BJP polling agent Sankar Sakar speaking to ANI on Monday.
WB polls: BJP polling agent alleges he was forcefully pushed out of booth by TMC members ANI | Updated: Apr 26, 2021 12:27 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 26 (ANI): As polling for the seventh phase of West Bengal Assembly elections was underway on Monday, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) polling agent alleged that he was forcefully pushed out of a booth by members of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).
BJP polling agent Sankar Sakar alleged that he was forcefully pushed out of the booth by TMC members and made to leave the spot in Bakhra village of Ratua, Malda.
WB Polls: 55.12 pc voter turnout till 2 pm ANI | Updated: Apr 26, 2021 14:28 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 26 (ANI): Amid a few skirmishes, the voter turnout for the seventh and penultimate phase of the high-stakes West Bengal election reached 55.12 per cent at 2 pm on Monday.
Among the districts, Murshidabad maintained the highest turnout with 60.53 percent, while Dakshin Dinajpur and Malda registered 58.96 per cent and 58.16 per cent respectively.
Bhagabangola recorded the highest percentage of voters among all constituencies at 62.65 per cent while Raninagar and Bhowanipore recorded 62.56 per cent and 41.97 per cent respectively.
Earlier during polling today, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) candidate Agnimitra Paul on Monday accused Trinamool Congress (TMC) agents of manipulating voters by wearing a cap with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s photo on it, at a booth in her constituency during the polling for the seventh phase of the
Bengal election: BJP polling agent alleges he was forcefully pushed out of booth by TMC members
BJP polling agent Sankar Sakar alleged that he was forcefully pushed out of the booth by TMC members and made to leave the spot in Bakhra village of Ratua, Malda.
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A voter undergoes thermal screening at a polling booth during the 7th phase of West Bengal State Assembly polls in Kolkata on Monday. (Photo | PTI) By ANI
KOLKATA: As polling for the seventh phase of West Bengal Assembly elections was underway on Monday, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) polling agent alleged that he was forcefully pushed out of a booth by members of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).
WB polls: 37.72 per cent voter turnout till 12 pm ANI | Updated: Apr 26, 2021 12:20 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 26 (ANI): The voter turnout for the seventh and penultimate phase of the high-stakes West Bengalassembly elections reached 37.72 per cent at 12 am on Monday.
Among the districts, Murshidabad recorded the highest turnout with 42.41 per cent, while Malda and Dakshin Dinajpur registered 39.96 per cent and 39.70 per cent respectively.
Chanchal recorded the highest percentage of voters among all constituencies at 48 per cent while Rashbehari and Bhowanipore recorded 27.45 per cent and 28.31 per cent respectively.
Earlier in the day, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) polling agent Sankar Sakar alleged that he was forcefully pushed out of booth number 91 by members of the ruling Trinamool Congress and made to leave the spot in Bakhra village of Ratua, Malda.