Organisation : Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal
Announcement : Schedule For General Elections To West Bengal State Legislative Assembly 2026
Election Date : 23rd and 29th April 2026
Website : https://ceowestbengal.wb.gov.in/Electors
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Schedule For General Elections To West Bengal State Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in West Bengal from 23 and 29 April 2026 to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 4th May 2026.
Related / Similar Facility : Know Your Polling Station West Bengal
| Poll event | Phases | |
|---|---|---|
| I | II | |
| Notification date | 30 March 2026 | 2 April 2026 |
| Last date for filing nomination | 6 April 2026 | 9 April 2026 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 7 April 2026 | 10 April 2026 |
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination | 9 April 2026 | 13 April 2026 |
| Date of poll | 23 April 2026 | 29 April 2026 |
| Number of constituencies | 152 | 142 |
| Date of counting of votes | 4 May 2026 | |
| Date of completion of electoral process | 6 May 2026 | |
Photo Electoral Rolls and Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC)
Photo Electoral Rolls will be used during the General Election to Legislative Assemblies of state of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and UT of Puducherry. EPIC will be used for establishing the identity of elector at the time of voting. All out efforts are being made to ensure 100% delivery of EPIC to all newly registered electors before the last date of filing nomination.
Braille Voter Information Slips
To ensure ease of participation and active engagement of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the electoral process, Commission has directed to issue Accessible Voter Information Slips with Braille Features to Persons with Visual Impairment, along with normal Voter Information Slips.
Voter Guide:
A Voter Guide (in Hindi/English/Local Language) shall be provided to every elector’s household ahead of election, giving them information about the date and time of poll, contact details of the BLOs, important websites, helpline numbers, documents required for identification at the polling station besides other important information including the Do’s and Don’ts for voters at the polling station. This Voter Guide will be distributed along with Voter Information Slips by the BLOs.
Measures To Prevent Impersonation
BLOs have done door to door survey and will prepare a list of voters found absent from the place of their ordinary residence in the process of distribution of VIS. Similarly, names of shifted and dead voters, whose names could not be deleted, shall also be added to this list by BLOs.
This list of Absent, Shifted or Dead (ASD) voters shall be given to the Presiding Officers on the poll day. Commission has issued instructions that voting will be allowed only after proper identification of voters. Identification shall be done on the basis of EPIC or other alternative identity documents permitted by the Commission. Presiding Officers are required to double check the identity of voters whose names are on the ASD list.