Kolkata, April 23: A violent clash broke out between the workers of the Congress and the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday, when the third phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 was underway. The fatal incident was reported from Murshidabad, where a man queued up to vote at a polling booth in Baligram was killed in the Congress-TMC clashes.

Apart from the deceased, 7 other people were left injured. The victims have been rushed to the nearest medical facility. Their condition was reported to be stable by the time this report was first published. Live Updates of Lok Sabha Elections Phase 3.

Notably, the parliamentary polls in Bengal are underway today in Balurghat, Malda Uttar, Malda Dakshin, Jangipur and Murshidabad constituencies.

Bomb Hurled at Polling Booth in Murshidabad:

Considering the volatile situation in the region, the Election Commission had deployed 20,000 central armed forces to guard the 9,770 voting stations earmarked for the third phase polls.

A top EC official, posted on poll duty in Bengal, had remarked last week that the situation in the state is akin to how "it was in BIhar 15 years ago".

Both the BJP and the Left Front had raised allegations of voter fraud during the first two phases of the polls, accusing the ruling TMC of "high-handedness" using the state police force.

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, along with sitting Raiganj MP Mohammed Salim, had also approached the Central Election Commission seeking repolling in several polling booths citing the alleged booth capturing by Trinamool workers.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 23, 2019 03:49 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).