West Bengal Assembly elections | Isolated violence in the last phase of polling
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Kolkata records the lowest turnout and Birbhum the highest
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A voter goes under thermal screening at a polling booth during the final phase of West Bengal Assembly election in Malda district, on April 29, 2021.
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Kolkata records the lowest turnout and Birbhum the highest
Isolated incidents of violence were reported in the last phase of polling for 35 seats in West Bengal on Thursday as 76.07% voters had exercised their franchise till 5 p.m.
The marathon exercise, which started on March 27, has come to a close with Kolkata recording the lowest turnout at 57.53%. Birbhum recorded the highest turnout (81.87%) followed by Malda (80.06%) and Murshidabad (78.07%).
Bengal polls: 76.07 per cent voter turnout, attack on candidates and sporadic violence in last phase
Bengal polls: 76.07 per cent voter turnout, attack on candidates and sporadic violence in last phase
76.07 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm while stray incidents of violence were reported on Thursday from several areas in the last phase of assembly election in Bengal.
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UPDATED: April 30, 2021 08:21 IST
Voters stand in a queue outside a polling station to cast their votes during the last phase of West Bengal Assembly election, in Kolkata, April 29. (PTI Photo)
The eighth phase of assembly poll in West Bengal on Thursday brought to an end the protracted voting schedule in the state, which saw sporadic violence, assault of candidates and death of a person during the day when nearly 80 per cent votes were cast.
An estimated 75 per cent votes were cast in the seventh and penultimate phase of the West Bengal assembly election 2021, which was by and large peaceful on Monday.
Turnout 75.02 per cent in seventh phase of Bengal elections, polling by and large peaceful
Till 5 pm, the highest voters turnout of 80.30 per cent was registered in the Murshidabad constituency, and the lowest polling percentage of 59.91 per cent was recorded in the Kolkata Dakshin seat.
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KOLKATA: An estimated 75 per cent votes were cast on Monday in West Bengal in the seventh and penultimate phase of the assembly election, which was by and large peaceful, Chief Electoral Officer Aariz Aftab said.
He said that 75.06 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in 34 seats where polling was held and is expected to go up as the polling ended at 6.30 PM.
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EC to hold all-party meeting in Kolkata over Covid norms in rallies.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has convened an all-party meeting on Friday in Kolkata to discuss strategies to limit the spread of Covid-19 during public election rallies in West Bengal. Aariz Aftab, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, will preside over the meeting. Aftab called the meeting after the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked the CEO and concerned officials to ensure strict adherence to guidelines of coronavirus pandemic as mandated by ECI in the remaining phases of polling in West Bengal.
The poll body will meet one representative of every political party today to discuss the implementation of COVID-19 norms for the upcoming four phases of the election. The poll body has asked all political parties in West Bengal to send only one representative to attend the meeting. State Health secretary NS Nigam and additional director general of police (law and order) J