West Bengal is set to vote in six-phase Assembly elections between April 17 and May 5. Though it is being considered a multi-cornered battle, the Trinamool Congress and the Left-Congress combine stand out as the major forces.
Here's a compilation of some interesting facts and statistics concerning the Assembly elections in the political hotbed of West Bengal:
# Total seats in Assembly – 295, including one seat nominated for Anglo-Indian community.
# 68 seats reserved for SC category.
#Faceoff: While both Congress and CPM still have pockets of influence, it is Trinamool Congress all the way.
# Lok Sabha elections 2014: While Trinamool Congress won 34 seats (39.4% votes), Congress won four seats (9.6% votes), CPM won two seats (22.7% votes) and BJP won two seats (16.84% votes).
# Assembly elections 2011: While Trinamool Congress won 184 seats (38.9% votes), Congress won 42 seats (9.1% votes), CPM won 40 seats (30.8% votes) and BJP won zero seats (4.1% votes).
# Minority angle:
- West Bengal has a population of 9.12 crore, of which 27% are Muslims
- Muslim population is 30% or more in 85 Assembly constituencies
- Five districts, including Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Malda and Birbhum, have sizeable Muslim votes
# Poll projection: A recent India TV-C Voter survey predicts a win for Trinamool Congress , with TMC getting 156 seats, CPM 114, Congress 13 and BJP 4 seats.
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