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West Bengal elections 2021 Live news: Final phase polling underway
35 assembly constituencies are voting in the eighth and final phase of Bengal elections. 11 assembly constituencies each are in Murshidabad and Birbhum districts, 6 in Malda and 7 in Kolkata vote today. Exit polls projections will be out today evening.
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08:21 AM
EVM glitch delays voting
Voting began with a half an hour delay due to a glitch in the EVM, at polling booth number 188 in Birbhum. (ANI)
07:50 AM
Never voted so peacefully : Mithun Chakraborty
Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty casts his vote at a polling station in Kashipur-Belgachia, North Kolkata. Says, "I had never voted so peacefully ever before."