Bengal Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Counting of votes for 293 Assembly seats in West Bengal will be held across 77 centres amid unprecedented security deployment and a tense, acrimony-filled run-up to results day, with both the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition BJP raising concerns over possible vote manipulation. The two-phase polling in the state concluded on April 29, recording a historic voter turnout of 92.47 per cent, the highest since Independence. In one constituency — Falta in South 24 Parganas district — the election was countermanded due to “severe electoral offences,” with fresh polling scheduled for May 21. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s TMC is seeking a fourth consecutive term, fending off a strong challenge from the BJP. The CPI(M) and Congress are attempting to rebuild their presence after a near-wipeout in the 2021 Assembly elections, while smaller parties such as Humayun Kabir’s AJUP and Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM are also in the fray in select constituencies.
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