Scattered incidents of violence in fifth phase of LS polls in Bengal
7 months ago

Scattered incidents of violence in fifth phase of LS polls in Bengal

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Scattered incidents of violence marred the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls in seven parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal on Monday, as TMC and BJP workers clashed in various parts of Barrackpore, Bongaon, and Arambagh seats. In neighbouring Hooghly constituency, BJP sitting MP and party candidate Locket Chatterjee faced protests from TMC activists led by TMC MLA Ashima Patra. In the Kalyani area of the same constituency, Union Minister and BJP candidate Shantanu Thakur caught a person using the identity card of his rival TMC candidate Biswajit Das inside a polling booth. In some areas, TMC workers staged protest following allegations that central forces were assisting BJP workers in intimidating voters at some booths of Hooghly.

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Trinamool dominates West Bengal bypolls, leads in all six constituencies
1 month ago

Trinamool dominates West Bengal bypolls, leads in all six constituencies

India TV News  

Trinamool Congress candidates are leading by significant margins in all six assembly constituencies where by-elections were held in West Bengal. Key trends from the bypolls In Sitai, a Scheduled Caste seat, TMC's Sangita Roy is leading with a massive 73,452 votes, holding a commanding margin of 60,493 votes over BJP's Dipak Kumar Ray, who has secured 12,959 votes. In Madarihat, …

46% voter turnout till 5pm for Raipur City South bypoll in Chhattisgarh
1 month, 1 week ago

46% voter turnout till 5pm for Raipur City South bypoll in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

A voter turnout of 46% was recorded till 5pm on Wednesday in the by-election for the Raipur City South Assembly seat in Chhattisgarh, according to election officials. BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Soni cast his vote at the Maharana Pratap Schoolwhile Congress nominee Akash Sharma exercised his franchise at the Pt Sundarlal Sharma School. The Raipur City South seat became vacant …

West Bengal assembly bypolls: BJP accuses TMC of threatening its workers
1 month, 1 week ago

West Bengal assembly bypolls: BJP accuses TMC of threatening its workers

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of threatening its workers at several places as assembly bypolls at six seats began in West Bengal on Wednesday. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh called the charges baseless, and said, “Opposition parties have started making up stories right from the morning because they know that they will lose in all the …

Bypolls 2024: Sporadic incidents of unrest mar polling in West Bengal
1 month, 1 week ago

Bypolls 2024: Sporadic incidents of unrest mar polling in West Bengal

India TV News  

Likewise, incidents of violence were reported across several constituencies in West Bengal during the Lok Sabha polling; tensions and unrest continued to escalate in the state amid polling being held for six by-poll seats today. According to the information released, sporadic incidents of unrest were reported across the state, including a crude bomb attack in Bhatpara, which killed a local …

TMC and BJP Battle It Out in Festive Bengal Elections
1 month, 2 weeks ago

TMC and BJP Battle It Out in Festive Bengal Elections

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are both utilising the October-November festive season to recover lost ground in the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections. TMC has been holding 611 Bijaya sammilani events, while the BJP has launched its six-year membership drive. Despite these efforts, the BJP has lost substantial ground, while the TMC has secured 29 Lok …

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence
5 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari staged a four-hour sit-in demonstration with a group of around BJP 300 workers outside Raj Bhavan on Sunday against the post-poll violence allegedly by the Trinamul Congress in the state. Mr Adhikari however announced the plan of a new agitation by the BJP on July 21, the day when TMC holds …

BJP's Suvendu protests near Raj Bhavan, alleging voter 'disenfranchisement' in Bengal by-polls
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP's Suvendu protests near Raj Bhavan, alleging voter 'disenfranchisement' in Bengal by-polls

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress did not allow thousands of genuine voters to exercise their franchise in the recently held by-elections to four assembly seats in West Bengal. Responding to the allegations, senior TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said repeated rejections of BJP by the people of West Bengal in every election …

Bypoll results highlights: West Bengal BJP chief accuses TMC of poll fraud
5 months, 1 week ago

Bypoll results highlights: West Bengal BJP chief accuses TMC of poll fraud

Hindustan Times  

Byelection results highlights: According to the results declared by the Election Commission on Saturday for bypolls held in 13 assembly seats across seven states, the INDIA bloc won 10 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged victorious in two constituencies and an Independent candidate clinched one seat. According to the Election Commission's Voter Turnout app, Tamil Nadu's Vikravandi assembly seat …

BJP forms four-member committee to look into political violence in West Bengal
6 months, 1 week ago

