Polling concludes in WB;73.40 percent voter turnout in 7th phase

2019-05-19 18:31:34

Amidst poll violence, WB records 73.40 percent voter turnout till 6 pm

Screenshot of ECI's voter turnout application

The voter turnout in West Bengal till 6 pm stands at 73.40 percent. The constituency-wise turnout percentage is as follows:

Dum Dum:             73.05%
Barasat:                 74.41%
Basirhat:                77.77%
Joynagar:               75.81%
Mathurapur:           78.96%
Diamond Harbour: 77.31%
Jadavpur:               73.53%
Kolkata Dakshin:    67.09%
Kolkata Uttar:         61.18%

2019-05-19 18:30:22

CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury speaks to CEC over Bengal poll violence

With violence marring the seventh and the last phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury spoke to the Chief Clection Commissioner about poll violence in West Bengal and rigging at polling stations.

“Spoke to CEC Shri Sunil Arora ji, apprised him of the large scale attempts at rigging and violence in Dum Dum, Diamond Harbour, Kolkata Uttar, Jadavpur. He has assured us. We hope at this final stage of the poll, they can ensure that people are allowed to vote, freely and fairly,” the Left leader said in a tweet.
 

2019-05-19 18:25:47

TMC has lost its credibilty, says BJP's Babul Supriyo

Mocking the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC on Sunday, BJP leader Babul Supriyo said that the party has all its credibility in West Bengal.

"Violence is not new in Bengal, they have inherited it from their predecessor (CPI-M). TMC has lost its credibilty, nobody would believe them if they say that they are not involved in inciting violence," said Supriyo after casting his vote.
 

2019-05-19 17:52:23

Never seen such torture before, says Mamata Banerjee after casting vote

After casting her vote at Kolkata's Bhawanipur, TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of inciting violence, and said, "I have never seen such violence in the state (West Bengal). The BJP and Central forces have been torturing our people since morning."
 

2019-05-19 17:26:16

BJP writes to CEC; alleges violence in nine constituencies of WB

BJP writes to CEC; alleges violence in nine constituencies of WB

BJP writes to Chief Electoral Officer West Bengal alleging violent incidents in nine parliamentary constituencies of the state. 

The saffron party's letter reads, "We have filed 417 complaints to ECI, out of which 227 were resolved, a whooping number of 190 complaints are unresolved."

2019-05-19 16:58:11

65.57 percent voter turnout in West Bengal till 5 pm

The voter turnout in West Bengal till 4 pm stands at 65.57 percent.

The constituency-wise turnout percentage is as follows:

Dum Dum:            66.48%
Barasat:                 66.13%
Basirhat:                72.07%
Joynagar:               68.07%
Mathurapur:         69.39%
Diamond Harbour:   70.32%
Jadavpur:                    63.00%
Kolkata Dakshin:      58.66%
Kolkata Uttar:           54.99%
 

2019-05-19 16:40:07

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee casts vote in Kolkata's Bhawanipur

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee casts vote in Kolkata's Bhawanipur

TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cast her vote Kolkata's Bhawanipur constituency. After casting her vote, Banerjee claimed that the TMC will win all 42 seats in the state this election.

2019-05-19 16:26:05

63.66 percent voter turnout in West Bengal till 4 pm

The voter turnout in West Bengal till 4 pm stands at 63.66 percent.

The constituency-wise turnout percentage is as follows:

Dum Dum:            65.24%
Barasat:                  65.38%
Basirhat:                69.89%
Joynagar:               64.21%
Mathurapur:         69.39%
Diamond Harbour:   63.96%
Jadavpur:                    60.59%
Kolkata Dakshin:      58.66%
Kolkata Uttar:           54.99%
 

2019-05-19 16:06:17

TMC issues statement; accuses central forces of forcing people to vote for BJP

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien issued a statement on behalf of the party on its Twitter handle on Sunday, accusing the central forces of forcing and threatening the citizens of  West Bengal to vote for the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and attacking its candidates.
 

2019-05-19 15:13:49

Crude bombs hurled at WB TMC leader Madan Mitra's convoy

TMC leader Madan Mitra's car allegedly attacked with crude bombs and bricks in Kankinara's Katapukur area of North 24 Parganas on Sunday. 

Blaming the central forces of playing at the hands of the BJP, Mitra said, "The central forces would have killed if only they would've gotten hold of me."

Mitra is contesting the Bhatpara assembly by-polls against BJP’s Pawan Kumar Singh, son of former Trinamul MLA Arjun Singh. 

