West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016 Dates
| Poll Event | 1 st Phase | 2nd Phase (56 ACs) | 3rd Phase (62 ACs) | 4th Phase (49 ACs) | 5th Phase ( 53 ACs) | 6th Phase ( 25 ACs) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (a) (18 ACs) | 1(b) (31 ACs) | ||||||
| Issue of Notification | 11.03.2016 (FRI) | 14.03.2016 (MON) | 22.03.2016 (TUE) | 28.03.2016 (MON) | 01.04.2016 (FRI) | 04.04.2016 (MON) | 11.04.2016 (MON) |
| Last date for making Nominations | 18.03.2016 (FRI) | 21.03.2016 (MON) | 29.03.2016 (TUE) | 04.04.2016 (MON) | 08.04.2016 (FRI) | 11.04.2016 (MON) | 18.04.2016 (MON) |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | 19.03.2016 (SAT) | 22.03.2016 (TUE) | 30.03.2016 (WED) | 05.04.2016 (TUE) | 09.04.2016 (SAT) | 12.04.2016 (TUE) | 19.04.2016 (TUE) |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature | 21.03.2016 (MON) | 26.03.2016 (SAT) | 01.04.2016 (FRI) | 07.04.2016 (THU) | 11.04.2016 (MON) | 16.04.2016 (SAT) | 21.04.2016 (THU) |
| Date of Poll | 04.04.2016 (MON) | 11.04.2016 (MON) | 17.04.2016 (SUN) | 21.04.2016 (THU) | 25.04.2016 (MON) | 30.04.2016 (SAT) | 05.05.2016 (THU) |
| Counting of Votes | 19.05.2016 (THU) | 19.05.2016 (THU) | 19.05.2016 (THU) | 19.05.2016 (THU) | 19.05.2016 (THU) | 19.05.2016 (THU) | 19.05.2016 (THU) |
| Date before which election process shall be completed | 21.05.2016 (SAT) | 21.05.2016 (SAT) | 21.05.2016 (SAT) | 21.05.2016 (SAT) | 21.05.2016 (SAT) | 21.05.2016 (SAT) | 21.05.2016 (SAT) |
| Phase - 1(a) (18 Assembly Constituencies) | Phase - 2 (56 Assembly Constituencies) | Phase - 3 (62 Assembly Constituencies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC. No. | AC. Name | AC. No. | AC. Name | AC. No. | AC. Name |
| 220 | NAYAGRAM (ST) | 10 | KUMARGRAM (ST) | 55 | FARAKKA |
| 221 | GOPIBALLAVPUR | 11 | KALCHINI(ST) | 56 | SAMSERGANJ |
| 222 | JHARGRAM | 12 | ALIPURDUARS | 57 | SUTI |
| 234 | SALBONI | 13 | FALAKATA (SC) | 58 | JANGIPUR |
| 236 | MEDINIPUR | 14 | MADARIHAT (ST) | 59 | RAGHUNATHGANJ |
| 237 | BINPUR (ST) | 15 | DHUPGURI(SC) | 60 | SAGARDIGHI |
| 238 | BANDWAN (ST) | 16 | MAYNAGURI(SC) | 61 | LALGOLA |
| 239 | BALARAMPUR | 17 | JALPAIGURI(SC) | 62 | BHAGAWANGOLA |
| 240 | BAGHMUNDI | 18 | RAJGANJ(SC) | 63 | RANINAGAR |
| 241 | JOYPUR | 19 | DABGRAM-FULBARI | 64 | MURSHIDABAD |
| 242 | PURULIA | 20 | MAL (ST) | 65 | NABAGRAM (SC) |
| 243 | MANBAZAR (ST) | 21 | NAGRAKATA (ST) | 66 | KHARGRAM (SC) |
| 244 | KASHIPUR | 22 | KALIMPONG | 67 | BURWAN (SC) |
| 245 | PARA (SC) | 23 | DARJEELING | 68 | KANDI |
| 246 | RAGHUNATHPUR(SC) | 24 | KURSEONG | 69 | BHARATPUR |
| 249 | RANIBANDH (ST) | 25 | MATIGARA-NAXALBARI(SC) | 70 | REJINAGAR |
| 250 | RAIPUR (ST) | 26 | SILIGURI | 71 | BELDANGA |
| 251 | TALDANGRA | 27 | PHANSIDEWA (ST) | 72 | BAHARAMPUR |
| Phase - 1(b) (31 Assembly Constituencies) | 28 | CHOPRA | 73 | HARIHARPARA | |
| 219 | DANTAN | 29 | ISLAMPUR | 74 | NOWDA |
