2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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- c284f9e5-d1d4-4633-8ff3-ba990e11dc6a
- Trending date
- 2026-04-21
- Title
- 2026_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly_election
- Normalized title
- 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
- Link
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly_election
- Wikipedia
- Open article
- Extract
- <p>Elections are scheduled to be held in West Bengal on 23 and 29 April 2026 to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 4 May 2026.</p>
- Summary
- Scheduled Indian state legislative elections to elect 294 assembly members in April 2026.
- View count
- 80549
- Rank
- 23
- Mystery rank
- 28
- Newly trending
- false
- View delta %
- 7
- Mystery
- false
- Trending reason
The removal of over 9 million voters—roughly 12% of West Bengal's electorate, predominantly Muslim—from the 2026 electoral rolls has ignited a major controversy ahead of the upcoming assembly election. Critics allege the Election Commission's purge is designed to benefit the ruling right-wing party, making the vote's legitimacy a flashpoint in Indian politics.
- Trending reason (short)
The 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, scheduled Indian state elections in April 2026, is trending due to controversy over the removal of over 9 million voters from electoral rolls ahead of the vote.
- Carried from date
- 2026-04-20
- Trending reason source
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- Search query used
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- Prompt version
- v2.3
- Flag for test
- false
- Created at
- 2026-04-22T18:57:07.391566+00:00
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