In West Bengal, the Malda District administration has lodged two FIRs with police for assaults of two Election Commission personnel at Manickchak today. The two Election Commission personnel were beaten up, while they were videographing a bike rally by Trinamool Congress workers in the area at Malda this afternoon. Police arrested two Trinamool Congress supporters in connection with the incident.

A spokesman of the State Election Department said in Kolkata this evening that the District Magistrate of Malda has sent a preliminary report of the incident. The Election Commission has also sought a detailed report of the incident at the earliest. Bike rallies are prohibited during the election campaign under the Election Commission rules.