As the day saw the eighth phase of polling in West Bengal election, the overall polling process has remained peaceful with 56.2 percent turnout till 1 pm, Election Commission officials said. The District-wise break-up of the voter turnout till 1:15 pm is as follows:

Birbhum – 49.46 percent, Kolkata North – 39.55 percent, Maldah – 52.63 percent, Murshidabad – 58.86 percent.

In West Bengal election, voting is being held in 11,860 polling stations of 35 constituencies, 11 each in Murshidabad and Birbhum, six in Maldah, and seven in north Kolkata.

The polling day saw some stray incidents of violence. One person was killed and two others were injured as a car hit them in Murshidabad district, hours before the polling exercise began, triggering tension in the area, a police officer said earlier in the day.

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BJP candidate from Jorasakho, Meena Devi Purohit alleged that bombs were thrown at her vehicle while she was touring different polling booths. As a response, a huge police contingent was rushed to the spot to control the situation.

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In Maniktala, North Kolkata, TMC supporters gheraoed the car of BJP candidate Kalyan Chaubey, who claimed that a 31-yr-old woman came to cast her vote in a polling booth instead of another 50-year-old.

At a polling station in Kashipur-Belgachia, North Kolkata, Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty cast his vote for the final phase of West Bengal Polls, early on Thursday.

For the West Bengal election, which is in its final leg today, the vote counting will take place on May, 02.