Bengal, Assam Meeting Election 2021: Outcomes to be declared on Might 2 (Representational)
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- Voting in 30 seats in Bengal and 47 seats in Assam from 7 am to six pm
- Sarbananda Sonowal, Ripun Borah and the Speaker of the Meeting are key Assam candidates
- Jhargram, Medinipur, Patashpur and Ramnagar among the many key Bengal seats
New Delhi:
Bengal reported an 82 % voter turnout within the first section of the 2021 Meeting elections, whereas Assam, which additionally began voting on Saturday, reported a 76.9 % turnout. Voting for the primary section of the elections within the two states started this morning, for 30 and 47 seats respectively. In Bengal, Trinamool faces a tricky take a look at from the BJP (and a minor one from the Congress-Left alliance) in its bid for a 3rd consecutive time period. In Assam, the BJP hopes to win a second consecutive time period, with Prime Minister Sarbananda Sonowal as the largest title on the poll within the first section. In 2016, the Trinamool swept 26 of the 30 seats supplied on this section. In Assam, the BJP received 35 of 47 seats. Voting cubicles opened at 7 a.m. and voting has been prolonged by an hour because of the Covid pandemic. The outcomes will likely be on Might 2.
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Bengal’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, reacted harshly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day go to to Bangladesh, accusing him of making an attempt to affect voters within the state. Ms Banerjee reminded the Prime Minister of an incident previous to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections – a Bangladeshi actor who attended a Trinamool rally had his visa revoked – and requested, “Why should not your visa be canceled? “
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The Trinamool and the BJP have exchanged allegations of sponsoring violence and vote rigging all through the day. Soumendu Adhikari, brother of former Trinamool MLA Suvendu Adhikari, whose transfer to the BJP final 12 months sparked a bitter dispute with Ms Banerjee, mentioned he had been attacked by Trinamool supporters in Contai. He mentioned his automobile had been vandalized and the driving force had been injured. ‘
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Suvendu Adhikari, who will face Ms Banerjee in a high-stakes battle for Nandigram within the second section, beforehand demanded the suspension of cops in that district and Haldi for serving to the ruling social gathering manipulate the votes.
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Trinamool chief Soham Chakraborty, the Chandipur candidate, identified EVM’s troubles in Kanthi Uttar. “… the votes appear to go to the BJP each time the Trinamool Congress is voted on!” tweeted. Occasion colleague Derek O’Brien wrote to the Electoral Fee alleging discrepancies within the electoral turnout of Kanthi Uttar and Kanthi Dakshin.
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Hours earlier than elections started in Bengal, the East Medinipur district witnessed the violence: bombs had been dropped and photographs had been fired within the Bhagabanpur electoral district, in response to the ANI information company. Two members of the safety employees had been reportedly injured. In the meantime, BJP chief Samir Das instructed ANI that Trinamool was additionally liable for the violence in western Medinipur.
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Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh, criticized for his “bermuda” hits at Mamata Banerjee, has mentioned that Trinamool complains about EVMs as a result of they know they’re dropping. “TMC and Mamata Banerjee are beneath strain and that’s the reason they’re saying these issues,” he instructed ANI.
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In Assam, in the meantime, Chief Minister Sonowal, the largest title on the poll, solid his vote at a polling station in Dibrugarh. “I prayed for peace for all …”, he instructed reporters. Mr. Sonowal is defending his seat in Majuli, a secretive constituency, from Rajib Lochan Pegu of Congress, a three-time former civil rights participant from this seat.
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Different massive names that had been contested in Assam within the first section had been the outgoing President Hitendranath Goswami and the top of the Assam Congress, Ripun Borah. Activist Akhil Gogoi, in jail for his alleged function within the 2019 anti-CAA protests, is contesting from Sibsagar. Titabor can even vote, the seat held for 4 consecutive phrases by former chief minister and congressional veteran, Tarun Gogoi, who died in November.
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Of the 30 seats in Bengal, the BJP is contesting 29; one has been turned over to the All Jharkhand College students Union (AJSU). Trinamool can even contest on the 29th and can assist an impartial candidate for the opposite seat. Congress will contest solely 5 seats. His allies, the events of the left, will compete for almost all; the CPM will combat 18 and the CPI 4.
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In Assam, the BJP is contesting 39 of the 47 seats on this section and ally AGP (Asom Gana Parishad) 10. The 2 sides will meet in a “pleasant contest” on two seats. Congress – a part of a ‘Mahajot‘(grand alliance) – 43 will contest, with one for every AIDUF from Badruddin Ajmal, the RJD, the AGM and the CPIML.
With contributions from ANI