Curtains down on second and final phase of polling; this West Bengal Assembly election emerges as most-watched State polls in recent Indian history.
Ahead of the next phase of elections in West Bengal, polling parties have begun moving towards their respective polling stations, including remote riverine areas of Sandeshkhali Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said
At a polling booth in Mettur Naduparappu in the Senthamangalam constituency, polling began two hours late after the VVPAT was replaced due to a technical glitch.
The day went off peacefully without any untoward incident, says Superintendent of Police N. Shreenatha
Conviction that the ballots remained a vital tool for ‘freedom’ of fishmen families is what ultimately compell the villagers to head to the polling stations
The election in Tamil Nadu started with long queues of people waiting outside the polling stations to exercise their franchise
There were no major complaints pertaining to polling process; however, there were allegations of voter inducement and reports of minor scuffles from two constituencies during the early hours of polling.
Long queues were visible in the first hour of polling as women and elderly turned up in large numbers to cast their votes
A total of 34 candidates are in fray for the byelection including nine in Bagalkot and 25 in Davangere South constituency