connected April 23 and April 29."This is not simply an election, it is simply a civilisational battle. The countdown to the extremity of Maha Jungle Raj has begun," it added.Referring to the counting day of May 4, the BJP said, "Fifty days to spell — May 4 volition people a caller dawn for Bengal."Responding to the canvass announcement, TMC authorities wide caput Kunal Ghosh said the radical of the authorities are firmly down the ruling party."People of Bengal are with TMC. This was again shown successful the monolithic turnout of younker successful Yuva Sathi camps held by the Mamata Banerjee government," helium added.In the 2021 Bengal elections, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress secured 215 seats, portion Bharatiya Janata Party became the authoritative absorption with 77 seats.
