Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The election took place in five phases between 17 April and 8 May. The votes were counted three days later on May 11,2006,and,thanks to the electronic voting machines,all the results were out by the end of the day.
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata,the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of Legislative Assembly,all directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years,unless sooner dissolved.
Palashipara Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Krishnaganj is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Ranaghat Uttar Purba is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Ranaghat Dakshin is a Vidhan Sabha constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Hanskhali was an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was reserved for scheduled castes.
Bagdah is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Bangaon Uttar is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Gaighata is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Tollygunge Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Mehreen Mahmud,known by her stage name Mehreen,is a Bangladeshi singer.
Sovandeb Chattopadhyay is an Indian politician representing Trinamool Congress and is the first elected MLA of the party. He was the founder president of INTTUC,the labour wing of his party Trinamool Congress.
Ujjal Biswas is an Indian politician and the present Minister of the Science,Technology and Bio-Technology department in the Government of West Bengal. Till 2022,he was the minister for correctional administration. He is also an MLA,elected from the Krishnanagar Dakshin constituency of Nadia district in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election.
Ramendra Nath Biswas is an Indian politician,former Member of Legislative Assembly From Kalyani,Nadia in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kanti Biswas,was an Indian communist politician and former minister from West Bengal.
The Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of West Bengal constituted after the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections which were concluded earlier on 29 April 2021 and the results were announced on 2 May 2021. The tenure of West Bengal Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 7 May 2026.
The 2022 Durand Cup Final,also called IndianOil Durand Cup Final due to sponsorship ties with Indian Oil Corporation,was the final match of the 2022 Durand Cup,the 131st edition of Asia's oldest football tournament,jointly organised by the Eastern Command and the Government of West Bengal,in cooperation with the Government of Assam and the Government of Manipur. It was played at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata,West Bengal on 18 September 2022.
