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West Bengal state, India: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: West Bengal state

UCDP recorded 1 eventP of organized violence in West Bengal state, India in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in this event is 1P. UCDP recorded no eventsP in July 2026.

In the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026, UCDP recorded 5 eventsP in West Bengal state, India. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 5P. UCDP counts 0P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Table 1. West Bengal state, India: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureAugust 2026PJuly 2026P12 months to 31 Aug 2026P
Events105
Estimated deaths, best estimate105
Low estimate of deaths105
High estimate of deaths105
Deaths of civilians000

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Since the last update

The log has no change for West Bengal state, India on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

02.55Jan 2025Jan 2026GEDCandidate
Figure 1. Events in West Bengal state by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events. The figures are in Table 5.
Figure 2. Events in West Bengal state, 1 Sep 2025 to 31 Aug 2026. The map shows 5 events with 5 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. West Bengal state: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Supporters of BJP5P5P
Supporters of TMC5P5P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Second-level areas

The areas in West Bengal state that UCDP names in the events. The table has 10 areas at most.

Table 3. Second-level areas of West Bengal state in the events of the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Birbhum district1P1P
Howrah district1P1P
North 24 Parganas district2P2P
South 24 Parganas district1P1P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. West Bengal state: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict00%
Non-state conflict5P100%
One-sided violence against civilians00%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events.

Table 5. Monthly reports of West Bengal state, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
August 20261P1PCandidate Events
May 20264P4PCandidate Events

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

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ConflictStats. West Bengal state, India: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/country/india/west-bengal-state/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .

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Questions

How many events did UCDP record in West Bengal state, India in August 2026?

UCDP recorded 1 eventP of organized violence in West Bengal state, India in August 2026. UCDP recorded no eventsP in July 2026.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For West Bengal state, India in the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026, the best estimate is 5P. The low estimate is 5 and the high estimate is 5P.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.