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WB Assembly polls: Bumper voting turnout in Final phase amid rising COVID-19 cases
Bumper voting turnout for final phase of West Bengal Assembly Elections for 35 constituencies amid rising COIVD-19 cases on Thursday.
New Delhi: Bumper voting turnout for final phase of West Bengal Assembly Elections for 35 constituencies amid rising COIVD-19 cases on Thursday.
Bengal recorded a voter turnout of 76.08 per cent till 6 pm across 35 constituencies in four districts. Among these, six are in Malda, eleven in Birbhum, eleven in Murshidabad and seven in Kolkata.
As many as 283 candidates, including 35 women, are in the fray in the last phase of the assembly elections where polling is being held in 35 constituencies in four districts.
Over 84.77 lakh electorates, including 41.21 lakh women and 158 third gender persons, would be casting their votes at as many as 11,860 polling stations in phase VIII.
Ruling All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) and BJP are contesting on all 35 seats. Congress, the Left parties and the Indian Secular Front (ISF) have made a coalition and are contesting under the banner of Sanyukta Morcha. Out of the 35 seats in this round, Congress has 19 in its share, CPI(M) has 10, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) has one, All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) has three and ISF has four seats. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is also trying its luck and has fielded 24 candidates.