Bengal Polls LIVE: CRPF opened fire to save lives of voters, says EC

West Bengal election 2021 LIVE updates: Phase 4 voting today in 44 constituencies. Nine of them are in Howrah, 11 in South 24 Parganas, five in Alipurduar, nine in Cooch Behar and ten in Hooghly

7:50 AM

Mamata questions central forces' self-defence claim in Cooch Behar killings

Questioning the central forces' version of firing on voters in self-defence in Cooch Behar that killed four people, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said her government will initiate a CID probe into the incident. Banerjee said there is no video footage or any other proof to substantiate claims of the central forces.

8:56 PM

Bengal Polls LIVE: CRPF opened fire to save lives of voters, says EC

Recourse to open fire by CISF personnel became absolutely necessary in order to save lives of voters lined up at the polling booth, those of other polling personnel and their own lives as mob had attempted snatching their weapons: Election Commission on Sitalkuchi firing incident

8:22 PM

76.16% turnout in fourth phase of West Bengal assembly elections

West Bengal registered a voter turnout of 76.16 per cent till 5 pm during the fourth phase of polling on Saturday in 44 assembly constituencies spread across five districts, a senior official in the CEO's office said.

 

The highest turnout of 79.73 per cent was registered in Cooch Behar district, followed by 76.2 per cent polling in Hoogly. In South 24 Parganas it was 75.49 per cent, while in Howrah it was 75.03 per cent and in Alipurduar 73.65 per cent, he said.

 

Polling was held from 7 am to 6.30 pm in 15,940 polling nine assembly constituencies in Howrah, 11 in South 24 Parganas, five in Alipurduar, nine in Coochbehar and ten in Hooghly district. Read here

8:04 PM

Mamata Banerjee will resign after May 2, Amit Shah need not resign: Bengal BJP chief

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71 more CAPF companies to be deployed in West Bengal for remaining phases

Seventy-one more CAPF companies to be deployed in West Bengal for conduct of remaining four phases of polls, reports PTI

7:33 PM

Money, power can buy anything, but can't buy love; Bengal loves Mamata Banerjee: Derek O' Brien

TMC MP Derek O'Brien on Saturday asserted that his party will win the assembly polls in West Bengal and send out a message to the BJP, saying while power and money can buy anything, it cannot buy the love of the state's people for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

 

In a video message, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader also said that the "game is on" in West Bengal, where the fourth leg of the eight-phase election was held on Saturday.

 

"Today we have completed four phases of the eight phase polls. 'Khela hobe', the match is on in Bengal. This is half-time and we are quiet confident that we got this one covered. We are winning Bengal as the two turncoat ministers who have joined the BJP, one fighting from Nandigram and the other from Domjur are both losing," O'Brien said. (PTI)

7:26 PM

First time voters are conferred with 'Proud Voter' badge in Singur Assembly Constituency

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Polling ends for the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly; visuals from a polling booth

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West Bengal: Phase 4 polling by maintaining Covid-19 protocol at a booth

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Glimpse of voter at a polling station in Behala Paschim Assembly Constituency

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75.93% voter turnout recorded till 5:24 pm

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Thermal Checking is going on at Polling Stations in Kasba Assembly Constituency

5:49 PM

Polling Process going on at 9 Tufanganj Assembly Constituency of Coochbehar District

5:48 PM

Aged voter on the way to cast her vote at a Polling Station under 156 Budge Assembly Constituency.

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Polarisation in West Bengal is the gravest tragedy that has befallen that state, says Chidambaram