Besides Nandigram, some other key constituencies going to polls in the second phase are Tamluk, Haldia, Bankura, Kharagpur Sadar, Chandipur, Panskura Paschim, and Moyna.West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 Polling Live Updates: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s convoy came under attack in Nandigram. According to reports, stones were thrown at cavalcade of Suvendu Adhikari. However, it missed and hit media car cade instead. The incident took place in Takapura area of Nandigram. Also, a vehicle of media personnel was attacked near booth number 170 in Kamalpur, Nandigram. Suvendu Adhikari claimed the TMC leaders were behind the attack. “These are work of Pakistanis, ‘Jay Bangla’ is a slogan from Bangladesh. There are voters from a particular community at that booth who are doing this,” says BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari.
Earlier, violence was reported from parts of districts going to polls in Phase-2. A woman polling agent of BJP at booth number 173 in Keshpur was beaten up allegedly by TMC workers. And, local BJP leader Tanmay Ghosh’s car was vandalised in Keshpur assembly constituency. Some CPIM workers agitated at Ghatal after they were allegedly stopped by TMC workers as they were on their way to cast their vote.
A total of 75,94,549 voters are eligible to decide the fate of 171 candidates. Of these 171 candidates, 152 are men and 19 are women. The Election Commission has set up 10,620 polling booths spread across the 30 constituencies. All eyes are on battleground Nandigram, where TMC chief and CM Mamata Banerjee has locked horns with her protege-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari. Adhikari had joined the BJP in December last year. Meanwhile, the Election Commission has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC in the Nandigram assembly constituency.
The EC has also started air surveillance in the area with the help of a helicopter. People who are not voters of Nandigram are not being allowed to enter the constituency in view of the sensitivity. The commission has also deployed a 22-personnel quick response team (QRT) in the area today.
All the booths where polling will be held in the second phase have been declared sensitive by the EC. The EC has deployed a total of 651 companies of Central Armed Police for this phase of the election which will be held in Bankura (Part II), Purba Medinipur (Part II), Paschim Medinipur (Part II) and South 24 Parganas (Part I). A total of 199 companies of CAPF will be deployed in Purba Medinipur, 210 companies in Paschim Medinipur, 170 in South 24 Parganas and 72 in Bankura, the sources said.
Highlights
West Bengal Election 2021 LIVE: 59.41 per cent turnout recorded till 1.30 PM in Bankura district.
Bankura Assembly Constituencies - voter turnout till 1.30 PM
Bankura: 53.94Barjora: 60.30Bishnupur: 55.40Indus: 63.37Katulpur: 60.46Onda: 60.45Sonamukhi: 61.22
West Bengal Elections LIVE: 58 per cent turnout has been recorded till 1.30 PM.
District-wise turnout
Bankura: 59.41 per centPaschim Medinipur: 59.32 per centPurbo Medinipur: 60.32 per centSouth 24 Parganas: 48.13 per cent
Purbo Medinipur Assembly Seats
Chandipur: 60.77Haldia: 58.15Mahishadal: 59.20Moyna: 65.83Nandakumar: 59.40Nandigram: 56.78Panskura Paschim: 63.42
West Bengal Election 2021: TMC's Derek O Brien writes to EC alleging booth capture by BJP workers in Nandigram Assembly Constituency.
"Huge mob of BJP workers have entered booth no.s 6,7,49,27,162,21,26,13,262,256,163,20. BJP workers attempting to take control of EVM & rigging the booth," he writes to EC.
West Bengal Election 2021: Vehicle of media personnel attacked near booth number 170 in Kamalpur, Nandigram.
"These are work of Pakistanis, 'Jay Bangla' is a slogan from Bangladesh. There are voters from a particular community at that booth who are doing this," says BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.
West Bengal election 2021: The second phase of polling recorded a high voter turnout of 37.42 per cent till 11 am. The situation was tense in a few areas with a few skirmishes reported, but tight security cover in all 30 constituencies which went to polls averted any major incidents. "We have 37.42 per cent voter turnout till 11 am in all seats where polling is underway for the second phase. The polling so far has been peaceful," an Election Commission official said.
The entire Nandigram constituency where chief minister Mamata Benrjee is locked in a high-stakes electoral battle with her former lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari now with the BJP, has been placed under Section 144, to avoid any untoward incident. However, protesters blocked the road in Nandigram's Block 1 alleging Central forces stopped them from going to the polling stations. "The CRPF personnel accompanying Suvendu Adhikari stopped us from casting our votes," a protester said. In another incident, a person was detected with a fake voter ID and was subsequently arrested. Banerjee decided to stay at her `war room' in the Reyapara area in Nandigram during the polls, to monitor the situation. The chief minister is slated to later visit various polling booths. Around 35 per cent of electors exercised their franchise till 11 am in the agrarian constituency in Purba Medinipur district, an Election Commission official said. Barring an incident in the Bhimkata area in Nandigram where the BJP candidate faced an agitation by a group of TMC workers who shouted slogans against him, there were no incidents of face-offs or skirmishes in Nandigram, he added. (PTI)
West Bengal Elections LIVE: 37.42 per cent voter turnout recorded till 11 am in 30 seats where polling is underway for second phase.
District-wise turnout
Bankura: 36.92 per cent
Paschim Medinipur: 41.49 per cent
Purbo Medinipur: 38.27 per cent
South 24 Parganas: 27.05 per cent
Purbo Medinipur Assembly Seats
Chandipur: 41.25
Haldia: 35.60
Mahishadal: 38.95
Moyna: 42.35
Nandakumar: 38.60
Nandigram: 34.12
Panskura Paschim: 37.30
Battleground Nandigram: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee decided to stay at her war room in the Reyapara area during the polls in the Nandigram assembly constituency where she is locked in a fierce prestige battle with confidante-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP. She is monitoring the situation in the high-profile constituency where polling began at 7 am as some local TMC leaders complained of their election agents not being allowed to enter several booths.
