West Bengal polls: Voters to decide fate of 284 candidates on 34 seats in seventh phase
West Bengal polls: Voters to decide fate of 284 candidates on 34 seats in seventh phase
Over 86 lakh people will cast their votes in the seventh phase of the West Bengal assembly elections on Monday to decide the political fate of 284 candidates in 34 constituencies.
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UPDATED: April 26, 2021 00:16 IST
Polling personnel moving from dispersal centre (Khandra High School) under Raniganj assembly constituency in Bengal s Paschim Bardhaman District on Sunday (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @CEOWestBengal)
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12,068 polling stations have been set up in 34 assembly constituencies for this phase
EC has deployed at least 796 companies of central forces to ensure free and fair elections
According to the chief electoral officer, the Phase 5 of the Bengal election was comparatively peaceful. As polls continued across 45 constituencies, a total of 123 people, including an independent candidate, were arrested by the cops.
TMC writes to EC over released audio tape of CM Mamata Banerjee, calls it illegal, violation of priv
TMC writes to EC over released audio tape of CM Mamata Banerjee, calls it illegal, violation of privacy
Trinamool Congress claims recording of calls were illegal under multiple acts, and it was done at the behest of the BJP.
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Trinamool Congress has written to the election commission over audio tapes of Mamata Banerjee and her Cooch Behar party leader Partha Pratim Ray, which were made public by the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday.
Bengal Election Live Updates: Mamata Banerjee assures justice to families of poll violence victims i
12:29 PM IST: The family members of those killed in Sitalkuchi violence said they trust Mamata Banerjee. Didi came to meet us here and said that she would help us as soon as the election ends. She consoled and gave us hope. We trust her, the family members of those killed in Sitalkuchi violence said.
11:40 AM IST: Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said whoever is guilty of poll violence in Cooch Behar will be punished. She also met the families of the Sitalkuchi firing victims and the grandfather of slain first-time voter Anand Burman. She said she has no public meeting in Mathabhanga but had gone to visit the families of the victims. One victim s wife is pregnant. One victim s wife has a young kid. Whoever did this, we will bring them to justice. They restricted me for 72 hours otherwise I could have come previously. The Bengal govt will support all victims of political violence inclu
Fact Check: Picture of man injured in Mewat violence passed off as atrocities on Hindus in Bengal
Fact Check: Picture of man injured in Mewat violence passed off as atrocities on Hindus in Bengal
A disturbing image of an injured man with a bandaged head and blood dripping through his face is circulating on social media with the claim that it reflects the atrocities on Hindus in Bengal. India Today s AFWA probes the truth.
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UPDATED: April 12, 2021 21:17 IST
The viral image of a man who was injured as a result of communal violence (Picture Credits: India Today)
It’s poll season in West Bengal, and according to some political experts, this is the most polarised election the state has witnessed so far. Meanwhile, a disturbing image of an injured man with a bandaged head and blood dripping through his face is circulating on social media with the claim that it reflects the atrocities on Hindus in Bengal.