In full swing: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee during an election campaign in Jorasanko constituency and Union Home Minister Amit Shah playing a traditional drum during rally in Chandipur. | Photo Credit: PTI Campaigning for the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections ended on Tuesday (April 21, 2026). Polling will be held on 152 seats across 16 districts and about 3.60 crore voters will determine the fate of 1,452 candidates. All the districts in north Bengal and several districts in south Bengal will go to polls on Thursday (April 23, 2026). In the north, Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinjapur, and Malda districts will vote. In south Bengal, Murshidabad, Paschim Bardhaman, Birbhum, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Purulia, and Jhargram will go to polls. Published – April 21, 2026 10:31 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation I am well prepared to deliver when given an opportunity: Sai Kishore KC Venugopal rejects the Centre’s claim of 50% seat increase after delimitation