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West Bengal is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on June 7, 2009.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
September 14, 2006	Peer review	Reviewed
September 15, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
November 2, 2006	Featured article candidate	Promoted
January 1, 2018	Featured article review	Demoted
February 9, 2018	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
Current status: Former featured article

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Infobox replacement

The {{Infobox settlement}} used on this page is going to be replaced with {{Infobox Indian state or territory}} as per the Proposal and Consensus of RFC. Any questions/suggestions? Discuss Here.

You can also contribute by replacing Infobox settlement with Infobox Indian state or territory on other pages , or by improving this one. Tojoroy20 (talk) 20:03, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Replaced — Tojoroy20 (talk) 21:46, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

Emblem of West Bengal.svg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 07:42, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit-request in Districts and cities section

''As of now, West Bengal is divided into 23 districts.'' instead of ''As of 1 August 2022, West Bengal is divided into 30 districts.'' Ritwik Mahata^t@lk 10:54, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Community Tech bot Ritwik Mahata^t@lk 14:20, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Ohnoitsjamie Ritwik Mahata^t@lk 18:45, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 19:09, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 April 2024

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Tgbsww (talk) 08:54, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Emblem of West Bengal (2018-present).svg, resize it plz

Not done for now: This image appears 2 places in the infobox. Please explain which one you want resized, what the new size should be, and why this is necessary (they both look reasonable to me). Jamedeus (talk) 18:26, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

West Bengal magazine 15 lines

West bengal magazine chas mandhir 2405:201:C03F:58E4:A92A:87C4:6748:7E51 (talk) 18:18, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]