Family members of a septuagenarian man in Ramgarh district delayed his funeral so others could vote. The man collapsed at a polling booth before casting his vote.
CAPF deployment increased in Bengal's seven LS seats, polling underway Kolkata: Polling was underway for the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal
In overall peaceful polling during the first four hours in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections for seven constituencies in West Bengal, the polling percentage was reported at 32.70 per cent, much higher than the national average of 23.66 per .