Three persons, including the husband of a CPI(M) candidate, were killed in violence during the second phase of the West Bengal panchayat elections today in three districts where 30 per cent polling was reported till noon. <br /><br />Burdwan alone accounted for the three deaths with Sheikh Hasmat, the husband of a CPI(M) candidate, Monowara Bibi, being killed in a bomb attack at Jamuria in Madhudanga gram Panchayat, police sources said. <br /><br />Another man, Rajkuma Kora, was lynched after a bomb was thrown in the same panchayat area, they said. <br /><br />The third person, Kata Mullick, was killed in a bomb attack before the Hijjona panchayat office in Mangalkote area, the sources said. <br /><br />CPI(M) candidate Siddhartha Banerjee for the Panuria gram panchayat was injured after being beaten up allegedly by ruling Trinamool Congress supporters, the sources said. A woman CPI(M) candidate, Suptava Karpah, was arrested at Rayan on the charge of influencing voters, they said. <br /><br />A report from East Midnapore district quoting police sources, said that a bomb was hurled at booth no 29/1 at Nandigram after a clash between ruling Trinamool Congress and Congress workers.A Congress worker was injured in the clash. <br /><br />At booth nos 145 and 146 in Mahisadal, there was a scuffle between TMC and CPI(M) supporters. There were reports of booth jamming at booths 45,46,47,48 at Moyna after which the police intervened. <br /><br />At Patashpur, the house of an agent of a CPI(M) candidate of booth no 34 was ransacked last night. <br /><br />A report from Hooghly district said that the polling was absolutely peaceful. <br /><br />An average 30 per cent polling was recorded till noon in the three districts -- East Midnapore, in which Nandigram falls and Singur in Hooghly, besides Burdwan, State Election Commission sources said.