2019-05-19 14:51:58

Two fake voters were spotted and handed over to the Police

• The two fake voters were beaten up by the people, and handed over to the police at Canning

2019-05-19 14:07:54

Defense Minister addresses press over WB poll violence

Defense Minister addresses press over WB poll violence

• Holding the TMC responsible for poll violence, the Union minister on Sunday demanded an order for the 100 percent deployment of Central forces till the results are declared on May 23

2019-05-19 13:53:22

BJP to meet EC over poll violence

• A BJP delegation will meet the Election Commission to raise issues on violence that disruped the final phase of voting in WB
   

2019-05-19 13:43:37

Voter turnout till 1 PM stands at 49.79%

• Voter turnout till 1 PM stands at 49.79%

2019-05-19 13:35:00

Former Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly casts his vote

Former Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly casts his vote

Former Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly casts his vote from Kolkata Dakshin constituency

2019-05-19 13:28:11

Son carries his 80-year-old mother to polling station

Son carries his 80-year-old mother to polling station

• A son took his 80-year-old mother to polling booth number-242 in Dum Dum Lok Sabha constituency so she can cast her vote

2019-05-19 12:46:51

Crude bomb explosion in Girish Park

Crude bomb explosion in Girish Park

• A crude bomb exploded near Rabindranath Tagore ancestral home in Kolkata Uttar Constituency 
  
  Additional security forces deployed in the area

2019-05-19 12:35:35

BJP candidate Nilanjan Roy's car vandalised

BJP candidate for Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency, Nilanjan Roy's car vandalised in Dongaria area of the constituency

2019-05-19 12:22:34

Voter turnout till 12 PM stands at 32.15%

• Voter turnout till 12 PM stands at 32.15%
  
  Dum dum: 34.10%
  
  Barasat: 36.94%
  
  Basirhat: 33.96%
  
  Joynagar: 29.60%
  
  Mathurapur: 34.90%
  
  Diamond Harbour: 34.40%
  
  Jadavpur: 31.59%
  
  Kolkata Dakshin: 27.69%
  
  Kolkata Uttar: 25.41%

2019-05-19 12:00:11

BJP candidate Anupam Hazra's car vandalised

BJP candidate Anupam Hazra's car vandalised

• BJP MP candidate Anupam Hazra in Jadavpur: TMC goons have beaten up a BJP mandal president, a driver and attacked a car. We also rescued our three polling agents
  
  TMC goons were going to carry out rigging at 52 booths
  
  People are eager to vote for BJP but they are not allowing people to vote

2019-05-19 11:38:32

BJP alleges proxy votes by female TMC workers

BJP alleges proxy votes by female TMC workers

• BJP MP candidate Anupam Hazra at polling booth number 150/137 in Jadavpur: 
  
  "Women TMC workers with covered faces are casting proxy votes, it is difficult to establish their identity. When we raised objection to it, they created a ruckus at the polling station."

2019-05-19 11:23:11

Basirhat protest update: Additional forces arrive at polling station number 189 in Basirhat.

Basirhat protest

• BJP MP candidate from Basirhat, Sayantan Basu has alleged that TMC workers are not allowing people to cast their vote

2019-05-19 11:00:53

BJP-TMC clashes erupt in Barasat

• Violence in WB continues as bomb related incidents were reported  in Basirhat. 
  
  Also, clashes between BJP and TMC supporters took place in Barasat. 

2019-05-19 10:48:13

Voters Protest in Basirhat

Voters Protest in Basirhat

• Voters hold protest outside polling station number 189 in Basirhat, allege that TMC workers are not allowing them to cast their vote. 
  
  BJP MP candidate from Basirhat, Sayantan Basu says, "100 people were stopped from voting. We will take them to cast their vote."

2019-05-19 10:31:24

CPI (M) candidate from Raiganj Parliamentary constituency, casts his vote

CPI (M) candidate from Raiganj Parliamentary constituency

• Mohammed Salim, CPI (M) candidate from Raiganj Parliamentary constituency, casts his vote at a polling booth in St. Thomas' Girls School, Kolkata

2019-05-19 10:20:59

TMC approaches poll panel over Modi's MCC violations with the Kedarnath Trip

TMC approaches poll panel over Modi's MCC violations

• TMC wrote to the Election Commission on PM Narendra Modi's Kedarnath trip as clear violation of the Model Code of Conduct
  
  Trinamool Congress writes to EC, states, "Election campaign for last phase of polling for Lok Sabha polls is over, surprisingly Narendra Modi's Kedarnath Yatra is being widely covered by the media for the last two days. This is a gross violation of model code of conduct."

2019-05-19 10:12:26

BJP accuses being threatened by TMC 'jihadis'

BJP accuses being threatened by TMC 'jihadis'

"Last night, I was getting calls from my workers from different booths that they have been threatened by TMC's 'jihadi' brigade that if you sit as booth agents for BJP, you'll be murdered. There's no difference between a terrorist organisation & TMC," says BJP candidate CK Bose. 

