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West Bengal Assembly elections, phase two: As it happened

The second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections began here on Sunday. 383 candidates including 33 women are in the fray for the 56 seats spread in seven districts.​ Here are all the LIVE updates:-

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Birbhum: The second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections began here on Sunday. 383 candidates including 33 women are in the fray for the 56 seats spread in seven districts.​ Here are all the LIVE updates:-

17 April 2016
19:38 IST

In the notice, time given by Commission to Mamata Banerjee was April 16, the reply came yesterday: Election Commission.

19:38 IST

District administration has informed that legal action has already been initiated against Anubrata Mandal: ECI.

19:37 IST

We've recieved reply from Chief Secretary. It is under consideration of Election Commission: Sandeep Saxena on notice íssued to Mamata Banerjee.

19:37 IST

Poll percentage reported at 5 pm in second phase of WB polls is 79.70%: Sandeep Saxena, Election Commission.

16:36 IST

70.33% voter turnout has been recorded till 3 PM

 

15:24 IST

We've demanded that State Election Commissioner of WB be changed: Bhupender Yadav(BJP) after BJP delegation meeting with Election Commission

14:12 IST

55.94% voter turnout has been recorded till 1 PM

 

12:50 IST

WATCH: Clash between CPI(M), TMC workers outside a Malda booth during West Bengal Assembly elections

12:45 IST

Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal casts his vote in Birbhum

 

12:45 IST

BJP delegation to meet Election Commission at 1 PM today over Birbhum incident 

 

12:45 IST

39.23% voter turnout recorded till 11 AM

 

10:49 IST

21.79% voter turnout recorded in first 2 hours in second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections 

10:23 IST

Three injured after clash between TMC, CPI(M) and BJP workers near a polling station in Birbhum (WB); injured taken to hospital

10:19 IST

Congress MPs Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury and Mausam Benazir Noor cast their votes in Malda for 2nd phase of WB polls

 

09:21 IST

Three injured in clash between Congress, BJP, CPI (M) workers

Despite the heavy security deployed in the region with the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections underway, clashes broke out between different party workers here today in which at least three people were injured. A violent scuffle broke out between Trinamool Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Bharatiya Janata Party workers near a polling station in Birbhum.

09:19 IST

Congress-Left's election office in North Dinajpur vandalized Saturday night

 

08:57 IST

Voting at two polling stations in Malda was delayed by 20 minutes due to technical problem in EVM.

08:52 IST

Besides the general and Police observers, 1563 micro observers will keep watch during the polling.

08:52 IST

More than 13 thousand 600 polling stations have been put up including 311 model booths.

08:51 IST

About One crore 21 lakh people are enrolled for the second round of polling to vote for 5 constituencies in Alipurduar, 7 in Jalpaiguri, 6 in Darjeeling, 9 in Uttar Dinajpur, 6 in Dakshin Dinajpur, 12 in Malda and 11 in Birbhum districts.

08:51 IST

383 candidates including 33 women are in the fray for the 56 seats spread in seven districts.

08:51 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all voters to turn out in large numbers.

08:50 IST

The second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections began here on Sunday with beefed up security, including adequate deployment of Central paramilitary forces.