West Bengal Assembly elections, phase two: As it happened
The second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections began here on Sunday. 383 candidates including 33 women are in the fray for the 56 seats spread in seven districts. Here are all the LIVE updates:-
In the notice, time given by Commission to Mamata Banerjee was April 16, the reply came yesterday: Election Commission.
District administration has informed that legal action has already been initiated against Anubrata Mandal: ECI.
We've recieved reply from Chief Secretary. It is under consideration of Election Commission: Sandeep Saxena on notice íssued to Mamata Banerjee.
Poll percentage reported at 5 pm in second phase of WB polls is 79.70%: Sandeep Saxena, Election Commission.
70.33% voter turnout has been recorded till 3 PM
We've demanded that State Election Commissioner of WB be changed: Bhupender Yadav(BJP) after BJP delegation meeting with Election Commission
55.94% voter turnout has been recorded till 1 PM
WATCH: Clash between CPI(M), TMC workers outside a Malda booth during West Bengal Assembly elections
#WATCH: Clash between CPI(M) and TMC workers outside a polling booth in West Bengal's Malda, two injuredhttps://t.co/KyVPBgtvMY
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 17, 2016
Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal casts his vote in Birbhum
BJP delegation to meet Election Commission at 1 PM today over Birbhum incident
39.23% voter turnout recorded till 11 AM
21.79% voter turnout recorded in first 2 hours in second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections
Three injured after clash between TMC, CPI(M) and BJP workers near a polling station in Birbhum (WB); injured taken to hospital
Congress MPs Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury and Mausam Benazir Noor cast their votes in Malda for 2nd phase of WB polls
Three injured in clash between Congress, BJP, CPI (M) workers
Despite the heavy security deployed in the region with the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections underway, clashes broke out between different party workers here today in which at least three people were injured. A violent scuffle broke out between Trinamool Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Bharatiya Janata Party workers near a polling station in Birbhum.
Congress-Left's election office in North Dinajpur vandalized Saturday night
Voting at two polling stations in Malda was delayed by 20 minutes due to technical problem in EVM.
Besides the general and Police observers, 1563 micro observers will keep watch during the polling.
More than 13 thousand 600 polling stations have been put up including 311 model booths.
About One crore 21 lakh people are enrolled for the second round of polling to vote for 5 constituencies in Alipurduar, 7 in Jalpaiguri, 6 in Darjeeling, 9 in Uttar Dinajpur, 6 in Dakshin Dinajpur, 12 in Malda and 11 in Birbhum districts.
383 candidates including 33 women are in the fray for the 56 seats spread in seven districts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all voters to turn out in large numbers.
As Phase II of the West Bengal polls begins, I urge all those voting today to turnout in record numbers & vote.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 17, 2016
The second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections began here on Sunday with beefed up security, including adequate deployment of Central paramilitary forces.
