Nandigram, the seat of the state's highest-profile electoral battle in this Assembly바카라 웹사이트election, has recorded a lower polling rate than the other seats voting on바카라 웹사이트Thursday바카라 웹사이트in the second of the eight-phase polling.바카라 웹사이트
The seat has remained tense since morning, amid allegations against both Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of intimidating voters whom they thought바카라 웹사이트to be potential voters of the opponent camp.바카라 웹사이트
According to the Election Commission's reports, the 30 seats voting on바카라 웹사이트Thursday바카라 웹사이트recorded 71.07 per cent polling on an average till 3.30 pm. In East Midnapore district, where Nandigram is located, 71.89 per cent of the electorate had cast their votes till 3.30 pm.바카라 웹사이트
However, in Nandigram, the polling percentage stood at 69.53.바카라 웹사이트
Among the other districts where elections are taking place in this phase, Bankura recorded 73.8 per cent polling till 3.30 pm, while for West Midnapore and South 24-Parganas the figure stood at 70.27 per cent and 65.83 per cent, respectively.바카라 웹사이트
In East Midnapore, most other seats recorded a higher polling percentage than Nandigram. They are Chandipur (73.27 per cent), Mahishadal (75.4 per cent), Nandakumar (72.3 per cent) and Tamluk (74.12 per cent).바카라 웹사이트
Some local residents blamed “an atmosphere of terror” for the바카라 웹사이트relatively바카라 웹사이트low turnout.바카라 웹사이트
"The BJP is terrorising TMC supporters in Hindu-dominated areas over the past few days while in Muslim-dominated areas the TMC threatened BJP supporters," said a local resident who did not want to be identified.바카라 웹사이트
The tension is more intense in areas with a mixed population.바카라 웹사이트
Nandigram has usually seen a high polling바카라 웹사이트rate in elections held since the 2006 Assembly polls and voted overwhelmingly in favour of the TMC. But no past equation can work in this election, as the TMC's main leader for Nandigram, Suvendu Adhikary, is now taking on Mamata Banerjee on a BJP ticket.바카라 웹사이트
