A very confident looking Suvendu Adhikari claimed over 80 per cent polling by the day ends, given the fact that he saw serpentine queues outside polling booths in Nandigram starting 5 a.m. much ahead the electoral process started on .
Long queues were witnessed outside most of the polling booths till 10 a.m. The approximate voter turnout trend till 10 a.m. in Bankura district was 16.05 per cent, Paschim Medinipur 17.33, Purbo Medinipur 16.91 and South 24 Parganas 8.69 per cent, according to the Election Commission s voter turnout App. Voting began at 7 a.m. Thursday amid tight security with all eyes on Nandigram where Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee is locked in a fierce battle with confidante-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP. Many, including the first-time voters, reached polling stations well before the voting began to decide the fate of 171 candidates, 152 male, 19 female in the fray in these elections across four districts of South 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur and Bankura.
Confident of winning the Nandigram assembly seat, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari appealed to the people to vote in large numbers.Adhikari is taking on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a high-stake political .
Bengal polls: TMC alleges booth capturing by BJP workers in Nandigram
The Trinamool Congress has accused Bharatiya Janata Party workers of booth capturing at several places in the Nandigram Assembly constituency.
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UPDATED: April 1, 2021 13:57 IST
Voters lined up to cast their ballot at a polling booth in Nandigram Assembly constituency amid tight security cover | PTI image
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O Brien has filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) regarding alleged booth capturing by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers during the ongoing polling in the Nandigram Assembly constituency. Huge mob of BJP workers has entered booth numbers 6, 7, 49, 27, 162, 21, 26, 13, 262, 256, 163 and 20. The BJP workers are attempting to take control of EVM and rigging the booth, Derek O Brien said in his complaint to the EC.
West Bengal phase 2 polling: 15.72% voting in 3 hours
By IANS |
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Thu, Apr 1 2021 10:48 IST |
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West Bengal phase 2 polling: 15.72% voting in 3 hours. Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, April 1 : Voter turnout for the second phase of polling in West Bengal notched as much as 15.72 per cent in about three hours as over 75 lakh electorate began voting in 30 Assembly seats on Thursday.
Long queues were witnessed outside most of the polling booths till 10 a.m.
The approximate voter turnout trend till 10 a.m. in Bankura district was 16.05 per cent, Paschim Medinipur 17.33, Purbo Medinipur 16.91 and South 24 Parganas 8.69 per cent, according to the Election Commission s voter turnout App.