Poll violence in West Bengal claims seven lives, 740 injured

May 02, 2014 00:01

Poll violence has so far claimed seven lives in West Bengal and left 740 persons injured in 825 incidents, Election Commission sources said today.

While one person lost his life in Nadia district late in the month of March, the second death took place at Jalangi in Murshidabad district in early April, followed by the third death in Birbhum and fourth death at Manikchak under Malda district also in the last month, OSD in CEO's office, Amit Roy Chowdhury said here.

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