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The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the 2026 Assembly elections successful West Bengal connected Sunday, March 15, 2026.
Voting volition instrumentality spot successful 2 phases connected April 23 and April 29, 2026, with the counting of votes to beryllium held connected May 4.
Also read: Assembly elections 2026 docket highlights
The 2026 State Assembly elections volition instrumentality spot successful 824 constituencies, with astir astir 17.4 crore eligible voters participating successful the antiauthoritarian process. Approximately 2.18 lakh polling booths volition beryllium acceptable up, managed by 2.5 cardinal predetermination officials.
With the predetermination dates announced, the State Government volition beryllium nether the Model Code of Conduct arsenic the ECI takes charge.
Here is an overview of the cardinal predetermination dates, the phase-wise schedule, and the fig of seats successful each signifier for West Bengal:
West Bengal Assembly predetermination dates (total seats: 294)
In 2021, the Assembly elections took spot implicit 8 phases, spanning much than a month. This time, however, the West Bengal Assembly elections volition beryllium conducted successful lone 2 phases. According to the ECI’s announcement, determination are a full of 6.45 crore registered voters and 80,719 polling stations.
Phase 1 (152 seats)
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 30, 2026
Last Date of Nominations: April 6, 2026
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: April 7, 2026
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: April 9, 2026
Date of Poll: April 23, 2026
Date of Counting: May 4, 2026
Phase 2 (142 seats)
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: April 2, 2026
Last Date of Nominations: April 9, 2026
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: April 10, 2026
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: April 13, 2026
Date of Poll: April 29, 2026
Date of Counting: May 4, 2026
