Jhargram Municipality
The election here passed off peacefully as well, though there was tension in the area for the past three days, with armed tribals holding procession over the Lalgrah issue. The turnout was around 80 per cent. In some booths, polling continued even an hour after closing time.
Krishnanagar Municipality
Due to some fault in EVMs of booth numbers 19/70 A and 20/72 A, voting was delayed for about an hour. The Trinamool Congress appealed for an extra hour, but a dispute began when the voting was completed within the scheduled time. District Magistrate of Nadia Onkar Singh Meena said: “Seventy-five per cent polling has been recorded till 3 pm, which may increase after the final calculation.”