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West Bengal Elections 2021 LIVE: Voting begins to decide fate of 283 candidates in last phase
Amid surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, voting began on Thursday morning for the eighth and last phase of the ongoing assembly elections in West Bengal. 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.
The 35 constituencies are spread across four districts. Among these, six are in Malda, eleven in Birbhum, eleven in Murshidabad and seven in Kolkata.
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.
West Bengal: Voting begins for last phase of assembly polls
The counting of votes will take place on May 2
By ANI| Posted by Sameer | Published: 29th April 2021 7:42 am IST Voters queue up outside a polling booth in Shantiniketan. (Photo/ANI)
Kolkata: Amid surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, voting began on Thursday morning for the eighth and last phase of the ongoing assembly elections in West Bengal.
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.
The 35 constituencies are spread across four districts. Among these, six are in Malda, eleven in Birbhum, eleven in Murshidabad and seven in Kolkata.
West Bengal Polls Phase VIII: 15.44 pc voter turnout recorded till 9:30 am ANI | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 10:58 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 29 (ANI): An approximate 15.44 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 9:30 am as the eighth and the final phase of West Bengal assembly elections is underway on Thursday, according to the Election Commission (EC).
Voting for the the last phase of West Bengal assembly elections began at 7 am and will continue till 6:30 am.
Meanwhile, voting began with a half an hour delay due to a glitch in the EVM, at polling booth number 188 in Birbhum.
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.
2021-04-29 06:06:12 GMT2021-04-29 14:06:12(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NEW DELHI, April 29 (Xinhua) The eighth and final phase of local elections in India s eastern state of West Bengal is underway amid a steep surge in COVID-19 cases, officials said Thursday.
The ongoing phase is being held in the shadow of spiraling COVID-19 cases. During the past 24 hours, 17,207 fresh COVID-19 cases and 77 related deaths were reported in West Bengal.
According to officials, the polling lasts from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. local time in 35 constituencies spread over four districts amid tight security. Authorities have deployed 641 companies of paramilitary forces for the ongoing phase.
As many as 283 candidates are contesting on 35 seats that go to poll today in the last of eight-phase assembly election in West Bengal.
NEW DELHI: Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 35 seats in the eighth phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal amid the rampaging second wave of Covid-19.
Long queues were seen outside most polling booths since early morning, raising concern over the spread of the infection even as the Election Commission said that all precautionary measures are in place.
The state registered its highest single-day spike of 17,207 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, while 77 more people succumbed to the disease.