Barring stray incidents of poll violence the first phase of polling witnessed no instances of large-scale poll related incidents, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEC) of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal said on Thursday.
The first phase covered 152 Assembly Constituencies spread across 16 districts of the state.
Addressing a press conference, Agarwal said that people cast their votes without fear and expressed satisfaction with the polling arrangements. He said that the feedback from polling stations suggested voters were largely pleased with how the process was conducted.
“The people of Bengal have voted fearlessly. I received reports that said they were quite happy with the polling arrangements. Incidents of poll-related violence were less this time,” Kumar said.
The second phase of polling, which will cover 142 constituencies, is scheduled for April 29 in West Bengal. The counting of votes is set to take place on May 4.