Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], All India Trinamool Congress supporters raised slogans against BJP candidate from Kolkata North Lok Sabha seat Tapas Roy outside a polling booth in Kolkata on Saturday and alleged that the BJP had conducted proxy voting. Voting started at 7 am today. The nine seats in West Bengal include - Barasat Basirhat, Diamond Harbour, Dum Dum, Jaynagar, Jadavpur, Kolkata South, Kolkata North and Mathurapur.
However, Roy rejected the allegations, saying, "I don't know about proxy votes, their polling agents are present there (at the polling booth). The BJP leader is contesting from Kolkata against Congress's Pradeep Bhattacharya and Trinamool's Sudip Bandopadhyay. Is from.North Lok Sabha seat In another incident, electronic voting machines (EVMs) were looted and two VVPAT machines were thrown inside a pond by a local mob in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas, officials said at the Chief Electoral Office, West Bengal. According to Bengal, an FIR has been registered against the sector officer and necessary action has been initiated. "Today at 6.40 am, the reserve EVM and papers of the Sector Officer near Benimadhavpur FP School in 129-Kultali AC of 19-Jaynagar (SC) PC have been looted by the local mob." And 1 CU, 1 BU, 2 VVPAT machines have been thrown inside the pond,” CEO West Bengal posted on X. The CEO further informed that fresh EVMs and papers have been provided to the sector officer. “The sector police was a little behind. . An FIR has been lodged by the sector office and necessary action has been initiated. The voting process is going on uninterrupted at all the six booths under the sector.Fresh EVMs and documents have been provided to the sector officer,” the CEO said, adding that after voting ends on June 1, the exit poll results will be telecast on various TV channels. The Election Commission has banned exit polls from 7 February. Voting for the first six phases of the Lok Sabha elections was held on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20 and May 25, from 1 am on April 19 to 6:30 pm on June 1, till the end of voting. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are also being held simultaneously in the last four phases in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
However, Roy rejected the allegations, saying, "I don't know about proxy votes, their polling agents are present there (at the polling booth). The BJP leader is contesting from Kolkata against Congress's Pradeep Bhattacharya and Trinamool's Sudip Bandopadhyay. Is from.North Lok Sabha seat In another incident, electronic voting machines (EVMs) were looted and two VVPAT machines were thrown inside a pond by a local mob in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas, officials said at the Chief Electoral Office, West Bengal. According to Bengal, an FIR has been registered against the sector officer and necessary action has been initiated. "Today at 6.40 am, the reserve EVM and papers of the Sector Officer near Benimadhavpur FP School in 129-Kultali AC of 19-Jaynagar (SC) PC have been looted by the local mob." And 1 CU, 1 BU, 2 VVPAT machines have been thrown inside the pond,” CEO West Bengal posted on X. The CEO further informed that fresh EVMs and papers have been provided to the sector officer. “The sector police was a little behind. . An FIR has been lodged by the sector office and necessary action has been initiated. The voting process is going on uninterrupted at all the six booths under the sector.Fresh EVMs and documents have been provided to the sector officer,” the CEO said, adding that after voting ends on June 1, the exit poll results will be telecast on various TV channels. The Election Commission has banned exit polls from 7 February. Voting for the first six phases of the Lok Sabha elections was held on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20 and May 25, from 1 am on April 19 to 6:30 pm on June 1, till the end of voting. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are also being held simultaneously in the last four phases in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
