85% voting in last phase of polls
No violence. No killing. No Maoist attack. Polling in 14 Assembly constituencies, which are considered as Maoist-infested ones, in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia was totally peaceful. Around 85 per cent voters cast their franchise in the last phase of the six-phased elections in West Bengal. An unprecedented security blanket was
83.48 % votes cast as sixth and final phase polls end in WB
Polling for the sixth and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections ended peacefully today with a 83.48 per cent voter turnout in 14 Maoist-hit constituencies spread over three districts.
CPM goons stockpiling arms: Roy
Trinamul Congress general secretary Mukul Roy on Monday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission, demanding removal of officers-in-charge of three police stations in Jangalmahal because of their partisan behaviour. The sixth and the last phase of polling will be held in 14 Assembly constituencies in Jangalmahal.
Unprecedented security for Bengal’s final phase
In the last phase of the six-phased Assembly elections in West Bengal, 14 constituencies in the Maoist-infested areas in West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura will go to polls on Tuesday under unprecedented security arrangements. In these 14 constituencies, 26,57,434 voters will decide the fate of 97 candidates, including ministers like Susanta Ghosh, Rabilal Maitra and Debalina Hembram and PCPA leader Chhatradhar Mahato, who is close to the CPI(Maoist) and is now in jail custody.
Polling begins in West Bengal for sixth phase
Amid high security, polling began in 14 Maoists' hit constituencies spread over three districts of West Bengal in the sixth and last phase of the State Assembly elections on Tuesday.
Seven of the con
Tight security, high voter turnout in Maoist heartland
Defying a Maoist boycott and braving the scorching sun, nearly half of the over 26 lakh electorate voted peacefully in the first four hours of polling in the sixth and final phase of the West Bengal elections on Tuesday.
Jangalmahal: All is not well for CPM
Jangalmahal, the war-zone of the Maoists and the Marxist party, will go to polls on May 10, raising a big question.
83% turnout in Bengal Phase 5
Like the earlier four phases, the fifth phase of the six-phased Assembly elections in West Bengal also went off peacefully with over 83 per cent of the voters exercising their franchise in 38 constituencies in Burdwan, West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia. No person was killed in any poll-related violence and 10 persons were arrested
Mamata wary of BJP vote division
Why is Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee so wary of the BJP? Why is she so relentlessly attacking it in every election rally? Why is she asking voters not to cast even a single vote in favour of the BJP?
Strange that KKR are winning this season: SRK
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan thanked his players for putting up a magnificent performance in the current edition of the Indian Premier League and said that