Indian Discussion Forum

Kolkata, Apr 23 (PTI) Thirty six per cent polling was recorded in the first four hours of voting in 50 assembly constituencies in three districts in the second phase in West Bengal today.

"Polling was 36 per cent till 11 am. Polling was more or less peaceful," Election Commission office sources said here.

Two presiding officers were removed following allegation of influencing voters and an election agent of CPI(M) detained for interrogation after postal ballots were recovered from him, the sources said here.

"The presiding officer of booth number 2 of Bharatpur assembly constituency in Murshidabad and a presiding officer of booth number 101 in Ranaghat (South) constituency in Nadia district were removed and replaced by new presiding officers," Additional Chief Electoral Officer N K Sahana said.

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