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West Bengal Civic Polls News
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TMC has stormed to power in 102 of the 108 municipalities of West Bengal
Mamata Banerjee-led party has bagged 63.45% of the total votes polled.
BJP could only win 63 of the 2170 wards.
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The CPI (M)-led Left Front won Taherpur Municipality in Nadia district.
The BJP and the Congress are yet to win a civic body, although the parties have won a few wards in some towns.
The TMC has already won 93 municipalities and is leading in seven others.
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The counting of votes began at 8 AM.
TMC took early leads in Mekhliganj, Mathabhanga and Raghunathpur municipalities.
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BJP has called for a 12-hour bandh - from 6 am till 6 pm on Monday.
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BJP said it was not satisfied with SEC's response.
BJP has alleged rigging in civic bodies poll.
West Bengal Guv has asked SEC to meet him at Raj Bhavan on Monday.
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BJP has given a call for a 12-hour bandh in West Bengal on Monday.
BJP is protesting against alleged rigging and attacks on the opposition party members by the ruling TMC during civic polls.
The bandh will exempt essential services like healthcare, milk supply and media.
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Over 95 lakh voters are slated to exercise their franchise to elect ward representatives and mayors.
The officials informed that a total of 44,000 police personnel have been deployed for the civic polls, with at least one armed police in every booth.
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Long queues were seen outside many booths as people turned up early for casting their votes.
The votes will be counted on March 2.
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Arjun Singh made the controversial remark ahead of elections to 108 municipalities in the state slated for February 27. Arjun Singh, the BJP MP from Barrackpur, was campaigning in his own neighbourhood of Bhatpara on Sunday.
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TMC has asked rebel party contestants to withdraw.
Rebel TMC leaders refused to not contest upcoming civic polls.
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"It is once again an overwhelming victory of Ma, Mati, Manush," Mamata said.
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Voting has started at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm.
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Trinamool Congress on Thursday bagged all seven civic bodies in West Bengal.
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In West Bengal, local body polls are being held for seven municipal bodies on Sunday.
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West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress scored a landslide victory on Saturday in the civic polls.
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The ruling Trinamool Congress is ahead in most of the wards of Asansol and Bidhannagar Municipal Corporations for which counting is being held on Saturday.
The Trinamool Congress on Sunday "blamed" the CPI(M) for violence during yesterday's election to Bidhannagar and Asansol municipalities in West Bengal in a counter to the opposition parties' demand for re-election to the two civic bodies alleging loot of votes by the ruling party.
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Local body polls in four pockets of West Bengal on Saturday saw a turnout of about 70 percent, but were marred by violence, allegations of booth capturing and assault on media persons that left 15 of them bloodied and injured.
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Amid reports of violence and alleged malpractices, over 40 percent polling was recorded till afternoon for election to two municipal corporations and Siliguri Mahukuma Parishad in West Bengal as the CPI(M) called a bandh in Rajarhat-Bidhannagar area on Monday in protest.
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