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Explore Hindustan Times News FREE E-Paper Sign in Home Latest Most Read My Reads Saved India Cities Cricket Entertainment Editorials Home / West Bengal Election 2021 Schedule [WEST BENGAL ELECTION 2021 SCHEDULE] Home West Bengal Tamil Nadu Kerala Assam Puducherry Overview Schedule Constituencies Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 will be staggered and held in eight phases between late March and April. Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, up against a resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is looking to grab power for the third time in the eastern state. see more The BJP, which made impressive gains in the Lok Sabha elections in 2019, is as confident and has set an eye on over 200 seats in the 294 member assembly. The Trinamool Congress chief has claimed this year it will be a “soft election.” “This is a soft election, a smiley election. We will play, we will fight, we will win,” she told reporters as the TMC released its list of 291 candidates for the upcoming polls. Banerjee, who first became the Bengal chief minister in 2011 and was re-elected in 2016, has pitched herself as the 'daughter of the soil’ and has called the BJP an ‘outsider’ in her poll pitch several times. Her Trinamool Congress was re-elected with 211 seats in 2016, bettering its tally from 184 in 2011. In the last assembly elections in the state in 2016, the BJP won only three seats but got 18 of Bengal’s 42 parliamentary seats, increasing its tally by 16, in Lok the Sabha elections in 2019. The TMC’s share was down from 34 to 22. Experts have said all eyes will be on the Nandigram assembly constituency, which goes to polls on April 1, since the BJP may field Banerjee’s former protege Suvendhu Adhikari again. Adhikari, the former Trinamool heavyweight, joined the BJP in December last year after alleging corruption ‘extremely deep rot’ within the state's ruling party. TMC's veteran leader and state power minister Sovandeb Chatterjee would be contesting from Bhawanipore in south Kolkata, where Banerjee is the sitting legislator. The BJP took a jibe at the chief minister saying that Banerjee has sensed incumbency and hence left her traditional seat Bhawanipore. According to the poll schedule announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the state will vote on March 27, April 1, April 6, April 10, April 17, April 22 and April 26. The votes will be counted on May 2 and results will be announced the same day. Poll Events Phase-I Phase-II Phase-III Phase-IV No. of Constituencies 30 30 31 44 Poll Events Phase-I Phase-II Phase-III Phase-IV No. of Constituencies 30 30 31 44 Date of Issue of 02.03.2021 05.03.2021 12.03.2021 16.03.2021 Notification (Tuesday) (Friday) (Friday) (Tuesday) Last date of making 09.03.2021 12.03.2021 19.03.2021 23.03.2021 nomination (Tuesday) (Friday) (Friday) (Tuesday) 10.03.2021 15.03.2021 20.03.2021 24.03.2021 Date of Scrutiny (Wednesday) (Monday) (Saturday) (Wednesday) Last date of 12.03.2021 17.03.2021 22.03.2021 26.03.2021 withdrawal (Friday) (Wednesday) (Monday) (Friday) 27.03.2021 01.04.2021 06.04.2021 10.04.2021 Date of Poll (Saturday) (Thursday) (Tuesday) (Saturday) 02.05.2021 02.05.2021 02.05.2021 02.05.2021 Date of Counting (Sunday) (Sunday) (Sunday) (Sunday) 04.05.2021 04.05.2021 04.05.2021 04.05.2021 Date