In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won 18 of Bengal’s 42 seats, while the TMC bagged 22 seats.

Basirhat recorded the highest turnout at 76.56 percent, followed by Mathurapur at 74.13 percent, Jaynagar at 73.44 percent, Diamond Harbour at 72.87 percent, Barasat at 71.80 percent, Jadavpur at 70.41 percent, Dum Dum at 67.60 percent, Kolkata Dakshin at 60.88 percent, and Kolkata Uttar at 59.23 percent.

Villagers did not cast ballot in protest of construction of a coal dumping yard.

Basirhat constituency registered the highest turnout at 66.76 percent, followed by Mathurapur at 63.66 percent, Jaynagar at 62.24 percent, Diamond Harbour at 61.08 percent, and Barasat at 59.69 percent.

Family members said they took the decision to vote before their mother's cremation as she had died and would not return, but they would get a chance to vote again after five years.

Patliputra recorded the highest turnout at 40.78 per cent, followed by Karakat (39.53), Buxar (37.79), Sasaram (37.12), Jehanabad (36.66), Arrah (33.07), Nalanda (32.94) and Patna Sahib (29.22) till 1 pm.

Sita Soren, the sister-in-law of jailed former chief minister Hemant Soren, claimed that the voting process was being intentionally delayed, an allegation that was denied by CEO K Ravi Kumar. .

The Basirhat constituency saw the highest turnout at 50.89%, followed by Jaynagar at 48.27%, Barasat at 47.49%, Diamond Harbour at 47.33%, and Mathurapur at 47.03%.

Rajmahal registered the highest turnout at 47.76 per cent, followed by Dumka (46.90) and Godda (45.91)

Sandeshkhali, which falls under Basirhat LS constituency, is experiencing violence since Friday night and continued till the polling process began on Saturday.

Violence-prone areas of Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour LS constituencies reported incidents of violence. The poll panel has received 1,450 complaints until 11 am from different political parties.

The Agiaon assembly seat, a reserved constituency, is also holding a by-election following the disqualification of CPI(ML) MLA Manoj Manzil due to a murder conviction.