11:30 p.m. In front of the polling booth, an Ansar member has set up a stove and cooked. Three people are helping him. The presiding officer comes and supervises the cooking. There is not a single voter across the centre. Silence all around. This picture is of the center at Bogulagari Barogharipara Government Primary School of Nilphamari-3 Constituency, Jaldhaka.
Voting starts from 8 am. But voter turnout is very low. Those concerned with the election are spending idle time. 2 thousand 284 voters in this center. Only 114 votes have been cast till 11:30 am.
1 policeman and 12 Ansar members are in charge of security in the center. A policeman and an Ansar were on duty as the voter turnout was low. Four Ansar members went to the market to buy meat and eggs. Four more Ansar women are busy cooking. It seemed that it was not a polling station, but a picnic spot.
Shefali Rani, an Ansar member who is busy cooking, said, 'Aila Anna (cooking) except for lunch. Sirs said Andibar. Ansar's brothers have brought beef, eggs and vegetables from the market.'
Presiding officer Ramprasad said that the voter turnout was low. So everyone has arranged cooking with money for lunch. He could not say whether it was within the rules. This official expressed regret at one stage.
Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Ghosh said that chaos can happen at polling stations at any time. The cooking arrangement was not right there. Action will be taken against those involved in this work.