Kolkata Civic Polls Log 52.17% Turnout Till 3 pm, Crude Bombs Thrown
NDTV
72 people have been arrested so far for disturbing the peace during the polling period, the police said.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) logged a 52.17% voter turnout till 3 pm today despite incidents of violence, including cases of bombings at two poll booths.
"A total of 52.17 per cent of total votes were polled till 3 PM. Polling has by and large been peaceful barring a few incidents. Two incidents of throwing of crude bombs outside polling centres were reported," a State Election Commission (SEC) official said.
Although the SEC claimed that only one person was injured, the police said that three people were injured. One of them has lost his leg, they said.
72 people have been arrested so far for disturbing the peace during the polling period, the police said.
