Salt Lake Civic Polls

Last Saturday, 70 per cent voters turned out at civic polls in Salt Lake, an upscale Kolkata township. But today, at re-polls, only 30 per cent turned up to vote. Re-polls were held at nine booths only out of 438 after allegations that the Trinamool Congress had rigged the polls with outsiders.

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...

Senior bureaucrat Alapan Bandyopadhyay left West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's entourage at Thimpu and flew into Kolkata this afternoon to take over as the state's new election commissioner.

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.

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.

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has accused the state Election Commission, the BJP and Governor KN Tripathi of conspiracy in putting off counting for civic polls that was scheduled for October 7. Polls were held on Saturday in Salt Lake, Asansol and Bally.

At least 15 media persons were beaten up and heckled by outsiders during the Salt Lake civic polls in Kolkata today. A woman reporter of a Bengali news channel also claims she was threatened with rape.

They were just civic polls but unprecedented trouble erupted at Salt Lake and Asansol in West Bengal today with the Trinamool Congress allegedly deploying outsiders to capture booths.

The Salt Lake Municipal Corporation in Kolkata goes to the polls on Saturday and campaigning is peaking.

Last Saturday, 70 per cent voters turned out at civic polls in Salt Lake, an upscale Kolkata township. But today, at re-polls, only 30 per cent turned up to vote. Re-polls were held at nine booths only out of 438 after allegations that the Trinamool Congress had rigged the polls with outsiders.

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...

Senior bureaucrat Alapan Bandyopadhyay left West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's entourage at Thimpu and flew into Kolkata this afternoon to take over as the state's new election commissioner.

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.

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.

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has accused the state Election Commission, the BJP and Governor KN Tripathi of conspiracy in putting off counting for civic polls that was scheduled for October 7. Polls were held on Saturday in Salt Lake, Asansol and Bally.

At least 15 media persons were beaten up and heckled by outsiders during the Salt Lake civic polls in Kolkata today. A woman reporter of a Bengali news channel also claims she was threatened with rape.

They were just civic polls but unprecedented trouble erupted at Salt Lake and Asansol in West Bengal today with the Trinamool Congress allegedly deploying outsiders to capture booths.

The Salt Lake Municipal Corporation in Kolkata goes to the polls on Saturday and campaigning is peaking.