Overview
- Election Commission directed EROs to conduct doorstep hearings for voters aged 85 and above, seriously ill patients, pregnant women, and persons with disabilities.
- Commission reaffirmed that party Booth Level Agents will not be allowed inside hearing venues, sought incident reports, and told district officials to prevent forcible stoppages.
- Special Roll Observer C. Murugan was gheraoed at Magrahat in South 24 Parganas and his car’s door handle was damaged; he said he will complete his assigned task.
- Hearings saw disruptions in Hooghly, Midnapore and other districts after Trinamool leaders demanded BLA entry, with MLA Asit Majumdar briefly halting proceedings before they resumed.
- Abhishek Banerjee urged BLAs to protect genuine entries and welcomed home hearings, as accounts surfaced of elderly and pregnant voters facing long waits and families linking several deaths to notice-related stress.