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April 17, 2021 22:04 IST
78.36% electors had exercised their franchise till 5 p.m. in the polling held in 45 Assembly constituencies.
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A health worker sanitise voters at a polling station during the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata on April 17, 2021.
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78.36% electors had exercised their franchise till 5 p.m. in the polling held in 45 Assembly constituencies.
High voter turnout and sporadic incidents of violence marked the fifth phase of elections in West Bengal on Saturday.
Polling was held in 45 Assembly seats across six districts three in north Bengal and three in south Bengal. Till 5 p.m. about 78.36 % voters had exercised their franchise.
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West Bengal polls | BJP responsible for COVID surge, will urge EC to prevent entry of outsiders during campaigning, says Mamata
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April 16, 2021 15:52 IST
Mamata said local labourers and decorators can be engaged for the purpose after necessary COVID-19 tests.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an election rally in Nabadwip, Nadia district on April16, 2021.
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Mamata said local labourers and decorators can be engaged for the purpose after necessary COVID-19 tests.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday she will call upon the Election Commission to stop the BJP from bringing “outsiders” during campaigning, squarely blaming the saffron party for exacerbating the COVID-19 situation in the state.
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Polling officials carrying Electronic Voting Machines (EVMS) and other materials to a polling centre, ahead of 5th phase of West Bengal Assembly Polls, amid surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.
In view of the pandemic, the Election Commission (EC) has curtailed the timing of the campaign up to 7 PM. It also said there shall not be any campaign between 7 PM and 10 AM on campaign day. The silence period extended from 48 hours to 72 hours in each of the remaining three phases in West Bengal. Candidates and political parties shall ensure absolute, repeat absolute, adherence to Covid guidelines in letter and spirit. Violations, if any shall be sternly dealt with and action, including criminal action, taken as per extant legal framework, Election Commission said.
West Bengal Assembly polls | Jorasanko a prestige battle for BJP
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April 16, 2021 17:47 IST
BJP is more of a rural party in West Bengal than urban, the Kolkata seats are therefore a battle joined.
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BJP is more of a rural party in West Bengal than urban, the Kolkata seats are therefore a battle joined.
In the tightly poised 11 seats in Kolkata city where the Trinamool Congress has held ground in the past, the BJP is hoping to make headway this time around and one of the seats its hopes are pinned on is the ancestral home of the Tagore family, Jorasanko.