THE by-elections to Coochbehar, Tamluk Lok Sabha and Manteswar assembly constituencies in West Bengal have turned into a total farce. The ruling party in the state had created an atmosphere of terror even before the elections process was duly started. In many assembly areas, the ruling party did not allow the Left Front to campaign, voters were threatened. On the day of voting, hundreds of polling booths were captured and false voting took place without any limit.