Polling began this morning in 75 constituencies for the crucial third phase of the six-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal amidst tight security.

An electorate of 1.44 crore will decide the fate

Over 18 per cent polling was recorded in the first two hours of voting in 75 constituencies in Kolkata and its neighbouring North and South 24-Parganas districts of West Bengal today.

"The turnou

Ahead of the crucial third phase of Assembly polls, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said that West Bengal was the 'worst-governed' state in the country and blamed the CPI-M and its cadres for sp

spread over three districts in the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections.

In many booths, women outnumbered men in the queues.

There were no reports of any untoward incident, said an of

Sixteen per cent polling was recorded in the first two hours of voting in 50 constituencies in three districts of West Bengal today.

"In the first two hours, polling was 16 per cent. There was no

Voting in the c began on Wednesday morning but the generally peaceful exercise was marred by a bomb blast and some sporadic incidents of violence, officials said.

"Nearly 27 per cent of the electorat

There was record 84.11 per cent turnout in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, officials said on Tuesday.

Polling was held in 54 constituencies in six districts on Monday. The turn

Long queues of voters were seen at polling booths as 54 constituencies spread across six Northern West Bengal districts went to the hustings in the first phase of state assembly elections on Monday. No untoward incident was reported.

Sipping coconut water while standing outside a polling station, sitting under a ceiling fan or even using a table inside a poll booth can get banned on polling days in the West Bengal assembly electio

Fourteen per cent polling was recorded in the first two hours of voting in 54 constituencies in six North Bengal districts today.

"In the first two hours, polling was 14 per cent. There has been