Low voter turnout recorded in high-voltage Bhabanipur by-poll seat

Low voter turnout was recorded in high-voltage Bhabanipur by-poll seat from the morning, amid triangular combat being witnessed between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal and CPI-M candidate Srijib Biswas. Polling passed off in Murshidabad’s Samserganj and Jangipur.

The high-profile meeting constituency of Bhabanipur recorded a polling share of 53.32 % until 5 P.M. In Samserganj, it was 78.60% whereas in Jangipur it was 76.12%, in accordance with information accessible from the Election Commission of India.

The voter turnout development was very low from the morning. It was solely 7.5 per cent at 9 am. On the opposite hand, the 2 different meeting constituencies of Jangipur in Murshidabad district and Samserganj recorded 17.5 and 16.3 per cent polling respectively,

The low voting development continued throughout the day in Bhabanipur. At 1 PM, 35.97 % polling was reported in Bhabanipur whereas it was a lot increased in Jangipur with 53.78 % and 57.15 % in Samserganj. Compared to Jangipur and Samserganj, polling share in Bhabanipur was the bottom.

Polling in Bhabanipur meeting seat continued on the similar tempo, with 48.08 per cent turnout until 3 pm, EC officers mentioned. While the polling share in Samserganj was 72.45 % and 68.17% in Jangipur.

According to ballot observers, comparable traits have mirrored throughout 2011 and 2016. Around 61.72 polling p.c was reported in 2016 and in 2011 by-poll was even much less, one thing round 44.5%. “The voter turnout is lower in by-poll despite Mamata Banerjee contesting the seat as they are casting their vote for the second time. In case of Samserganj and Jangipur, polling did not take place,” a ballot analyst mentioned.

“The voter turnout trend in Bhabanipur is generally very low. Everytime, it is always around 50 per cent. We have noticed this earlier also,” Firhad Hakim, the state minister mentioned.

Trinamool candidate and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee forged her poll at 3.15 PM in Mitra Institution. Her nephew and Trinamool National normal secretary Abhisek Banerjee additionally forged his vote in the present day afternoon on the similar polling sales space.

Meanwhile, polling was roughly peaceable in Bhabanipur Constituency by-poll besides a couple of sporadic incidents. BJP chief Kalyan Chaubey was allegedly attacked by motorbike-borne miscreants and his car was vandalized close to Booth No160 at St John’s Diocesan School.

“Few bike-borne miscreants gheraoed me near Padmapukur and they started hitting, punching and banging my car. They vandalized the vehicle and I had a narrow escape. We have identified fake voters voting peacefully with false voter slips at St John’s Diocesan School and Khalsa School. The attack was revenge that followed,” Chaubey claimed.

In one other incident, stress erupted in Bhabanipur Constituency on Thursday afternoon as a faux voter was allegedly caught by BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal at Khalsa High School within the Constituency.

After the alleged faux voter was recognized, scuffle broke out exterior the polling sales space between BJP and Trinamool staff. The voter claimed that he was a resident of Bansdroni however was not carrying any id proof. Further Central drive deployment was completed at Khalsa High School to regulate the scenario. Complaint was lodged by the BJP has been lodged in EC. The Election Commision mentioned that they’re conserving a watch on the incident.

“Apart from Khalsa, there is an attempt to booth jamming in other locations by Trinamool MLA Madan Mitra,” BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal claimed.

“The Police did not take any action was a silent onlooker to the incident. He did not take any action against the fake voter. One Gurmeet Singh, who is Trinamool Hindi cell secretary, came to the fake voter’s rescue and helped him to leave the school premises,” BJP leaders claimed.

BJP alleged huge rigging at Ramesh Mitra School and Bhawanipur Education Society as nicely.

BJP additionally alleged that Trinamool chief Sayandeb Chattopadhyay took images contained in the polling sales space after casting vote and had posted in social media. However, Trinamool Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay denied such allegations.

Trinamool Congress has complained to EC about Priyanka Tibrewal shifting across the Constituency with a convoy of 20 automobiles, disrupting the polling course of.

The polling started at 7 a.m. within the morning. The election was necessitated after Trinamool MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay vacated the Bhabanipur seat for Mamata Banerjee. The votes will likely be counted on October 3.