| 223 | KESHIARY (ST) | 30 | GOALPOKHAR | 75 | DOMKAL |
| 224 | KHARAGPUR SADAR | 31 | CHAKULIA | 76 | JALANGI |
| 225 | NARAYANGARH | 32 | KARANDIGHI | 77 | KARIMPUR |
| 226 | SABANG | 33 | HEMTABAD (SC) | 78 | TEHATTA |
| 227 | PINGLA | 34 | KALIAGANJ(SC) | 79 | PALASHIPARA |
| 228 | KHARAGPUR | 35 | RAIGANJ | 80 | KALIGANJ |
| 229 | DEBRA | 36 | ITAHAR | 81 | NAKASHIPARA |
| 230 | DASPUR | 37 | KUSHMANDI(SC) | 82 | CHAPRA |
| 231 | GHATAL (SC) | 38 | KUMARGANJ | 83 | KRISHNANAGAR UTTAR |
| 232 | CHANDRAKONA(SC) | 39 | BALURGHAT | 84 | NABADWIP |
| 233 | GARBETA | 40 | TAPAN (ST) | 85 | KRISHNANAGARDAKSHIN |
| 235 | KESHPUR (SC) | 41 | GANGARAMPUR (SC) | 86 | SANTIPUR |
| 247 | SALTORA (SC) | 42 | HARIRAMPUR | 87 | RANAGHAT UTTAR PASCHIM |
| 248 | CHHATNA | 43 | HABIBPUR (ST) | 88 | KRISHNAGANJ(SC) |
| 252 | BANKURA | 44 | GAZOLE (SC) | 89 | RANAGHAT UTTAR PURBA (SC) |
| 253 | BARJORA | 45 | CHANCHAL | 90 | RANAGHAT DAKSHIN (SC) |
| 254 | ONDA | 46 | HARISHCHANDRAPUR | 91 | CHAKDAHA |
| 255 | BISHNUPUR | 47 | MALATIPUR | 92 | KALYANI(SC) |
| 256 | KATULPUR (SC) | 48 | RATUA | 93 | HARINGHATA (SC) |
| 257 | INDUS (SC) | 49 | MANIKCHAK | 162 | CHOWRANGEE |
| 258 | SONAMUKHI(SC) | 50 | MALDAHA (SC) | 163 | ENTALLY |
| 275 | PANDABESWAR | 51 | ENGLISH BAZAR | 164 | BELEGHATA |
| 276 | DURGAPUR PURBA | 52 | MOTHABARI | 165 | JORASANKO |
| 277 | DURGAPUR PASCHIM | 53 | SUJAPUR | 166 | SHYAMPUKUR |
| 278 | RANIGANJ | 54 | BAISNABNAGAR | 167 | MANIKTALA |
| 279 | JAMURIA | 284 | DUBRAJPUR (SC) | 168 | KASHIPUR-BELGACHHIA |
| 280 | ASANSOL DAKSHIN | 285 | SURI | 259 | KHANDAGHOSH(SC) |
| 281 | ASANSOL UTTAR | 286 | BOLPUR | 260 | BARDHAMANDAKSHIN |
| 282 | KULTI | 287 | NANOOR (SC) | 261 | RAINA (SC) |
| 283 | BARABANI | 288 | LABPUR | 262 | JAMALPUR (SC) |
| 289 | SAINTHIA (SC) | 263 | MONTESWAR | ||
| 290 | MAYURESWAR | 264 | KALNA (SC) | ||
| 291 | RAMPURHAT | 265 | MEMARI | ||
| 292 | HANSAN | 266 | BARDHAMAN UTTAR | ||
| 293 | NALHATI | 267 | BHATAR | ||
| 294 | MURARAI | 268 | PURBASTHALIDAKSHIN | ||
| 269 | PURBASTHALI UTTAR | ||||
| 270 | KATWA | ||||
| 271 | KETUGRAM | ||||
| 272 | MANGALKOT | ||||
| 273 | AUSGRAM (SC) | ||||
| 274 | GALSI(SC) | ||||
| Phase - 4 (49 Assembly Constituencies) | Phase - 5 (53 Assembly Constituencies) | Phase - 6 (25 Assembly Constituencies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC. No. | AC. Name | AC. No. | AC. Name | AC. No. | AC. Name |
| 94 | BAGDA (SC) | 127 | GOSABA (SC) | 1 | MEKLIGANJ (SC) |
| 95 | BANGAON UTTAR (SC) | 128 | BASANTI (SC) | 2 | MATHABHANGA(SC) |
| 96 | BANGAON DAKSHIN (SC) | 129 | KULTALI(SC) | 3 | COOCHBEHAR UTTAR (SC) |
| 97 | GAIGHATA (SC) | 130 | PATHARPRATIMA | 4 | COOCHBEHAR DAKSHIN |
| 98 | SWARUPNAGAR(SC) | 131 | KAKDWIP | 5 | SITALKUCHI(SC) |
| 99 | BADURIA | 132 | SAGAR | 6 | SITAI (SC) |
| 100 | HABRA | 133 | KULPI | 7 | DINHATA |
| 101 | ASHOKNAGAR | 134 | RAIDIGHI | 8 | NATABARI |
