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Over 81 percent vote in Bengal, opposition seeks repoll after 'massive rigging'

Over 81 percent vote in Bengal, opposition seeks repoll after 'massive rigging'

Kolkata: Over 81 percent of the 1.39 crore electors Wednesday cast their ballot in nine Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal, with the Election Commission calling the exercise "free and fair". However, the opposition parties

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Published: May 01, 2014 10:51 IST, Updated: May 01, 2014 11:07 IST

Polling has now been completed in 10 of the total 42 Lok Sabha constituencies.

The final two phases of polling in the state will take place May 7 (six seats) and May 12 (17 constituencies). The results will be declared May 16.

Over 1.39 crore voters were eligible to cast their ballot at 17,332 polling stations to choose their representatives from among 87 candidates in the fray for the Lok Sabha seats, and four in the Galsi assembly constituency.

The Trinamool, the CPI-M, the Congress and the BJP were contesting all the nine parliamentary seats.

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