Bengal records over 41% voter turnout till 11 am
Alipurduar: 38.80 per cent
Bankura: 43.22 per cent
Birbhum: 41.92 per cent
Cooch Behar: 38.67 per cent
South Dinajpur: 41.17 per cent
Darjeeling: 39.72 per cent
Jalpaiguri: 39.51 per cent, Jhargram: 43.71 per cent, Kalimpong: 39.61 per cent
Malda: 38.22 per cent
Murshidabad: 41.59 per cent
West Burdwan: 40.24 per cent, West Midnapore: 44.69 per cent, East Midnapore: 42. 16 per cent, Purulia: 39.16 per cent
North Dinajpur: 39.04 per cent
Violence broke out in Nowda amid polling, with reports of repeated clashes and vehicle vandalism. Supporters of Humayun Kabir’s party have been accused of creating unrest, though he denied the allegations.
Central forces resorted to lathi charge to bring the situation under control as tensions escalated in the area.
BJP candidate from Asansol Dakshin seat Agnimitra Paul on an incident of crude bomb being hurled in Nowda, Murshidabad district, says, "I had said this in morning itself.
The Mamata Banerjee government will do such things, hurl bombs, load shedding. They will try to damage the cameras. This is the mechanism of TMC.
They think they will prevent voters from coming out to vote by doing such things. QRT, Election Commission must take note of such incidents."
Over 3.6 crore voters are eligible, with a record deployment of 2,450 companies of central forces. With more than 8,000 sensitive polling stations, security presence is unprecedented—roughly one personnel for every 145 voters.
For the BJP, maintaining dominance in North Bengal and border districts is critical. In 2021, the party won 59 of these 152 seats, while the Trinamool Congress (TMC), led by Mamata Banerjee, secured 93.
To remain competitive, BJP needs a significant jump—potentially reaching 90–100 seats in this phase.
This is a steep climb, though 13 seats lost by margins under 5,000 votes and about 20 identified “winnable” constituencies offer openings.
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