| 102 | AMDANGA | 135 | MANDIRBAZAR (SC) | 9 | TUFANGANJ |
| 103 | BIJPUR | 136 | JAYNAGAR (SC) | 203 | TAMLUK |
| 104 | NAIHATI | 137 | BARUIPUR PURBA (SC) | 204 | PANSKURA PURBA |
| 105 | BHATPARA | 138 | CANNING PASCHIM (SC) | 205 | PANSKURA PASCHIM |
| 106 | JAGATDAL | 139 | CANNING PURBA | 206 | MOYNA |
| 107 | NOAPARA | 140 | BARUIPUR PASCHIM | 207 | NANDAKUMAR |
| 108 | BARRACKPUR | 141 | MAGRAHAT PURBA (SC) | 208 | MAHISADAL |
| 109 | KHARDAHA | 142 | MAGRAHAT PASCHIM | 209 | HALDIA (SC) |
| 110 | DUM DUM UTTAR | 143 | DIAMOND HARBOUR | 210 | NANDIGRAM |
| 111 | PANIHATI | 144 | FALTA | 211 | CHANDIPUR |
| 112 | KAMARHATI | 145 | SATGACHHIA | 212 | PATASHPUR |
| 113 | BARANAGAR | 146 | BISHNUPUR (SC) | 213 | KANTHI UTTAR |
| 114 | DUM DUM | 147 | SONARPUR DAKSHIN | 214 | BHAGABANPUR |
| 115 | RAJARHATNEW TOWN | 148 | BHANGAR | 215 | KHEJURI(SC) |
| 116 | BIDHANNAGAR | 149 | KASBA | 216 | KANTHI DAKSHIN |
| 117 | RAJARHAT GOPALPUR | 150 | JADAVPUR | 217 | RAMNAGAR |
| 118 | MADHYAMGRAM | 151 | SONARPUR UTTAR | 218 | EGRA |
| 119 | BARASAT | 152 | TOLLYGANJ | ||
| 120 | DEGANGA | 153 | BEHALA PURBA | ||
| 121 | HAROA | 154 | BEHALA PASCHIM | ||
| 122 | MINAKHAN (SC) | 155 | MAHESHTALA | ||
| 123 | SANDESHKHALI(ST) | 156 | BUDGE BUDGE | ||
| 124 | BASIRHAT DAKSHIN | 157 | METIABURUZ | ||
| 125 | BASIRHAT UTTAR | 158 | KOLKATA PORT | ||
| 126 | HINGALGANJ(SC) | 159 | BHABANIPUR | ||
| 169 | BALLY | 160 | RASHBEHARI | ||
| 170 | HOWRAH UTTAR | 161 | BALLYGUNGE | ||
| 171 | HOWRAH MADHYA | 185 | UTTARPARA | ||
| 172 | SHIBPUR | 186 | SREERAMPUR | ||
| 173 | HOWRAH DAKSHIN | 187 | CHAMPDANI | ||
| 174 | SANKRAIL (SC) | 188 | SINGUR | ||
| 175 | PANCHLA | 189 | CHANDANNAGAR | ||
| 176 | ULUBERIA PURBA | 190 | CHUNCHURA | ||
| 177 | ULUBERIA UTTAR (SC) | 191 | BALAGARH (SC) | ||
| 178 | ULUBERIA DAKSHIN | 192 | PANDUA | ||
| 179 | SHYAMPUR | 193 | SAPTAGRAM | ||
| 180 | BAGNAN | 194 | CHANDITALA | ||
| 181 | AMTA | 195 | JANGIPARA | ||
| 182 | UDAYNARAYANPUR | 196 | HARIPAL | ||
| 183 | JAGATBALLAVPUR | 197 | DHANEKHALI(SC) | ||
| 184 | DOMJUR | 198 | TARAKESWAR | ||
| 199 | PURSURAH | ||||
| 200 | ARAMBAG (SC) | ||||
| 201 | GOGHAT (SC) | ||||
| 202 | KHANAKUL | ||||
Some important Points by Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi
Around 17 crore voters will cast their vote in assembly elections in these five states
Photographs of all candidates will be present on the EVMs to eliminate confusion for voters
A symbol for NOTA to be used in AssemblyElections, in place of the word
Polling stations increased: 25,000 in Assam, 21,498 in Kerala, 65,616 in Tamil Nadu, 77,247 in West Bengal & 913 in Puducherry
More than 18,000 VVPATs in 64 assembly constituencies will be used in the upcoming state polls
75,000-80,000 paramilitary troops for AssemblyPolls in five states
Last Updated on : March 5, 2016
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