West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016
Two more officers removed by EC in West BengalA district magistrate and a superintendent of police on Friday were shunted out by Election Commission after a review of preparedness of the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections. Those who chose to commute, however, had a harried time due to inadequate transport. Praveen Gupta (28), a resident of Prince Anwar Shah Road, had a tough time reaching his office in central Kolkata. The only differences between a model polling booth and an ordinary one were the presence of wheelchairs, a sitting-area for voters, abundant drinking water on offer and the colourful pandals. Despite having valid voter cards, the trio -one of them a first-time voter -was shown the gate simply because their names have been deleted from electoral roll. Their parents, too, were left shocked. When Iqbal Ahmed returned to his party office opposite Mezbaan Restaurant on Ripon Street after being out on the roads in the scorching heat, he looked relaxed and content. A loyalist of councillor Sita Jaiswara, Swapan was arrested on charges of attempted murder and under the Explosive Substances Act for allegedly threatening a woman and bombing the area to force her to At the end of an eventful day when Bharambe was asked if it was the stifling heat or murky politics that posed a bigger challenge, he just offered a smile. - Why is Didi silent on corruption: PM Modi
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Heavy turnout of 70.55 per cent was recorded in 16 seats of Burdwan while Kolkata recorded 49.43 per cent votes till 3 pm. In 17 seats of Nadia, the turnout was 68.62 per cent and in 22 seats of - Mamata Banerjee will be ousted, says CPI General Secretary
CPI General Secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy today expressed optimism of the TMC government being ousted in the West Bengal elections, claiming large voter turnout at the hustings so far points to - Violence, brisk voting mark 3rd phase of polling in Bengal
A CPI(M) polling agent was killed and four other party workers were injured as incidents of violence today marred polling in 62 seats in the third phase of West Bengal Assembly election which saw 57 Over 70 families in Jothbiswanathpur are living under tarpaulin sheets since a fire on April 14 razed their homes."The administration has given no assistance," said Muslim Sk, an village elder. And
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