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West Bengal: Falta witnesses peaceful voting for the first time in decades during repoll with 87.90% turnout, TMC candidate Jahangir Khan refrains from voting

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2026

Fresh voting has begun across all 285 polling stations in West Bengal's Falta Assembly constituency under heavy security.

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West Bengal election: TMC goons used perfume on EVMs to figure out who voted for BJP in Falta Vidhan Sabha constituency, reveals ECI

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2026

The Election Commission ordered a full repoll in Bengal’s Falta after discovering TMC goons used perfume on EVMs to identify BJP voters.

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West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election: ECI announces repolling for the 2nd time in Falta constituency after TMC goons intimidate voters and issue threats

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2026

In Falta, TMC goons threatened BJP supporters and prevented several people from voting.

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‘Jahangir Khan issued rape and death threats’: Locals in West Bengal’s Falta constituency stage protests after TMC goons intimidate them during repolling

OpIndia Staff - 2 May, 2026

Notably, Falta is part of the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency, a stronghold of TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.

Government and Policy

Election Commission introduces QR-Based ID system to strengthen security at counting centres, to be implemented from the upcoming counting for assembly elections

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2026

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the introduction of a QR code-based Photo Identity Card module on its ECINET platform to strengthen...

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Highest voter turnout marks assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal: The possible reasons for the unprecedented numbers and who...

Rukma Rathore - 24 April, 2026

The "highest-ever poll participation since Independence" in Bengal and Tamil Nadu was commended by the Election Commission

‘Compromised, partisan officers’: BJP writes to West Bengal CEO seeking transfer of 3 cops, including Kolkata DCP Shantanu Sinha Biswas, for urging votes for...

OpIndia Staff - 4 April, 2026

The letter stated that during the 2021 state assembly elections, DCP Biswas was transferred to Cooch Behar after voting had ended in that area.

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‘Fact-Checker’ Alt News publishes misleading report: Claims that Election Commission portal features applicable pan India are barriers for West Bengal voter lists

Raju Das - 4 April, 2026

Alt News claimed that features like download limit and CAPTCH on ECI portal, and image only voter lists are barriers in West Bengal voter lists, while the fact is these are default feature for all the states and UTs

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West Bengal: 3 CAPF personnel seen playing carrom inside TMC office, ECI suspends them after video goes viral

OpIndia Staff - 29 March, 2026

Earlier, the Election Commission removed 7 Central Armed Police Forces personnel from the election duty in West Bengal after they attended an Iftar Party in the Samserganj area of Murshidabad district.

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