Indian History

Located in the Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal, Pandaveswar  is one of the seven assembly segments under the Asansol parliamentary constituency. Pandaveswar seat, which came into existence in place of erstwhile Ukhara assembly constituency before 2011 following the recommendations of the delimitation commission,  is marked by mix population of coal miners, factory workers, Hindi speaking and Muslim voters. There is also a substantial rural population. Contesting Candidates for Pandabeswar Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2026       Party Candidates Votes TMC Narendranath Chakraborty   79103  BJP                                             Jiten...

Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar Buddha Purnima, commemorating the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, is an auspicious occasion for the followers of Buddhism.  The festival, which actually celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death (Mahaparinirvana) of the Buddha, falls on the full moon night in the month of Vaisakha (in April/ May) and is celebrated with great gusto and devotion in several prominent Buddhist places in India particularly at Bodhgaya and Sarnath.  2026 Buddha Jayanti falls on Friday, May 1. During the Buddha Purnima, also known as Buddha Jayanti, prayers meets are held in shrines or temples all over the country and Buddhist saints deliver the sermons on the life of Gautam Buddha.  On the Buddha Purnima day, Bodh Gaya teems with devotees who come from almost all parts of the world and participate in the religious activities at the Mahabodhi Temple which begin at dawn and continue till late in the evening.

                                                                Contesting Candidates for Mekliganj  Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2026       Party Candidates Votes BJP      Dadhiram Ray 54690 TMC                                        Paresh Chandra Adhikary 45180     Electoral History  Mekliganj is currently represented in the West Bengal legislative assembly by Paresh Chandra Adhikary who won the seat in 2021 on the ticket of Trinamool Congress. In that election while 99,338 votes were polle...

Andal Railway Station  Contesting Candidates for Raniganj Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2026       Party Candidates Votes TMC KALOBARAN MONDAL 27065 BJP                                             PARTHA GHOSH 37932   One of the 9 assembly constituencies located in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal, Raniganj assembly is composed of the geographical areas covered by Ward nos. 33–37, 88-93 of Asansol Municipal Corporation and Andal community development block.  Asansol Uttar, Asansol Dakshin, Barabani, Durgapur Purba, Durgapur Paschim, Jamuria, Kulti, Pandabeswar are the other eight assembly seats in the district....

Panch Mandir premises at Bhatpara / Image Credit Located in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, Bhatpara assembly constituency is formed by the areas covered by  Ward Nos.1 to 17 in  Bhatpara municipality. Bhatpara is one of the seven assembly segments falling under the parliamentary seat of Barrackpore. Barrackpore Lok Sabha is currently represented by TMC MP Partha Bhowmick. Other six assembly segments in the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat are Barrackpore, Bijpur, Noapara, Jagatdal, Naihati and Amdanga.   Electoral History: Bhatpara is currently held by Pawan Singh who won it in 2021 as a candidate of BJP. Earlier   Arjun Singh had won the seat four times in a row (2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016.)   Earlier Arjun Singh had won the seat in 2001 and 2006. Bidyut Ganguly of CPI(M) emerged victorious from the seat 1991 and 1996. CPM(I)’s Sitaram Gupta was elected in 1957, 1969, 1977 and 1982. 

Shyama Sundara at Bhagabanpur / Image Credit One of the sixteen assembly constituencies in the Purbi Medinipur district of West Bengal, Bhagabanpur covers Bhagabanpur, Kotbarh, Kajlagarh and Shimulia gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur- 1 block, Basudevberia, Arjunnagar, Baroj, Jukhia, Itaberia, Mugberia and Radhapur gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur-2 block, and Mathura and Argoyal gram panchayats of Patashpur- 2 block.  Bhagabanpur is one of the seven assembly constituency falling under Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency. Electoral History Rabindranath Maity is the sitting BJP MLA of Bhagabanpur which was won by him in 2021 by defeating his nearest TMC candidate and incumbent MLA Ardhendu Maity. In that election while  Rabindranath Maity polled 121,480 votes, the TMC nominee 93,931 received votes and was distantly followed by Congress’s Shiu Maiti who secured 5,274 votes. Earlier Ardhendu Maity was elected from Bhagabanpur seat for the fourth time in a row in 2016.  CPM had won the ...

Ichamati River_View_from_Basirhat_Bridge/ Image Credit Polling Date: 29th April, 2026 Located in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal,  Basirhat South constituency came into being on the recommendations of delimitation commission in 2008.       Basirhat South, one of the seven assembly segments in the Basirhat parliamentary constituency,  is home to Basirhat and Taki municipalities, in addition to the block of Basirhat. Saptarshi Banerjee is the sitting TMC MLA of Basirhat South Assembly which he won in 2021 by defeating his nearest rival of the BJP by 24,468 votes. In that election, Saptarshi Banerjee polled 115,873 votes,  Footballer   Dipendu Biswas of the TMC had won the seat in 2016 by defeating Samik Bhattacharya, now West bengal BJP President. Dipendu Biswas had lost to Samik Bhattacharya in 2014 in a by-poll, necessitated by the death of sitting CPM legislator Niranjan Mu...