Voting for 59 seats sees participation dip in Delhi and clashes in West Bengal
An overall tentative turnout of 63.5% was reported from the 59 constituencies in six States and the Union Territory of Delhi on Sunday in the penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha election. Incidents of violence were reported from West Bengal and Jharkhand. The turnout in 2014 stood at 63.67%.
The highest participation of 80.35% again was reported from the eight seats in West Bengal which, however, was lower than the 84.95% in the previous election.
BJP candidate injured
The State also witnessed several incidents of violence. In Keshpur under the Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency, there were reports of an attack on the BJP candidate and former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh when she tried to enter a polling booth.
Ms. Ghosh’s convoy was targeted when miscreants threw stones and bombs after she tried to enter another polling booth in Keshpur.
This story is from the May 13,2019 edition of The Hindu.
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