2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
The All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus was reelected with an enhanced majority. They became the first ruling party to win without an ally since 1962 in West Bengal. The Saradha Group financial scandal, the Narada Sting operation, lack of any major industrial investments, and law & order issue surfaced as major issues.
About 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election in brief
The All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus was reelected with an enhanced majority. They became the first ruling party to win without an ally since 1962 in West Bengal. West Bengal has surpassed the rest of the country in elector-population ratio with 0. 68. The final electoral roll for 2016 with 6. 55 crore voters has 3. 39 crore male and 3. 16 crore female voters. The result of the election was declared on 19 May. The first phase was held in Naxalite-Maoist affected Red corridor areas with two polling dates: 4 April and 11 April.
The other phases were held on 17, 21, 25, 30 April and 5 May. In the previous election in 2011, the All India. Trinamools Congress in a coalition with INC won a majority and ended the 34-year. rule of the Left Front government. The Kolkata flyover collapse also happened in the midst of the poll process. The Saradha Group financial scandal, the Narada Sting operation, lack of any major industrial investments, and law & order issue surfaced as major issues.
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