West Bengal elections 2021 phase 3 live updates | One injured in crude bomb explosion outside polling booth in Canning Purba Assembly segment

Polling until 9 a.m. was reported at about 15%.

9.45 am

One injured in crude bomb explosion outside a polling booth in Canning Purba Assembly segment.

Saukat Mollah, TMC candidate blames Indian Secular Front supporters for the violence.

– Shiv Sahay Singh

9.15 am

Mograhat Paschim South 24 Parganas Trinamool Congress candidate and Minister Giyasuddin Mollah and ISF candidate Maidul Islam accuse one another of intimidating voters outside the polling booth.

Diamond Harbour BJP candidate Dipak Halder alleges that voters will not be being allowed to solid their votes in sure areas. Mr. Halder says he has sought intervention of the Election Commission.

TMC candidate from Dhanekhali in Hooghly makes comparable allegations towards BJP supporters.

– Shiv Sahay Singh

9 am

Regarding the incident in the Goghat Assembly space, police mentioned right now, that the spouse of a BJP supporter was allegedly killed on Monday round 11 p.m.

Madhabi Adak was injured as she tried to avoid wasting her husband when a couple of males barged into their residence and attacked him, they mentioned. Adak’s household alleged that the Trinamool Congress was behind the incident, a cost denied by the ruling occasion.

– PTI

9 am

Overnight violence was reported in some elements of the State.

A girl was discovered useless in Goghat Assembly space in Hooghly.

Villagers in Baruipur Purba Assembly segment in South 24 Parganas alleged that they’ve been threatened to not solid their vote.

– Shiv Sahay Singh

8.40 am

Sector Officer of Uluberia Uttar consituency of Howrah district was suspended by the Election Commission for sleeping over at a relative’s home with reserve EVMs.

“Tapan Sarkar, sector officer of Sector 17 in AC 177 Uluberia Uttar at Howrah District went with Reserve EVM and slept at a relative’s house. This is a gross violation of ECI’s Instructions for which the Sector Officer has been suspended and charges will be framed for major punishment. The Sector Police attached to Sector Officer have also been directed to be suspended. The said EVM and VVPAT have been taken out of the stock and shall not be used in the polls,” the Election Commission mentioned.

Villagers noticed a automobile with an Election Commission sticker outside the home of the TMC chief in the early hours, after which they began protesting, he added.

Then, it was discovered that the officer of sector 17 Tapan Sarkar was visiting the TMC chief’s home with the EVMs, the official mentioned.

The EVMs and VVPATs had been seized and the officer suspended, he mentioned. “The four machines are not being used in today’s polling. We have sought a report from the District Election Officer,” he added.

The sector officer claimed that he reached the world very late and located the polling booth closed, following that he determined to spend the night time at his relative’s residence, unable to search out any “safe place” to remain.

– Amit Baruah, PTI

7.30 am

COVID-19 protocols being adhered to in a polling booth in Joynagar, in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, on April 6, 2021.
 
| Photo Credit: Subham Dutta

 

Voting is underway with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols in 16 seats in South 24 Parganas district (half II), seven in Howrah (half I) and eight in Hooghly (half I).

Over 78.5 lakh voters are eligible to train their franchise to determine the destiny of 205 candidates, together with BJP chief Swapan Dasgupta, state minister Ashima Patra and CPI(M) chief Kanti Ganguly.

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– PTI

7 am

Polling started at 7 a.m. Long queues had been seen outside polling stations, the place voting will proceed until 6.30 p.m.

– PTI

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Voters’ consciousness marketing campaign utilizing a tram forward of third phase of West Bengal Assembly polls, in Kolkata, Monday, April 5, 2021.  
| Photo Credit: PTI

 

 

Section 144 CrPC in all 31 constituencies going to the ballot

The Election Commission has described as delicate all of the 31 West Bengal meeting constituencies the place voting shall be held in the third phase on Tuesday and imposed prohibitory orders underneath Section 144 of the Cr PC in them, an official in it mentioned.

The constituencies are unfold over the districts of Howrah (Part I), Hooghly (Part I) and South 24 Parganas (Part II).

The order restricts illegal meeting and motion, holding of public conferences, carrying of weapons, sticks, banners, placards by anyone in addition to shouting slogans and utilizing loudspeakers, he clarified.

 

 

Unprecedented deployment of Central forces in West Bengal

The Election Commission of India has deployed about 618 firm of Central forces in West Bengal for the third phase of polling in the State in which 31 Assembly seats are going to polls on Tuesday.

Of the 618 corporations of Central forces, 317 corporations shall be deployed in South 24 Parganas, the district the place 16 Assembly seats are going to polls. 167 corporations of Central forces shall be developed in Hooghly and remaining in Howrah. Eight seats in Hooghly and 7 in Howrah will go to polls in the third phase.

 

Confident of win in Bengal now, later in Delhi: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on April 5 asserted that she would win the continuing State polls regardless of damage and finally purpose for energy in Delhi.

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Training her weapons at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, Ms. Banerjee who’s searching for a 3rd time period in workplace mentioned that West Bengal shall be dominated by its personal individuals.