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Between 8 June and 16 July 2023 a total of 55 people have died due to panchayat poll violence in West Bengal. On 8 July 2023, 12 persons died due to election-day violence. On 9 July 2023, six more deaths were reported, [ 4] increasing the death toll to 18 on the election day. The dead included 10 Trinamool Congress supporters, four from the ...
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly ( IAST: Paścima Baṃga Vidhāna Sabhā) 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 ...
The Governor of West Bengal is the nominal head of the Government of West Bengal. In the capacity of governor, the holder of the aforementioned is the constitutional representative of the President of India (the Union Government) in the state of West Bengal. C. V. Ananda Bose is the incumbent governor, having taken office on 18 November 2022. [1]
The State Emblem of India. West Bengal has come under President's rule on four occasions, all between 1968 and 1977. With over 23 years in office, Jyoti Basu of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is India's third longest-serving chief minister. Basu's successor Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, who served for over 10 years.
v. t. e. The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the principal administrative authority of the Indian state of West Bengal, created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. [ 1] The Governor acts as the head of state and is the highest nominal authority of the ...
At the time of its creation in 1947, the state of West Bengal was divided into 14 districts—Bankura, Birbhum, Burdwan, Calcutta (Kolkata), Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Midnapore, Murshidabad, Nadia, West Dinajpur and 24 Parganas. [ 3] Cooch Behar district was a princely state named Koch Bihar till 20 August 1949, when the ...
The Communist Party of India (Marxist), West Bengal is the West Bengal state wing of Communist Party of India (Marxist) and a recognised national party. The party has been the longest formally the governing party in West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 2011 and has significant representation of the state in Rajya Sabha. [ 2]
West Bengal celebrates many holidays and festivals. Throughout the Bengali calendar, many festivals are celebrated. Durga Puja is solemnized as perhaps the most significant of all celebrations in West Bengal. [1] Here is a list of the main festivals of West Bengal.