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Assam, West Bengal Election 2021 Live Updates: 'No disruption in polling,' says EC on chaos complaints at Nandigram booth

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 01, 2021, 22:03:33 IST

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Assam, West Bengal Election 2021 Live Updates: 'No disruption in polling,' says EC on chaos complaints at Nandigram booth

Assam and West Bengal voted in the second phase of assembly elections on Thursday. While no major incident was reported from Assam, Nandigram in West Bengal saw sporadic violence. Stay with TOI for all the updates

10:52 (IST) Apr 01

Nandigram poll: Mamata to stay for whole day, TMC complains agents not allowed in several booths, reports PTI

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee decided to stay at her war room in the Reyapara area during the polls on Thursday in the Nandigram assembly constituency where she is locked in a fierce prestige battle with confidante-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP.

10:47 (IST) Apr 01

PM Modi & Amit Shah have said they'll send Bangladeshi infiltrators back. I want to ask them how many Bangladeshis sent back till now? I challenge them to tell if even 100 Bangladeshis have been sent back in the last 5 yrs. They are the ones who get them here.

Badruddin Ajmal

09:49 (IST) Apr 01

East Midnapore recorded 16.9%; West Midnapore recorded 17.2% voter turnout; Bankura recorded 16.09% voting till 9am

09:49 (IST) Apr 01

Till 9 am the polling percentage 15.72% in West Bengal

09:10 (IST) Apr 01

Voters being screened with a temperature gun, given hand sanitiser & hand gloves as they arrive at polling booths for the second phase of Assam assembly polls

Voters being screened with a temperature gun, given hand sanitiser & hand gloves as they arrive at polling booths f… https://t.co/J3Gi5QE7Q2
— ANI (@ANI) 1617246386000

09:09 (IST) Apr 01

Amit Shah appeals to people of Bengal, Assam to vote in large numbers

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08:46 (IST) Apr 01

Mamata Banerjee will lose, claims Suvendu Adhikari after casting vote

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08:15 (IST) Apr 01

PM Modi urges citizens of Bengal, Assam to vote in large numbers

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08:10 (IST) Apr 01

I appeal to people to come out in large numbers to cast their vote as the whole country is looking at Nandigram. People are waiting to see if development or politics of appeasement will win here.

BJP's Nandigram candidate, Suvendu Adhikari

07:53 (IST) Apr 01

BJP's Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikari on his way to a polling booth in the assembly constituency

07:35 (IST) Apr 01

Silchar/ Assam: Voting temporarily stopped at polling station number 146 at Nirtamoyee Balika Vidyalaya, due to EVM malfunction

07:34 (IST) Apr 01

Assam: Voting delayed at polling station number 26 at Nowgong Law College in Nagaon, due to EVM malfunction

07:25 (IST) Apr 01

West Bengal: Voters queue outside polling booth number 110 in Nandigram, as the second phase of voting gets underway

07:24 (IST) Apr 01

Also read: Before climax, Suvendu oils BJP machine

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07:11 (IST) Apr 01

All eyes on high-stakes Nandigram as polling begins for 30 seats in second phase of West Bengal elections amid heavy security

07:01 (IST) Apr 01

Second phase of voting for Assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam begins

06:57 (IST) Apr 01

PM Modi tweets - Urging the people of West Bengal in whose seats there is polling taking place today to vote in record numbers.

06:56 (IST) Apr 01

PM Modi tweets - Second phase of the Assam polls takes place today. Requesting all eligible voters of this phase to strengthen the festival of democracy by exercising their franchise.

06:55 (IST) Apr 01

Mock poll underway at a polling booth in Bankura, as West Bengal gears up for the second phase of polls.

06:48 (IST) Apr 01

Visuals from polling station 110 at SN Primary School in Reapara, Nandigram where preparation ahead of voting is underway