There have been no reports of violence or clashes among political activists in the constituency, barring an incident in the Bhimkata area in Nandigram where the BJP candidate faced an agitation by a group of TMC workers who shouted slogans against him. Banerjee, who had earlier decided to leave the area for campaigning in North Bengal after the polling ended at 6:30 PM on Thursday, changed her plans this morning. "She has decided to stay back and leave tomorrow. Banerjee will monitor the situation in the area, and if needed, she will go to spots," a senior TMC leader accompanying her said. (PTI)
West Bengal Election 2021: A BJP worker was found hanging at his home in Nandigram in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district. Uday Dubey was found hanging at his home in the Bhekutia area of Nandigram in the morning. Dubey was under tremendous stress as he was receiving threats from the TMC after he attended a roadshow of superstar Mithun Chakraborty who campaigned in the area in support of BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari on March 30. He could also have been hanged to death by TMC "goons". However, TMC denied the charges and hit out at the BJP for indulging in politics over a death. "Dubey killed himself due to a family problem," a senior TMC leader claimed. Police said a case of unnatural death has been lodged, and the exact cause could be ascertained after receiving the post-mortem report. An investigation into the incident is underway and central forces have been deputed in the area to control the situation. Nandigram is under heavy security cover with prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC being clamped in view of the high-voltage contest between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her former aide, Adhikari. (PTI)
West Bengal Election 2021: Police have detained a local BJP leader for allegedly coming within 100 metres of a pooling booth. Mohan Singh, Dakshin Mandal Sabhapati of the BJP, however, claimed that he was called there by saffron party candidate Bharati Ghosh. Ghosh, a former IPS officer, alleged that TMC workers beat up Singh and chased him away. "I have complained to the presiding officer that our party agents are not being allowed to sit at the polling booths. TMC activists are intimidating our agents," she said.
Meanwhile, some BJP activists blocked roads when Singh was being taken to the nearest police station, officials said. In the Debra seat, where polling is underway in the second phase, two former IPS officers are crossing swords -- BJP's Bharati Ghosh and ruling TMC's Humayun Kabir. (PTI)
Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram: A BJP worker was beaten up in Samsabad's Kanchan Nagar area today...One Amirul behind the death by hanging of a BJP worker in Maheshnagar, Nandigram. The police is taking action. The overall situation today is peaceful.
West Bengal Election 2021 LIVE: 34.21 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 11:15 AM in Bengal. Highest turnout of 41.49 has been reported fom Paschim Medinipur while lowest of 2.05 per cent has been recorded in South 24 Parganas. Bankura has reported 32.04 per cent while East medinipur has recorded 38.27.
Nandigram, where Mamata Banerjee is taking on Suvendu Adhikari, has recorded 34.12 per cent voter turnout.
West Bengal Election 2021: A woman polling agent of BJP at booth number 173 in Keshpur beaten up allegedly by TMC workers today. Local BJP leader Tanmay Ghosh's car vandalised. "Free and fair polls not being conducted here as TMC causing violence.Central forces inactive," says BJP candidate from Keshpur assembly seat.
West Bengal Election 2021: Drone Coverage above the Polling Station No. 24 ( Mudunia Prathamik Vidyalaya) under 251 Taldangra Assembly Constituency of Bankura District this morning. (West Bengal CEO)
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Welcome to Bengal. Rolling on the floor laughing#VoteForTMC
West Bengal CEO: Voter getting her temperature checked and wearing mask, disposable glove before casting vote in the Polling Station No.150 (Thakur Panchanan G.S.P.F School)of 224 Kharagpur Sadar Assembly Constituency of Paschim Medinipur District.
West Bengal Phase-2 Polling LIVE: BJP polling agent at booth number 173 in Keshpur beaten up allegedly by TMC workers. The polling agent has been rushed to a hospital. BJP leader Tanmay Ghosh's car vandalised.
West Bengal Election 2021: Police has detained Mohan Singh, BJP's Mandal President of Debra.
A ruckus erupted near a polling booth in the Debra assembly constituency today as polling is underway in the second phase of assembly elections
West Bengal Election Live: 15.72 per cent voter turnout recorded till 9am
West Bengal Election Live: People here want development. We need a super speciality hospital and a women's college here. A large number of people have come out to cast their vote today, said Hiron Chatterjee, actor and BJP candidate from Kharagpur Sadar assembly constituency. He later visited a polling station in the constituency.
As the voting for the 2nd phase begins in West Bengal, I appeal to everyone to vote in large numbers. Your one vote can bring decisive change. So, come out and vote for a safer and prosperous Bengal, says Amit Shah
In Nowpara, booth no. 22, Anchal-1, my polling agent has been surrounded by 150 TMC goons. He hasn't been allowed to enter the polling booth. In Barunia, voters being threatened and shown the TMC symbol: Bharti Ghosh, BJP candidate from Debra constituenc
Trinamool Congress worker allegedly stabbed to death in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district in early hours of Thursday, hours before polling started in the area: Police
West Bengal Election Live: I appeal to people to come out in large numbers to cast their vote as the whole country is looking at Nandigram. People are waiting to see if development or politics of appeasement will win here: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
TMC takes a dig at BJP, wishes April Fools day
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West Bengal: Polling underway at booth number 76 in Debra, West Midnapore district, in the second phase of Assembly elections
West Bengal: Voters queue outside polling booth number 110 in Nandigram, as the second phase of voting for Assembly elections gets underway