BJP forms four-member committee to look into political violence in West Bengal

India TV News  

West Bengal: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday formed a four-member committee to look into the alleged political violence in West Bengal. The four-member committee includes Biplab Kumar Deb, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Brij Lal and Kavita Patidar, all BJP MPs, with Deb as its convener. The BJP said the Lok Sabha elections were held across the country and no instance …

[Lok Sabha Elections] BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Over Alleged Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal
6 months, 1 week ago

[Lok Sabha Elections] BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Over Alleged Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal

Live Law  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari has approached the Calcutta High Court flagging instances of alleged post-poll violence taking place in West Bengal in the wake of the Lok Sabha Elections, 2024.Advocate Billwadal Bhattacharya, appearing for Adhikari approached a division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya, stating that the petitioner. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari …

West Bengal politics has to be dialogic even while remaining contentious
6 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal politics has to be dialogic even while remaining contentious

Hindustan Times  

Thinking of West Bengal, I have yet to find an analysis of a possible correlation between violence in electoral time and the electoral participation of common people. Widespread violence between supporters of the TMC and the BJP over alleged electoral malpractices in strife-torn Sandeshkhali marred the final phase of LS polls in West Bengal on Saturday, resulting in injuries to …

Post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court asks victims and witnesses to submit complaints directly to DGP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court asks victims and witnesses to submit complaints directly to DGP

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on June 6 expressed concern over post-poll violence and issued a directive allowing affected people to submit complaints to the State’s Director General of Police via email. A division bench comprising Justices Kausik Chanda and Apurba Sinha Roy directed that any person who is a witness to or is a victim of any post-poll violence could …

Several incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal, BJP and CPI(M) supporters targeted
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Several incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal, BJP and CPI(M) supporters targeted

The Hindu  

Several incidents of post-poll violence from various parts of West Bengal were reported on June 5, a day after the results of Lok Sabha election were declared and the Trinamool Congress bagged 29 seats of the total 42 seats reducing the BJP to 12 seats in the State. Incidents of post-poll violence were reported across several districts in the State …

Lok Sabha Elections Result 2024: Shivraj Singh Chouhan Leads With 2.50 Lakh Votes | ABP News
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections Result 2024: Shivraj Singh Chouhan Leads With 2.50 Lakh Votes | ABP News

ABP News  

The counting votes has begun for the elections to the 18th Lok Sabha polls. The results today will end the suspense on who will form the next government in the country amid BJP's '400 paar' slogan and I.N.D.I.A bloc's claim of bagging 295+ seats. The results will be declared by the Election Commission of India for elections to 543 Parliamentary …

Repolling held in two booths in Bengal amidst allegations of post-poll violence
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Repolling held in two booths in Bengal amidst allegations of post-poll violence

Hindustan Times  

Repolling was held in two booths in Barasat and Mathuraour Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal on Monday even as allegations of post-poll violence poured in from various pockets in the state. At least 400 companies of Central Armed Police Forces would stay back in the state till June 19 to prevent post-poll clashes, a senior Election Commission of India …

Phase 7 of Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh: 55.60% voter turnout in 2024 vs 58.37% in 2019
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Phase 7 of Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh: 55.60% voter turnout in 2024 vs 58.37% in 2019

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh recorded 55.60% voter turnout in the seventh and final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election in 13 constituencies of the Purvanchal region on Saturday, a decline of around 3% polling in comparison to the 2019 figure of 58.37% for the same seats. The 2024 voter turnout in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi was 56.35% …

Election 2024: Voting concludes for 18th Lok Sabha polls; last phase records 60% turnout
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Election 2024: Voting concludes for 18th Lok Sabha polls; last phase records 60% turnout

The Hindu  

After six weeks, voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, which began on April 19, concluded with a nearly 60% turnout recorded till 8.45 p.m. in the seventh and last phase on Saturday. While votes cast in the Lok Sabha election and Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha will be counted on June 4 from 8 a.m., counting for …

Lok Sabha Election Phase 7 Voting: Final phase of voting in West Bengal marred by sporadic incidents of violence
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Phase 7 Voting: Final phase of voting in West Bengal marred by sporadic incidents of violence

Live Mint  

The seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal's nine parliamentary constituencies saw sporadic outbreaks of violence, particularly in Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour, where TMC, ISF, and BJP supporters clashed. As reported by PTI, while election officials initially reported peaceful voting, they also acknowledged receiving 1,450 complaints by 11 am, mainly from political parties alleging EVM malfunctions …

Violence in Bengal, EVM thrown into pond; 58.34% turnout till 5 pm
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence in Bengal, EVM thrown into pond; 58.34% turnout till 5 pm

