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Second phase of Lok Sabha poll ends 'peacefully'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 18 (ANI): The second phase of ongoing Lok Sabha election ended peacefully on Thursday with West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry recording over 76 per cent voter turnout, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said.
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LS polls: MHA takes action against Bangladeshi actor Ghazi Abdul Noor
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 18 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is taking action against Bangladeshi actor Ghazi Abdul Noor for his overstay in the country in contravention of visa validity, according to sources.
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LS polls: West Bengal clocks 33.52 % voter turnout as voting surges in all
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): West Bengal polled 33.52 per cent votes in the first five hours of polling in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday.
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West Bengal: BJP Yuva Morcha member found hanging from tree
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Purulia (West Bengal) [India], April 18 (ANI): A 22-year-old BJP Yuva Morcha member Sisupal Sahis was found hanging from a tree in Senabana area of Arsha village in Purulia region on Thursday.
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WB: Violence mars polling at Raiganj, Chopra
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Raiganj (West Bengal) [India], Apr 18 (ANI): Violence marred the second phase of elections here on Thursday as BJP's Raiganj Parliamentary constituency candidate Debasree Chaudhuri alleged that TMC workers tried to capture a polling booth in the constituency.
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Let BJP dream about winning, Bengal is with Mamata: TMC
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its claims of winning 30 out of 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, saying it would remain a dream for them.
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BJP writes to EC, alleges campaigning by B'deshi national for TMC MP
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday approached the Election Commission (EC), alleging campaign by Bangladeshi national Gaazi Noor for Trinamool Congress MP candidate Sougata Roy in Dum Dum Lok Sabha seat.
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No need to be afraid of the paramilitary forces on election day: Anubrata
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Birbhum Trinamool Congress chief Anubrata Mondal on Wednesday told voters not to be afraid of the central forces, which will be deployed near the polling booths across states on the election day.
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LS polls: EC appoints special observer for West Bengal ahead of second pha
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday appointed special observer for West Bengal ahead of the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in the state.
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Siliguri-based artist pins hope on new govt for funds to establish world's
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) April 16 (ANI): With five world records to his name, micro artist Ramesh Shah has one unfulfilled dream of opening an art gallery, for which he is now pinning hopes on the election with the belief that the next government will pay heed to his demand.
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EC reviews poll preparations for West Bengal, Tripura LS seats
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 15, (ANI): The Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora reviewed poll preparations in specific constituencies of West Bengal and Tripura on Monday.
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BJP urges EC for CCTVs, central police forces in WB polling booths
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 14 (ANI): BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday said his party has urged the Election Commission (EC) to deploy central paramilitary forces and install CCTVs in all polling booths to ensure "free and fair" polling in the remaining phases of
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