Malda, April 23 -- Voting for the 2026 West Bengal elections was disrupted at Balua Chara High School booth in Mothabari constituency as the sector officer absconded amid a reported malfunction in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM).

Malda has been a hotbed of politics in the run-up to the elections. A major political storm had erupted in West Bengal after seven judicial officers, including three women, were gheraoed in Malda district on April 1.

A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on April 4 visited the office of the Malda Superintendent of Police (SP) and later investigated the Block Development Officer's (BDO) office in Kaliachowk, Malda, in relation to the incident.

Both the BJP and the TMC have accused each other, sparking ...