India
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Kolkata, Mar 27: The Election Commission on Saturday said that West Bengal recorded nearly 80 per cent of voter turnout while Assam saw an estimated 77 per cent turnout in the polling for the first phase of Assembly elections. Voting was held in a total of 77 seats spread across both states.
In West Bengal, polling was held in 30 seats- several of them part of the once-Naxal-hit Jangalmahal region- amid tight security and strict adherence to Covid-19 guidelines, EC official said. Although the overall poll situation was largely peaceful, sporadic incidents of violence were reported from various places that went to the polls.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s younger brother Soumendu allegedly said that he was attacked in Kanthi by TMC supporters. He also alleged that his car was vandalised and his driver was injured in the attack.
The Kanthi seat also saw voters staging protests…