Sporadic incidents of scuffle between supporters of political parties, recovery of crude bombs and angry protests against MLAs headlined the first phase of Lok Sabha election in West Bengal on Friday.
Elections were held for the Jalpaiguri, Alipuduar and Cooch Behar seats in the State and according to the Election Commission of India (EC) voting was largely peaceful with over 77.57% people exercising their franchise till 5pm. Till the last count, the voter turnout in Cooch Behar was 77.73%; 79.33% in Jalpaiguri and 75.54% in Alipurduar. Polling continued till 6pm and the figures are expected to rise.
