February 05, 2026 12:52 pm (IST)

Make this your homepage

All Live News

‘Justice crying behind closed doors’: Mamata Banerjee slams ECI in Supreme Court, CJI Kant assures solution | Mummy, Papa, sorry: Three sisters jump to death after parents object to online gaming | Supreme Court raps Meta, WhatsApp: ‘Theft of private information, won’t allow its use’ | ‘Completely surrendered’: Congress slams Modi after Trump’s trade deal move | PM Modi thanks 'dear friend' Trump for tariff reduction, hails strong US–India partnership | Trump announces US–India trade deal, lowers reciprocal tariffs to 18% | After Budget mayhem, bulls return: Sensex, Nifty stage sharp recovery | Dalai Lama wins first Grammy at 90 | Firing outside Rohit Shetty’s Mumbai home: 4 arrested, Bishnoi Gang link emerges | Female suicide attackers emerge at centre of deadly BLA assaults that rocked Pakistan’s Balochistan

Bengal Polls 2021

LIVE: West Bengal votes in sixth phase

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Apr 22, 2021, at 04:18 pm

#WestBengal #Election #BengalPolls2021

The sixth phase of West Bengal assembly polls is covering 43 Assembly constituencies and 4 districts, including North Dinajpur (09), North 24 Parganas (17), Nadia (09) and East Burdwan (08). 779 coys of Central paramilitary forces have been deployed. State armed and unarmed police forces will also be used. Presently, 1071 coys of CAPF personnel are in West Bengal. 306 candidates, including 27 women, are contesting. 1 cr 3 lakh electorates will cast their votes. The number of polling booths are 14,480.

LIVE Updates

Final voter turnout over 81 per cent

Apr 23, 2021, at 08:49 pm

Overall: 81.20%

Nadia: 83.76%
North 24 Parganas: 79.40%
East Burdwan: 85.42%
North Dinajpur: 77.99%

Voter turnout over 79 per cent till 5 pm

Apr 23, 2021, at 12:08 am

Overall: 79.08%

Nadia: 82.70%
North 24 Parganas: 76.19%
East Burdwan: 82.13%
North Dinajpur: 77.90%

Voter turnout over 57 per cent till 1:30 pm

Apr 22, 2021, at 07:46 pm

Overall: 57.31%

Nadia: 59.02%
North 24 Parganas: 51.90%
East Burdwan: 62.72%
North Dinajpur: 60.55%

Voter turnout over 37 per cent till 11 am

Apr 22, 2021, at 05:27 pm

Overall: 37.27%

Nadia: 38.09%
North 24 Parganas: 32.91%
East Burdwan: 41.05%
North Dinajpur: 40.98%

Over 17 per cent voter turnout till 9 am

Apr 22, 2021, at 04:21 pm

Overall: 17.19%

Nadia: 18.21%
North 24 Parganas: 14.87%
East Burdwan: 18.92%
North Dinajpur: 18.85%

PM Modi urges people to vote

Apr 22, 2021, at 04:19 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "The people of West Bengal are voting to elect a new assembly. On the sixth phase today, urging those whose seats are polling to exercise their franchise."

The people of West Bengal are voting to elect a new assembly. On the sixth phase today, urging those whose seats are polling to exercise their franchise.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 22, 2021

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.