West Bengal Elections: 34 assembly constituencies spread across 5 districts are voting. (File)
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Bengal is voting for the 7th time today in the longest ever assembly election any state has seen, that too in the middle of the second wave of a pandemic that many are calling a tsunami. More than three lakh infections on a single day have been reported in the country.
In Bengal, in the last 24 hours, 15,889 new cases have been reported - the highest spike in the state ever. 57 have died.
In normal times, this phase - with 36 seats - would have been one of the most exciting, with high-profile ministers, film stars, fashion designers, so-called Trinamool Congress to BJP turncoats, student leaders and even a General (retired) in the race.
Bengal Elections: Polling During Seventh Phase Largely Peaceful, 75.06 % Turnout Till 5 PM, Says EC
In the penultimate phase of the Assembly elections, polling was conducted in 36 seats across the state on Monday PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-26T22:11:05+05:30 Bengal Elections: Polling During Seventh Phase Largely Peaceful, 75.06 % Turnout Till 5 PM, Says EC outlookindia.com 2021-04-26T22:13:39+05:30
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The seventh phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections concluded at 6.30 pm on Monday with 75.06 per cent of voters casting their ballots as of 5 pm. Polling was by and large peaceful, an Election Commission official said.
Security was tight in view of the violence in the previous phases, particularly due to the death of five people at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar during the fourth phase of polling on April 10, an EC official said.
West Bengal Assembly elections | EC transfers more police officers in Bengal
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The Election Commission has been making a slew of transfers as the West Bengal voted
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Voters wait in queues to cast votes at a polling station during the 7th phase of West Bengal Assembly elections at a village near Balurghat in South Dinajpur district, West Bengal on April 26, 2021.
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The Election Commission has been making a slew of transfers as the West Bengal voted The Election Commission of India (ECI) transferred a few police officers as West Bengal voted in the seventh phase of Assembly polls on April 26, officials said.
. In times like this, from where did political parties and politicians get the moral courage to hold such huge rallies in West Bengal?
Dilip Ghosh: This trend started last May, and was started by the TMC. Mamata Banerjee has never acknowledged any lockdown. Hence, the term âlockdownâ became a farce in the state. The state government fudged the data of COVID cases and deaths. The place where we are right now, in last May, a TMC district president had organised a rally of 20,000 people, without any restrictions. Then the trend began. We also followed suit. Then we also held public meetings, rallies and door-to-door campaigns. We geared up for the polls. And that is continuing.Â
Polling officials with EVMs and other election materials on the eve of 7th phase of the West Bengal assembly polls, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)
NEW DELHI: West Bengal will witness its penultimate phase of polling on April 26 which will be held under a strict Covid protocol due to a massive surge in infections over the last few days.
This will be the seventh round in the eight-phase West Bengal elections, the results of which will be announced on May 2.
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34 seats to go to polls
Over 86 lakh voters will decide the political fate of 284 candidates on Monday with 34 assembly constituencies, including chief minister Mamata Banerjee s home turf Bhabanipur, going to polls.