By PTI
KOLKATA/: Several individuals had been killed in election-related violence in West Bengal as voting was underway on Saturday for the three-tier panchayat polls within the state, officers stated.
The polling began at 7 am in 73,887 seats within the rural areas of the state with 5.67 crore individuals deciding the destiny of round 2.06 lakh candidates, they stated.
BJP polling agent Madhab Biswas was allegedly killed in Falimari gram panchayat in Coochbehar district, they stated.
The BJP alleged that when Biswas tried to enter the polling sales space he was stopped by TMC supporters, and because the state of affairs escalated, they killed him.
The TMC denied the allegations.
The supporter of an Independent candidate died in Kadambagachi space in North 24 Paraganas district after he was crushed up in a single day, police stated.
The deceased was recognized as 41-year-old Abdullah.
He died whereas present process remedy at an area hospital within the morning, Superintendent of Police Bhaskar Mukherjee stated.
Protesting in opposition to the killing, locals blocked the Taki Road within the early hours however they had been eliminated by the police.
A TMC employee was killed in Murshidabad district’s Kapasdanga space in a single day in poll-related violence.
The deceased was recognized as Babar Ali, officers stated.
The ruling TMC stated that two of its staff had been killed in Rejinagar and Khargram in Murshidabad district, and one other particular person in Tufanganj in Coochbehar district.
“The polling started peacefully, but Congress, BJP and CPI(M) are attacking TMC workers since last night. Three of our workers have died in Rejinagar, Tufanganj and Khargram. And, two of our workers were injured in Domkal. Where are the central forces?” TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh requested.
The brother of a TMC chief was killed in a conflict with Congress supporters in Malda district, police stated.
The incident occurred in Jisharattola in Manikchak police station space.
The deceased was recognized as Malek Sheikh, they stated.
The TMC alleged that the husband of one among its candidates was shot at in Nadia district’s Narayanpur space by CPI(M) supporters, a cost denied by the opposition celebration.
Allegations of makes an attempt to loot poll containers and assault on voters had been made by all of the events. Clashes had been additionally reported from different elements of the state.
CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim shared a video of open poll containers mendacity within the area, tweeting, “Vote is over! Condition of the ballots, ballot boxes in one of the booths. Btw this pic is from Diamond Harbour.”
At least 600 firms of central forces have been deployed for the elections together with round 70,000 state police.
Sharing a video on Twitter, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar alleged that poll containers had been set ablaze at a sales space in Coochbehar district with ballot officers having fled the scene.
Governor CV Ananda Bose visited elements of the North 24 Parganas district and interacted with the individuals.
There are 63,229 gram panchayat seats and 9,730 panchayat samiti seats in 22 districts, whereas 928 zilla parishad seats in 20 districts as Darjeeling and Kalimpong have a two-tier system with Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) and Siliguri Sub-divisional Council on the prime.
Long queues exterior polling cubicles had been seen as early as 6 am with individuals turning out early amid the intermittent rains.
The ruling TMC is contesting all of the 928 seats in zilla parishads, 9,419 seats in panchayat samitis and 61,591 seats in gram panchayats.
The BJP has fielded candidates in 897 zilla parishad seats, 7,032 panchayat samiti seats and 38,475 seats in gram panchayats.
The CPI(M) is preventing 747 zilla parishad seats, 6,752 panchayat samiti seats and 35,411 gram panchayat seats.
The Congress is contesting 644 zilla parishad seats, 2,197 panchayat samiti seats and 11,774 gram panchayat seats.
KOLKATA/: Several individuals had been killed in election-related violence in West Bengal as voting was underway on Saturday for the three-tier panchayat polls within the state, officers stated.
The polling began at 7 am in 73,887 seats within the rural areas of the state with 5.67 crore individuals deciding the destiny of round 2.06 lakh candidates, they stated.
BJP polling agent Madhab Biswas was allegedly killed in Falimari gram panchayat in Coochbehar district, they stated.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The BJP alleged that when Biswas tried to enter the polling sales space he was stopped by TMC supporters, and because the state of affairs escalated, they killed him.
The TMC denied the allegations.
The supporter of an Independent candidate died in Kadambagachi space in North 24 Paraganas district after he was crushed up in a single day, police stated.
The deceased was recognized as 41-year-old Abdullah.
He died whereas present process remedy at an area hospital within the morning, Superintendent of Police Bhaskar Mukherjee stated.
Protesting in opposition to the killing, locals blocked the Taki Road within the early hours however they had been eliminated by the police.
A TMC employee was killed in Murshidabad district’s Kapasdanga space in a single day in poll-related violence.
The deceased was recognized as Babar Ali, officers stated.
The ruling TMC stated that two of its staff had been killed in Rejinagar and Khargram in Murshidabad district, and one other particular person in Tufanganj in Coochbehar district.
“The polling started peacefully, but Congress, BJP and CPI(M) are attacking TMC workers since last night. Three of our workers have died in Rejinagar, Tufanganj and Khargram. And, two of our workers were injured in Domkal. Where are the central forces?” TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh requested.
The brother of a TMC chief was killed in a conflict with Congress supporters in Malda district, police stated.
The incident occurred in Jisharattola in Manikchak police station space.
The deceased was recognized as Malek Sheikh, they stated.
The TMC alleged that the husband of one among its candidates was shot at in Nadia district’s Narayanpur space by CPI(M) supporters, a cost denied by the opposition celebration.
Allegations of makes an attempt to loot poll containers and assault on voters had been made by all of the events. Clashes had been additionally reported from different elements of the state.
CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim shared a video of open poll containers mendacity within the area, tweeting, “Vote is over! Condition of the ballots, ballot boxes in one of the booths. Btw this pic is from Diamond Harbour.”
At least 600 firms of central forces have been deployed for the elections together with round 70,000 state police.
Sharing a video on Twitter, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar alleged that poll containers had been set ablaze at a sales space in Coochbehar district with ballot officers having fled the scene.
Governor CV Ananda Bose visited elements of the North 24 Parganas district and interacted with the individuals.
There are 63,229 gram panchayat seats and 9,730 panchayat samiti seats in 22 districts, whereas 928 zilla parishad seats in 20 districts as Darjeeling and Kalimpong have a two-tier system with Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) and Siliguri Sub-divisional Council on the prime.
Long queues exterior polling cubicles had been seen as early as 6 am with individuals turning out early amid the intermittent rains.
The ruling TMC is contesting all of the 928 seats in zilla parishads, 9,419 seats in panchayat samitis and 61,591 seats in gram panchayats.
The BJP has fielded candidates in 897 zilla parishad seats, 7,032 panchayat samiti seats and 38,475 seats in gram panchayats.
The CPI(M) is preventing 747 zilla parishad seats, 6,752 panchayat samiti seats and 35,411 gram panchayat seats.
The Congress is contesting 644 zilla parishad seats, 2,197 panchayat samiti seats and 11,774 gram panchayat seats.
