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Bengal Phase 8 Election 2021 Live: 38.8% Voter Turnout Till 11 am In Phase 8 Of Polls
Bengal Phase 8 Polls 2021: Total 283 candidates are in fray in last phase of West Bengal polls (File)
New Delhi:
Crude bombs were hurled in front of Mahajati Sadan in central Kolkata today morning while elections were underway in the area, police said.
The incident happened on Central Avenue in the heart of the city, triggering panic among the people. BJP’s Jorasanko candidate Meena Devi Purohit alleged that the crude bombs were hurled at her vehicle while she was touring different polling booths.
Polling began at 7 am today for 35 seats in the eighth phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal amid the rampaging second wave of COVID-19.
Long queues were seen outside most polling booths since early morning, raising concern over the spread of the infection even as the Election Commission said that all precautionary measures are in place.
The state registered its highest single-day spike of 17,207 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, while 77 more people succumbed to the disease.
In this phase, 35 Assembly constituencies spread across four districts will go to the polls. Among these, six are in Malda, eleven in Birbhum, eleven in Murshidabad, and seven in Kolkata.
Over 84.77 lakh electorates, including 41.21 lakh women and 158 third gender persons, would be casting their votes at as many as 11,860 polling stations. A total of 283 candidates, including 35 women are in the fray in the last phase of the West Bengal polls.
The eight-phase elections to the 294-member assembly began on March 27. The votes will be counted on Sunday.
Here are the Live Updates On West Bengal Phase 8 Polling:
Bengal registered 38.8 per cent voter turnout till 11 am in the eighth phase of polls
The election is the greatest festival in democracy, we both voted. COVID-19 protocol being followed 100%. I’m very happy with the arrangements. Excellent work done by EC & CAPF. Democracy is powered only by your votes. Anyone who doesn’t vote loses the right to grievance: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
As many as 283 candidates, including 35 women, are in the fray in the last phase of the assembly elections where polling is being held in 35 constituencies in four districts. The 35 constituencies are spread across four districts. Among these, six are in Malda, eleven in Birbhum, eleven in Murshidabad, and seven in Kolkata. Over 84.77 lakh electorates, including 41.21 lakh women and 158 third gender persons, would be casting their votes at as many as 11,860 polling stations in phase VIII.
An approximate 15.44 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 9:30 am as the eighth and the final phase of West Bengal assembly elections is underway on Thursday, according to the Election Commission. Voting for the last phase of West Bengal assembly elections began at 7 am and will continue till 6:30 am. Meanwhile, voting began with a half an hour delay due to a glitch in the EVM, at polling booth number 188 in Birbhum.
In Malda’s English Bazar constituency, BJP has fielded women rights activist Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury against TMC candidate Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury and CPI(M)’s Koushik Mishra. In the Mothabari constituency, TMC’s sitting MLA Sabina Yeasmin has an edge over BJP’s Shyam Chand Ghosh and Congress candidate Md Dulal Sekh. There is a head-to-head contest between Congress’ Md Mottakin Alam and TMC’s Sabitri Mitra in the Manikchak constituency. Gour Chand Mandal is the BJP candidate from the seat.
Crude bombs were hurled in front of Mahajati Sadan in central Kolkata today while elections were underway in the area, police said. The incident happened on Central Avenue in the heart of the city, triggering panic among the people, they said. BJP’s Jorasanko candidate Meena Devi Purohit alleged that the crude bombs were hurled at her vehicle while she was touring different polling booths.
The exit polls for the West Bengal Assembly elections will begin in the evening after voting concludes. The polling will continue till 6.30 pm. West Bengal is voting today in the eighth and final phase of the assembly elections, which is being held amid an alarming surge of coronavirus cases across the country. The counting of votes will take place on May 2.
Bengal registered 15.44 per cent voter turnout till 9 am in the eighth phase of polls
Over 84 lakh people are eligible to cast their votes in the 8th phase of polling in West Bengal.
With the eighth and last phase of the West Bengal assembly polls underway on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon people to cast their votes to enrich the festival of democracy while following Covid-19 protocols. Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 35 seats in the eighth phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal amid the surging second wave of COVID-19.
A bomb was hurled near Mahajati Sadan Auditorium in north Kolkata today. Election Commission has sought details of the incident.
Voting is being held at 11,860 polling stations spread over 11 assembly constituencies each in Murshidabad and Birbhum, six in Malda, and seven in north Kolkata. The poll panel has placed Trinamool Congress’s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal under strict surveillance till 7 am on Friday, as the chief electoral officer received “several complaints against him”. The polling will continue till 6.30 pm.
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. Read Here
Voting began with a half an hour delay due to a glitch in the EVM, at polling booth number 188 in Birbhum.
Voters are casting their votes for the eighth and final phase of #WestBengalElections today. pic.twitter.com/eXIp3aZf58
– ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2021
Party-wise breakup of candidates contesting in Phase 6 of polling today.
Voting for the eighth and final phase of West Bengal Polls is underway. Visuals from a polling booth in Murshidabad.
Voting for the eighth and final phase of #WestBengalPolls is underway. Visuals from a polling booth in Murshidabad. pic.twitter.com/YCFYEP3yGq
– ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2021
Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mithun Chakraborty on Thursday cast his vote at a polling station in the Kashipur-Belgachia area of North Kolkata during the eighth phase of the ongoing West Bengal Assembly polls. After casting his vote, the actor-turned-politician congratulated the security personnel and said that he never voted so peacefully before.
Last phase of the 2021 West Bengal elections takes place today. In line with the COVID-19 protocols, I call upon people to cast their vote and enrich the festival of democracy.
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 29, 2021
Phase 8 Voting: 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.
Voting for the eighth and final phase of West Bengal Elections 2021 begins; 35 seats in the fray.
Voters queue up outside a polling booth in Shantiniketan, Bolpur; polling for the eighth and last phase of #WestBengalPolls will commence at 7 am today. pic.twitter.com/jIBvZqvt8c
– ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2021
Preparations underway at a polling booth in Kolkata ahead of the last and eighth phase of West Bengal Elections 2021.
