Bengal Civic Re-polls

The newly appointed State Election Commissioner of West Bengal today ordered re-polls in 9 out of the 438 booths in Kolkata's Salt Lake and at 2 in Asansol. The opposition called it a farce, gheraoed the commissioner as he was leaving his office. A united opposition of the Left, Congress and the BJP has also decided to boycott the re-polls. Counti...

Re-polls to civic bodies in West Bengal will not take place today. Other than that confirmation, the civic poll process that began on Saturday seems out on a limb.

The West Bengal Election Commissioner has submitted his resignation to the Governor, plunging the civic re-polls and counting process into uncertainty. His quit three days after civic polls, especially at Salt Lake in Kolkata, were marred by violence and rigging, allegedly by Trinamool outsiders.

Congress today said it will not take part in any re-poll which will be ordered by the West Bengal State Election Commission following allegations of violence and irregularities in three civic bodies on Saturday.

The state election commission of West Bengal today ordered re-polling at some booths of Asansol, Bally and Kolkata's Salt Lake in the state's civic polls which have been marred by reports of rigging. The voting will be held on October 8 and counting will take place the next day.

West Bengal State Election Commission today said re-poll will be held in some booths of Bidhannagar and Asansol Corporations and Bally in Howrah, while counting for elections to all three municipal bodies will be done on October 9.

The newly appointed State Election Commissioner of West Bengal today ordered re-polls in 9 out of the 438 booths in Kolkata's Salt Lake and at 2 in Asansol. The opposition called it a farce, gheraoed the commissioner as he was leaving his office. A united opposition of the Left, Congress and the BJP has also decided to boycott the re-polls. Counti...

Re-polls to civic bodies in West Bengal will not take place today. Other than that confirmation, the civic poll process that began on Saturday seems out on a limb.

The West Bengal Election Commissioner has submitted his resignation to the Governor, plunging the civic re-polls and counting process into uncertainty. His quit three days after civic polls, especially at Salt Lake in Kolkata, were marred by violence and rigging, allegedly by Trinamool outsiders.

Congress today said it will not take part in any re-poll which will be ordered by the West Bengal State Election Commission following allegations of violence and irregularities in three civic bodies on Saturday.

The state election commission of West Bengal today ordered re-polling at some booths of Asansol, Bally and Kolkata's Salt Lake in the state's civic polls which have been marred by reports of rigging. The voting will be held on October 8 and counting will take place the next day.

West Bengal State Election Commission today said re-poll will be held in some booths of Bidhannagar and Asansol Corporations and Bally in Howrah, while counting for elections to all three municipal bodies will be done on October 9.