2019-05-19 10:06:16

• Poll violence reported in Mathurapur constituency

2019-05-19 09:55:22

• Voter turnout till 10 AM stands at 14.33 %
  
  Dum dum: 16.57%
  
  Barasat: 14.78%
  
  Basirhat: 15.67%
  
  Joynagar: 11.43%
  
  Mathurapur: 15.68%
  
  Diamond Harbour: 13.32%
  
  Jadavpur: 17.11%
  
  Kolkata Dakshin: 12.80%
  
  Kolkata Uttar: 11.08%

2019-05-19 09:36:22

BJP accuses TMC of influencing voters

BJP Lok Sabha candidate Rahul Sinha accuses TMC leader of influencing voters

• BJP Lok Sabha candidate Rahul Sinha accuses TMC workers of influencing voters

2019-05-19 08:30:13

Abhishek Banerjee casts vote in Kolkata Dakshin constituency

Abhishek Banerjee casts vote in Kolkata Dakshin constituency

• West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and TMC leader, Abhishek Banerjee casts his vote at the polling booth no 208 in the South Kolkata constituency 

2019-05-19 08:18:27

BJP Lok Sabha candidate CK Bose casts his vote

BJP Lok Sabha candidate CK Bose

• BJP Lok Sabha candidate from South Kolkata parliamentary constituency, CK Bose casts his vote at a polling booth in City College, in Kolkata

2019-05-19 08:08:36

Kolkata North BJP candidate Rahul Sinha casts his vote

Kolkata North BJP candidate Rahul Sinha casts his vote

• Kolkata North BJP candidate Rahul Sinha casts his vote at polling booth in Bijoygarh Shikshaniketan For Girls, in Jadavpur.

2019-05-19 07:06:00

73.40 percent voter turnout in Bengal till 6 pm

LS elections: Voting for the final phase begins in WB

Kolkata:The last phase of polling began on Sunday with 59 constituencies across Punjab, Uttar pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chandigarh going to polls. 

Voting is being held at nine seats in West Bengal:

• Dum Dum
   
• Barasat
   
• Basirhat
   
• Jaynagar
   
• Mathurapur
   
• Diamond Harbour
   
• Jadavpur
   
• Kolkata Dakshin
   
• Kolkata Uttar

Eight seats, barring Jadavpur, will witness a four-cornered contest between the Trinamool Congress, the BJP, the Congress and the Left Front.The Congress has given the Jadavpur seat a miss. 

Sitting MP Abhishek Banerjee, who is the nephew of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and considered the number two in the party, is seeking re-election from the Diamond Harbour seat, where he is pitted against BJP's Nilanjan Roy.

The CPI(M) has nominated Fuad Halim and the Congress Soumya Aich Roy for the seat.In the Jadavpur seat, TMC's celebrity candidate Mimi Chakraborty will contest against Anupam Hazra of the BJP.The CPI(M) has fielded senior leader Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya. Basirhat Lok Sabha seat will see another star TMC candidate Nusrat Jahan locking horns with BJP's Sayantan Basu.

The Congress has nominated Quazi Abdur Rahim and the Left Front constituent CPI, Pallab Sengupta.In the Dum Dum seat, the BJP has fielded Samik Bhattacharya against sitting TMC MP Saugata Ray. Left Front major CPI(M) has nominated Nepaldeb Bhattacharya, while the Congress announced the name of Saurav Saha.

TMC MP Kakoli Ghoshdastidar is contesting against BJP's Mrinal Kanti Debnath in Barasat, where the Congress has nominated Subrata Dutta and Left Front Constituent All India Forward Bloc, Haripada Biswas.In the Jaynagar (SC) seat, TMC's Pratima Mondal will contest against Ashok Kandary of the BJP. 

The Congress has fielded Tapan Mondal and Left Front constituent RSP, Subhas Naskar.Choudhury Mohan Jatua is the TMC candidate from the Mathurapur (SC) constituency against BJP's Shyama Prasad Halder. The Congress has named Krittibas Sardar and the CPI(M) fielded Sarat Chandra Haldar for the seat.

Kolkata South will witness Mala Roy of the TMC battling it out against against BJP's Chandra Kumar Bose. The CPI(M) has nominated Nandini Mukherjee and the Congress Mita Chakraborty.In Kolkata North, Sudip Bandyopadhyay will contest against Rahul Sinha, the BJP national secretary. 

The CPI(M) has fielded Kaninika Bose and the Congress, Syed Shahid Imam.A total of 710 companies of central forces are being deployed by the Election Commission to cover 17,042 polling booths to ensure free and fair voting, officials said.

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