LIVE: West Bengal voting in third phase of Assembly polls
Voting in the third-phase of the high-octane West Bengal Assembly polls is currently underway. In this phase, the fates of 205 candidates, who are contesting across 31 seats, will be decided.Voting is taking place in Hooghly, South 24 Parganas and Howrah districts. In the third phase, 78,52,425 voters, including 39,93,280 males, 38,58,902 females and 243 third gender, will exercise their franchise in 10,871 polling booths spread across the 31 constituencies.
West Bengal Assembly Polls: 77.68 pct turnout till 5 pm
06 Apr 2021, 05:56 pmWest Bengal Assembly Election Phase III (Apr 6) voter turnout till 5:00 PM:
Overall: 77.68%
South 24 Parganas: 76.74%
Howrah: 77.92%
Hooghly: 79.29%
BJP workers forcibly occupying polling booths and attacking TMC activists: Mamata Banerjee
06 Apr 2021, 04:31 pmWest Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the BJP workers were forcibly occupying polling booths and attacking TMC activists.
Addressing a public meeting here, Ms Banerjee said her party's nominee in Arambagh, Sujata Mondal, was chased and hit on head near a polling booth by saffron party workers.
“They also hit another candidate in Khanakul. In Canning East, security forces prevented our nominee Shaukat Mollah from entering a booth. There had been numerous such instances of attack on our candidates, party workers across the state," the TMC supremo alleged.
West Bengal Assembly Polls: 68.04 pct voting till 3 pm
06 Apr 2021, 03:48 pmWest Bengal Assembly Election Phase III (Apr 6) voter turnout till 3:00 PM:
Overall: 68.04%
South 24 Parganas: 65.59%
Howrah: 68.38%
Hooghly: 72.54%
Tension erupts in Birbhum’s Dubrajpur as BJP worker’s dead body recovered from pond
06 Apr 2021, 02:49 pmTension erupts in Birbhum's Dubrajpur as body of a local BJP leader was recovered from a pond. Alleging that he was murdered by TMC goons, locals stage demonstration, vandalize an ambulance which went their to bring the body for autopsy.
When police along with Central paramilitary forces reached the scene, villagers clashed with the security forces. Few cops were injured in the clash. A heavy police force have been deployed to the scene.
Tension erupts in Birbhum’s Dubrajpur as BJP worker’s dead body recovered from pond. #WestBengalElection2021 #bjp pic.twitter.com/9pyf4wzzoC
— India Blooms (@indiablooms) April 6, 2021
Over 53 per cent votes polled till 1 pm
06 Apr 2021, 01:43 pmWest Bengal Assembly Election Phase III (Apr 6) voter turnout till 1:00 PM:
Overall: 53.89%
South 24 Parganas: 51.67%
Howrah: 53.95%
Hooghly: 58.15%
TMC candidate Sujata Mondal allegedly attacked by BJP workers
06 Apr 2021, 01:42 pmTMC Arambagh candidate Sujata Mondal chased and attacked allegedly by BJP workers at a village in Arandi I GP. ECI seeks report.
TMC Arambagh candidate Sujata Mondal chased and attacked allegedly by BJP workers at a village in Arandi I GP. ECI seeks report. #WestBengalElection2021 #TMC #sujatamondal pic.twitter.com/YVu2yw7Tna
— India Blooms (@indiablooms) April 6, 2021
Over 42 per cent voter turnout till 12:30 pm
06 Apr 2021, 01:29 pmWest Bengal Assembly Election Phase III (Apr 6) voter turnout till 12:30 PM:
Overall: 42.75%
South 24 Parganas: 41.99%
Howrah: 46.25%
Hooghly: 41.30%
CPI-M alleges TMC men stopping, threatening, assaulting women from casting votes in South 24 Parganas
06 Apr 2021, 12:06 pmCPI-M submits a video footage before the ECI and alleged that TMC men were stopping, threatening and assaulting women who were going to cast their votes in South 24 Pargana's Bishnupur. ECI seeks report.
Note: IBNS did not verify the video clip's authenticity independently.
CPI-M submits video footage before ECI and alleged that #TMC men stopping, threatening and assaulting women going to cast their votes in South 24 Pargana's Bishnupur. ECI seeks report. (IBNS did not verify the video clip's authenticity independently) #WestBengalElection2021 pic.twitter.com/kyoc529F1j
— India Blooms (@indiablooms) April 6, 2021
ECI suspends sector officer after EVMs were found at TMC leader's residence in Howrah's Uluberia
06 Apr 2021, 11:42 am
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended a sector officer after four EVMs were recovered from the house of a local TMC leader in Howrah's Uluberia on Monday late night, just few hours before the third phase of election.
ECI said those were reserved EVM and have been removed from the polling process.
An investigation has been initiated into the matter.
An ECI official said that strict action will be taken against the accused.
Voter turnout over 34 per cent till 11 am
06 Apr 2021, 11:30 amWest Bengal Assembly Election Phase III (Apr 6) voter turnout till 11:00 AM:
Overall: 34.71%
South 24 Parganas: 32.44%
Howrah: 36.97%
Hooghly: 37.26%
Blatant misuse of central forces continues unabated: Mamata Banerjee alleges
06 Apr 2021, 10:59 amMamata Banerjee tweeted, "The blatant misuse of Central forces continues unabated. Despite us repeatedly raising this issue, @ECISVEEP continues to be a mute spectator while men in uniform are being misused at several places to openly intimidate TMC voters & influence many to vote in favour of one party."
The blatant misuse of Central forces continues unabated. Despite us repeatedly raising this issue, @ECISVEEP continues to be a mute spectator while men in uniform are being misused at several places to openly intimidate TMC voters & influence many to vote in favour of one party. pic.twitter.com/l6t28mxwBO
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) April 6, 2021
BJP candidate from Diamond Harbour claims TMC supporters not allowing people to case their votes
06 Apr 2021, 09:17 amDipak Haldar, BJP candidate from Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas, has claimed that TMC supporters are bot allowing people to cast their votes in booth no. 180, 143 Dagira Baduldanga. He said he has complained the matter to EC officials.
Do exercise your democratic right to vote: Mamata Banerjee
06 Apr 2021, 08:45 amবাংলার মা-মাটি-মানুষকে আমার আবেদন - নিজের গণতান্ত্রিক অধিকার প্রয়োগ করুন, সবাই আসুন, ভোট দিন। সকাল সকাল ভোট দিন।
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) April 6, 2021
My appeal to the Maa-Mati-Manush of Bengal - Do exercise your democratic right to vote. Come out in large numbers and vote today.
Rahul Gandhi asks people to vote
06 Apr 2021, 08:31 amDo cast your votes today- India is counting on you. #Elections2021
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 6, 2021
Narendra Modi tweets in Bengali, urges people to vote in huge numbers
06 Apr 2021, 08:30 amপশ্চিমবঙ্গের যে সব জায়গায় আজ নির্বাচন হচ্ছে, সেখানকার ভোটদাতাদের বিপুল সংখ্যায় ভোট দেবার আবেদন জানাই। ভোট দিন আর গনতন্ত্রকে আরো শক্তিশালী করুন !
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 6, 2021
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