Published On : Tue, Dec 21st, 2021
National News | By Nagpur Today Nagpur News

Kolkata civic polls: Counting of votes begins, result today

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Counting of votes for Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections has begun as the results are to be declared on Tuesday.

Netaji Indoor Stadium has been made the counting centre where the exercise is being carried out amid tight security.

Elections for all 144 wards of KMC took place at 4,959 polling booths on Sunday.

Both the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and its biggest opponent BJP fielded their candidates in all 144 seats.

When BJP this time mainly focussed on youth candidates, lawyers and professors, TMC picked up relatives of ministers. All the attention this time has been drawn by TMC candidate from ward number 73, Bhowanipore Kajari Banerjee, the sister-in-law of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Left and Congress who had fought the Assembly polls jointly decided to contest the KMC polls independently. Importantly none of the parties be it TMC, BJP or Congress, has announced the face for the post of Mayor.