Polling is underway for the nine Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal in the seventh phase today amid reports of poll-related violence and tension surfacing from several pockets, including Sandeshkhali, Bhangar, and 24 Parganas.
Kolkata: Sporadic incidents of violence marred the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha polls in the nine parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal, as TMC, ISF and BJP workers clashed in various parts of violence-prone Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour constituencies.
Sector Police lodges FIR, fresh EVMs provided. TMC accuses ISF of violence. Clashes in Diamond Harbour and Jadavpur. CPI(M) workers beaten by TMC. BJP accuses TMC of intimidation in Sandeshkhali.
A voter turnout of 40.09 per cent was recorded till 1 pm on Saturday in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) said.
Polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, including Varanasi in Uttar
A voter turnout of nearly 46.8 percent was recorded in Jharkhand till 1 pm. Uttar Pradesh logged a polling percentage of 39.31, West Bengal 45.07, Bihar 35.65 and Himachal Pradesh 48.63.