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62 per cent turnout recorded till 7 pm in last phase, WB tops chart
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): An estimated voter turnout of 62 per cent was recorded till 7 pm in 59 constituencies in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Sunday, the Election Commission said.
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WB: Special ink mark placed on TMC symbol on EVM, says BJP leader Anupam H
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) candidate from Jadavpur parliamentary constituency, Anupam Hazra, on Sunday alleged that a special ink mark was put on the TMC's symbol on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) to misguide illiterate and semi-literate
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WB: BJP workers, CRPF have committed 'unprecedented torture' during pollin
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 19 (ANI): Upping the ante on the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that BJP workers and CRPF deployed on election duty have committed "unprecedented torture" in the state.
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Central forces should remain in WB till MCC in place: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday asserted that central armed forces should remain stationed in West Bengal till the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is in place.
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BJP accuses WB police of colluding with anti-social elements
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya accused West Bengal police of working hand in glove with the anti-social elements in spreading violence in the state.
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WB Cong unit claims TMC may incite violence during by-elections
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], May 18 (ANI): Congress leader and Baharampur parliamentary constituency candidate, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has claimed that Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress (TMC) might incite violence during polling for Kandi and Nowda assembly by-elections in Wes
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WB: EC orders re-polling in Bankura's Saltora, Chhatarkanali villages
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 17 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Friday ordered re-polling in Saltora and Chhatarkanali villages of Bankura Lok Sabha constituency on May 19.
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WB: Vehicles belonging Mukul Roy, BJP candidate vandalised in Nagerbazar
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], May 17 (ANI): Vehicles belonging to BJP leaders Mukul Roy and Samik Bhattacharya were allegedly vandalised by unidentified men in Nagerbazar area here on Thursday night.
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End of campaign in WB: Opposition meets EC
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): A delegation of the Opposition parties on Thursday met the Election Commission (EC) and registered its strong opposition to its decision to end the campaigning early in West Bengal after violence erupted during BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata
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WB statue vandalism: PM Modi demands strict action, questions Mamata govt
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mathurapur (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday demanded strict action against those who vandalised Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's bust in Kolkata and accused the Mamata Banerjee government of removing CCTV footage of the incident.
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ECI's decision to cut short campaigning in WB a 'dark spot on India's demo
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Congress on Thursday termed Election Commission of India's (ECI) unprecedented move to curtail the campaign period in West Bengal for the final phase of the Lok Sabha polls as a "parting gift to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP" and a "dark spot on Ind
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WB: Ahmed Patel questions EC's decision, says poll body kept in mind PM's
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Congress leader Ahmed Patel came down heavily on the Election Commission after it cut short campaigning period in West Bengal.
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