India Today  

Voting for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 has been brisk so far, with 58.34 per cent turnout till 5 pm on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kangana Ranaut, Abhishek Banerjee, Misa Bharti and Pawan Singh are among the key candidates in the fray for the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Many …

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights: TMC says Modi govt's tenure 'nearing its end’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights: TMC says Modi govt's tenure 'nearing its end’

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highlights: The sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday saw a voter turnout of 61.20 per cent, the lowest among all phases so far, according to data compiled till 11:45 pm. In the last phase, West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout of 79.47 per cent and Uttar Pradesh recorded the lowest turnout of 54.03 …

LS polls: Amid violence, Bengal records high 78% voting in phase-VI
6 months, 3 weeks ago

LS polls: Amid violence, Bengal records high 78% voting in phase-VI

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA : One person was killed in sporadic incidents of violence reported from various parts of West Bengal’s Kanthi, Tamluk and Bishnupur constituencies in Phase-VI of the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. BJP sources said when Tudu reached a village at Garbeta, a group of around 200 Trinamool Congress activists, including women, blocked his vehicle. In Ghatal constituency, clashes erupted …

61 Percent Voting Recorded in 6th Phase of LS Polling
6 months, 4 weeks ago

61 Percent Voting Recorded in 6th Phase of LS Polling

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Saxena, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Union Cabinet ministers S. Jaishankar and Hardeep Sigh Puri were among the top dignitaries to cast votes in the national capital during the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections on …

Phase 6 elections Voting Percentage: 61.2% Voter turnout in sixth phase amid stray incidents of violence in Bengal
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Phase 6 elections Voting Percentage: 61.2% Voter turnout in sixth phase amid stray incidents of violence in Bengal

The Hindu  

The sixth and penultimate phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha election saw a voter turnout of 61.20% till 11.45 p.m. on Saturday. India General Elections 2024 sixth phase polling: Highlights In J&K, Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti, who is the contestant from the seat, staged a sit-in outside the Bijbehara police station on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway claiming that …

Bengal Lok Sabha elections: BJP's Jhargram candidate alleges mob attack, TMC hits back
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengal Lok Sabha elections: BJP's Jhargram candidate alleges mob attack, TMC hits back

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from West Bengal's Jhargram Pranat Tudu was allegedly attacked in Garbeta area of West Midnapore district. Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE coverage BJP candidate Pranat Tudu claimed his convoy was attacked by TMC cadre in Garbeta area of West Midnapore district "We could have been murdered if Central forces would not have been there.We did not …

Bengal BJP Candidate's Convoy Attacked In Jhargram During Voting, Party Blames TMC
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengal BJP Candidate's Convoy Attacked In Jhargram During Voting, Party Blames TMC

News 18  

BJP candidate from West Bengal’s Jhargram, Pranat Tudu, on Saturday, claimed his convoy was attacked in the Garbeta area of the West Midnapore district during voting in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, resulting in injuries to his security personnel. A video of the incident showing a mob pelting stones and chasing the BJP candidate, his security and …

Sporadic incidents of violence reported from some areas during polling in West Bengal
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Sporadic incidents of violence reported from some areas during polling in West Bengal

The Hindu  

“Scattered incidents of violence were reported from some areas in the eight Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal, where polling is under way for the sixth phase on May 25,” officials said. “The Election Commission of India has received 954 complaints until 11 a.m. from various political parties, alleging EVM malfunctions and agents being stopped from entering booths,” they said. …

Voting underway in 58 LS constituencies, 25.76% voter turnout recorded till 11 am
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Voting underway in 58 LS constituencies, 25.76% voter turnout recorded till 11 am

Deccan Chronicle  

A voter turnout of 25.76 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Saturday in 58 constituencies in six states and two Union territories where polling is underway in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout in the first four hours of polling at 36.88 per cent while Odisha recorded the lowest at …

Lok Sabha Election Phase 6: 59% voter recorded till 5 pm as polling concludes
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Phase 6: 59% voter recorded till 5 pm as polling concludes

India Today  

President Droupadi Murmu, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were among the voters who exercised their franchise on Saturday as voting in the penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha elections kicked off across six states and two Union Territories. Till 5 pm, 59.05 per cent voter turnout was recorded, with Delhi seeing 54.48 …

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Every party with Cong guilty of the Sikh massacre, says PM
7 months ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Every party with Cong guilty of the Sikh massacre, says PM

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Highlights: India is gearing up for the sixth phase of the general election on May 25, during which the national capital's seven parliamentary seats will be up for voting. During his Tuesday address in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, he criticised opposition parties, particularly the SP, Congress, and the INDI alliance, for their “inability to acknowledge India's progress.” …

