After the completion of the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, the second phase was held on April 30 with polling across 142 constituencies. Long queues of voters were seen outside polling stations from the early morning, as voters turned up in large numbers to cast their vote amid rain. The election officials and security personnel were seen patrolling to maintain peace.
Unlike previous years, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee came out in the morning itself to meet voters. On the other hand, when BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari visited the polling areas, he was reportedly met with an attack and was heckled by supporters of the ruling party.
Several incidents of violence and clashes were also reported from different areas of west bengal which led to heightened security by the authorities. Despite the tensions, polling continued under the watchful eye of the special forces, with special arrangements for senior citizens and persons with disabilities ensuring full participation and good voter turnout.
(Compiled by Devishi)
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An elderly voter reaches a polling booth during Phase 2 voting of West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 in Kolkata on April 29, 2026.
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Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity wait in a queue to cast their votes during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata.
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ISKCON monks dance while on their way to a polling station to cast their votes during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata.
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Women show their ink-stained fingers after casting their votes in the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections at a polling station in Kolkata.
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An elderly woman shows her ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at a polling station in Nadia, amid heavy security due to the violence during polling.
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Security personnel detain a man as chaos erupts outside a polling booth during the second phase of West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, in Howrah.
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Voters arrive in an open lorry to cast votes at a polling booth during the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Purba Bardhaman district.
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West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from Bhabanipur constituency, Mamata Banerjee, shows a victory sign after casting a vote in the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at a polling station in Kolkata.
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Tension flared up when the BJP candidate for Bhabanipur and Nandigram constituencies, Suvendu Adhikari, visited a polling booth, and TMC workers protested with slogans, prompting police intervention and a complaint by the opposition leader to the EC seeking deployment of additional central forces.
A first-time voter shows her ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at a polling station in Kolkata.
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People stand in a queue to cast their vote, at a polling booth during Phase 2 voting of West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 in Kolkata.
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Chaos erupts as security personnel carry away people who allegedly tried to disrupt the voting process, outside a polling booth during the second phase of West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, in Howrah.
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People stand in a queue to cast their vote, after a technical glitch in an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) sparked a clash between voters and security personnel at a polling booth in the Bally constituency of Howrah during Phase 2 voting of West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 in Kolkata.
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TMC and ISF supporters, after a clash broke out over allegations of appointing fake polling agents during the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at Booth No. 147 in Ramchandrapur under Rajhati-1 Panchayat in Khanakul, Hooghly district.
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People stand in a queue amid rain before casting votes in the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at a polling station in Kolkata.