Voting for 5th phase of West Bengal Assembly poll ends: As it happened

Kolkata: Voting in 53 constituencies for the fifth phase of gigantic West Bengal Assembly Election is underway on Saturday.

30 April 2016

18:42 IST

Mamata Banerjee is pitted against Netaji's grandnephew Chandra Bose of BJP and Union Minister Deepa Dasmunshi of Congress in Bhawanipur constituency in south Kolkata.​

18:42 IST

Voting for fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections closed in Kolkata. 

18:28 IST

Polling percentage till 3 pm: West Kolkata - 58.05%, South 24 Parganas - 72.46 %, Hooghly- 72.46 % in the 5th phase of West Bengal Assembly polls.

17:19 IST

Riya Sarkar becomes first transgender presiding officer for a booth in Kolkata for 5th phase of West Bengal Assembly polls.

17:14 IST

Clashes and poll code violations reported from multiple constituencies of poll-bound West Bengal, at least 27 people arrested. 

17:09 IST

Polling official's daughter allegedly threatened by Trinamool workers in Behala East; the workers threatened her with sexual assault

17:08 IST

Six persons reported to be injured in poll violence in South 24 Parganas; another injury reported from Hooghly district.

16:36 IST

At least 72.19 per cent cast their votes till 3 pm in phase 5 of West Bengal Assembly polls.

16:35 IST

Former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee casts his vote in Kolkata.

15:44 IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee casts her vote in Kolkata.

Kolkata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee after casting her vote for the 5th phase of #WestBengal Assembly elections pic.twitter.com/zchmQ9gXkL

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 30, 2016

15:43 IST

The poll panel has ordered filing of an FIR against Trinamool Congress sitting MLA and candidate Sonali Guha after she was caught on camera allegedly ordering party workers to beat CPI-M polling agents in her Satgachia constituency.

15:42 IST

Six persons were injured in poll violence in South 24 Parganas while one injury was reported from Hooghly.

Four RSP workers were injured in a clash with TMC supporters at a booth in Bhangonkhali village in Basanti constituency after TMC activists allegedly prevented them from casting votes, a police officer said.

15:42 IST

Till 1 PM, voter turnout of 59.83 per cent was recorded from Hooghly district, 58.24 per cent in South 24 Parganas while Kolkata South had the lowest turnout with 46.35 per cent.
The Election Commission said the overall average turnout was 57.10 per cent.

15:39 IST

54.75% voter turnout has been recorded till 1pm.

14:35 IST

TMC MP Moon Moon Sen, her daughters Raima and Riya cast their votes in Kolkata.

13:04 IST

Former WB Chief Minister and prominent Left leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharya casts his vote in Kolkata.

Kolkata: Former WB CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya after casting his vote for 5th phase of #WestBengal Assembly elections pic.twitter.com/ZDoFXOucVC

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 30, 2016

13:00 IST

TMC leader Firhad Hakim, who has stoked controversy by describing Garden Reach as 'mini-Pakistan' to a Pakistani journalist, has cast his vote in Kolkata.

TMC leader Firhad Hakim casts his vote for the 5th phase of #WestBengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata pic.twitter.com/sJbeaaTRLT

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 30, 2016

13:00 IST

A civic police volunteer died after a bomb was hurled by unidentified people in Murshidabad's Beldanga in early morning hours, reports ANI.

11:30 IST

Poll percentage for West Bengal Assembly election 5th phase at 11 am is 38.15%.

10:37 IST

A voter turnout of 19.64 percent has been reported till 9 am in 53 constituencies that have gone to vote in West Bengal today.

10:31 IST

Overall poll percentage for West Bengal Polls 5th phase at 9 am is 19.64%.

10:30 IST

Sourav Ganguly casts his vote for the 5th phase of #WestBengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata pic.twitter.com/y3kS77EiO3

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 30, 2016

10:30 IST

Chandra Bose of the BJP casts his in Kolkata.

Chandra Bose (BJP) casts his vote for the 5th phase of #WestBengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata pic.twitter.com/sI525apTb2

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 30, 2016

10:18 IST

CPIM accuses TMC supporters of threatening people to not vote. 

09:51 IST

Clash of TMC and CPIM workers has been reported in Arambag, Hooghly (WB). 

09:38 IST

CPM worker has been allegedly beaten up while going to cast vote in Arambagh (Hooghly District), claim reports.

09:36 IST

BJP president AmitShah will address public meetings in West Bengal today.

09:35 IST

BJP appeals voters to turnout in record numbers and vote. 

As phase 5 of West Bengal polls is underway, we appeal to the voters to turnout in record numbers & vote. #Vote4BJP pic.twitter.com/1MbDEsdySu

— BJP (@BJP4India) April 30, 2016

09:01 IST

Voters line up outside polling booths in Singur and Kolkata in large numbers.

08:57 IST

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien has cast his vote.

TMC Leader Derek O'Brien after casting his vote for the 5th phase of #WestBengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata pic.twitter.com/IKUu8qfwUv

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 30, 2016

07:30 IST

All eyes are on south Kolkata`s Bhabanipur, where chief minister Mamata Banerjee -- seeking re-election -- is facing a challenge from Left Front-backed Congress nominee Deepa Dasmunshi and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose`s grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose of the BJP.

(With Agency inputs)

07:10 IST

Voting began at 7am for 31 constituencies in South 24 Parganas and 18 in Hooghly districts besides four in South Kolkata.

Nearly 1.24 crore (1,23,97,832) voters across 14,642 polling stations, including 77 auxiliary booths, are eligible to decide the fate of 349 candidates -- 43 of them female.