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For the first time we are looking at a string of elections where you can debate whether the overall outcome reflected popular will.

The Election Commission of India has announced that SIR excercise will take place in 16 states and 3 Union Territories. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh have been left out in this phase.

Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, West Bengal Assembly Election Results 2026 LIVE updates: Election Commission of India (ECI) counting trends for TN, Assam, Kerala, WB and Puducherry with seat tally, winners list and constituency-wise updates.

The TMC’s counsel argued before the Calcutta High Court that in other places where Assembly election results were being scheduled, the ECI did not appoint any central government employee as counting supervisor.

The roots of Bengal’s electoral violence lie in the cadre-based politics that emerged during decades of Left Front rule. The transition from the Left Front to Mamata Banerjee in 2011 did little to dismantle this entrenched culture