West Bengal Last Phase of Polls begins in 25 seats of Purba Medinipur and Cooch Behar districts under strict security deployment.
About almost 58.04 lakh voters will decide the fate of 170 aspirants. Of the total voters, 27.8 lakh are women while voters of the third gender number 68.
“While 123 companies of Central forces and 4,500 State police personnel will be stationed in Cooch Behar, 238 companies of Central forces and 3,500 State police personnel will be deployed in Purba Medinipur,” an Election Commission official said. The EC has identified about 900 troublemakers and has taken action against them. ‘Militarisation of elections’.
Cooch Behar: Huge enthusiasm in voters in erstwhile enclave voting for the first time, says Ayesha Rani, ADM Cooch Behar.
“It took lot of efforts from educate voters who are exercising their franchise for the first time” she added.
Special initiative for the differently able voters in Purba Medinipur has been taken.
Trinamool Congress’ secretary of Murshidabad District, Subir Sarkar, shot from close range. Election in Murshidabad took place in earlier phase. Mr. Sarkar received bullet injury in chest and hand, taken to hospital
Complaint lodged as Opposition polling agent allegedly beaten up by TMC cadres at Tufanganj Assembly seat in Cooch Behar.
Some TMC workers reportedly detained by the authorities in the Moyna Assembly seat in Purba Medinipur district for trying to intimidate voters.
