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West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous state. [1] The state capital is Kolkata.The state encompasses two broad natural regions: the Gangetic Plain in the south and the sub-Himalayan and Himalayan area in the north.
A hotbed of the Indian independence movement through the early 20th century, Bengal was partitioned during India's independence in 1947 along religious lines into two separate entities: West Bengal—a state of India—and East Bengal—a part of the newly created Dominion of Pakistan that later became the independent nation of Bangladesh in 1971.
The Bharatiya Janata Party contested the West Bengal assembly election for the first time in 1982. [9] The primary objective of the party was to create a nucleus for a future third force in West Bengal politics. [9] The party supported the call of the West Bengal government to hold the elections in March 1982. [10]
2016 West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election West Bengal Vidhan Sabha segments (as of 2019 India Lok Sabha election) [19] [20] 2021 West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election West Bengal Vidhan Sabha segments (as of 2024 India Lok Sabha election) BJP: 3 121 77 90 (by from 20 , ceo West Bengal) INC: 44 9 0 11 TMC: 211 164 215 192 ( by form 20 , ceo West Bengal ...
West Bengal (/ b ɛ n ˈ ɡ ɔː l /, Bengali: Poshchim Bongo, pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃim ˈbɔŋɡo] ⓘ, abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of 88,752 km 2 (34,267 sq mi) as of 2011.
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) is a wholly owned enterprise of Government of West Bengal, established in 2007 as one of the two successors of West Bengal State Electricity Board, and is responsible for providing power to 96% of West Bengal with a customer base of more than 2.2 crore across the state.
Biggest festival of Bengalis, Pohela Boishakh. The culture of Bengal defines the cultural heritage of the Bengali people native to eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly what is today Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, where they form the dominant ethnolinguistic group and the Bengali language is the official and primary language.
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Bhabanipur; Party Candidate Votes % ±% AITC: Sovandeb Chatterjee: 73,505 : 57.71 +10.04 : BJP: Rudranil Ghosh: 44,786 ...