Kolkata, Apr 29 (UNI) Around 16.04 per cent electorate exercised their franchise till 9.30 AM on Thursday in the final phase West Bengal Assembly election to 35 seats to decide the fate of 283 candidates under a massive security blanket.
. As the polling for the final phase Assembly polls began this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah urged voters to come out and vote in large numbers.
Taking to his twitter handle, Mr Modi said, “Last phase of the 2021 West Bengal elections takes place today. In line with the COVID-19 protocols, I call upon people to cast their vote and enrich the festival of democracy.
In Kolkata, a crude bomb was hurled near Mahajati Sadan Auditorium in North Kolkata today. Election Commission has sought details of the incident.
TMC candidate Naina Banerjee alleged that she was prevented from entering a booth
at Chowringee's Metropolitan school in the central part of the city.
Reports of bombing was reported from Entally in the central part of the city where the central force began a root march to instill confidence with the voters. There had been no report of any
injury in the bomb attacks.
Voting began with a half an hour delay due to a glitch in the EVM, at polling booth number 188 in Birbhum district.
Veteran Actor and and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty cast his vote at a polling station in Kashipur-Belgachia area of North Kolkata during the final phase of the ongoing West Bengal Assembly polls.
After casting his vote, the actor-turned-politician congratulated the security personnel and said that he never voted so peacefully before.
"I had never voted so peacefully ever before. I must congratulate all the security personnel," he added.
Meanwhile, Election Commission announced that Results of exit polls for elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and UT of Puducherry can be broadcast after 7pm tonight.
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