Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Re-polling commenced for Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal from 7 a.m. on Thursday under a blanket security coverage provided by the 35 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel, a number significantly high for a single constituency.The polling process had been peaceful till the time the report was filed.With Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan announcing his withdrawal from the contest recently, political o…
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Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) The re-polling in the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas is set to commence on Thursday. Fresh voting will be conducted across all 285 polling stations in the constituency.The voting will take place from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.The results will be declared on May 24.Polling for Falta was conducted in the second phase of the recently concluded two-phase Assembly elections on April 29. However, on that day, several complaints of alleged electoral ma…
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Last-minute preparations are in full swing at the dispersal centres ahead of the crucial re-polling for the Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas on Thursday.Polling personnel are all set, and deployment activities are progressing smoothly, insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said on Wednesday.“Continuous monitoring arrangements are in place to ensure that every aspect of the polling process remains smooth, all geared to…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) In a dramatic development on Tuesday that jolted the Trinamool Congress, raising uncomfortable questions about the durability of party General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s so-called “Diamond Harbour model”, its Falta candidate Jahangir Khan withdrew from the contest barely two days before the Assembly seat goes to re-poll. Addressing a press conference, Khan said he was stepping down in the interest of “peace and development in Falta”.The seat made headlines f…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Demands for the immediate expulsion of Jahangir Khan, the Trinamool Congress candidate for the Falta Assembly constituency, which is going for re-polling on May 21, surfaced at the internal meeting of the newly elected Trinamool Congress legislators on Tuesday afternoon, which was chaired by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The party’s general secretary and Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, was also present at the meeting.The demand for Khan’s expulsion fro…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The BJP and CPI-M on Tuesday criticised the Trinamool Congress, calling it a ‘coward’ and ‘runaway’ party after its candidate Jahangir Khan pulled out of the Falta constituency repoll in Bengal. However, the Samajwadi Party, which is Trinamool’s ally in the INDIA bloc, backed the decision.On the last day of campaigning for the repoll on Tuesday, Khan announced: “I am not contesting this election.”Reacting to the same, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said: “Trinamool …
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Just two days before the re-election in Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district, Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan said he will not contest the election. However, the Trinamool has categorically stated that this decision is Jahangir’s personal call and not the party’s directive. On the last day of campaigning on Tuesday, Jahangir announced, “I am not contesting this election.” However, an insider from West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s office …
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Jahangir Khan, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) nominee from the Falta Assembly seat, announced his withdrawal from the electoral race on Tuesday, barely two days ahead of the repolls. This resulted in pointed jibes and taunts from the ruling BJP, which swept the recently held Bengal Assembly elections with an overwhelming majority, as well as criticism from some members of his own party. Jahangir Khan, a key aide of Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, announced at a…
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday granted interim protection to Jahangir Khan, the Trinamool Congress candidate from the Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, from any coercive police action, including arrest, till the repoll process is completed and the results are announced.Repolling in the constituency is scheduled for May 21, while the results will be declared on May 24.Earlier in the day, Khan approached the …
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) Jahangir Khan, the Trinamool Congress candidate from Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, which is going for repolling on May 21, has approached a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court with an anticipatory bail plea, anticipating his arrest before the voting date.A single-judge bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya has admitted his petition, and the matter will come up for hearing in the second half on Monday after 2 p.m.In his …