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Turnout 75.02 per cent in seventh phase of Bengal elections, polling by and large peaceful Till 5 pm, the highest voters' turnout of 80.30 per cent was registered in the Murshidabad constituency, and the lowest polling percentage of 59.91 per cent was recorded in the Kolkata Dakshin seat. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI KOLKATA: An estimated 75 per cent votes were cast on Monday in West Bengal in the seventh and penultimate phase of the assembly election, which was by and large peaceful, Chief Electoral Officer Aariz Aftab said. He said that 75.06 per cent voter turnout was recorde...

URL copied EC to hold all-party meeting in Kolkata over Covid norms in rallies.  The Election Commission of India (ECI) has convened an all-party meeting on Friday in Kolkata to discuss strategies to limit the spread of Covid-19 during public election rallies in West Bengal. Aariz Aftab, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, will preside over the meeting. Aftab called the meeting after the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked the CEO and concerned officials to ensure strict adherence to guidelines of coronavirus pandemic as mandated by ECI in the remaining phases of pol...

Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters during a rally in support of party candidates for the West Bengal assembly polls at Balurghat in South Dinajpur district KOLKATA: The Election Commission stands unmoved in its stand on not clubbing the remaining phases of elections in West Bengal, as the ruling TMC which raised the demand remained isolated at an all-party meeting on the issue on Friday. There will be no rescheduling of the remaining phases of polling in West Bengal, a senior official in the state CEO's office said after the meeting. Meanwhile, RSP's Jangipur candidate Pradip Kumar Nandi d...

West Bengal chief electoral officer Aariz Aftab has called an all party meeting on April 16. Kolkata: West Bengal chief electoral officer (CEO) Aariz Aftab Wednesday called an all party meeting on April 16 following the Calcutta High Court direction to the Chief Electoral Officer and all district magistrates in the state to ensure strict implementation of COVID-19 protocol during campaigning for the remaining four phases of the state election, an Election official said. All political parties in the state have been asked to send only one representative each for the meeting which will discuss ...

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief electoral officer (CEO) Aariz Aftab on Wednesday called an all party meeting on April 16 following the Calcutta High Court direction to the CEO and all district magistrates in the state to ensure strict implementation of Covid-19 protocol during campaigning for the remaining four phases of the state election, an EC official said. All political parties in the state have been asked to send only one representative each for the meeting which will discuss matters related to the campaigning for the last four phases of the poll, he said. There will be discussions on the ...