Census in West Bengal to start from August 1: CM Suvendu

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday (May 29, 2026) that the West Bengal Census 2027 would be held between August 1 and end of February 2028 next year.

Census in West Bengal to start from August 1: CM Suvendu. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday (May 29, 2026) that the West Bengal Census 2027 would be held between August 1 and end of February 2028 next year. Emphasising that the exercise had nothing to do with politics, the Chief Minister urged people in the State to participate in the process. He stressed that the census was a constitutional obligation. “The Government of India sent a letter to the previous West Bengal government on May 16, 2025, calling on it to start the census. I will not politicise the issue, but I will say that it is unfortunate that the previous State government did not respond,” Mr. Adhikari said. The Chief Minister said that while the rest of the country had moved far ahead in the conduct of the census, West Bengal needs to catch up. Mr. A...