A sales space agent of the BJP died after falling sick at a polling station in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Saturday morning, prompting the Election Commission to hunt a report, an official mentioned. Abhijit Samanta, the BJP agent of sales space quantity 107 within the Kamarhati meeting constituency, fell sick inside an hour of the start of the polling, he mentioned.
Samanta was declared introduced lifeless when taken to a hospital, he mentioned. Voters ready within the queue on the sales space alleged that Samanta was not attended by ballot officers and the central forces personnel initially whilst he complained of chest ache and began vomiting.
“We have got information that the agent was not attended properly when he complained of sickness. We have sought a report from the micro observer there,” the official mentioned. Meanwhile, an Independent candidate within the Chakdah seat in Nadia was detained after he was discovered carrying a firearm outdoors a sales space, police mentioned.
Koushik Bhowmick, the candidate, was discovered carrying the firearm outdoors sales space quantity 44 and 45, they mentioned. The complete matter was video-taped and the gun seized, a police officer mentioned.
“The candidate was going around with a gun tucked in his trousers. He dropped the firearm when personnel of the central forces and the police intercepted him. He has been detained and a report has been sought,” an official on the workplace of the Chief Electoral Officer mentioned. Polling was underway in 45 seats throughout six districts of the state within the fifth part.
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