West Bengal Assembly Elections highlights: TMC claims BJP leaders fleeing Bengal

Over 84 lakh voters in West Bengal decided the political fate of 283 candidates as 35 assembly constituencies went to polls in the eighth and final phase of the assembly elections in the state. Voting was held at 11,860 polling stations, spread over 11 assembly constituencies each in Murshidabad and Birbhum, six in Malda and seven in Kolkata.

Bengal records 76.07% voter turnout till 5.32 pm

TMC claims BJP leaders fleeing Bengal

Voter turnout across 35 seats nears 70% by 4 pm

The 35 seats going to polls in the final phase of the West Bengal Elections saw a voter turnout of 68.46% as of 4pm. Birbhum district has so far witnessed a turnout of 73.88 per cent, Kolkata North 51.64 per cent, Malda 70.80 per cent, and Murshidabad 70.91 per cent.

Crackers, not bombs set off outside Kolkata, says official

Preliminary probe has revealed that firecrackers and not bombs were set off outside central Kolkata's Mahajati Sadan: Official (PTI)

TMC writes to EC regarding 'inadequacies' in its directives for counting of votes

TMC supporters gherao car of BJP candidate Kalyan Chaubey

BJP workers allegedly assaulted by TMC workers, injured

BJP alleges that two of its workers in Khoyrasol in Birbhum district wereassaulted by TMC cadres and sustained head injuries.

Bengal reports voter turnout of 56.28% in 35 seats as of 2 pm

The 35 seats going to polls in the final phase of the West Bengal Elections saw a voter turnout of 56.28% as of 2 pm. Birbhum district has so far witnessed a turnout of 60.31%, Kolkata North 41.73%, Malda 58.71%, and Murshidabad 58.86%.

Stray violence, attack on candidates mark last phase of Bengal polls

Stray incidents of violence were reported on Thursday from several areas where voting is underway for the eighth and last phase of assembly elections in Bengal, but the overall polling process has been peaceful with 37.80 per cent turnout till 11 am, EC officials said.

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West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar, wife caste vote at Kolkata's Chowringhee

BJP, TMC workers clash in Kolkata, pelt stones at each other

TMC and BJP cadres clashed in Kolkata"s Beliaghata area andpeltedstones at each other. Several people sustained injuries.

Glimpse of Model Polling Station No. 154 & 154A (Bhagabanpur Borokamat Primary School) under 54 Baishnabnagar Assembly Constituency of Malda District

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After 2.5 hours of polling, Bengal sees turnout of 16.04%

Among the four districts, Birbhum witnessed 13.44per cent turnout, Kolkata North saw 12.89 per cent, Malda recorded 18.97 per cent, while Murshidabad logged 18.86 per cent turnout so far.

BJP's Malda candidate Gopal Chandra Saha castes vote, says 'there is jungle raj here'

71 lakh people in Bengal risking exposure to Covid-19, keep them in your thoughts and prayers: TMC MP Derek O'Brien

Specially abled voters cast their vote in Birbhum

TMC alleges voter intimidation, heckling of booth agents in Murshidabad

The TMC has so far made a number of allegationsthat voters in Murshidabad are being harassed by central forces and opposition party workers, while its booth agents are either being heckled or denied entry.

Actor Mithun Chakraborty casts his vote from Kashipur-Belgachia, North Kolkata

EVM glitches delayed voting in Birbhum by 30 minutes

Vote for the transformation, vote for new Bengal: BJP

Vote early in the morning, vote in pairs, says CM Mamata Banerjee

Voting gets under way in Murshidabad

PM Modi urges people to caste their vote in the final phase of polling

Former Bengal minister Upen Biswas resigns from TMC

Former West Bengal minister and ex-CBI director Upen Biswas on Wednesday resigned from the Trinamool Congress. He told reporters that he was quitting for "personal reasons" and did not want to be with any other political party.

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Outgoing TMC MLA Gouri Sankar Dutta dies of Covid-19

Outgoing MLA of the Trinamool Congress, Gouri Sankar Dutta, died due to Covid-19 at a private hospital here on Monday night, a senior doctor said.Dutta (70), who had recently joined the BJP after being denied a poll ticket by the party, had tested positive for the contagion 10 days back following which he was admitted to a district hospital, he said.

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Nearly three-fold increase in BJP’s vote share tough challenge for TMC, Congress in Bengal's eighth phase

The nearly three-fold increase in the BJP’s vote share in the 35 seats which will go to polls in the eighth and the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections on Thursday, will be the key challenge for the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Left Front-Congress-Indian Secular Front (ISF) alliance. Although the BJP won only one out of the 35 seats in the 2016 Assembly elections, its vote share shot up from 11.48 per cent to 30.77 per cent in the last Lok Sabha elections.

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Voting for the eighth and final phase of polling begins!

35 seats across four districts will go to polls today, with the state's capital Kolkata also in the fray.

Good Morning readers! Welcome to our live coverage of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections!