Elections to four municipal corporations in West Bengal were held on Saturday amidst allegations of electoral malpractices and violence by the Opposition parties.
The Opposition parties alleged that supporters of Trinamool Congress opened fire at Jamuria under Asansol Municipal Corporation. A BJP candidate suffered head injuries at ward number 17 of Asansol Municipal Corporation and alleged that he was attacked when he tried to stop malpracticesduring polling.
Elections to four municipal corporations at Asansol, Bidhannagar, Siliguri and Chandernagore were held on Saturday.Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, located on the north-eastern fringes ofKolkata witnessed several instances of electoral irregularities.Dummy or false voters were seen hiding inside toilets of poll premises and were chased out by television channel crews at Bidhannagar. There were allegations by BJP candidates that their houses were attacked by supporters of ruling party. Candidates contesting civic polls at Bidhhanagar were seen coming face to face and at one instance a journalist suffered injuries outside polling booth. In some instances, people with no valid documents were seenloitering outside polling booth.
