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The ADR analysed the election affidavits of all but one of the 319 phase-V candidates
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Voters stand in queue during the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, in Nandigram on April 1, 2021.
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The ADR analysed the election affidavits of all but one of the 319 phase-V candidates
The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Friday said 25% of the 318 candidates in the fray for the fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly election had declared criminal cases against themselves.
The ADR analysed the election affidavits of all but one of the 319 phase-V candidates, as one candidate’s complete affidavit was not available on the Election Commission’s portal. While 79 candidates had declared criminal cases, 64 of them could be categorised as serious cases, it said.
West Bengal Polls: Job creation comes across as a real concern in Jadavpur
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AITC candidate Moloy Bandopadhyay said he is in an advantageous position in certain belts of the constituency. More so, as he is the councillor of Bijoygarh and has always extended a helping hand to the locals.
Jadavpur Lok Sabha seat, however, was won by actress-turned politician Mimi Chakrabarty on an AITC ticket.
Job creation comes across as a real concern on the ground in Jadavpur, traditionally a Left bastion, where all political parties are trying hard to woo the voters.
The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) is banking on the work done by the Mamata Banerjee government in the constituency through schemes such as Duare Sarkar, under which pending government services are offered at the doorsteps of the people from December to February, and Swasthya Sathi Health Cards, apart from improved goods and sewerage system.
EC notice to Mamata on model code violation
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West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee addressing an election rally at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas on April 4, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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The Election Commission on Wednesday sent a notice to West Bengal Chief Minister and All-India Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee stating that her appeal to minority voters not to divide their votes was a violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
The EC asked the Chief Minister to respond within 48 hours, failing which it would take a decision without any further reference to her.
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BJP-led govt focusing only on polls: Mamata Banerjee
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Last Updated: Apr 06, 2021, 08:27 AM IST
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Expressing grief over the death of 22 security personnel in the Chhattisgarh Maoist attack, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the ruling BJP at the Centre for concentrating less on the governance of the country and more on the ongoing election in the state.
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Expressing grief over the death of 22 security personnel in the Chhattisgarh Maoist attack, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the ruling BJP at the Centre for concentrating less on the governance of the country and more on the ongoing election in the state. “BJP leaders are coming to Bengal from Delhi and other states. They are focusing only on polls and all the central ministers are camping here while the attack on the security personnel took the lives of so many jawans,” Banerjee said at a rally in Chunchura constituency in Hooghly district on Monday.