2019-04-23 17:49:43
Third phase of Lok Sabha polls 2019 concludes in West Bengal; voter turnout till 07:00 pm stands at 79.36 per cent.
The third phase of Lok Sabha polls 2019 concludes in West Bengal. The voter turnout till 07:00 pm stands at 79.36 per cent.
The parliamentary constituencies of Balurghat recorded a turnout of 81.42%, Maldaha Uttar- 76.43%, Maldaha Dakshin- 78.10%, Jangipur- 78.58%, Murshidabad- 82.38%.
2019-04-23 16:59:56
Murshidabad poll violence: Man killed identified as Congress worker
Murshidabad (West Bengal):Tiyarul Kalam, a man killed Tuesday morning in a clash between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Congress workers in Murshidabad has been identified as a Congress worker, with Pradesh Congress Committee president Somen Mitra claiming that TMC targeted him for being a party worker.
Mitra further alleged that the violence had been incited by Mamata Banerjee's provocative speeches during campaign rallies.
Kalam was waiting for his turn to vote at booth number 188 of Murshidabad's Baligram area when he sustained injuries in a clash that broke between the two rival party workers.
He was immediately rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.
The clash, reportedly, broke out after rumours of proxy voting at the booth started doing the rounds.
2019-04-23 16:28:40
67.52 per cent voter turnout till 3:30 pm.
67.52 per cent voter turnout till 3:30 pm.
2019-04-23 16:07:25
A polling agent found dead in West Bengal's Buniadpur
A polling agent named Babulal Murmu reportedly found dead at his house in Buniadpur of West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur district.
2019-04-23 15:07:21
According to reports, A voter killed, 7 injured in TMC-Congress clashes at Rani Nagar in Murshidabad.
2019-04-23 14:44:45
Panic gripped the locals after unidentified miscreants hurled bombs outside the booth no 47 and 48 at Rani nagar in Murshidabad.
The polling booth has been shut down by the authorities of the area.
Police already reached to the spot but no one arrested so far.
2019-04-23 13:46:22
2019-04-23 13:36:51
Clash in Murshidabad: Congress agent arrested
Police detained a Congress agent from the inside booth for alleged involvement in Murshidabad's Domakal clash. A crude bomb was hurled outside a polling booth in Domkal municipality under the Murshidabad district during poll clashes with Congress workers. Three TMC leaders were injured in the clash.
2019-04-23 13:22:02
Clashes in Malda, bombs hurled at a booth
According to reports, petrol bombs were hurled at a booth in Malda North Lok Sabha constituency. More bombs were also recovered from the spot. Gunfiring also reported from the polling booth.
2019-04-23 11:54:28
Voter turnout 34.87% till 11 am in WB
2019-04-23 10:17:18
Voilence breaks out in Murshidabad's Domkal
Incidents of violence have been reported from Domkal Subdivision in Murshidabad district in West Bengal.
As per reports, three TMC workers injured after a crude bomb was hurled at them.
Trinamool Congress Councilor of Domkal municipality, Jahanara Bibi's husband Tojammel Sheikh was attacked during an alleged booth capturing attempt at Maniknagar village. Two more TMC workers Mashadul Islam (35), Mallik Mondal (27) were also injured in the incident.
2019-04-23 10:04:14
Voter turnout 10.97% till 9 am
2019-04-23 09:07:42
EVM glitches delay voting in WB's Malda
EVM glitches reported in Malda district's Ratua constituency.
2019-04-23 07:09:42
Polling begins in West Bengal
Kolkata: Men and women of various age groups queued up before polling booths, as voting began at 7 a.m. for five West Bengal constituencies in phase three of the Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday.
Balurghat, Malda North, Malda South, Jangipur and Murshidabad constituencies are up for grabs in this leg.
The polling would continue till 6 p.m.
A total of 80,23,846 voters are eligible to register their choice in 8,528 polling stations to decide the fate of 61 candidates, six of them women.
The Balurghat constituency is witnessing an intense battle between sitting Trinamool MP Arpita Ghosh, BJP nominee Sukanta Majumdar and Ranen Barman of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), a constituent of the Left Front.
In Jangipur, former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee of the Congress faces a tough battle as he seeks a hat-trick of wins from the constituency, which had sent his father to the Parliament twice.
The Trinamool nominee is Khalilur Rahaman, while the BJP has given ticket to Mafuja Khatun, the party's only Muslim woman candidate in this election. Zulfiqar Ali of the CPI(M) is also in the fray.
The tussle in Malda North is between cousins Isha Khan Choudhury of the Congress and incumbent MP Mausam Noor, who had won on a Congress ticket in 2014 but had deflected to Trinamool in Januray this year.
The BJP candidate from Malda North is another turncoat, Khagen Murmu, who crossed over from the CPI-M recently. The CPI-M has nominated Biswanath Ghosh.
In Malda South, Congress veteran and sitting MP Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury, the father of Isha Khan Choudhury, is up against Trinamool's Md Moazzem Hossain and Sreerupa Mitra Choudhury of the BJP. The CPI-M has not put up a candidate from here and is supporting Abu Hasem.
In 2014, the Congress had bagged Malda North, Malda South and Jangipur, while Balurghat went to the Trinamool and Murshidabad had a CPI-M winner.
According to an analysis by the West Bengal Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), 11 of the 61 candidates have assets worth over Rs 1 crore, while 15 (25 per cent) have declared criminal cases against their names.
The subsequent phases of polls will be held on April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19.
The votes will be counted on May 23.