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lections 2026 West Bengal Voting Phase 2 Live Updates: Polling begins at 7 am across 142 constituencies in south Bengal, with voting set to end at 6:30 pm.
Officials leave for their respective polling stations after collecting Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units for voting in the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata. (IMAGE: PTI)
West Bengal Elections 2026 Phase 2 Voting Live Updates: West Bengal votes in the second and final phase of its Assembly elections on Wednesday, with polling set to decide the fate of 142 constituencies across the state’s politically crucial southern belt. Voting will begin at 7 am and continue till 6:30 pm, with those in queue at closing time allowed to cast their ballots.
This phase covers key districts including Kolkata, Howrah, North and South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Hooghly and Purba Bardhaman, effectively the core of the Trinamool Congress’s traditional stronghold. In the 2021 Assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress dominated this region, winning 123 of these 142 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party secured 18 and the Indian Secular Front one.
The contest this time centres on whether the BJP can breach the ruling party’s southern fortress after holding ground in parts of north Bengal, or if Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s party retains its grip and clears the path for a fourth straight term.
High voter turnout marked the first phase, and a similarly strong participation is expected today as campaigning around issues such as corruption, citizenship and welfare schemes gives way to voting across the state.
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