LS polls: Violence mars high turnout in Bengal 5th phase
7 months ago

LS polls: Violence mars high turnout in Bengal 5th phase

New Indian Express  

Bihar Amid elaborate security arrangements, an estimated 55.85 percent of more than 95.11 lakhs electorate exercised their franchise during 5th phase of Lok Sabha elections in Bihar on Monday. Electorate boycotted polling at booth number 79 in Aurai assembly segment and 140 in Gaighat assembly segment of Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha seat, he added. Jharkhand Despite Hazaribagh recording highest voter turnout …

General elections 2024: Urban apathy continues; voter turnout crosses 60% in phase 5
7 months ago

General elections 2024: Urban apathy continues; voter turnout crosses 60% in phase 5

The Hindu  

The fifth phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections on Monday saw 60.39% voter turnout till 11.45 PM, amid reports of minor incidents of violence from West Bengal. Follow LIVE updates from the 5th phase of voting for Lok Sabha polls 2024 on May 20 In a statement, the Election Commission of India said that “parliamentary constituencies in various …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 59% voter turnout across 49 seats in Phase 5, West Bengal records highest
7 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 59% voter turnout across 49 seats in Phase 5, West Bengal records highest

Live Mint  

A voter turnout of around 59 percent was recorded in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, according to the Election Commission's data as seen around 10 pm on Monday. Eight states/UTs which went to the polls in Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Elections were Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. …

Bihar Lok Sabha elections phase 5: 52.35% voter turnout till 5 pm
7 months ago

Bihar Lok Sabha elections phase 5: 52.35% voter turnout till 5 pm

Hindustan Times  

Bihar witnessed a voter turnout of 52.35 per cent till 5 pm in five Lok Sabha constituencies that voted in the fifth phase of general elections on Monday. According to the Election Commission, 55.30 per cent of voters have exercised their franchise in Muzaffarpur, 53.81 per cent in Hajipur, 53.13 per cent in Sitamarhi, 50.46 per cent in Saran and …

Lok Sabha elections: Phase 5 sees over 57% voter turnout, West Bengal leads with 73% polling
7 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: Phase 5 sees over 57% voter turnout, West Bengal leads with 73% polling

Hindustan Times  

An overall voter turnout of 57.51 per cent was recorded in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections held in 49 parliamentary constituencies across eight states and union territories. Maharashtra recorded the lowest voter turnout at 49.01 per cent, with less than 45 per cent polling in Mumbai South. In Bihar, a voter turnout of 52.60 per cent was recorded …

Fifth-phase Lok Sabha polls pass off peacefully in 49 Parliament constituencies
7 months ago

Fifth-phase Lok Sabha polls pass off peacefully in 49 Parliament constituencies

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 49 Parliament Constituencies across eight States and Union Territories apart from simultaneous polling for 35 Assembly Constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly passed off peacefully on Monday. The eight States and UTs where polling was conducted in the fifth phase were - Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar …

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: 73% voter turnout recorded till 5pm amid incidents of violence
7 months ago

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: 73% voter turnout recorded till 5pm amid incidents of violence

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: A total of 73% voter turnout was recorded till 5pm in seven Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal that went to polls in the fifth phase on Monday, data shared by the Election Commission showed. People get their names checked in voters' lists inside a polling station during the fifth phase of India's …

Voter turnout over 36 per cent till 1 pm: Fifth phase LS polls
7 months ago

Voter turnout over 36 per cent till 1 pm: Fifth phase LS polls

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Over 36 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm on Monday in 49 constituencies in six states and two Union Territories in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections amid sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal and a poll boycott in a village of Uttar Pradesh. While Maharashtra recorded the lowest voter turnout till 1 …

Sporadic violence reported in pockets of West Bengal; Sandeshkhali remains tense
7 months, 1 week ago

Sporadic violence reported in pockets of West Bengal; Sandeshkhali remains tense

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Isolated incidents of violence were reported from some pockets of West Bengal amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections even as tension remained palpable in Sandeshkhali, where fresh clashes had erupted over the weekend. In East Midnapore district’s Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency, a BJP worker was attacked allegedly by TMC-backed goons at his house late on Tuesday night, and his …

BJP-TMC workers clashed during voting in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh's car vandalised
7 months, 1 week ago

BJP-TMC workers clashed during voting in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh's car vandalised

India TV News  

West Bengal witnessed violence amid the polling for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Monday. BJP candidate from Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat, Dilip Ghosh had reached Kalnagate Kopi Bagan Shishu Shiksha Kendra in East Bardhaman district during voting. Till the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, the voting has been concluded at 18 out of 42 seats of …

24% of candidates in the fray in Phase 5 in West Bengal face criminal cases
7 months, 1 week ago

