New Delhi: After days of high-octane campaigns, voting has concluded on Day 1 or the first phase of the Assembly elections 2021 on Saturday. Amid tight security and strict coronavirus protocols, polling started in a total of 77 assembly constituencies (47 in Assam and 30 in Bengal). Voting for 30 Vidhan Sabha seats of five districts — Purulia, Bankura, Jhargram, Paschim Midnapore Part-I, and Purba Midnapore Part-I of West Bengal and Assam’s 47 Assembly constituencies continued till 6 PM. Notably, the voting time was extended by an hour to ensure precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic. The counting of votes and results for the polls to the Bengal’s 294 Vidhan Sabha seats and 126-member Assam Legislative Assembly will be declared on May 2, 2021. Stay here for LIVE updates on West Bengal and Assam Assembly elections.
Poll ends for the first phase of #WestBengalAssemblyElection2021; visuals from a polling booth in Purulia pic.twitter.com/w6Caj5QU3h
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021
Assembly Elections 2021 LIVE: Voting Ends; Here’s a Roundup
– More than half of the 73-lakh electorate in Bengal’s 30 Assembly constituencies have cast their ballot and sealed the fate of 191 candidates who are in the fray on the first day of the eight-phase elections in West Bengal where polling is underway in five districts. At least 21 female aspirants are contesting elections in West Bengal while 23 in Assam.
– In Bengal’s East Midnapore, two security 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 incident took place. Security forces are keeping a close vigil in the area, surrounded by forests that were once Maoist hideouts.
– There were reports of EVM malfunctioning at 20 booths in Bankura district, eight in Jhargram and 39 in Purulia. EVMs in various booths had stopped working temporarily due to a technical glitch. People said they had to wait for more than two hours to cast their ballot.
– In Purulia, allegations were raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against a former minister and Trinamool candidate of purportedly distributing cash among voters. The BJP has filed a complaint with the poll body.
– Suvendu Adhikari’s brother and BJP leader Soumendu Adhikari accused Trinamool Block President Ram Govind Das and his wife for poll rigging at three polling booths, saying “my arrival here created a problem for them to continue with their mischief, so they attacked my car and thrashed my driver”.
– Meanwhile, voting went smoothly in Assam with negligible discrepancies. Covid-19 protocols for the voters, including social distancing and thermal screening, were maintained. To avoid direct contact with the EVM, every elector is being given a hand glove.
Assembly Elections 2021 LIVE: Voting Ends; Here’s a Roundup
– More than half of the 73-lakh electorate in Bengal’s 30 Assembly constituencies have cast their ballot and sealed the fate of 191 candidates who are in the fray on the first day of the eight-phase elections in West Bengal where polling is underway in five districts. At least 21 female aspirants are contesting elections in West Bengal while 23 in Assam.
– In Bengal’s East Midnapore, two security 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 incident took place. Security forces are keeping a close vigil in the area, surrounded by forests that were once Maoist hideouts.
– There were reports of EVM malfunctioning at 20 booths in Bankura district, eight in Jhargram and 39 in Purulia. EVMs in various booths had stopped working temporarily due to a technical glitch. People said they had to wait for more than two hours to cast their ballot.
– In Purulia, allegations were raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against a former minister and Trinamool candidate of purportedly distributing cash among voters. The BJP has filed a complaint with the poll body.
– Suvendu Adhikari’s brother and BJP leader Soumendu Adhikari accused Trinamool Block President Ram Govind Das and his wife for poll rigging at three polling booths, saying “my arrival here created a problem for them to continue with their mischief, so they attacked my car and thrashed my driver”.
– Meanwhile, voting went smoothly in Assam with negligible discrepancies. Covid-19 protocols for the voters, including social distancing and thermal screening, were maintained. To avoid direct contact with the EVM, every elector is being given a hand glove.
Assembly Elections 2021 LIVE: 72.14% and 79.79% voter turnout recorded till 6 pm, in the first phase of polling in Assam and West Bengal Assembly elections, respectively, announces Election Commission of India.
Poll ends for the first phase of #AssamAssemblyElections2021; latest visuals from polling booth number 10 in Jorhat. pic.twitter.com/XYE5J7rj7r
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021
Assembly Elections 2021 LIVE: 71.62% and 77.99% voter turnout recorded till 5 PM, in the first phase of polling in Assam and West Bengal Assembly elections, respectively, says Election Commission of India.
Bengal Elections 2021 LIVE: “In the audiotape that I played now, state CM is seeking help from a BJP (Nandigram) district vice-president and requesting him to return to TMC. This shows that she has realised that TMC is losing the election,” claims BJP leader Shishir Bajoria.
India.com cannot confirm the authenticity of the audiotape mentioned above.
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE: Polling Percentage till 3 PM
Bihpuria = 56.80%
Naoboicha = 58.92%
Lakhimpur = 57.72%
#WATCH | In '19 LS polls when a Bangladeshi actor attended our rally, BJP spoke to Bangladesh govt&cancelled his visa…. When polls are underway here, you (PM) go to Bangladesh to seek votes from one section of ppl, why shouldn't your Visa be cancelled?We'll complain to EC:WB CM pic.twitter.com/CQfeUDgZ0y
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021
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