Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Barring stray incidents of tension in certain pockets, the polling process in 152 Assembly constituencies in 16 districts of West Bengal has been overall peaceful in the first two hours on Thursday, with 18.76 per cent voting recorded till 9 a.m.District-wise, the highest polling percentage till 9 a.m. has been recorded in West Midnapore at 20.51 per cent and the lowest in Malda at 16.76 per cent, as per the statistics provided by the office of the Chief Electoral Office…
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Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) With the voting underway in 152 constituencies scattered over 16 districts in West Bengal in the first phase of the Assembly polls, international delegates accompanied by the officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) visited some polling stations of Darjeeling district on Thursday, and witnessed the ongoing polling process.The polling booths in the Darjeeling district that the international delegates visited included a few in Siliguri and one in Matigara.“The…
Nandigram, April 23 (IANS) Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, cast his vote during the first phase of the Assembly elections on Thursday, and stated that there is “no chance” that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will win this time. Adhikari is contesting the elections in both the Nandigram and Bhabanipur constituencies on the BJP ticket. CM Mamata Banerjee is also contesting the Bhabanipur seat — her long-standing bastion.Speaking to reporters after…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) As polling began on Thursday across 152 Assembly constituencies spread over 16 districts in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress candidate for the Siliguri Assembly constituency and Mayor of Siliguri Gautam Deb cast his vote and later raised concerns regarding polling arrangements. Speaking to IANS, he said, “I have already cast my vote, and in the late night, we have been informed that several railway employees have been taken off from the reserve duty and have been sent…
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress has filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against the Central forces, accusing the personnel of beating and intimidating villagers in Nandigram in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district. The party has submitted a letter to the ECI in this regard, said a Trinamool leader on Wednesday.In the letter, Trinamool claimed that the CRPF is working at the “behest of the BJP”, and the Central forces are being “used for political gain”. The…
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday took a jibe at the Adhikari family’s bastion in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district from her election rally in Haldia and said that in the future, she will give the responsibility of Midnapore to party’s General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee. The Chief Minister also called for the overthrow of the Adhikari family of BJP’s Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikari.”You (Suvendu Adhikari) have so much of arrogance. One broth…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) In the run-up to the 2006 West Bengal Assembly election, it appeared that Mamata Banerjee would wrest power from the communists in the state, even if not with an overwhelming margin. But, she could not. Voter’s turnout was recorded at 84.52 per cent in 2006, the highest in the state and the Left citadel fortified itself, sweeping 233 of the 294 Assembly seats. Mamata’s Trinamool Congress lost half of the 60 seats it had won earlier in 2001. But being someone not to…
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) The Election Commission of India filed an FIR against Nandigram’s Trinamool Congress candidate Pabitra Kar after receiving a complaint from BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari. According to the commission, this complaint was filed on Thursday morning.Incidentally, on Wednesday, Suvendu Adhikari came to check the preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting in Haldia. Later, he held a Press meeting at the BJP office. “I would like to ask the Election Commissio…
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) The 2021 electoral results of Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district of West Bengal will be replicated this time in the entire state, especially Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, the Prime Minister said on Thursday.“East Midnapore, especially Nandigram, in 2021, first proved that change is possible in West Bengal. The body language of the people of West Bengal this time is a signal that the results at Nandigram in 2021 will be replic…
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) As Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency in South Kolkata is heading for the most high-profile electoral contest in West Bengal later this month, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, pitted against each other, respective affidavits of the two candidates filed along with their nominations show that Adhikari is way ahead of Mamata Banerjee both in terms of assets and cases filed against him.As per the affidavit filed…