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The elections to Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) took place on Sunday, amid allegations raised by opposition parties of having its cadres roughed-up and "attacked" at several places by the supporters of the ruling Trinamool Congress. The elections to 144 municipal seats had 950 candidates in the fray, with over 40 lakh registered voters. An estimated 64 per cent polling
Parties alleged there were electoral malpractice by 'Trinamul-backed goons' during the civic polls
The state election commission said 63.63 per cent polling had been reported till 5pm across the 144 wards, and that voting had been peaceful barring stray incidents
As the last phase of voting for Bengal Assembly Elections in underway, two crude bombs were hurled in central Kolkata.
Sporadic violence in Birbhum, Murshidabad, crude bombs hurled in Jorasanko during last phase of Bengal SECTIONS Sporadic violence in Birbhum, Murshidabad, crude bombs hurled in Jorasanko during last phase of BengalET Bureau Last Updated: Apr 29, 2021, 09:11 PM IST Share Synopsis Several constituencies in Kolkata too witnessed clashes while polling was underway. As of 6 pm, the voter turnout in the state was 76.07%. Over 84.77 lakh voters exercised their franchise in 11,860 polling stations in the four districts. Agencies Of the 35 seats which were being contested on Thursday, a triangular con...