Jagannath Sarkar was elected as the MLA of Santipur constituency in the West Bengal polls this year, while Nisith Pramanik was elected from the Dinhata constituency. They submitted their resignation to West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee.
Trinamool Congress supporters in large numbers gathered outside the BJP office in Kolkata.
New Delhi:
The Election Commission has urged all states and Union Territories to ensure that no victory processions are held by political parties as leads indicated winners in five states. Videos from Kolkata have shown celebrations by Trinamool supporters in pockets of Kolkata and some rural areas.
Hundreds of mask-less supporters, faces smeared in green, were seen waving flags outside the party office a dangerous situation in a state where Covid is threatening to spill out of control. Similar celebrations were seen in rural areas.
Celebrations were also held by supporters of the DMK in Tamil Nadu where the party is set to come back in power after a decade.
West Bengal Election 2021: The voters will choose among 283 candidates, 35 of whom are women. (File)
New Delhi: The eighth and final phase of voting is being held in Bengal today amid the growing menace of Covid that is spreading fast in the state. The election is being held on 35 seats lying across Malda, Murshidabad, Birbhum and Kolkata.
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Six seats in Malda, 11 each in Murshidabad and Birbhum and seven seats in Kolkata are voting in this phase. Polling is being held across 11,860 centres. The voters will choose among 283 candidates, 35 of whom are women.
Two ministers Shashi Panji and Sadhan Pande - are seeking re-election in this phase. All eyes are on Birbhum district, which has a history of poll-related violence.
Bengal election 2021: Urging people to exercise their franchise, PM Modi tweeted
New Delhi:
With the seventh phase of the West Bengal assembly polls underway on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to exercise their franchise and follow all COVID-19 related protocols.
Promoted The seventh phase of the West Bengal elections takes place today. Urging people to exercise their franchise and follow all COVID-19 related protocols, PM Modi tweeted.
The seventh phase of the West Bengal elections takes place today. Urging people to exercise their franchise and follow all COVID-19 related protocols. Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 26, 2021
Polling began at 7 am for 34 seats in the seventh phase of the state assembly elections amid tight security and a rampaging second wave of COVID-19.
Bengal Election 2021: Over 81.88 lakh electorates will decide the fate of 268 candidates.
Nearly 18 per cent of the 81 lakh electors have voted in the first three hours of polling in West Bengal. Trinamool MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Nusrat Ruhi were among early high-profile voters. Thirty-four assembly constituencies spread across five districts are voting today in the seventh phase of the eight-phased election. Among these, six are in Dakshin Dinajpur, six in Malda, nine in Murshidabad, nine in Paschim Bardhaman and four in Kolkata.
In Bhowanipore, the home turf of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool has fielded party heavyweight Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay. Ms Banerjee has chosen Nandigram in this election in place of Bhowanipore.