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West Bengal elections phase 2: Nearly 90% turnout amid Mamata’s attack over ECI ‘harassment’

The Indian Express·Ravik Bhattacharya, Atri Mitra·about 1 month ago
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The second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly Elections was set to conclude Wednesday with a massive voter turnout, even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) levelled allegations of bias against the Election Commission of India (ECI) and central security forces. By 5 pm, the state recorded 89.99 per cent polling across 142 constituencies. Purba Bardhaman led the districts with 92.46 per cent turnout, followed by Hooghly (90.34 per cent) and Nadia (90.22 per cent), North 24 Parganas (89.74 per cent), South 24 parganas (89.57 per cent), Howrah (89.44 per cent), Kolkata North 87.77 per cent, and Kolkata South (86.11 per cent), Despite the tense atmosphere, no major casualties or large-scale violence were reported, marking a relatively peaceful end to the polling process. In the first phase held on April 23, polling was conducted across 152 constituencies, primarily covering North Bengal and parts of Central Bengal, recording a historic turnout of 93.19 per cent.…

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