West Bengal Assembly Election

Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : Villages of Lalgarh, Binpur constituency of Jhargram district, once epicentre of the Maoist rebellions in Bengal, came together to cast their votes in the first phase of elections, beating heat alerts and a lingering aftertaste of violence.

Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: How Election Commission Achieved Death-Free Polls In West Bengal

BY Agnideb Bandyopadhyay

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : Guns and Forces: Voters line up to cast their vote in the second phase of the West Bengal election amid heavy security

Maach, Muri, Manush: Theatrics Of Bengal Election

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra : Voters shows their identity cards as they wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station during a repoll ordered by the Election Commission following reports of electoral malpractices, at Magrahat Paschim constituency, in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.

In Photos: West Bengal Repoll Draws Steady Voter Turnout

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| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : Nearly 37% Turnout Till 11 AM In Bengal Repoll Across 15 Booths

Nearly 37% Turnout Till 11 AM In Bengal Repoll Across 15 Booths

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PTI : Repolling Underway In Bengal’s South 24 Parganas After Malpractice Complaints

Repolling Underway In Bengal’s South 24 Parganas After Malpractice Complaints

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : Spreading its Footprints: A glimpse of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in central Kolkata

The State Of The Provinces: Delhi's Eternal Tango With Turf, Pride, And Uneasy Coexistence

BY Harish Khare

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/ Outlook : Security personnel conduct a route march amid the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026

Over 2 Lakh CAPF Personnel, Including CRPF, Deployed For West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026

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| Photo: PTI : Tension In Bhabanipur As Adhikari Faces Protests During Poll Visit

Tension In Bhabanipur As Adhikari Faces Protests During Poll Visit

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav : Officials leave for their respective polling stations after collecting Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units for voting in the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata.

Final Phase of Bengal Polls Witness Clashes, EVM Complaints, Heavy Security

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: Sandipan chatterjee/Outlook | Representative Image : As voters turn out in steady numbers in Kolkata and its suburbs across communities in the second phase of polling, the city remains under the strict watch of central forces. People vote in the hope of solutions to long-standing civic issues, social gaps and unaddressed problems.

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: BJP Alleges Booth Agent Assault as Voting Gets Underway

BY Outlook News Desk

Representative Image : Mamata Alleges BJP ‘Trying to Rig’ Votes

West Bengal Polls: Mamata Alleges BJP ‘Trying to Rig’ Votes

BY PTI

X : West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Mithun Chakraborty Votes

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West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026| BJP's Mithun Chakraborty Casts His Vote

BY Outlook Entertainment Desk

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/ Outlook : Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters during a roadshow, amid the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata.

PM Modi Addresses Rally In Kolkata, Steps Up Attack On Bengal Government

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| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : What does Bengal’s Extraordinarily High Voter Turnout Tell?

What does Bengal’s Extraordinarily High Voter Turnout Tell?

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

| PTI | : In this image posted on April 24, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries his hand in photography during a boat ride on the Hooghly river ahead of the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata.

Bengal: Modi Takes Boat Ride On Hooghly

BY Outlook News Desk

File photo; Representative image : Addressing a rally at Balagarh in the Hooghly district during the first phase of polling, Shah expressed confidence that the BJP is prepared to form a government with a full majority.

Amit Shah In Balagarh: BJP To Stop Infiltration And End TMC 'Syndicate Raj'

BY Outlook News Desk

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Elephant ‘Ramlal’ Walks Into Bengal Poll Booth, Briefly Halts Voting In Jhargram

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| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : The Missing Voters: Hasnara Khatoon (in blue), who lives in Harishchandrapur in Malda, says that despite having all the documents, five members of her family are missing from the list.

‘Silent Purge’ Under SIR: Voter Roll Cuts Across Samserganj, Malda, Muslims Hit Hardest

BY Sandipan Chatterjee

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : Titanic Battle; Bhabanipur has become the battleground for Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: The Curious Case Of Akhtar Ali

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

Illustration: Vikas Thakur : For the first time since 2014, a Bill moved by the ruling party is defeated in the Lok Sabha for lack of support on April 17. The stuff of true functional democracies.

India, A Union Of States

BY Outlook Bureau

| Photos: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK : In Kenda Mari village of Bengal's Nandigram constituency, a huge percentage of Muslim women voters have been deleted, most of whom possess all necessary documents.

Bengal Elections 2026: Nandigram Makes For A High-Voltage Battle Ground As SIR Deletions Court Controversy

BY Photo Webdesk

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : In the Matua dominant constituency of Gaighata, many have found their names struck off electoral rolls after the SIR

Bengal Elections 2026: SIR-Panic And Citizenship-Anxiety Unsettle Matua Community In Thakurnagar

BY Photo Webdesk

| Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav : Members of Votadhikar Raksha Mancha stage a protest demanding voting rights for deleted voters ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata.

Disenfranchised Before The Polls? Protest In Kolkata Spotlights Deleted Voters

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| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : Deleted Voters are showing their documents at Daulatpur Gram Panchayet Milangarh Malda

West Bengal SIR 2026 Photo Gallery: Cries Of Deleted Voters Struggling To Reclaim Their Democratic Rights

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| Photo: PTI : People wait to submit their petitions before the Special Tribunal after their names were deleted from the Special Intensive Revision final voter list ahead of West Bengal Assembly Election, at Ranaghat, in Nadia district.

West Bengal Assembly Elections Phase 1: 3.6 Crore Voters Across 16 Districts

BY Outlook News Desk

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