24% of candidates in the fray in Phase 5 in West Bengal face criminal cases

The Hindu  

Twenty-one out of the 88 candidates in the fray in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal have criminal cases against them, as per their affidavits filed before the Election Commission of India. The BJP’s Arjun Singh, who is contesting from Barrackpore, faces the highest number of declared criminal cases in West Bengal across the five …

Uttar Pradesh records nearly 58% polling in phase 4 of Lok Sabha elections; Kannauj at 60.89%
7 months, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh records nearly 58% polling in phase 4 of Lok Sabha elections; Kannauj at 60.89%

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha elections phase 4: A voter turnout of nearly 58 per cent was recorded in Uttar Pradesh where polling is underway in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections. Kheri, Dhaurahra, and Sitapur constituencies were among the seats with the highest turnout with 63.07 per cent, 63.19 per cent, and 61.17 per cent polling …

Lok Sabha elections: Over 62% voter turnout in phase 4, Bengal sees highest polling at 75.91%
7 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections: Over 62% voter turnout in phase 4, Bengal sees highest polling at 75.91%

Hindustan Times  

The fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Monday witnessed over 62% per cent polling across 96 constituencies in 10 states and Union Territories. West Bengal recorded the highest polling with 75.91 per cent voter turnout followed by Madhya Pradesh at 68.48 per cent. Among other states, Andhra Pradesh saw 68.12 per cent polling, Bihar 55.90 per cent, Jharkhand 63.37 …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Three Gujarat villages completely boycott polls over pending issues with govt
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Three Gujarat villages completely boycott polls over pending issues with govt

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Residents of at least six villages in Gujarat either completely or partially boycotted voting in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday over their unfulfilled demands from the government, officials said. These villages boycott polls Voters in Kesar village in Bharuch district, Sanadhara in Surat district, and Bhakhari in Banaskantha district completely boycotted voting. …

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights | Phase 3 voting ends; Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi, alleging he wanted to hand over ‘Jal, Jungle, Jameen’ belonging to tribals to industrialists
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights | Phase 3 voting ends; Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi, alleging he wanted to hand over ‘Jal, Jungle, Jameen’ belonging to tribals to industrialists

The Hindu  

A voter turnout of 60.19% was recorded till 5 p.m. in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 States and Union Territories on Tuesday with sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced on May 7 that the Agniveer scheme would be abolished if the INDIA bloc is voted to …

Three Bengal seats record 72% turnout in peaceful polling
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Three Bengal seats record 72% turnout in peaceful polling

The Hindu  

Voting for three Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the second phase of parliamentary election was peaceful with a voter turnout of over 72% till 5pm on Friday. Though there were no reports of violence, in Balurghat, BJP candidate and State party president Sukanta Majumdar got involved in a scuffle with Trinamool Congress supporters. Among the other candidates in …

2nd Phase of LS Polls Witnesses 61 Per Cent Voter Turnout Amid EVM Glitches
7 months, 3 weeks ago

2nd Phase of LS Polls Witnesses 61 Per Cent Voter Turnout Amid EVM Glitches

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The second phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections saw nearly 61 per cent voter turnout as people avoided venturing out of homes in the summer heat and voted largely in the morning and evening. The ECI data showed the highest voting percentage was recorded in Tripura which registered 79.25 per cent polling, followed by Manipur 77.32 per …

Lok Sabha polls | About 61% turnout in Phase II; polling largely peaceful
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | About 61% turnout in Phase II; polling largely peaceful

The Hindu  

Polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in 88 constituencies across 13 States was largely peaceful on Friday, with the voter turnout put at nearly 61%. All 20 seats of Kerala, 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, eight seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, six seats in Madhya Pradesh, five seats each …

Lok Sabha elections phase 2: 55% voting in Bihar, Purnea records highest turnout
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections phase 2: 55% voting in Bihar, Purnea records highest turnout

Hindustan Times  

Polling in the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar was conducted peacefully on Friday, with a provisional voter turnout of over 55 per cent. The polling started in the five Lok Sabha constituencies for Bihar – Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur and Banka – at 7am and continued till 6pm. Voters stand in a queue to cast their vote at a …

Lok Sabha elections: Voting under way in 3 seats in West Bengal; no violence reported
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Voting under way in 3 seats in West Bengal; no violence reported

Hindustan Times  

Voting for the three Lok Sabha seats – Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj – in West Bengal was going on peacefully with no allegations of any large-scale poll-related violence, an Election Commission of India said on Friday. “Voting was going on peacefully with no allegations of any large-scale poll related violence,” said an ECI official. There was mild tension reported from …

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