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27 Mar, 8 tweets, 3 min read
As the first phase of elections in West Bengal and Assam begins, PM Modi urges those eligible to vote in record numbers.

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Voters stand in queue at Chatni primary school booth in Baghmundi constituency at Ayodhya hill, Purulia, West Bengal. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

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A vehicle hired for poll duty was set ablaze at Bandwan in Purulia district on Friday night, hours before the first phase of assembly elections got underway, official sources said.

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8.84% and 7.72% voter turnout recorded till 9 am in Assam and West Bengal respectively.

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West Bengal records 14.28% voter turnout till 9 am, reports EVM glitches in several areas

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West Bengal witnessed a peaceful polling in the early hours of Saturday with 24.61 per cent turnout recorded till 11 am. Assam recorded 24.48 per cent turnout till 11 am.

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Till 1 pm, West Bengal recorded 40.73% voter turnout and Assam registered 37.06% turnout in the first phase of polling for the assembly elections.

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Till 1 pm, West Bengal recorded 54.90% voter turnout and Assam registered 45.20% turnout in the first phase of polling for the assembly elections.

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