Salt Lake Repolls

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...

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...