Amid violence and heat, 79% voter turnout in phase 3 of Bengal polls
Phase three of West Bengal Assembly election saw a 79 percent voter turnout till 5 pm on Thursday
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Phase three of West Bengal Assembly election saw a 79 percent voter turnout till 5 pm on Thursday. The turnout in Murshidabad was 79.29 percent, Nadia 81.62 percent, Burdwan 78.26 percent and Kolkata (North) 57.06 percent. AFP
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Security personnel check voters before they are allowed inside polling booths. Election Commission officials received 2,777 complaints, including of violence, voter intimidation and disruption of the poll process. Reuters
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Nuns from the Missionaries of Charity wait in a queue to cast their votes inside a polling station in Kolkata on Thursday. Assembly elections in West Bengal are taking place in six phases from 4 April to 5 May. AFP
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Kolkata police check a taxi next to a polling station on Thursday. Incidents of violence were reported in parts of Murshidabad, Nadia, Kolkata and Burdwan districts. AFP
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