of completion (Tuesday) (Tuesday) (Tuesday) (Tuesday) Poll Events Phase-V Phase-VI Phase-VII Phase-VIII No. of Constituencies 45 43 36 35 Date of Issue of 23.03.2021 26.03.2021 31.03.2021 31.03.2021 Notification (Tuesday) (Friday) (Wednesday) (Wednesday) Last date of 30.03.2021 03.04.2021 07.04.2021 07.04.2021 making nomination (Tuesday) (Saturday) (Wednesday) (Wednesday) 31.03.2021 05.04.2021 08.04.2021 08.04.2021 Date of Scrutiny (Wednesday) (Monday) (Thursday) (Thursday) Last date of 03.04.2021 07.04.2021 12.04.2021 12.04.2021 withdrawal (Saturday) (Wednesday) (Monday) (Monday) 17.04.2021 22.04.2021 26.04.2021 29.04.2021 Date of Poll (Saturday) (Thursday) (Monday) (Thursday) 02.05.2021 02.05.2021 02.05.2021 02.05.2021 Date of Counting (Sunday) (Sunday) (Sunday) (Sunday) 04.05.2021 04.05.2021 04.05.2021 04.05.2021 Date of completion (Tuesday) (Tuesday) (Tuesday) (Tuesday) Constituency-wise Schedule Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Patashpur Gosaba (SC) Basanti (SC) Mekliganj (SC) Kanthi Uttar Patharpratima Kultali (SC) Mathabhanga (SC) Bhagabanpur Kakdwip Kulpi Coochbehar Uttar (SC) Khejuri (SC) Sagar Raidighi Coochbehar Dakshin Kanthi Dakshin Tamluk Mandirbazar (SC) Sitalkuchi (SC) Ramnagar Panskura Purba Jaynagar (SC) Sitai (SC) Egra Panskura Paschim Baruipur Purba (SC) Dinhata Dantan Moyna Canning Paschim (SC) Natabari Nayagram (ST) Nandakumar Canning Purba Tufanganj Gopiballavpur Mahisadal Baruipur Paschim Kumargram (ST) Jhargram Haldia (SC) Magrahat Purba (SC) Kalchini (ST) Keshiary (ST) Nandigram Magrahat Paschim Alipurduars Kharagpur Chandipur Diamond Harbour Falakata (SC) Garbeta Kharagpur Sadar Falta Madarihat (ST) Salboni Narayangarh Satgachhia Sonarpur Dakshin Medinipur Sabang Bishnupur (SC) Bhangar Binpur (ST) Pingla Uluberia Uttar (SC) Kasba Bandwan (ST) Debra Uluberia Dakshin Jadavpur Balarampur Daspur Shyampur Sonarpur Uttar Baghmundi Ghatal (SC) Bagnan Tollyganj Joypur Chandrakona (SC) Amta Behala Purba Purulia Keshpur (SC) Udaynarayanpur Behala Paschim Manbazar (ST) Taldangra Jagatballavpur Maheshtala Kashipur Bankura Jangipara Budge Budge Para (SC) Barjora Haripal Metiaburuz Raghunathpur (SC) Onda Dhanekhali (SC) Bally Saltora (SC) Bishnupur Tarakeswar Howrah Uttar Chhatna Katulpur (SC) Pursurah Howrah Madhya Ranibandh (ST) Indus (SC) Arambag (SC) Shibpur Raipur (ST) Sonamukhi (SC) Goghat (SC) Howrah Dakshin Khanakul Sankrail (SC) Panchla Uluberia Purba Domjur Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Uttarpara Sreerampur Champdani Singur Chandannagar Chunchura Balagarh (SC) Pandua Saptagram Chanditala Phase 5 Phase 6 Phase 7 Phase 8 Dhupguri (SC) Chopra Kushmandi (SC) Manikchak Maynaguri (SC) Islampur Kumarganj Maldaha (SC) Jalpaiguri (SC) Goalpokhar Balurghat English Bazar Rajganj (SC) Chakulia Tapan (ST) Mothabari Abgram-Fulbari Karandighi Gangarampur (SC) Sujapur Mal (ST) Hemtabad (SC) Harirampur Baisnabnagar Nagrakata (ST) Kaliaganj (SC) Habibpur (ST) Khargram (SC) Kalimpong Raiganj Gazole (SC) Burwan (SC) Darjeeling Itahar Chanchal Kandi Kurseong Karimpur Harischandrapur Bharatpur Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) Tehatta Malatipur Rejinagar Siliguri Palashipara Ratua Beldanga Phansidewa (ST) Kaliganj Farakka Baharampur Santipur Nakashipara Samserganj Hariharpara Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Chapra Suti Nowda Krishnaganj (SC) Krishnanagar Uttar Jangipur Domkal Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) Nabadwip Raghunathganj Jalangi Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) Krishnanagar Dakshin Sagardighi Chowrangee Chakdaha Bagda (SC) Lalgola Entally Kalyani (SC) Bangaon Uttar (SC) Bhagawangola Beleghata Haringhata (SC) Bangaon Dakshin (SC) Raninagar Jorasanko Panihati Gaighata (SC) Murshidabad Shyampukur Kamarhati Swarupnagar (SC) Nabagram (SC) Maniktala Baranagar Baduria Kolkata Port Kashipur-Belgachhia Dum Dum Habra Bhabanipur Dubrajpur (SC) Rajarhat New Town Ashoknagar Rashbehari Suri Bidhannagar Amdanga Ballygunge Bolpur Rajarhat Gopalpur Bijpur Pandabeswar Nanoor (SC) Madhyamgram Naihati Durgapur Purba Labpur Barasat Bhatpara Durgapur Paschim Sainthia (SC) Deganga Jagatdal Raniganj Mayureswar Haroa Noapara Jamuria Rampurhat Minakhan (SC) Barrackpur Asansol Dakshin Hansan Sandeshkhali (ST) Khardaha Asansol Uttar Nalhati Basirhat Dakshin Dum Dum Uttar Kulti Murarai Basirhat Uttar Bhatar Barabani Hingalganj (SC) Purbasthali Dakshin Khandaghosh (SC) Purbasthali Uttar Bardhaman Dakshin Katwa Raina (SC) Ketugram Jamalpur (SC) Mangalkot Monteswar Ausgram (SC) Kalna (SC) Galsi (SC) Memari Bardhaman Uttar (SC) WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION PM Modi holds rally in Howrah, asks people to vote for the ‘lotus’ PUBLISHED ON APR 06, 2021 05:28 PM IST READ FULL STORY WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION Phase 3: TMC, BJP continue to accuse each other of polling malpractices PUBLISHED ON APR 06, 2021 02:58 PM IST READ FULL STORY WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION BJP categorises Bengal constituencies, says Nandigram not ‘a tough contest’ UPDATED ON APR 06, 2021 07:33 PM IST READ FULL STORY WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION ‘Misuse of forces’: Mamata rages again as Phase 3 polling underway in Bengal UPDATED ON APR 06, 2021 01:45 PM IST READ FULL STORY WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION West Bengal: BJP worker's mother allegedly killed by TMC in Hooghly's Goghat PUBLISHED ON APR 06, 2021 11:16 AM IST READ FULL STORY WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION West Bengal: EVMs, VVPATs found in TMC leader’s house; sector officer suspended UPDATED ON APR 06, 2021 12:19 PM IST READ FULL STORY WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION West Bengal: EVMs, VVPATs found from TMC leader's home, sector officer suspended UPDATED ON APR 06, 2021 08:52 AM IST READ FULL STORY WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION Stage set for third phase of polls in 31 South Bengal seats UPDATED ON APR 06, 2021 03:05 AM IST READ FULL STORY WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION 78.5 lakh voters, 205 candidates: West Bengal all set for phase 3 of polling UPDATED ON APR 05, 2021 11:07 PM IST READ FULL STORY WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION 'Leg broken, but still fighting': Jaya Bachchan campaigns for Mamata Banerjee UPDATED ON APR 05, 2021 06:30 PM IST READ FULL STORY WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION Phase 3 of Bengal elections: 5 prominent candidates to keep an eye out for PUBLISHED ON APR 05, 2021 04:33 PM IST READ FULL STORY WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION 'Will win Bengal on one leg and