Nearly eighty% polling in WB, seventy seven% in Assam in Phase B

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As many as 79.79 per cent voters exercised their dealership in the first phase of polling in 30 Assembly benches in West Bengal on Saturday, while the turnout is rather over 77 per cent of cases in Assam where 47 accommodates came to the tallies in the first stage, as per the data released by the voter turnout app of the Election Commission of India.More than half of the 73 -lakh electorate in Bengal’s 30 Assembly constituencies have assigned their referendum and shut the fate of 191 candidates who were in the fray on the first day of the eight-phase elections in West Bengal, where five territories went to the surveys on Saturday.At least 21 female aspirants are contesting the elections in West Bengal, while 23 are in the fraca in Assam.In Bengal, the serpentine queues evidenced people are aware of the importance of the crucial poll that is seeing a bitter battle between the rule Trinamool Congress-led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the BJP that has sloped every high-profile leader into campaigning in West Bengal.As per the latest figures from Bengal, the reckon voter turnout trend till 5 p. m. in Bankura was the most prominent at 80.03 per cent of cases, Jhargram at 80.55 per cent of cases, Purbo Medinipur at 82.42 per cent of cases, Paschim Medinipur at 80.16 per cent of cases and Purulia at 77.13 per cent of cases, in agreement with the Election Commission’s voter turnout app.”The turnout of voters assessed at over 77 per cent of cases. The percentage may increase a bit after the final collection of the report of the working from all the returning police, ” a elderly election official told IANS over the phone on Saturday night.Data showed 72.14 per cent voting in 22 territories in Assam till 5 p. m. There was 77.16 per cent voting in Biswanath, 71.10 per cent in Bokakhat, 73.29 per cent of cases in Charaldeo, 72.85 per cent in Dhakuakhana, 70.76 per cent in Dhansiri, 71.10 per cent of cases in Dhemaji, 70.14 per cent in Dibrugarh, 71.34 per cent of cases in Gohpur, 75.16 per cent in Golaghat, 72.49 per cent of cases in Jonai, 71.49 per cent of cases in Jorhat, 74.19 per cent of cases in Kaliabor, 70.43 per cent in Lakhimpur, 77.19 per cent of cases in Majuli, 70.67 in Margherita, 78.20 per cent in Nagaon, 64 per cent of cases in Nazira and 71.63 per cent in Sadiya. The voting percentage in Sivasagar was 77.72 per cent, 67.91 per cent of cases in Sonitpur, 70.63 per cent in Tinsukia and 70.92 per cent in Titabor, till 5 pm. In Bengal’s East Midnapore, two insurance personnel were reportedly injured in a firing incident that took place early Saturday at the Satsatmal, Bhagwanpur Assembly constituency ahead of voting. Tension prevailed in the Tulsidi village where the accident happened. Security patrols are retaining a close vigil in the field, surrounded by timbers that were once Maoist hideouts.There were reports of EVM malfunctioning at 20 kiosks in Bankura district, eight in Jhargram and 39 in Purulia. EVMs in various kiosks have ceased wielding temporarily due to a technical glitch. People said they had to wait for more than two hours to assign their ballot.In Purulia, charges were raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party( BJP) against a former ambassador and Trinamool candidate of purportedly administering currency among voters. The BJP has registered a complaint with the referendum body.Suvendu Adhikari’s brother and BJP leader Soumendu Adhikari alleged Trinamool Block President Ram Govind Das and his wife for ballot rigging at three polling booths, saying “my arrival here caused a problem for them to continue with their mischief, so they affected my auto and lashed my driver”.Dibyendu Adhikari, another of the Adhikari siblings, told the media he got to know that his brother’s vehicle was attacked in Contai with the assistance of Trinamool Block President Ram Govind Das. “Soumendu isn’t injured. The motorist was beaten up. I’ve informed the Police Observer.”There are seven sets in high-stakes Purba Medinipur — home ground of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. These seven — Patashpur, Kanthi Uttar, Bhagabanpur, Khejuri, Kanthi Dakshin, Ramnagar and Egra — are perceived as sensitive.Polling began at 7 a. m. amid tight security for the first phase when the Jungal Mahal area in the south-western fringes that is said to be Maoist-affected, likewise voting. The polling will end at 6 p. m.The ballots are being closely watched because of the standing clash between Suvendu Adhikari, a former Trinamool Congress man, who is now facing his erstwhile supremo Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram.West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh cast his poll at a polling booth in Jhargram during the polling.Compared to first two hours in the morning, the number of voters increased manifold in the afternoon on polling booth with all part of citizens determined enthusiastically rehearsal their right. Ladies, especially first-time voters, carrying voter slips and Aadhaar placards were insured stand in long queues. Special police officers deputed for election duty cured the aged and the physically challenged voters at the polling stations.Of the five assembly elections scheduled to be held in four states and one Union Territory, West Bengal has the most number of accommodates and voting spread over eight stages, a peak. The other seven times to the 294 -member West Bengal Assembly will be convened on April 1, April 6, April 10, April 17, April 22, April 26 and April 29. Answers will be proclaimed on May 2. In Assam, electing began across 11,537 polling stations principally covering eastern Assam’s 12 districts at 7 a. m.The balloting will continue till 6 p.m as the National elections commission lengthened the time by an hour in view of the Covid-1 9 generated situations.A total of 8,109, 815 voters, including 4,032, 481 girls, are eligible to cast their ballots.Covid-1 9 protocols for the voters, including social distancing and thermal screening, are being maintained.Election officials said that to avoid crowding, the number of voters for every booth has been accompanied down to a maximum of 1,000. As a upshot, the number of polling booths has been augmented by 34.71 per cent of cases to 33,530 from 24,890 in 2016. To avoid direct contact with the EVM, every elector is being given a hand glove.In the 2016 elections, the rule BJP-led alliance assured 35 of the 47 tushes, while the Congress acquired nine and the remaining three fannies by other parties.According to the election officials, over 30,000 Central Armed Police Forces together with thousands of state security force have been deployed to maintain law and order during this phase.The officials said that he believes that to maintain social distancing and other Covid-1 9 etiquettes and due to technical snags of the EVMs in some polling stations, the shed of polls was a little slow in some areas.No major untoward occurrence has been reported so far from any of the 12 districts where balloting is underway.