Kolkata: Ballygunge The low 41.1% turnout on Tuesday – almost 20% less than last year’s polling percentage – has left Trinamool Congress candidates as well as opposition members worried about the results.
The candidates blamed a combination of factors – the third vote in less than a year (assembly elections, civil elections and assembly by-elections), scorching heat and humidity and the early days of fasting Ramadan – which could possibly have forced voters to exercise their franchise. Instead of forcing them to stay indoors. ,
TMC Candidate – Actor, singer and former BJP leader Babul Supriyo – Although refused to go over historical trends and figures. “We must consider the fact that this is a by-election which always has low turnout. Anyway we were expecting around 45%-50% turnout on Tuesday. The numbers were even lower because the high-risers were very few. There were people – who constitute a large percentage of votes in this area – did not come to vote. But that will not change the equation. Only our margin of victory can be reduced,” Supriyo said.
Left Front candidate Saira Shah Haleem said, “Traditionally, low voter turnout has always helped the opposition parties. Tuesday’s polling shows that a large section of TMC loyalists abstain from voting and I hope this helps us.” constituency.
BJP candidate Kaya Ghosh marched across the constituency to protest the presence of state policemen in the polling premises, outsiders allegedly influencing voters, chasing down alleged false voters and incessant brawls with TMC corporators over her presence. visited. Polling premises. Ghosh also hoped that the low turnaround would work in his favour. Ghosh said, “We have filed six complaints throughout the day and faced attacks at many places. TMC tried its best to rigging votes, but people rejected them. People’s decision will be clear in the election results.” ”
The Ballygunge constituency is spread over seven wards – 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 69 and 85 – with a total of 2,47,623 voters. According to an estimate, more than one lakh voters cast their vote on Tuesday. Incidentally, last year, TMC candidate and late MLA Subrata Mukherjee got more votes than the total on Tuesday.
“This is the seventh election in a year in Bengal and this is the third time I am casting my vote. I think people here are tired of voting so many times in such a short time. I cast my vote on my way to office but None of my family members took the pain,” said the Mandeville Garden resident.
The day began with all the four leading candidates leaving their homes before the start of voting. As he left for the polling booths, Supriyo hummed one of his popular Bengali songs and as the day progressed, he drove his black Mercedes through the streets and alleys of Park Circus, Beniyapukur, Antley, Topsia and other areas.
His counterparts in BJP and CPM also visited several booths. While BJP and CPM candidates claimed that they faced attacks from Trinamool men, Congress candidate Kamaruzzaman Chowdhury claimed that TMC miscreants damaged his car and threatened him. But, there was no large-scale violence.
The candidates blamed a combination of factors – the third vote in less than a year (assembly elections, civil elections and assembly by-elections), scorching heat and humidity and the early days of fasting Ramadan – which could possibly have forced voters to exercise their franchise. Instead of forcing them to stay indoors. ,
TMC Candidate – Actor, singer and former BJP leader Babul Supriyo – Although refused to go over historical trends and figures. “We must consider the fact that this is a by-election which always has low turnout. Anyway we were expecting around 45%-50% turnout on Tuesday. The numbers were even lower because the high-risers were very few. There were people – who constitute a large percentage of votes in this area – did not come to vote. But that will not change the equation. Only our margin of victory can be reduced,” Supriyo said.
Left Front candidate Saira Shah Haleem said, “Traditionally, low voter turnout has always helped the opposition parties. Tuesday’s polling shows that a large section of TMC loyalists abstain from voting and I hope this helps us.” constituency.
BJP candidate Kaya Ghosh marched across the constituency to protest the presence of state policemen in the polling premises, outsiders allegedly influencing voters, chasing down alleged false voters and incessant brawls with TMC corporators over her presence. visited. Polling premises. Ghosh also hoped that the low turnaround would work in his favour. Ghosh said, “We have filed six complaints throughout the day and faced attacks at many places. TMC tried its best to rigging votes, but people rejected them. People’s decision will be clear in the election results.” ”
The Ballygunge constituency is spread over seven wards – 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 69 and 85 – with a total of 2,47,623 voters. According to an estimate, more than one lakh voters cast their vote on Tuesday. Incidentally, last year, TMC candidate and late MLA Subrata Mukherjee got more votes than the total on Tuesday.
“This is the seventh election in a year in Bengal and this is the third time I am casting my vote. I think people here are tired of voting so many times in such a short time. I cast my vote on my way to office but None of my family members took the pain,” said the Mandeville Garden resident.
The day began with all the four leading candidates leaving their homes before the start of voting. As he left for the polling booths, Supriyo hummed one of his popular Bengali songs and as the day progressed, he drove his black Mercedes through the streets and alleys of Park Circus, Beniyapukur, Antley, Topsia and other areas.
His counterparts in BJP and CPM also visited several booths. While BJP and CPM candidates claimed that they faced attacks from Trinamool men, Congress candidate Kamaruzzaman Chowdhury claimed that TMC miscreants damaged his car and threatened him. But, there was no large-scale violence.