West Bengal elections: Over 40% turnout recorded till 1 pm in seventh phase of polls Several state ministers, including Minister of Power Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay and Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim, are in the fray in this phase. Updated 2 hours ago Voters wait in queue outside a polling station in Kolkata during the seventh phase of elections on Monday. | PTI
Voting for 34 constituencies in the seventh phase of West Bengal elections began at 7 am on Monday. Around 80 lakh voters will choose the fates of 268 candidates. Six phases of voting have already taken place. The remaining phase will take place on April 29. The results will be announced on May 2.
According to the chief electoral officer, the Phase 5 of the Bengal election was comparatively peaceful. As polls continued across 45 constituencies, a total of 123 people, including an independent candidate, were arrested by the cops.
TMC writes to EC over released audio tape of CM Mamata Banerjee, calls it illegal, violation of priv
TMC writes to EC over released audio tape of CM Mamata Banerjee, calls it illegal, violation of privacy
Trinamool Congress claims recording of calls were illegal under multiple acts, and it was done at the behest of the BJP.
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Trinamool Congress has written to the election commission over audio tapes of Mamata Banerjee and her Cooch Behar party leader Partha Pratim Ray, which were made public by the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday.
Bengal Election Live Updates: Mamata Banerjee assures justice to families of poll violence victims i
12:29 PM IST: The family members of those killed in Sitalkuchi violence said they trust Mamata Banerjee. Didi came to meet us here and said that she would help us as soon as the election ends. She consoled and gave us hope. We trust her, the family members of those killed in Sitalkuchi violence said.
11:40 AM IST: Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said whoever is guilty of poll violence in Cooch Behar will be punished. She also met the families of the Sitalkuchi firing victims and the grandfather of slain first-time voter Anand Burman. She said she has no public meeting in Mathabhanga but had gone to visit the families of the victims. One victim s wife is pregnant. One victim s wife has a young kid. Whoever did this, we will bring them to justice. They restricted me for 72 hours otherwise I could have come previously. The Bengal govt will support all victims of political violence inclu